Mangalot Capoeira - Miami

Mestre Cabeção

For many centuries, capoeira had no ranking system. Mestre Bimba (we will learn more about him and his contributions to capoeira later) opened the first official capoeira school and created the first ranking system in the mid-1900s. The belt system in our school is based on combinations of the colors of the Brazilian flag.

Adults Belt Progression and Program Structure:

  • A batizado is a graduation ceremony where new students receive their first capoeira cordão, after playing with visiting masters. This is a “baptism” when you are officially welcomed into the art form of capoeira. This is a very exciting time in a capoeirista’s journey.

    The batizado is usually celebrated with a whole weekend of events, with invited guests and participants from other capoeira groups.

    This allows students to experience different aspects of capoeira and Brazilian culture, and to make new friends. Students play capoeira with the guest teachers and receive their new capoeira belt.

  • The first six belts are considered “aluno,” or student, ranks. When the student has solid foundations in the basic movements, acrobatics, music, history, culture, and language of capoeira, they are ready to go to the next level.

    Advanced students continue to progress through several instructor-level ranks, each of which carries a specific title.

  • Adults Belt Progression and Program Structure

    Intro Program (Adults):

    • Minimum of 6 months before progressing to the Fundamental Program.

    Belt Progression:

    1. 1st Belt (White Belt):

      • Requires a minimum of 6 months of Capoeira training.

    2. 2nd Belt (Half Green & Yellow):

      • 1 year after obtaining the 1st belt (approximately 1 year & 6 months total).

    3. 3rd Belt (Green & Yellow):

      • 1 year after the 2nd belt (approximately 2 years & 6 months total).

    4. 4th Belt (Half Yellow):

      • 1 year after the 3rd belt (approximately 3 years & 6 months total).

    Intermediate Program:

    • Open to students with a 4th belt, but structured for those with a 5th belt and up.

    1. 5th Belt (Half Yellow & Blue):

      • 1 year after the 4th belt (approximately 4 years & 6 months total).

    2. 6th Belt (Yellow & Blue):

      • 1 year after the 5th belt (approximately 5 years & 6 months total).

    Instructor Course (Blue Belt):

    • Students who have earned the 6th belt (Yellow & Blue) can begin the Instructor Course, which takes 2 years to complete.

    1. 7th Belt (Half Blue - Formado):

      • 1 year after the 6th belt (approximately 6 years & 6 months total).

    2. 8th Belt (Instructor - Blue):

      • 1 year after the 7th belt and completion of the Instructor Course (approximately 8 years in Capoeira).

    3. 9th Belt (Professor):

      • 6 years after achieving the Instructor level and completing the Professor Course (approximately 14 years in Capoeira).

    4. 10th Belt (Contra-Mestre - CM):

      • 6 years after becoming a Professor (approximately 20 years in Capoeira).

    Mastery Levels:

    1. 11th Belt (Mestre - 1st Degree):

      • 5 years after obtaining the Contra-Mestre belt and contributing to Capoeira (approximately 25 years total).

    2. 12th Belt (Mestre - 2nd Degree):

      • 5 years after the 1st-degree Mestre belt (approximately 30 years total).

    3. 13th Belt (Mestre - 3rd Degree):

      • 5 years after the 2nd-degree Mestre belt (approximately 35 years total).

    4. 14th Belt (Mestre - 4th Degree):

      • 5 years after the 3rd-degree Mestre belt, demonstrating continuous development (approximately 40 years total).


**IMPORTANT**

While called “requirements” below, consider this a guide. You do not need to master 100% of the list to advance. A reasonable goal is to be comfortable with at least 60% of the skills for each level. For all belts, time training and consistency in class will be the most important factors taken into consideration for you to move up.

Keep tracking and testing your skills

Your development is a process of consistency, proper guidance, and dedication.

Improvement does not happen overnight: it takes place every class, all year long.

At batizado time, we will take a day to go through all the things you have learned, so we are on the same page about where you are and what we need to do keep improving and growing together.

  • We advise you to keep track of the moves you learn in class. Everyone learns and develops differently, and we do not expect you to perform every move with perfect technique all the time. Our goal is for our students to fully experience capoeira and feel comfortable and confident along the journey.

    Option 1: Get our training books for each level. The books explain each move and its technique and allows you to track what you have learned, with space for notes.

    Option 2: Get our capoeira journal to keep track of the moves, songs, rituals, etc. that you learn inside and outside of class.

    Option 3: Use your own notebook, of the Notes app on your phone or computer, to keep track of the what you learn.

