The sport I’m going to talk about is capoeira. I took it up about a year ago. It’s from Brazil and it’s a kind of mix of martial arts and dance. It’s difficult to remember exactly why I wanted to do this, but I suppose it was because I had done a lot of judo when I was in primary school and I’d enjoyed it – so I was quite good at martial arts – but then I got into a different group of friends once I started secondary school, and kind of lost interest in judo. In secondary school I got quite into dance and stuff, and was looking for something else to take up. I suppose my main reason for taking part in sports and things is for social reasons. So anyway, I heard about capoeira classes from a friend. She said it was really easy and she managed to pick it up really quickly. So it sounded quite good – she was going to a class at a gym near where we live, so I went along and signed up. Well, I don’t know if it was me or my lack of co-ordination or what, but I was a complete disaster. I mean, embarrassing! Anyway, I decided to stick at it and after a couple of months my friend said I was getting better. I’m glad she did because I was just about to give up. Now I really enjoy it. I suppose what I like about it is that you get a good work out and meet a lot of people through capoeira.