They called me ‘Da Flash’ when I played capoeira.
While the moniker was pointing to how fast I was, it’s not necessarily a good thing in this martial art.
During a batizado, the ceremony where a student receives his next belt, I tried something really stupid. I went to do a spin kick and the capoeira Master swiped me from my feet. Time felt suspended lik…
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