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Capoeira Regional

Capoeira Regional

Striking🇧🇷 Brazil

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Why train this

At a Glance

IntensityHigh
ContactMedium
Beginner FriendlyModerate
Belt SystemCordao (colored cord) system with structured belt progression
Origin🇧🇷 Brazil
CompetitionRoda competitions, Sport Capoeira tournaments

Who It's For

FitnessCompetitionSelf-Defense

What You'll Learn

Sequências (set attack/defense sequences)

High kicks and spinning techniques

Cintura desprezada (body throws)

Acrobatic movements (aú batido, macaco)

Structured sparring in the roda

Your First Class

Watch & Learn

Legends of Capoeira Regional

Mestre Bimba

Mestre Bimba rescued Capoeira from criminal stigma by creating Capoeira Regional — a more structured, combative style — and earning the first government license to teach the art openly. His legitimization of Capoeira transformed it from a persecuted street practice into a recognized Brazilian cultural treasure.

1899–1974

Mestre Bimba

Mestre Nenel

Mestre Camisa

Related Styles

Capoeira

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of fight, acrobatics, music, and dance. Developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil, it is performed in a roda (circle) to live berimbau music.

Capoeira

Capoeira Angola

Capoeira Angola is the traditional, older form of Capoeira emphasizing low, strategic movements, deception, and close-quarters play. It preserves the rituals and music of the art's African roots.

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Why train this
IntensityHigh
ContactMedium
Beginner FriendlyModerate
Belt SystemCordao (colored cord) system with structured belt progression
Origin🇧🇷 Brazil
CompetitionRoda competitions, Sport Capoeira tournaments
Training Goals
FitnessCompetitionSelf-Defense
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