Has anyone done Capoiera

[Zorba]

Hi People,

 

Has anyone here done or do capoiera. I did it for about a month, but they didnt really teach the newbies basics, you basically went with the group and attempt to copy the instructor.

 

There didnt seem to be any structure (grades, katas, combinations etc).

 

Was this just my club, or is that capoeira in general. I really enjoyed it, but did not like the training method.

 

Thanks

[Draven Chen Zhen]

I was going to study Capoeira when I went to the dojo there was a kung Fu class praticing instead and it looked cool so I joined kung Fu.

 

And I have no regrets so far

[Drunken Monkey]

the local (closest but not really local...) class, they have a four week beginners course that you have to attend before you join the main class.

 

the point of the beginners class is to familiarise you with the names, basic movements, and to get you used to how to move the capoeria way (au, negativa, ginga, role etc etc).

 

the beginners course is also a way for you to see if capoeria is for you.

 

there are no grades, no katas, nothing except for some drills devised by one of the old mestres (bimba i think) but this might only be in Regional.

 

i have no idea how they teach/play Angola.

[Guy_Mendiola]

They do have ranking cordao(cords/belts) but they usually play in the roda or batizado to rank up and yeah there are no forms/patterns or gradings but just learning Capoeira techniques and sometimes learn to play the berimbau and sing...

[SevenStar]

my club has a capoeira instructor who teaches twice a week. I don't train it, but I've watched his classes - they are structured and he does teache the beginners.

[Budderfly]

I tried Capoeira for a few months, but I had to stop. It was conflicting with my schedule and I couldn't afford two martial arts. It was fun though.

 

I went here: http://www.achebrasil.com

[Rich_2k3]

Did u know that capoeira was the martial art that Wesley Snipes studied.

[Ironberg]

Yes. But I've never seen it really in action, as I haven't watched too many Wesly Snipes films.

[Sunrunner]

I have studied Capoeira Angola for about two years now, and it is unlike any martial art I have ever seen or studied. To call it just a martial art is too limiting. It has music, dance, song, religion, history. The kicks, spins, dodges and other movements are just the icing on the cake. I study Angola which is different from Regional (which is pronounced "hey-jun-al"), which is slower, and some say more strategic than the other. This is the website of the group I train with in North Carolina: https://www.katuahcapoeiraangola.com

[Rich_2k3]

yeah thats right, capoeira is a form of dance, it cant really be used much for self-defence (the hole point is actually to pretend to hit each other with elegance and form) although it does get you fit and acrobatic.