The learning process will be based on:

  • Time training consistently is the most important consideration for each belt level. After the first belt, students need to be training consistently for at least 10 months to advance to the next level.

  • Ginga, kicks, escapes, and traditional sequences are the basis for your capoeira game and will have a strong influence throughout your capoeira journey. Everything else is bonus and adds flavor to your game. We expect you to complete at least 60% of the moves required for each level. At the same time, we understand that people’s capabilities and goals are different, so we will always work with you to help you develop in the way that is best for you. The movements listed are a guide for your development; they are not necessary to move forward, but we encourage you to challenge yourself. We know you will end up doing things you never thought were possible!

  • The longer you stay in capoeira, the more important it will be how well you represent the art with the respect it deserves.

  • Doing the capoeira movements is important, but putting them together to play capoeira is the goal. This understanding of the game only comes with time. You can play capoeira with a few basic movements: ginga, basic kicks and escapes. To move forward, you must demonstrate progress in how you apply these simple tools in the game. At higher levels, you are expected to build more complexity into your capoeira. 

  • The following elements are also important for your development as a capoeirista. Take advantage of all opportunities to learn as much as you can. Try to understand your areas of difficulty so you can improve, and also identify your hidden talents and areas of strength to further develop them and make your capoeira stand out.

    1. Music skills development 

    2. Understanding of capoeira ritual

    3. Physical and mental fitness level

    4. Participation in events outside class

    5. Culture and language understanding 

    6. Teacher skills development 

    7. Student involvement and investment in our school and our community 

Belt requirements

1st belt: Green (verde)

Capoeira is for everyone! Be comfortable starting to play

  • At least 6 months in capoeira, training 2x a week.

  • Know how to do the following movements:

    • Squat

    • Hinge

    • Plank

    • Push-up

    • Negativa push-up

  • Ginga:

    1. Learn and understand the 2 different ginga positions: squat and lunge

    2. Arm circles

    3. Be able to do all the escapes and kicks from ginga, alternating sides

    Basic escapes:

    1. Cocorinha

    2. Esquiva lateral

    3. Esquiva recuada

    4. Esquiva baixa

    5. Cocorinha + negativa

    6. Decida da negativa

    Basic kicks:

    1. Meia lua de frente

    2. Queixada

    3. Armada

    4. Meia lua de compasso

    Kicks from different bases:

    1. Meia lua de frente de trás

    2. Meia lua de frente avançando

    3. Queixada da esquiva recuada

    Basic acrobatics:

    1. Aú

    2. Bananeira

    3. Ponte

    Moving around (animal walks):

    1. Carneirinho

    2. Caranqueijo

    3. Sapinho

    4. Macaquinho

    5. Rolê

    1. How to do ginga mirroring your partner

    2. How to do ginga opposite your partner

    3. Be able to place your kick

    4. Be able to escape from kicks

    5. How to work your arms in the ginga to check your distance

    1. How to start

    2. How to stop

    3. How to buy a game

    4. How to stand in the roda

  • • Behave with respect for yourself, your teacher, and your training partners.

    • Avoid drama: don’t create problems that interfere with the harmony and balance of the group.

    • If something is affecting you, handle it with ethics, honor, sincerity, humility, integrity, and good intentions.

  • Be able to clap on the rhythm.

  • Participate (play) in at least one roda.

2nd belt: 3 green, 1 yellow (3 verde, 1 amarelo)

Crawling to walk: Be able to have a simple conversation

  • At least 6 months after 1st belt and training 3x a week.

    Ideally 10+ months after 1st belt, training at least 2x a week and coming to fundamental class.

  • Be able to hold:

    1. Squat 1 min

    2. Plank 1 min

    3. Wall handstand 30 sec

    4. Low squat 30 sec

  • Ginga:

    1. How to move laterally and around your partner with ginga

    2. 1st fase da ginga

    3. 2nd fase da ginga

    4. 3rd fase da ginga

    5. Arm variations 2 tempos

    Escapes:

    1. Lateral side to side

    2. Lateral opposite side

    3. Pendulo da ginga

    How to block:

    1. Galopante

    2. Espelho

    How to do:

    1. Cutila

    Negativa variations:

    1. Troca a negativa

    2. Senta na perna do rolê

    Kicks traumatizantes:

    1. Benção

    2. Martelo

    Acrobatics:

    1. Au negativa e rolê

    2. Au retorno

    3. Bananeira with a partner up and down

    Moving around:

    1. Rolê 1 tempo

    2. Rolê 2 tempos

    3. Getting up from rolê laterally

    4. Getting up from rolê backward

  • Understand the difference between the entrada and finta.

