Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai

Capoeira is great for kids. It combines martial arts, gymnastics, music and dance and provides a fun challenging workout. Capoeira is also a great tool to develop coordination, since its movements involve the entire body. Thanks to its music component, children also learn to sing in Portuguese and play the traditional Capoeira instruments. Introducing fun kids games where the elements of capoeira are incorporated, children learn many important skills including discipline, self confidence and respect.

Kids classes every Saturday from 3:15pm-4:30pm on Yan’An Xi lu n.358, 3rd floor (near Nanjing Xi Lu)

Contact email: capoeirashanghai@yahoo.com

ICS TV went to our gym and produce a really nice documentary about our group…

check it out!!!

http://capoeirashanghai.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ics_tv.flv

Axe Virtual

Starting from February 18th Diego “Guerreiro” will teach capoeira classes at Kerry Sport Center in Kerry Hotel Pudong. Classes will be every Friday from 7:30pm to 8:20pm.

For information on the classes please contact directly Kerry sport center.

Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai
Pre-opening office, No.1388 Hua Mu Road Pudong, Shanghai 201204, China
T: (86 21) 6169 8888
F: (86 21) 6169 8899

The 3rd Annual Batizado of Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai will take place on the 10th-11th-12th of September!

Workshops, rodas, performances, party: it’s going to be a massive event!

Special guests:

- Mestre Marcelo Caveirinha, Founder of Capoeira Mandinga

- Mestre Espirro Mirim, Cordao de Ouro Tucson

- Contra Mestre Espeto, Capoeira Forca da Arte Osaka

- Contra Mestre Cipó, Capoeira Mandinga Mexico Cuernavaca

Special price for all the visiting capoeiristas: RMB400 for workshops and rodas

Further details coming soon.

Should you have any question, please send an email to capoeirashanghai@yahoo.com

Axé!

Dear camaras,

Dear all,

After 18 months of great capoeira classes, in the cold and in the hot, our Gym in Zhongshan Park will close for ever next Friday 31st of July. It will be demolished for the Expo2010.

We have found a temporary place for our classes during the month of August!

It’s an amazing room in 1147 Kangding Rd., by Wuning Rd. (15minutes walking from Jing’An Temple)
We will keep our usual schedule. I’ll let you know further details soon.

Thank you Princesa for finding the precious contact and thank you Nico, Bolacha and Biscoito for checking the venue.

THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST: WE SHOULD KEEP LOOKING FOR A GYM/VENUE TO BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEARS!

The best way to help is to call or to personally go to see the gym you have found. If there’s availability and you think that the place is ok, let us know ASAP.

Thank you for your proactive collaboration!

Capoeira Workshops in Shanghai China with C.M. Espeto and Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai!

Date: 17th-20th of July, 2009
Organizer: Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai

Special guest: Contra Mestre Espeto, Força da Arte – Osaka JAPAN

This event on Facebook — http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=105983044947

More details will be published soon.

UPDATE (January 8, 2012): Location corrections and changes.

If you want to get a simple, stylish and cheap bag for your berimbau (Diego, Macaquinho and I already have one), with a special section for the cabaça, you can have it made to order in a Chinese market’s stall (baazaar) located in Lanxi lu (near Caoyang lu). It’s just 25 yuan !

Address: CaoYang TieLu NongMao ShiChang, Lanxi lu 55 (near Caoyang lu). Caoyang Lu metro station.
曹杨铁路农贸市场, 兰溪路55号 (近曹杨路), 曹杨路地铁张. See updated information here.

Map: GoogleMaps, or eDuShi (3d map)

You can go there by metro, line 3, CaoYang lu station, exit no.3.

Even if you can speak neither Mandarin nor Shanghainese, I have put a picture of the bag on the shop’s wall, so you can just point at it and A-yi will make it for you.

You can also call A-yi (6210696) or her son (15921716705) on the phone to order in Mandarin or Shanghainese.

Thanks Requebra for the help

Camaras!

Saturday 13th of December a good friend of Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai, graduado Turista from Capoeira Brasil Barcelona, will come to our training and roda!

Everyone is invited to come wearing the white uniform and bringing the instruments.

Even if in China capoeira is still at its beginning, Shanghai is an international city and there are always capoeiristas visiting us from all over the world.

Axé!

Have Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai perform at you event!

Since its beginning, Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai has performed many times around Shanghai. We love to perform and promote our art when ever we have the chance. Please contact us if you would like us to perform for your event.

What types of performances?

We have performed in commercial venues, charitable events and promotional activies. Most commonly we perform for night clubs, international schools and self promotional events in public venues. Performances are always tailored to their target audiences. They can range from high intensity and acrobatic to educational and personal and can span from 5 minutes to complete afternoons.

Dancing

The most common expression of Capoeira is dancing. Capoeira involves two combatants who dance in a playful buy martial way. Most performances fully incorporate this expression of Capoeira.

Music

Traditional Capoeira incorporates singing, dancing and music performed by participants. Performances can include either live singing and music or recorded music for projection over stereo or P/A systems.

Gratuities

Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai is an unofficial non profit organization. One of our goals is to increase membership and share the art of Capoeira with those around us. But we use performances as a way gain much needed financial support for our organization. While there is no set fee for performances, we do expect gratuities for performances incorporated in to promotional events. We have less expectations for gratuities for performances for charitable, self promotional and educational events. Gratuities are based on length of performance, number of performers, amount of coordination and financial strength of event coordinators.

For additional information, please contact us.