Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai

During centuries, Chinese martial arts and dance have nourished the stlye of calligraphy strokes with their movement control and flow. Why not then bring the poetry of Chinese calligraphy into capoeira movements? This Shanghai capoeiristas let their bare feet and hands become their brushes soaked in Chinese ink. The result is a kind of abstract calligraphy that discloses the patterns created by the contact between the body and the floor element in capoeira. The capoeira performance you will see in this video is the final number in one version of the Illumin8tors’ rock opera Solar/Lunar, based on Chinese ancient myths.

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Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai short promo video, special for Abeiramar.tv and “Capoeira Q-Roda” project.

Cast: Instrutor Diego Guerreiro (capoeira), Dalila (capoeira), Chupa Teta (berimbau), Nico Virtual (camera and editing).

Watch it on Facebook.

Video by Jark Sun and Andrew.

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

3 videos (20min / 6 min and 6 min) of our Sunday roda in Hangzhou. Including Magia’s Bday roda.
Enjoy
Virtual.

http://capoeirashanghai.com/virtual_up/videos/events/201104/hangzhou1.flv http://capoeirashanghai.com/virtual_up/videos/events/201104/hangzhou2.flv http://capoeirashanghai.com/virtual_up/videos/events/201104/hangzhou3.flv

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

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!

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Contra Mestre Carcará will be in Shanghai giving classes from the 11th until the 20th of June (classes with him from the 12th until the 19th), it’s going to be a massive 8 days capoeira week!

Axé!

Oi Camaras,

The pictures from our trip to Kunshan are online, please check here →

Congratulations to Dalila, Gata, Matrioshka, Falcão and Rino for their new Cordão.

Salve