    Entradas:

    1. Entrada de armada

    2. Entrada de meia lua de compasso

  • How to combine moves:

    1. Meia lua de tras and meia lua avançando

    2. Meia lua de frente base da ginga queixada

    3. Meia lua de frente e armada

    4. Armada and queixada

    5. Armada and meia lua de compasso

    6. Meia lua de compasso and queixada

  • Understand these 3 elements to improve your game strategy and be able to counterattack.

    1. Direction:

    1. Attack in favor

    2. Attack against your partner

    2. Distance:

    Be able to work your ginga, kicks, and escape distance.

    3. Timing:

    Improve your timing.

    1. Be able to do volta ao mundo.

    2. Be able to play a 30 sec game where you use 2 different kicks, 2 different escapes, move around, do at least one acrobatic movement (e.g., au), and be able to respond to your partner.

  • • Behave with respect for yourself, your teacher, and your training partners.

    • Avoid drama: don’t create problems that interfere with the harmony and balance of the group.

    • If something is affecting you, handle it with ethics, honor, sincerity, humility, integrity, and good intentions.

  • Be able to clap and respond the chorus.

  • Participate in one event outside the studio. This can be a performance, outside roda or training, or another school’s event.

3rd belt: 2 green, 2 yellow (2 verde, 2 amarelo)

Connections: Creating volume in the game

  • At least 2 years in capoeira.

    If from another school, at least 6 months training with us.

  • Be able to:

    1. Do 20 push-ups

    2. Hold ponte for 20 sec

    3. Play capoeira for 3 min without stopping

    4. Touch your toes with straight legs

  • Ginga:

    Be able to escape using fases da ginga.

    Escapes:

    1. Esquiva do martelo

    2. Esquiva da benção

    3. Esquiva com balanço

    Negativa variations:

    1. Negativa avançando

    2. Negativa lateral

    3. Negativa in diagonal to meia lua de compasso

    4. Negativa de costas

    Attacks:

    Kicks from different bases:

    1. Queixada avançando

    2. Armada from back

    3. Meia lua de compasso from back

    Hand attacks:

    1. Galopante

    2. Espelho

    Kicks traumatizantes:

    1. Benção pulada

    2. Chapa

    Acrobatics:

    1. Queda de rins

    2. Entrada da ponte

    3. Carneirinho to au

    4. Bananeira de cabeça

    Moving around:

    Apply ginga, au, negativa, and rolê to move in the game.

    1. Finta armada come back with queixada

    2. Finta meia lua de compasso chang for negativa

    1. Armada, esquiva baixa, and martelo

    2. Armada, esquiva recuada, and martelo

    3. Negativa lateral, rolê, and benção

    4. Be able to combine 3 kicks without ginga

  • Fundamental sequences with a partner:

    1. Armada + passagem + martelo

    2. Armada + passagem + meia lua de compasso

    3. Sequencia da meia lua de frente de tras

    4. Sequencia da meia lua avançando

    5. Sequencia da queixada recuada

    6. Sequencia da queixada avançando

    7. Sequencia da armada

    8. Sequencia da meia lua de compasso

    Fundamental sequences solo:

    1. Meia lua de frente + au + negativa

    2. Queixada + au + negativa

    3. Meia lua de frente + armada + au + negativa

  • Be able to connect moves and create a conversation.

    Movement position:

    Based on your partner’s distance and movement, known how to move:

    1. Forward

    2. Backwards

    3. Laterally, and around

    Movement direction:

    Which moves you can do at a diagonal or with your back to your partner, and how to apply them.

    1. Be able to connect movements from sequences in the game.

    2. How and when to use volta ao mundo.

    3. Play fast capoeira with a lot of kicks.

    4. Be able to buy fast games.

    Roda structure

    Be able to change among different formats of rodas: for example, multiples games going on at once, to one, to small, to compra compra, to only music in the end

  • • Behave with respect for yourself, your teacher, and your training partners.

    • Avoid drama: don’t create problems that interfere with the harmony and balance of the group.

    • If something is affecting you, handle it with ethics, honor, sincerity, humility, integrity, and good intentions.

    1. Be able to play pandeiro solo.

    2. Know the chorus of 10 corridos.

  • Participation

    1. Complete 3 trainings outside class.

    2. Participate in 1 event from another school.

    3. Participate in 3 outside rodas.

4th belt: 1 green, 3 yellow (1 verde, 3 amarelo)

Similar but different: Identify subtle differences 

  • At least 3 years in capoeira.

