The history of capoeira is a real multi-colored quilt that is still being pieced togther; we can�t be sure that anyone will ever be able to resolve the age-old controversies concerning it. Who is the Keeper of Truth? Today within various capoeira groups, segregatory prejudices are being kept alive in the names of Angola, Regional, etc. In this way, we are contributing to separate from one another the fruits that grew on the same genealogical tree, sometimes by imposing absurd rules. Yes, yes, no, no� so, why is it this way?
Why can�t you play barefoot?
Why can�t you play with shoes?
Why can�t you play without a shirt?
Why can�t you play without your group�s shirt?
Why can�t you play without long pants?
Why does the uniform have to be white?
Why does the uniform have to be yellow and black?
Why does the uniform have to be blue and white?
Why does the uniform have to be pink and brown?
Why do you have to have a belt?
Why can�t you have a belt?
Why can�t you use a stone to play the berimbau with?
Why can�t the berimbau be painted?
Why do you have to paint a circle on the ground?
Why can�t you play during the ladainha?
Why do you have to sing a quadra?
Why can�t you have a chamada?
Why can�t you call a master in a chamada?
Why shouldn�t you pull a master out of a roda?
Why must you use only the movements that the master taught you?
Why can�t you play fast?
Why can�t you play slow?
Why can�t you have just one berimbau in the bateria?
Why can�t you have two berimbaus?
Why can�t you have three berimbaus?
Why not four?
Who can make the rules � when and why?
Do you have to accept the rules, even when they don�t make sense?
Are you free to question them?
Can it be that we need all this confusion in order to play capoeira?
Yes or no?
O sim, sim, sim, o n�o, n�o, n�o, o sim, sim, sim, o n�o, sim, sim...
These questions are not meant to convince, entice, or conquer anyone. The aim is to refer to the experiences that every capoeirista, sooner or later, will have in capoeira rodas..
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