Capoeira & Maculele (Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts)

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art rich in culture, music, self-defense, and acrobatics. In this course, learners will learn and develop the fundamentals of this art form in a rotating monthly cycle:

Week 1 - Maculele stick techniques, footwork, and drumming rhythms.
Week 2 - acrobatic tricks and pop culture film study
Week 3 - Capoeira kicks and takedowns as well as capoeira film study
Week 4 - Music and Afro-Brazilian History
Bonus Week - review or special training

Each class will continually develop on the above 4 topics. Some examples include training for
1) stamina
2) momentum
3) reflex
4) variation
5) accuracy
6) musicality

Students will learn by several methods: 
1) Watching & doing,
2) Strp-by-step progression,
3) call-and-response,
4) pop culture video study (cinema and video game references)
5) following unchanging principles to keep productive direction in training

The students will interact with the Coach by speaking with and listening to the Coach, giving thumb ups to confirm listening, repeating essential movements or portuguese words, recapping rules of thumb, and by positive feedback.

Students will learn how to use their bodies by gaining awareness through full ranges of movements from kicks, to handstands, and more. Students will get a workout in a unique way!

Students will interact with each other by asking me questions or providing feedback with their experience, or by leading class from time to time to test their own comprehension.