F.A.Q

Do I need to be fit to take part in the course?

 

It is not necessary. Your fitness will improve gradually through training

 

Do I need a previous experience in martial arts or gymnastics?

 

It is not necessary either. Your flexibility will increase, your technique will improve and you will acquire strength as you progress in your training.

 

I am fit and experienced in the martial arts. Can I train with the advanced students?

 

Fitness and knowledge of how the body works does help in an advanced course. Nevertheless, the new student has to know the basic techniques before moving to more difficult combinations.

What do we wear?

 

Loose clothes that don’t hamper movement. Shoes are not necessary. If we feel more comfortable in them, their sole has to bend easily and we have to use them only for capoeira

 

Do I have to speak Portuguese?

 

All the students come into contact with the language through the names of the movements, the songs and by chatting with the teachers. Most of them soon gain an elementary knowledge of the language that allows them to understand capoeira deeper and discover the Brazilian culture and its people.

Can you describe the Cordao de Ouro style?

 

Cordao de Ouro has a unique style that respects both the tradition of Angola and Regional.

Moreover, Mestre Suassuna has created a new style called miudinhu.

 

What is capoeira?

 

If we examine the history of capoeira we see that depending on the circumstances it can be a martial art, a dance, a game or all three. We can reach the same conclusion if we observe two capoeiristas who, at one time, seem to fight while at another time they seem to play collaboratively.

Live music is an indispensable part of capoeira and a element that differentiates it from the eastern martial arts. While all the martial arts share common characteristics, the eastern martial arts are practised in a more austere setting and have astronger focus on discipline and uniformity.

The first report about capoeira dates from 1901 and was written by an author named Milho de Morais Filho.