Capoeira | BeijingDaze

Mar
16thQuickslants: Earthquake Benefit, Metal Extravaganza, Irish tunes, Return of Ningxia and Capoeira

Holly shit is this week rich in amazing cultural initiatives all over Beijing…. Usually, it bad enough having to pick between shows but this time around, you got so much more. you want music? you got it! You want sports? You got it! You want literature? You got it….. Let’s get things started Thursday March 17: Blackwater @ Salud: In honor of St. Paddy, Beijing’s only original Irish folk outfit, Blackwater, will deliver some good old stomping tunes that can be washed down with Jameson’s or Salud’s own blend of house rums. fun times guaranteed. Campus Rock @ Mao Live: Residence A, Gray and Mr. Freeman, 3 of the better more promising new bands in Beijing share the entertainment duties at Mao Live. These cats are cool with Residence A being pretty darn fun, talented and extremely high octane. Could be loads of fun! Friday March 18: Things get a bit difficult starting Friday and it don’t get any better Earthquake Benefit @ 13 club: I really oughta go there but i won’t be able to make it unfortunately. Nanwu, Joker and more have set up this impromptu benefit concert to raise money/awareness about the earthquake in Japan. This is the sentimental favorite for the night. if you can’t attend, at least get a ticket for support. Shanren @ Tango(starlive): One of the more entertaining and melodic ethnic bands to come out of China. Jue has got them headlining friday night at the place previously-known-as-starlive. These cats can put on [...]
Aug
12thCapoeira Madinga in Beijing: have some fun, meet some folks, get some rhythm

The Capoeira Madinga group is slowly coming back together after a major disruption last year due to losing the main teacher, Ed. After a few shaky months where Van and Jun did all they could to keep this going, it’s back to its previous glory with a decent core group that trains once/twice a week. Yours truly joined at some point last September and loved it.. now I’m just waiting for my bum knee (football injury)to heal before taking it up again! Anyways, feel free to stop by the studio and check things out tonight, Thursday August 12th from 7:30 to 9:30 pm! All class fees are waived for a short time to celebrate moving into a new studio space inside Workers Stadium no longer relevant as of 2011. Enter through Gate 21 or 3 ( north side), go up to the 3rd floor and walk towards the middle. It’s a large studio space entirely dedicated to Martial arts! If you have any trouble, call up Van (13810022050) or Jun (18600056983) It’s a real fun workout folks!