What it is you think you're doing

"Without a doubt, capoeira brings together many elements, such as dance, music, fight, theater, ritual, tradition, and philosophy. But in essence, capoeira is a ritualized combat that functions as a vehicle of individual expression through which the capoeirista ­ a fighter, a philosopher on an introspective journey, and ultimately an artist that practices her art with his own body, emotion and spirit — finds her whole self."