We’re hoping that you will be able to rise out of your bed victoriously the next morning, valiantly ignoring the hangover/puffy eyes/whacked-out feet from partying the night before. Actually, you won’t have a choice, as the Batizado is where all our students are expected to turn up to play in the roda, and for some, earn their cordaos.

• When? 3:00pm Sunday, 11th September 2005
• Where? 1 Utama Shopping Centre

Even if you’re planning to be a wallflower, you can’t afford not to watch this particular public roda, which will showcase some of the finest talent in capoeira that Malaysia has ever welcomed to its shores in broad daylight (seniors and regular students will appreciate the gravity of this statement).

Beginners, take note: to earn your cordao you will need to play in the roda with Mestre Pintor, who will ‘baptise’ you by tripping you up sometime during the game, and only then will he award it to you. No jumping through rings of fire here, or doing 100 pushups + 100 situps to prove your worth. Capoeira is more concerned about you keeping your wits about yourself.