Below is the updated 2008 training information of Escola Brasileira de Capoeira Philippines. Please feel free to forward this to your family & friends. These are open to the public, no prior experience or background necessary. Hope to see all of you in training soon!

Feel free to contact us for more information, requests for other venues, schedules or performances.

Obrigado!
Escola Brasileira de Capoeira Philippines
www.ebcphilippines.com
+63.915.306.9456


SCHEDULE & VENUES:
Mondays 8:00pm - 9:30pm Manila Polo Club, Makati City
Tuesdays 8:00pm - 9:30pm Manila Polo Club, Makati City
Wednesdays 8:00pm - 9:30pm Xavier School, San Juan
Thursdays 8:00pm - 9:30pm Manila Polo Club, Makati City
Fridays 8:00pm - 9:30pm Manila Polo Club, Makati City
Saturdays 4:00pm - 6:00pm Xavier School, San Juan

* All classes are led by Professor Fantasma of EBC Brasilia, Brazil.
** Please note that there are no more sessions at the Moro Lorenzo Sports Center in Ateneo. These sessions have been moved to Xavier School. Capoeira clubs for students in Ateneo High School and De La Salle University will continue as scheduled.
*** Complete addresses of venues are as follows:
- THE MANILA POLO CLUB
The Dojo
#17 McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati City
- XAVIER SCHOOL MANDALUYONG
Table Tennis / Aikido area of the Rafael Cortina, SJ Sports Center.
#64 Xavier St., Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila


FEES:
Per session: Php350.00
Package #1: Manila Polo Club & Xavier School - Php3,300.00 for 12 sessions valid for 2 months.
Package #2: Xavier School only - Php1,200.00 for 4 sessions valid for 1 month.

On what was initially planned as just a few relaxing days vacationing in Bohol, turned out to be so much more. Well, we did what the usual tourists do. We went to a lot of beautiful places, took pictures (of course! haha), ran around like a bunch of brats with no care in the world (heck, we were so noisy wherever we go) and had so much fun! The whole trip had so many highlights but the most memorable for me is when I dislocated my right shoulder. Oh yeah, I was reminded of escape artists who force to dislocate their shoulders and then 'pops' them back into place. It was like that, very much like that. Except that this was freaky and hella scary cause it happened to me! I only get to see these things happen on TV or movies.
 
And inevitably, the next questions would be are how did that happen? What the heck was I doing?... Well you see, I jumped from this 'cliff' and into a waterfall ;p.. It was my third jump so I didn't think anything like that would happen.. oh well ;p
 
I think my arms were angled in a wrong way so my shoulder got dislocated upon impact with the water. Cause when I was underwater I already felt that there was something wrong with my right arm/shoulder. I couldn't move it and when I try to, it hurts like crap. And my worrries do not end there. While still underwater, I felt that my bikini top was no longer covering what it should, argh! And I only had one good hand left to fix it while I try to swim so I won't drown due to the strong current coming from the waterfalls. Horrifying, I tell you. And then I saw Poch, coming towards me to help me out cause the water was deep (or else we wouldn't have jumped). And inside my head I was screaming "Oh no... I haven't finished fixing my top! waah! Oh and I can't move my right arm..". So I tried to move away by turning to my right and that's when I saw Gem swimming towards me, trying to check as well if I was ok. That's when I faced her and calmly said "I think I broke my arm". Her face showed utter disbelief as if saying "what did you say? did I hear you right?". And so with an emotionless facial expression again I said, "I think I broke my arm". And then it finally hit her, but she wasn't sure which part of my arm was broken and she was worried with what my reaction will be if I saw it and so she kept on telling (more like yelling hehe), "don't look! don't look!". But then of course, I still tried to catch a glimpse of my shoulder and thought, "Geeesh, that ain't my shoulder! That's not how my shoulder looks like". It was stuck to a letter L and it looked like it shifted towards the back. It looked really freaky. This by far is the scariest thing that has ever happened to me but I wasn't going to show how frightened I was. And I was lucky cause I was in good company. None of them freaked out, though I could see in their faces that a lot of things are going through inside their heads.

