Capoeira Angola Classes

Capoeira Angola classes start on Monday 1 May 7-8.30pm.
Classes will run every week at Hobsonville point primary as long as there is a minimum of 5 participants, for that reason registration will be required. Join the capoeira facebook group Escola de Capoeira Aotearoa (Prof. Thom) to be kept up-to-date and learn more or by sending an email to thomvandevenne@gmail.com.

This cultural martial art is great to increase flexibility, confidence, musical ability, learning another language and having heaps of fun.

Although I am not paid for giving the class, we will need Koha to pay for the venue.
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Capoeira is a cultural expression that mixes martial art, sport, culture and music.
With its Afro-Brazilian origins capoeira incorporates the potency of a fight, the fluidity and expressiveness of dance, the soul-calling power of music, the wit and playfulness of games, and the showmanship of acrobatics into one beautiful art form. It is a rhythmic dialogue of body, mind and spirit.
It is its musicality that distinguishes Capoeira from most other martial arts. Practitioners learn not only how to fight and play the game, but also to play the typical instruments and to sing.

Fundaments
o Increases confidence
o Increases social relationships
o Increases playfulness
o Increases emotional stability
o Increases tolerance

More than just a sport
Capoeira includes strenuous physical and acrobatic training, which develops physical capacities and related self-esteem. Like other martial arts, it develops self-control and discipline, but through the incorporation of dance, it allows space for creativity and self-expression. Capoeira is highly collaborative and unlike other sports, there are no winners or losers in Capoeira. The music, along with its history and culture, provide a dimension lacking in most other physical activities. The diversity embraced by Capoeira facilitates the development of tolerance and acceptance of difference.
Ultimately, Capoeira’s multifaceted nature means that it tends to have something in it for everyone, regardless of skills or interests.