    If from another school, at least 6 month training with us.

  • Be able to:

    1. Do 10 single-arm negativa push-ups 10x

    2. Hold ponte for 30 sec

    3. Hold squat for 3 min

    4. Hold plank for 2 min

    5. Hold bananeira for 3 min (on the wall)

    6. Play capoeira for 5 min without stopping

    See how many queixadas you can do in 10 seconds.

  • Ginga:

    Ginga to the breimbau rhythms of Mestre Bimba

    Ginga variations:

    1. Ginga recuando

    2. Cruz

    3. Sampaio ginga arms variation

    Escapes:

    1. Resistencia

    2. Escala

    3. Esquiva com balanço variation

    4. Aranha

    5. Negativa angola and enrrolada

    6. Costura

    7. Escape from chapa

    Kicks:

    From different bases:

    1. Armada avançando

    2. Meia lua de compasso avançando

    3. Meia lua de compasso for angola game

    Traumatizantes:

    1. Chapa giratoria

    2. Joelhada to block negativa

    Acrobatics:

    1. Au pesado

    2. Au agulha

    3. Au boca de siri

    4. Au de cabeça

    5. Bananeira de cabeça and hold for 10 sec

    6. Ponte to queda de rins

    7. Queda de rins batida

    Moving around:

    1. Apply ginga passagens in the game

  • How to do:

    1. Rasteira

    2. Vingativa

    1. Finta armada + turn as you do the kick and escape

    2. Finta queixada to ginga

  • Be able to do:

    1. Two armada

    2. Two meia lua de compasso

  • Fundamental sequences with a partner:

    1. Sequencia de treino 1

    2. Sequencia de treino 2

    Fundamental sequences solo:

    1. Sequencia meia lua de frente + au + negativa + meia lua de compasso + negativa + role senta na negativa + queda de rins

    2. Sequencia queixada + au retorno + meia lua de compasso + negativa recuada + ponte

    3. Sequencia meia lua de frente + armada + au + negativa trocada + meia lua de compasso + giro pelo alto + au

    Bimba sequences:

    1st, 2nd, and 3rd

  • Be able to identify direction patterns connect movements, following or breaking directions

    1. Identify capoeira lineages

    2. Know the difference between and when to play low, middle, and high games

    3. Be able to play close to the ground, middle, and up

    4. Buy different types of games

  • • Behave with respect for yourself, your teacher, and your training partners.

    • Avoid drama: don’t create problems that interfere with the harmony and balance of the group.

    • If something is affecting you, handle it with ethics, honor, sincerity, humility, integrity, and good intentions.

  • Identify rhythms:

    1. Angola

    2. São bento pequeno de angola

    3. São bento grande de angola

    4. São bento grande da regional

    1. Organize a training with your peers/training partners

    2. Participate in 1 event in another state or 3 local events

    3. Participate in 3 outside rodas

5th belt: Yellow (amarelo)

Self expression: What kind of player do you want to be?

  • At least 4 years in capoeira.

    If from another school, at least 6 month training with us.

  • Flexibility

    Be able to do front split or lateral split

    OR

    Strength

    Hold squat for 5 min

    OR

    Speed

    Beat last year’s number of queixadas in 10 sec

  • Ginga:

    1. Be able to escape with fase da ginga + Martelo

    2. Do 1 variation in the ginga using Mestre Bimba berimbau rhythms

    3. Differentiate the ginga: Padrao, angola, and regional

    Escapes:

    1. Negativa vazada

    2. Espalhada

    3. Arriada

    4. Escala

    5. Resistencia troca o lado

    6. Passo a frente

    Kicks:

    1. S batido

    2. Parafuso com meia lua de frente

    3. Defend cabeçada with esgrima

    Kicks traumatizantes:

    1. Biqueira

    2. Cabeçada em pé

    3. Joelhada to counterattack cabeçada

    Acrobatics:

    1. Au de cabeça

    2. Au defend cabeçada

    3. Corta capim

    4. Bananeira cai na ponte

    5. Ponte perna no alto

    6. Queda de rins batida

    7. Volta na ponte (can be in the wall)

    8. Queda de rins change side

    9. Meia lua de compasso desse na queda de rins (the same side)

    10. Meia lua de compasso desse na queda de rins (oposite sides)

    Moving around:

