Check Your Shoes: Capoeira, Hidden Habits, and the Small Changes That Transform Your Life

Sometimes the biggest problems in our lives don’t come from dramatic events — they come from small, unnoticed details.

In this episode, I share a personal story from my years of intense capoeira training — a period marked by discipline, travel, and pushing physical limits. What seemed like a serious, lingering injury turned out to have an unexpectedly simple cause.

This chapter explores a powerful question: What if the thing causing your struggle isn’t what you think it is?

Through the lens of capoeira and daily life, we reflect on habits, environments, and small long-standing choices that quietly shape our health, mood, and performance. Many routines once served us well. But do they still?

If every step feels heavier than it should, maybe it’s time to pause — and check your shoes.

The book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠50 Lessons on Capoeira, Teaching, and Life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Alex Maltsev

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