It has elements of martial arts, dance, acrobatics and music which come together to form a playful, feature rich and exciting experience. It is a fight for freedom!
Capoeira Natural do Brasil practises Capoeira Contemporânea based on Capoeira Regional.
Like many other martial arts we have a coloured belt system:-
1 Blank. (Aluno Batizado)
2 Yellow. (Aluno)
3 Yellow and Orange. (Aluno)
4 Orange. (Aluno Advancado)
5 Orange and Blue. (Graduado)
6 Blue and Grey. (Graduado Advancado)
7 Blue. (Formado)
8 Green, (Instructor)
9 Purple. (Professor)
10 Brown. (Contra Mestre)
11 Black. (Mestrando)
12 Red. (Mestre)
Belts are given at an event called a Batizado which happens once a year.
A person reciving their first belt/corda can genrally do so after having started capoeira up to a couple of months prior to the Batizado. For people moving up to a new belt is it known as their Troca de Corda (change of belt/cord).
Belts after the first one or awarded based on an individuals abillity and comitment, there are no formal exams although people may be asked to demonstrate their proficiency.
