Exams

Green Belt

0 - 6 months training

  • All Gingas
  • Cocorinha
  • Esquiva (side and back)
  • Negativa
  • Negativa de Recoou with role
  • Au Grande, Pequeno with role
  • Straight Kicks (formado calls the kicks)
  • Traumatic Kicks (formado calls the kicks)
  • Spinning Kicks (formado calls the kicks)
  • Little capoeira game
  • 2 page research about Mestre Bimba and how you feel about Capoeira

Green/Yellow Belt

6 - 12 months training

  • All Gingas
  • Cocorinha
  • Esquiva (side and back)
  • Negativa
  • Negativa de Recoou with role
  • Au Grande, Pequeno with role, one handed both sides
  • Straight Kicks (you must say the name of the kick yourself)
  • Traumatic Kicks (you must say the name of the kick yourself)
  • Spinning Kicks (you must say the name of the kick yourself)
  • Banguela game
  • Sao Bento Grande game
  • 2 page research about Mestre Bimba and how you feel about Capoeira

Yellow Belt

  • Flawless sequencia (from 1 - 8)
  • Queda de dois
  • Queda de treis
  • Queda de rim (bent legs, open legs and straight legs)
  • Hand stand
  • Banguela game
  • Sao Bento Grande game
  • Play Pandeiro in tune to Berimbau and Sing a song
  • 2 page research about Mestre Cabeludo and how you feel about Capoeira

Straight Kicks

  • Ponteira
  • Bencao
  • Martelo
  • Charpa
  • Esporao (heel)
  • Escorao (blade)

Traumatic Kicks (Golpes traumaticos)

  • Meia Lua de Frente
  • Queixada
  • Queixada invadindo
  • Meia Lua de Compasso
  • Gancho

Spinning Kicks (Golpes giratorios)

  • Giro (alto, baixo)
  • Armada
  • Xibata
  • Armada Pulando
  • Armada Dupla
  • Martelo Voador
  • Rabo de Araya
  • Chapa giratoria