EVENT DATES: SEPT 30 – OCT 2, 2011 CONFIRMED GUESTS INCLUDE: Contra-Mestre Andre’ (New York, NY), Professor Sabidinho (Madison, WI), Instructor Brucutu (Chicago, IL), Instructor Mosca (Madison, WI), Graduado Montanha (New York, NY), Graduado Vagalume (Miami, FL), Graduado Sapo (Milwaukee, WI) SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Thursday, Sept. 29: 7pm, Sage Martial Arts Academy Friday, Sept....
Here’s a continued article to the previous marketing piece. We’ve all experienced the stress of realizing that our student ratio has peaked. Take a deep breath and know that you’re not alone. It’s a natural step to progression, believe it or not. Don’t give up. Teaching capoeira to your city is a great gift...
To run a capoeira school is to run a small business. To keep a small business running, you have to accept the boring technical aspects along with the art of capoeira. Here’s a quick article (from a non-capoeirista, but still) to help you do a marketing checkup for your grupo: A Quick Marketing Checkup
Great first impression for people who have never seen capoeira before.
The producers are requesting that the Capoeira group resides within the Greater Toronto area or an hour outside of it. Now, that obviously puts lots of you out of the running, but don’t let that discourage you. If your group has a branch in or around Toronto, then, by all means, send us their...
If you’re in a capoeira group in Canada and love to cook and entertain as well, we’ve got a project for you! We’re working with The Food Network to find a quality capoeira group to be featured in one of their shows. If you’re interested shoot us an email ( admin@capoeirauniverse.com ) with your...
Like in any other sport, steroids exist within capoeira. Is it cheating to use them? Is it simply a means for a capoeirista to reach his/her full potential as a martial artist? If you discover that a higher belt in your grupo uses them, what, if anything, will you do about it? There are...
// NEW YORK, NY: On Saturday, June 25th, 2011, New Yorkers will have a rare opportunity to see the legacy of Brazilian slavery and resistance up close at the annual Batizado (or “baptism”) celebration of the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira (pronounced Capo-Wey-Da). Internationally renowned Capoeira Professor (and Olympics Capoeira performer) Lampreia of the group...
AfroBrazilFest 2011, a week-long festival, continues… Today’s events include dining and performances. The evening concludes with a party at Fur Nightclub for great entertainment, live music and dancing! Tonight’s Schedule of Events: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Culinary Tasting & Afro-Brazilian Drumming Performance Event Venue: Josephine Butler Parks Center Event Price: This event...
