Student Profile | Aarish Sookdeo | Norwood

Aug 18, 2010 by Capoeirasa    No Comments    Posted under: Norwood, Student Profiles

My Name: Aarish Sookdeo

My Apelido: I dont have one yet

Cordel: Still to grade

Base Class: Norwood

My Age: 26

My Birthday: 8th of June

What line of work are you in, or what are you studying?

I’m an auditor/accountant/gigolo.

How did you get into Capoeira?

A school friend and I used to talk a lot about Tekken 3 (geeks that we were/ still are), Eddy in particular is a personal favorite of mine, so when I finished school I did more research on capoeira and eventually found out about Paulo and Lucas’s class in Melville and started in January 2002. I stopped in September 2002 to focus more on my studies. I joined Steve’s class in February (2010) to continue what I started 8 years ago.

How long have you been involved in Capoeira for?

In total, most probably around a year.

What is your Favourite Capoeira move?

Armada into reversao or anything that involves both feet leaving the ground.

How has Capoeira had an impact on your lifestyle?

I’ve met and befriended some cool people (not all of them charous, I’ll have you know) and become more outgoing and open. I’ve definitely become fitter. And I think I’m slowly but surely developing a height complex thanx to Steve.

What moves are you looking to perfect over the next 6 months?

Any move that doesn’t involve me ending up on my ass.

If you were an item of food, what would you be?

That other food group…ice cream.

If you were a rabid animal, whom would you bite?

Every useless driver that thinks its appropriate to drive at 50 on the far right lane.

What song do you hate the most right now?

Anything Usher or Usher related for the last decade as well as most of the junk on MTV and VH1.

Did just mentioning that song make it get stuck in your head?

No, thank the heavens I have Slayer on in my headphones.

Do you have any super powers?

Irony, sarcasm and minus 6 eye-sight (that’s got to count for something)

If you were a light bulb, how many people would it take to change you?

None, I’d regenerate.

What are your favourite sayings?

• “I know right?” Somehow this got into my vocabulary followed by…
• “WTF?” Followed by various other expletives and ended with…
• “Oh, its like that.”
• “It’s a trap.” Especially when Steve calls you to the front of the class and tells you to bend over…lessons hard learnt.

Would you rather die in a blaze of glory or peacefully in your sleep?

I’m Indian, I’m gonna get cremated anyway.

Favourite musician(s)/bands you’ve seen in concert?

I saw Metallica live in 2006, my life has never been an empty hole since.

I listen to a lot of rock and heavy metal. Fav bands are:

• Opeth
• Agalloch
• Metallica
• Enslaved
• Iron Maiden

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