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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />
First of all I would like to thank my wife Carol my son and student Bomani,<br />
Jorge Alabe, Marcio for all their individual support and all of the <strong>Capoeira</strong><br />
teachers and all my students, the Mississippi group Ivory and Gimante the Baton<br />
Rouge group Donavon and Leo for everything we shared together and my New<br />
Orleans Students past - Duane and Ryan Simien, Vernon, Mbita, Ruben, Ivan,<br />
Monique and Rene, Dale Marcelin, and present - Lauren Lastrapes, Emily<br />
Schweninger, Deb Karhson Drew Mosby and especially Jonathan Terrell for all<br />
of his help. Also would like to personally thank Randy Banks introduced me to<br />
<strong>Capoeira</strong>, Cornel Corley, Cedric Adams, Bennie Duarte and Muneer. Thank<br />
Mestre Acordeon “Bira Alemeida” for my 1st capoeira class in U.S., Mestre Joao<br />
Pequeno for my 1st <strong>Capoeira</strong> <strong>Angola</strong> class in 1988, although I have never been a<br />
formal student of these Mestres I would like to thank Mestre Marcelo, Mestre<br />
Timba U.S, Mestre Lua Rasta, Mestre Morais and Mestre Joao Grande for their<br />
<strong>Capoeira</strong> knowledge, work in the community and as a being inspiration to all<br />
Capoeistas, Mestre Valmir and Mestre Jurandir, and most of all Mestre Cobra<br />
Mansa my <strong>Capoeira</strong> <strong>Angola</strong> for all his guidance, teachings, patience and taking<br />
down the path of the <strong>Capoeira</strong> road right where I wanted to culturally,<br />
holistically, mentally and spiritual
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