Alright, let me tell you about my time trying out this ‘bonfim brothers’ stuff I kept hearing about. Wasn’t really sure what it was at first, just a name floating around.
Getting Started
So, I decided to actually give it a go. Didn’t have a fancy setup or anything. Just cleared some space in my living room, you know? The first step was just trying to understand the basic movements. Watched a few clips, tried to mimic the core ideas. It felt awkward, really awkward initially. My body just didn’t want to move that way.
Here’s kinda what I did, day by day:
- Day 1-3: Just figuring out the basic stance and footwork. Felt like I was tripping over my own feet most of the time. Very basic drills, repeating them over and over.
- Day 4-7: Started adding the upper body coordination. This is where things got tricky. Trying to sync hands and feet felt like patting my head and rubbing my stomach, but way harder. Lots of mistakes.
- Week 2: Focused on one specific sequence they supposedly teach. Broke it down into tiny pieces. Practiced piece one, then piece two, then tried sticking them together. Failed a lot. Got frustrated.
- Week 3 onwards: Kept drilling that sequence. Slowly, very slowly, it started to feel a tiny bit smoother. Less thinking, more doing. But still rough. Really rough.
The Grind
Honestly, it was mostly just repetition. There wasn’t some magic moment. It was just showing up, even for 20-30 minutes, and grinding through the movements. Some days I felt like I was getting worse, not better. You know that feeling? Where you try so hard but seem to go backwards? Yeah, plenty of that.
I didn’t have a partner, so it was all solo drills. Trying to imagine an opponent or a situation. It’s not ideal, obviously, but it was what I could do. I focused hard on the transitions, how one move flowed, or was supposed to flow, into the next. That seemed like the core idea I picked up.
Where I’m At Now
So, after sticking with it for a while, do I feel like I mastered the ‘bonfim brothers’ style? Absolutely not. Not even close. But I definitely understand my own body mechanics a bit better. The awkwardness forced me to pay attention to balance and how I shift my weight.
It wasn’t a quick fix or anything amazing. It was just hard work trying to learn something new. The main thing I got out of it was the discipline of practicing something difficult, even when it felt clumsy and I wasn’t seeing huge progress fast. It’s a process, right? You just gotta keep putting in the time.
