Valente Power Kids

Service Description

Capoeira has a unique combination of movements associated with improving brain and body development. The circling, flowing and inverted movements train the areas of the brain that are associated vestibular (balance), the cerebellum, eye tracking, midline crossing and proprioception. All these areas have a direct affect on focus, cognitive and motor function. The movements and sequences not only give the body and lungs a great workout but provides freedom to choose how to combine movements in their own unique way, encouraging creativity and play. Capoeira is Both movement and martial arts and so it is important to note that self defence certainly a byproduct of capoeira. We say byproduct, because movement is first and foremost, with time and experience the martial arts aspect naturally emerges from the training in a very powerful yet somewhat mysterious way. The truth of what capoeira is cannot be explained accurately enough through words, it has to be experienced witnessing it first hand in the capoeira roda (Capoeira sparring ring) Capoeira nurtures a community of diverse people, bringing different interpretations to the game , allowing everyone to keep growing and refining as they progress on the journey of capoeira . The path with capoeira is never ending , as one grows in music , technique and character