Mastery in capoeira is not about titles, cords, diplomas, or recognition.

It’s about shaping the body, the mind, and the spirit — and allowing a practice to transform the way you live.

In this episode, we explore the three essential stages of mastery: learning, practicing, and training. Learning is understanding. Practicing is repetition without pressure. Training is practice under pressure — as close to real life as possible.

Using examples from capoeira, music, and teaching, we look at why so many people get stuck in perpetual learning, why pressure exposes gaps we didn’t know existed, and why real growth only happens when practice meets resistance.

Capoeira offers a rare space where pressure, play, risk, and safety coexist.

A training ground for life — where falling, adapting, and acting under uncertainty become skills, not accidents.

The book: ⁠50 Lessons on Capoeira, Teaching, and Life⁠ by Alex Maltsev

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