    1. Rolê de cabeça

    2. Passagens de costas

  • Be able to apply with a partner:

    1. Rasteira

    2. Rasteira no chão

    3. Vingativa

    4. Banda de costas

    5. Bate coxa

    1. Finta armada + martelo after the turn

    2. Finta armada + change leg to meia lua de compasso

    3. Finta armada + vingativa

    1. Five armada

    2. Five meia lua de compasso

    3. Bananeira + ponte

    4. Mei lua de compasso transforma ponte

    5. Esquiva baixa troca perna queixada

  • Sequences to start playing miudinho:

    1. Sequencia cordão amarelo

    2. Sequencia da aranha with partner

    Sequence flow:

    1. Finta meia lua to ponte por dentro

    2. Finta meia lua to ponte por fora

    3. Meia lua de compasso escala to ponte

    Bimba sequences:

    4th, 5th, and 6th

    1. Be able to use fintas in the game

    2. Respond to tesouras de angola

    1. Apply takedowns in the game

    2. Be able to start each type of games in different ways to enter the roda

    3. Volta ao mundo capoeira angola

  • • Behave with respect for yourself, your teacher, and your training partners.

    • Avoid drama: don’t create problems that interfere with the harmony and balance of the group.

    • If something is affecting you, handle it with ethics, honor, sincerity, humility, integrity, and good intentions.

  • Play berimbau:

    1. Angola

    2. São bento pequeno de angola

    3. São bento grande de angola

    4. São bento grande da regional

    Be able to hold the pandeiro and atabaque rhythm in the roda

    1. Organize a training with your peers/training partners

    2. Participate in 1 event in another state or 3 local events

    3. Participate in 5 outside rodas

6th belt: 3 yellow, 1 blue (3 amerelo, 1 azul)

Creation: Explore your creativity 

  • At least 5 years in capoeira, or 10 months training non-stop after your last belt.

    If from another school, at least 5 years in capoeira and 6 months training with us.

  • Flexibility

    Be able to do front split or lateral split

    OR

    Strength

    Able to do 30 push-ups non-stop

    OR

    Speed

    Beat last year’s number of queixadas in 10 sec

  • Ginga:

    1. Do 3 different variations in the ginga using Mestre Bimba berimbau rhythms

    2. Do ginga variation: Pega milho

    3. Do ginga variation: Quebra da ginga

    4. Swing jump

    5. Do ginga variation: Giro da ginga pra meia lua de compasso

    6. Esquiva lateral body side to side, with arms straight

    Escapes:

    1. Passo ao frente and passo ao lado

    2. Arriada

    3. Valha meu deus

    4. Escape from Esporão

    5. Escape from Camaleão

    Kicks

    1. Camaleão

    2. Esporão

    From different bases

    1. Armada from lateral base

    2. Meia lua de compasso from lateral base

    Acrobatics:

    1. Bico de papagaio

    2. Au pra frente

    3. Au + queda de rins

    4. Bananeira desce na queda de rins

    5. Bananeira de cabeça sobe na bananeira

    6. Volta na ponte

    7. Macaco

    8. Transforma + Ponte

    9. Entrada do relogio

    Currupio

    Moving around:

    Volume of different connected moves

    1. Tesoura de costa

    2. Tesoura de frente

    3. Arrastão

    4. Trava arrastão

    5. Escape from vingativa using arms, negativa, tesoura de frente

    1. Base lateral, side shuffle to kick meia lua de compasso

    2. Base lateral, side shuffle to kick martelo

    3. Finta biqueira to martelo

    4. Finta armada gira meia lua de compasso

    5. Finta meia lua de compasso negativa to S batido

    6. Finta meia lua troca base meia lua de compasso

    1. Be able to do 2 armadas without your kicking foot touching the floor

    2. Be able to do armada followed by meia lua de compasso without your kicking foot touching the floor

  • Mestre Bimba sequences:

    7th and 8th

    Sequences to start playing miudinho:

    MLC + Passo a frente

    Sequencia takedowns:

    Armada + vingativa + trava + vingativa + grab head + negativa to tesoura

    Sequence flows:

    1. Currupio

    2. Meia lua de compasso escala to macaco

    3. Meia lua de compasso escala corta capim transforma to ponte

    4. Esquiva com balanço + au de cabeça

  • Chamadas

  • Play angola using aranha sequence

  • • Behave with respect for yourself, your teacher, and your training partners.

    • Avoid drama: don’t create problems that interfere with the harmony and balance of the group.

