This episode closes the third section of the book: Life & Integrity.
Most of the time, progress doesn’t feel like progress. It feels like repetition. Effort. Waiting. Falling. Starting again. Like paddling in the water, hoping to catch a wave.
But every now and then, something clicks. A moment of flow. A small win. A glimpse of why you started.
In capoeira, and in life, those moments are rare — but they’re enough.
This chapter brings together two ideas: staying consistent through the slow parts, and not taking the process too seriously. Because the more rigid you become, the harder it is to adapt, to recover, and to enjoy the game.
Capoeira teaches us something simple and easy to forget: You’re going to fall. You’re going to laugh. And then you step back into the roda.
The path is long. The moments are short. And the only way through it is to keep playing.
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The book: 50 Lessons on Capoeira, Teaching, and Life by Alex Maltsev
Contact: mail-podcast@alexmaltsev.me
