Are there ways to get better at capoeira other than by training capoeira?  Probably not, but we take our best shot.  Our respective thoughts on supplemental training and ways to get less cushion and more pushin for your macaco (TM Bonzinho, 2018).

In Part 2 we "answer" a listener's question about how to follow your own path without being labeled a poseur.  Eat everything on your plate, then throw up the parts you don't like, I think we concluded.  Respect your partner's friends even though they're not your friends.