Developments

I made two minor breakthroughs at capoeira last night.
One is that I can now do handstands -- some might say that 27 is a bit late in life to be learning such a skill. Regardless, it's one of the basic things you have to be able to do for capoeira.
I can also now hold that backwards 'bridge' position like what contortionists do. Before now, I had generally managed to get vaguely into the right position, then have my arms fail me and collapse unceremoniously, usually banging my head on the floor. So that's another plus.

Now, if I could just get those cartwheels right.