My arm was stuck to an angle and I couldn't move it, not even my fingers. I was trying to find a comfortable position cause it was tiring having to have my arm remain raised at an angle. So, I thought of going to the side of the river to sit and try to rest my arm over my knees. And so I did, I sat and then leaned forward a bit so my arm would reach my knees and then the best part happened. It slid and 'popped' back to its place! And when it did, I faced the rest of the gang and said "Nakita nyo yon? Nakita nyo yon? Ang galing noh!!". They nodded but their faces looked like they were still not believing what was happening.

This could mean my right shoulder/arm will remain weak for a long time until it heals (though I'm not sure how yet). But I have no regrets! ;D because I have so many things to be thankful for.

Before I show you my jump, check out Gem, Poch, Alay and Jenny (don't have a photo of Jason's jump).





And for my jump...

When: November 24-25, 2007 (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
Where: Greenmeadows Clubhouse (inside Greenmeadows Bazaar)

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The 5th Batizado and Troca de Corda of EBC Philippines was held last saturday (sept22, 2007). And I was blessed enough to be a part of it and be baptized into capoeira along with the other beginners. Now, I have my amarelo corda (yellow belt) and apelido



There were around 36 or so white belters for this year and Fantasma mentioned that we will be called in batches to receive our belts and apelidos. Two batches have passed, and I still wasn't called. I began to feel a little nauseated. Cause we have been told by Fantasma himself and by the other belted capoeiristas that it is possible not to get a belt during the batizado! And I have never exempted myself as one of those who might not get a belt. Then finally! I heard my name!!! waaahhhh!! And just like that, I'm back to my happiest mode ;D.. And for someone who has been training for less than a year of capoeira, I am now officially a capoeirista! its blissful i tell you!



And for my capoeira name? O meu nome é Guarda Chuva.. And since we're in the Philippines, my name kinda sounds gay hahaha ;p

But here's what it means:

So yeah, I am umbrella-ella-ella-eh-eh-eh :D (yeah I had to sing that whenever I tell people bout my name hehe)

To be honest, I wasn't ecstatic when I initially heard it. But its my name, its me and I now love it! ;o)



Besides, I love the way that its meaningful in so many ways.. I am protection from rain -- which could stand to several meanings that could be literal or figurative.. And so there, as my name stands, I won't be able to stop the rain but I can protect you or guard you from it ;o) oha!

Oh, and it doesn't end there! I did some research and tried to see if my name has any form of significance in capoeira itself. And I found so many articles! Now the only problem is to try to understand what they mean since they're written in Portuguese ;p



Capoeira is now a part of who I am and I am so thankful. Made me wish I have started sooner, since I have been wanting to try to learn it since 2004 but I was only able to finally put my plans into action last year. And when Mestre Oscar said that capoeira is the remedy, I definitely agree with him. This may sound mushy, but capoeira has healed me in so many ways and it was in such perfect timing. I know that sounded baduy especially to those who haven't tried capoeira because you have to experience it to be able to understand. Anyway, no amount of words can actually capture the kind of meaning, experience, knowledge there is in capoeira, so imma stop now ;p



And of course, parabens to everyone!! To those who received their first belts, to those who leveled-up, and to those who skipped belts! And who can dare forget that Macaca is now a blue-green belter! Oh man, she got me terribly teary-eyed (and Joem had to point me out grrr ;p).. cause seriously during the event, i was watching her and thinking how does it feel to witness that everybody else gets to have their belts while she has to go to Brasil to get hers.. but you can always expect her to do the right thing.. she was there celebrating with us even if the possibility was huge that she would still remain a graduado.. kudos to you Macaca! And also, parabens to Maori!!! I think he's the first graduado of EBC Philippines and not a single soul would object to
that as everybody knows he definitely deserves it! Last but not the least, muito obrigada to Biscoito, Doutor, Fantasma and to everyone else who helped organized the batizado. Thanks also to the guests and mestres who flew all the way here to share their axe to our batizado! It was really awesome!! Can't wait for next year! ;D