Capoeira utilizes kicks and cartwheels, high flying tricks and fluid floor movements. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form which combines fight, dance, rhythm, movement and culture into a kind of game. It is a dialog between players -a conversation through movement to percussive Afro Brazilian music.
Many historians believe that African slaves in Brazil used Capoeira's dance-like appearance as a way to hide their training of combat and self-defense. But that’s just the start of the story. To really understand Capoeira, you need to experience it for yourself. It is a dynamic martial art and expression of culture that will challenge your body to move in new ways. In a Capoeira class you will improve your strength, Coordination, stamina and flexibility while having so much fun you won’t realize you are working out.