    • If something is affecting you, handle it with ethics, honor, sincerity, humility, integrity, and good intentions.

    1. Play berimbau and sing

    2. Play samba pandeiro and agogô

  • Research capoeira history

    Research capoeira Angola

    Research mestres:

    1. Besoura Mangangá

    2. Maria Doze Homens

    3. Madame Satã

    4. Mestre Cobrinha Verde

    5. Mestre Waldemar

    6. Mestre Caiçara

    7. Mestre Pastinha

    8. Mestre Bimba

  • Practice Portuguese

Graduado

7th belt: 2 yellow, 2 blue (2 amarelo, 2 azul)

Perform: Time to put it all together and play

  • At least 6 years in capoeira, or 10 months training nonstop since your last belt.

    If from another school, at least 5 years in capoeira and 6 months training with us.

  • Research

    1. Be able to explain the differences between strength, mobility, speed, power, endurance, balance and how to train those elements.

    2. Understand the different types of flexibility exercises and when to apply them.

    3. Be able explain how to do a push-up, squat, hinge, plank, and one more exercise of your choice.

    Perform:

    Power:

    1. Beat last year’s queixadas

    2. Check how fast you can do meia lua de compasso

    3. Measure how far or high you can jump

    Strength and control:

    Hold handstand 20 sec off the wall

  • Ginga:

    Be able to teach someone how to do ginga, arm circles, and partner ginga.

    Perform:

    1. Quebra da ginga lateral + cocoras

    2. Quebra da ginga recuando + swing da queixada

    3. Po de mico

    4. Swing no pé do berimbau

    Escapes:

    1. Ginga pendulo da base da ginga de trás

    2. Passo ao frente to arriada

    3. Esgrima on the head

    4. Pendulo to escape jab and cross

    5. Pendulo to escape hook

    Kicks:

    1. Parafuso com martelo rodado

    2. Break the kick in the middle

    3. Martelo de chão

    Acrobatics:

    1. Au CDO

    2. Au pra frente

    3. Au sem mão

    4. Au coluna

    5. Giro de mão

    6. S dobrado

    7. Ponte inverse

    8. Ponte perna no alto + relogio

    9. Relogio + volta por cima

    10. Volta por cima

    11. Meia lua na queda de rins

    12. Transforma da queda de rins pra ponte

    13. Corta capim inverse

    14. Finta meia lua de compasso to queda de rins

    Moving around:

    Be everywhere in the game

    1. Escape from vingativa with another vingativa

    2. Escape from agarramento from back

    3. Escape from vingativa with tesoura de costas

    4. Boca de calca

    5. Presilha

    6. Tomba da ladeira

    1. Use hands to distract partner/place them where you want

    2. Finta meia lua de frente quadril

    3. Finta queixada quadril

    4. Finta biqueira to martelo

    5. Finta meia lua de compasso negativa to S batido

    6. Finta meia lua troca base meia lua de compasso

    7. Create 1 situation using finta

    1. Rasteira face the kick meia lua de compasso

    2. Rasteira face the kick chapa giratoria

    3. Passagens de costas + resistencia

    4. Esquiva na ginga pra meia lua de compasso

    5. Baixa voltando no giro da rasteira

    6. Resistencia troca to rasteira de chao

    7. Meia lua de compasso + au sem mão

  • Miudinho sequences:

    1. Sequencia meia lua de compasso and passo a frente with partner

    2. Sequencia cocobunda

    3. Sequencia do rolê

    Bimba sequences:

    Repeat all sequences

    Sequence flows:

    1. Armada finta meia lua de compasso indo pra que da rins

    2. Meia lua de compasso escala entra no relogio, corta capim S

    3. Meia lua de compasso do outro lado desce na esquiva com balanço relogio volta por cima, conectando o giro da queda de rins

    4. Meia lua de compasso escala to L

    Create your own sequences:

    1. Create 1 sequence solo

    2. Create 1 partner sequence

  • Practice show choreography that includes each of the following:

    1. Angola

    2. Takedowns

    3. Fast kicks

    4. Game

  • Play miudinho with one sequence

  • • Behave with respect for yourself, your teacher, and your training partners.

    • Avoid drama: don’t create problems that interfere with the harmony and balance of the group.

    • If something is affecting you, handle it with ethics, honor, sincerity, humility, integrity, and good intentions.

