Gainesville residents embrace capoeira as a new form of exercise

Capoeira, also known as Brazilian martial arts, is a great way to exercise. Beginning with the warmups and lunges and ending with the kicks and the joda, you are bound to leave the class feeling sore. This video focuses on the beginner capoeira class taught by professor Shokito of the Brazilian Cultural Arts Exchange in Gainesville. The class is made up of about seven students from completely different nationalities and walks of life.

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[JaredWilliams]

roda, not joda.