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Originally posted by Oneironaut
I think Capoeira would be an excellent style to practice in dreams. (It's also one of my favorite styles and I'd love to learn it, but as of now I don't have the flexibility for it :( ) But anyway, it focuses more on grace and smooth transitions than power and solidity. There's a plus and minus to that though, I'd think, when it comes to practicing in your dreams. The minus would be that you can't take into account exact waking-world physics, so it would be much easier to do some of the flashier, higher-risk moves while dreaming, and they may disrupt the way you percieve doing it in waking life, but if you moderate between the two practices, I don't think it should be that much a problem.
The plus side is that most of the high-risk flips and spins are founded upon the confidence that you are going to complete the rotations required for the move, much like, say, breakdancing and acrobatics. You have to go into the moves confidently and casually if you're going to be consistent and I think practicing the acrobatic moves in dreams will definitely help build that confidence.
And....yeah...Capoeira kicks ass....just in case I forgot to mention it. :putemuppunk:
You shouldn't worry about not being flexible enough, since you get so much more flexible when training. There are people who start at 40-50+ and get a lot more flexible. :D