    1. Play berimbau angola and sing 1 ladainha

    2. Play São Bento and sing corridos

    Play atabaque bases:

    1. Congo

    2. Barravento

    3. Ijexa

    4. Samba

    1. Research capoeira lineages

    2. Learn the maculelê choreography

  • Practice Portuguese

Monitor

8th belt: 1 yellow, 3 blue (1 amarelo, 3 azul)

Legacy

  • At least 7 years in capoeira, or 10 months training nonstop since your last belt.

    If from another school, at least 6 years in capoeira and 1 year training with us, and must complete 60% of movements from previous levels.

  • Be able to do:

    1. 5x pistol squat each leg

    2. 15x jump squats

    3. 15x push-up claps

    4. 30 sec skater jumps

    5. Beat last year’s meia lua de compasso

    6. Hold handstand 30 sec off the wall

  • Ginga:

    Study how two different mestres do ginga and mimic them.

    Escapes:

    1. Ponte to escape

    2. Escape with au

    3. Escape with another kick

    4. Escape from different grab

    Kicks:

    1. Armada pulada

    2. Chapa pulada

    3. Voo do morcego

    4. Parafuso

    Plus, study 3 kicks from different schools and mimic them.

    Acrobatics:

    1. Au com giro de mão

    2. Parada CDO

    3. Au coluna trocado

    4. Meia lua de coluna

    5. Macaco desce na bananeira de cabeça

    6. Passa pescoço

    7. Parafuso de costas

    8. S dobrado alto

    9. S dobrado + giro de mão

    10. Bico de papagaio + giro de mão

    1. Passagens de costas + banda

    2. Passagens de costas + vingativa

    3. Passagens de costas + tesoura de frente

    4. Trava negative pass above and tesoura de costas

    1. Create 2 situations using fintas

    2. Finta meia lua de compasso, change legs and martelo

    1. Macaco com giro de mão

    2. S dobrado com giro de mão

    3. Macaco descendo pra cabeça

    4. Meia lua de coluna

    5. Bico de papagaio com giro de mão

  • Miudinho sequences:

    1. Sequencia au retorno

    2. Sequencia carneirinho

    3. Sequencia rasteira cabeçada

    4. Sequence currupio na armada

    5. Sequence au defend the cabeçada

    Mestre Bimba sequences:

    1. The 8 sequences of Mestre Bimba

    2. Two balão sequences

    Create your own:

    1. Create 3 sequence solos with at least 5 moves

    2. Create 2 partner sequences using attacks and counterattacks

    3. Create an angola sequence situation

  • New choreography with sequences that include:

    1. Angola

    2. Takedowns

    3. Fast kicks

    4. Game

  • Be able to start the roda

  • • Behave with respect for yourself, your teacher, and your training partners.

    • Avoid drama: don’t create problems that interfere with the harmony and balance of the group.

    • If something is affecting you, handle it with ethics, honor, sincerity, humility, integrity, and good intentions.

  • Play berimbau rhythm São Bento Grande da Regional and sing

    Play atabaque drum:

    1. Congo

    2. Barravento

    3. Ijexa

    4. Samba

    1. Research capoeira miudinho

    2. Learn the puxada de rede choreography

    3. Help me in my kids class to see how I work with the kids for 1 month

  • Start to have conversations in Portuguese

  • Teach a CapoFit class

Instrutor

9th belt: Blue (Azul)

Recognition: How to pass on what you have learned

  • At least 8 years in capoeira, or 10 month training non-stop ince your last belt.

    If from another school, at least 6 years in capoeira and 1 year training with us, and must complete at least 60% of movements from previous levels.

  • Be able to do all sequences learned up to this point.

    Our training sequences:

    1. Armada + passagem + counterattack

    2. Sequencia de treino 1

    3. Sequencia de treino 2

    4. Takedowns sequence

    Traditional Regional sequences:

    1. 8 sequences of Mestre Bimba

    2. Two balão sequences

    Sequencia Angola:

    1. Meia lua de compasso

    2. Chamadas

    Flow sequences:

    1. Sequencia meia lua de frente + au + negativa + meia lua de compasso + negativa + role senta na negativa + queda de rins

    2. Sequencia queixada + au retorno + meia lua de compasso c negativa recuada c ponte

    3. Sequencia meia lua de frente + armada + au + negativa trocada + meia lua de compasso + giro pelo alto com au

    4. Finta meia lua to ponte por dentro

    5. Finta meia lua to ponte por fora

    6. Meia lua de compasso escala to ponte

    7. Meia lua de compasso escala to macaco

    8. Meia lua de compasso escala corta capim transforma to ponte

    9. Meia lua de compasso escala to L

    10. Armada finta meia lua de compasso indo pra que da rins

    11. Meia lua de compasso escala entra no relogio, corta capim S

    12. Meia lua de compasso do outro lado desce na esquica com balanço relogio volta por cima, conectando o giro da queda de rins

