A Capoeirista is someone who trains Capoeira. They represent learning and growing in the music, rituals, self-defense, acrobatics, dance, and philosophical elements that make up an art form created by Africans stolen and planted in Brazil. I am a Capoeirista. After work, one evening in 2006, my journey in Capoeira began. I came to the Abbot Park field house, located on Chicago’s Southside, because a friend gave me a flyer that advertised the class. When I saw the Capoeiristas

Jogging can alleviate stress...