Capoeira is not religious but ritualistic and that means with ceremonial procedures! There, the players have to imbue themselves – progressively - as time and experience comes of dedication, respect, turning one day in to devotion to those ceremonials and procedures… Not to a god, not to a master alone –if he deserves it, or to a specific capoeira group… A real, mature capoeirista is devotional to the art form itself – devoted to Capoeira. It becomes part of your blood, it becomes who you are…
    From the begging when you are standing in the “roda”, the circle, for long times, just watching - you are playing the game already! A music game, a ritual game… You are part of the set up - you are part of an orchestra that goes beyond the music and gets in to peoples body; and transforms into capoeira games!!! Your energy comes through your music, through your eyes - also - in the form of attention, looking at the games… You give them your claps, your singing, your “axe”! The players feed of it, and give back in the form of a beautiful game… dangerous, charming, hypnotic…
Capoeira is a metaphor for life… and you in it, as in life as well; you are always a part of the bigger cycle or circle (“roda”) of things…  Keep clapping and singing, keep connected – give to receive and receive to give- let the energy, let the Axe, flow through you, be part of the ritual! 

    That is where capoeira meets the meditation. Like in meditation, you need to give up of the rest, you need to clean up your body and mind and spirit (if you believe on it) to be able to flow the “Axe” vital energy that runs through everything…
Come our dynamic meditation class :) Capoeira!!!

By: Massape Capoeira Luanda San Diego
www.capusandiego.com

Axebaba!

        Every  regular kids class includes:  stretching,  warm up,  practice  of   the basic dance steps of Capoeira,  dodge  movements,  kicks,  acrobatics,  music  involving     instruments    playing    and singing   and  also  some  of  the culture with      stories,      words,    songs    in Portuguese  and  lots  of simple and fun games  and  positive  challenges;  all  in

        My name is Andre Amado  and  I’m known    in     Capoeira     as    Instructor Massape. I’m student  of  the  pioneer  of Capoeira   in   the   USA,    Master  Jelon Vieira, with over 50 years on this art form. I’ve been  practicing this  art  for 19 years now and  teaching  for  14  and  since  the beginning  I  had  interest  on  teaching for kids. During my bachelors  in  psychology (concluded  in  2005  at   PUC - Rio   de Janeiro  -  Brazil)  I   studied    extensively Capoeira   and  its   relation   with  human development for kids and adults,  under  a lot      of       different            perspectives: psychologically, developmentally, socially,  and  culturally, as well as a sport form and more... I  have taught  regular  classes and workshops   in   many   different   venues, private   gyms,   schools,   after   schools, universities   and   over   a  few   different countries: Brazil, New Zealand, USA and Mexico.        

       Below are some more of the aspects that kids  on  this  age  are developing and that  I  will  be  directly   supporting    and stimulating growth  in  classes with games, exercises  and  increasing communication, starting with the 3 years old on...

• 3years understands most of what is said and 75 percent of speech is understandable
• speaks in complete sentences of three to five words
• matches pictures to objects
• learns by doing and through the senses
• understands concepts of "now," "soon," and "later"
• begins to recognize cause-and-effect relationships

• follow simple directions; enjoys helping with tasks
• recognize own limits — asks for help
• play alone and near other children
• Learning to cooperate and share well
• make choices between two things