    Miudinho sequences:

    1. Sequencia cordão amarelo

    2. Sequencia da aranha

    3. Sequencia da meia lua compasso passo a frente

    4. Sequencia do currupio

    5. Sequencia cocobunda

    6. Sequencia do role

    7. Sequencia au retorno

    8. Sequencia carnerinho

    9. Sequencia rasteira cabeçada

    10. Sequence currupio na armada

    11. Sequence au defend the cabeçada

  • Lead a roda with your friends

  • • Behave with respect for yourself, your teacher, and your training partners.

    • Avoid drama: don’t create problems that interfere with the harmony and balance of the group.

    • If something is affecting you, handle it with ethics, honor, sincerity, humility, integrity, and good intentions.

  • Play berimbau rhythm:

    São Bento Grande da Regional and sing quadra

    Play atabaque rhythms drum variations

    1. Congo

    2. Barravento

    3. Ijexa

    Be able to sing a ladainha, louvação, and corridos in the roda

    1. Help me in my adults class to see how I work with the adults for 1 month.

    2. Research mestres from our school.

  • Write a ladainha and one corrido

  • Be able to lead an adults class for beginners

Professor

10th belt: Green, yellow, and blue (verde, amarelo, e azul)

Benefits:

  1. Access to our teacher training

  2. Access to our business course to learn how to build your own business

  3. Preference in our program capoeira classes around Miami

  4. Support and help to write projects

  5. Gets support from us to open or rent a space to teach your own classes

    1. 3 years training consistently after Instrutor belt

    1. Complete online teachers course

    2. Teacher under my supervision for 2 months

    3. Complete teacher requirements

    4. Teaching capoeira in schools and/or in a studio for one year

    1. Master all the “balões” and “cintura desprezada” techniques.

    2. Understand the lineages, traditions, and rules specific to each capoeira style.

    3. Perform the “sequências” including the “esquetes” created by Mestre Bimba proficiently.

    4. Perform “chamadas de angola”

    5. Have comprehensive knowledge or a good understanding of the various dances associated with capoeira, such as maculelê, puxada de rede, dança guerreira, and samba de roda.

  • • Do not start or become involved in any problem or drama in our community.

    • Behave with respect for yourself, your teacher, and your training partners.

    • Avoid drama: don’t create problems that interfere with the harmony and balance of the group.

    • If something is affecting you, handle it with ethics, honor, sincerity, humility, integrity, and good intentions.

  • Travel to Brazil at least one time

    1. Play mestre bimba rhythms

    2. Play capoeira angola rhythms

    3. Play miudinho

    4. Be able to also play rhythms in the agogô, pandeiro, and atabaque

  • Play Iuna

  • Speak Portuguese

Future belts:

  1. Contra Mestre: Green, yellow, blue, and white (verde, amarelo, azul, e branco)

  2. Mestre primeiro grau: Green and white (verde e branco)

  3. Mestre segundo grau: Yellow and white (amarelo e branco)

  4. Mestre terceiro grau: Blue and white (azul e branco)

  5. Mestre: White (branco)

    1. Time at least 5 years after instructor belt

    2. More then 20 years old

    3. Be training consistently

    4. Developing a “trabalho” with capoeira

    5. Be involved with the community

Teacher requirements

You can become a capoeira teacher! You don’t need to have a teacher belt to start this process, but you will only be recognized as an “instructor” or “professor” once you reach those cord levels.

To start our teacher training process, you need at least 3 years in capoeira nonstop.

Our teacher process is divided in 3 phases.

  • You be going through a process off learn the most important tools that you will need to be able to success us a teacher

    1. Requirement: 3 years training with me, if you came from another group, 3 year training at least and 1 year training with me

    2. Complete my teacher course

    3. Accompany me 1 month in one of my classes where you want to teacher

  • After Complete Learning phase you start your trial phase

    1. You need to have a criminal report

    2. Requirement: 20 hours experience teaching capoeira with my supervision in my studio

  • After complete Learning and trial phase you can start teaching under my supervision

    * This don’t means you have the title of teacher in capoeira, only you complete each belt requirement to move forward

    Only after you get your professor belt you will not need my supervision to teach but only if you accomplish all the steps needed

Important: Only after your professor belt that you will be able to leader your own capoeira group