ACER Capoeira Mundo Capoeira South London

ACM Capoeira South London

A short biography of ACM Capoeira South London

ACM Capoeira South London began as reaction to the stagnation of our existing Capoeira Group ACER.
Principle pupils felt that our Capoeira  wasn’t evolving and keeping true to the traditions of our
Mestre Celso who always taught us that Capoeira is  evolution Capoeira is Improvisation.
Although we learnt a lot about Capoeira South London with our existing group we felt that all progression was
being created by ourselves with very little input from the existing teacher. In fact the primary motivation seemed to be
about creating a financial base for Capoeira South London area rather than developing and establishing the
significant historical conditions particular to our group.

The Establishment of ACM Capoeira South London.

After the departure of key students I felt that I could no longer participate in an environment
where close Capoeira comrades were leaving due to frustration and the particularly bad organisation
that existed with our South London Capoeira group. I also realised that as a teacher I had a lot more to offer students and we could expand our Capoeira South London base within the area.

We decided then to leave our existing group and deal with our Mestre directly and gain his permission
to teach the style of Engenho da Rainha in a truly progressive way in the area. We also felt that as a Capoeira group we didn’t have good relations with other Capoeira groups in the South London region and in London and the United Kingdom as a whole.

Principle students such as Ninjinho, Amazona, Playboi and Berimbau offered me their support and I decided to embark upon the journey to create A.C.E.R. CapoeiraMundo South London. From the onset we had a feeling of liberation and freedom of movement which sadly had been stifled by
the frankly oppressive and dictatorial structure of the original South London group. With a few weeks we had already progressed to level we wouldn’t have have gained in a few years in our existing group. One particular aspect of this progression was the improvement in musical technique. The old group had no musical base or heritage in fact for the most part it was effectively like performing tae kwon do in a roda with the occasional input of music. Now inconceivable structures existed in the old south London group including training without the aid of music!

ACM plans for South London Capoeira

The main issue for Capoeira in South London is integrity. The general consensus seems to be amongst indigenous Brits that although Capoeira is an addictive art with strong traditions , it is utilised by some unscrupulous Brazilians for mainly personal gain. The very same Brazilians also fail to recognise the specific socio economic factors and character of the British practitioners of Capoeira. ACM Capoeira South London plans to bring the sense of honesty and integrity back into Capoeira. With the help of the majority of decent Brazilian Capoeira teachers we are gaining stronger and more direct links with Mestres (Masters) in Brazil and expanding our student base to incorporate all the diverse communities of South London.

We are also seeking to establish women’s only classes and children’s classes and finally senior citizens capoeira classes which will be based on highly ritualised yoga type movements. Here’s a breakdown of the different classes we offer and intend to offer for Capoeira South London in addition to our regular Capoeira classes

Capofit Circuits: Capoeira based fitness circuit classes. This incorporates a set of movements and exercise particular but not specific to Capoeira.

This is a highly beneficial class for dancers, gymnasts and other martial artists who seek to improve core strength for their particular art.

Capoyoga: Capoeira based yoga style movements. A gentler form  of movements  adapted from Capoeira Angola and designed to improve core strength and ability. We are working closely with Yoga experts to develop this interesting direction to our training

Capofight: MMA and UFC type fight based movements using capoeira as a base but utilising mix martial arts. Once again we are working with various experts such as Brazilian jiu jitsu, Selat,Karate and Kung Fu teachers.

CapoFem: Women’s only classes, which will provide a safe space for women to train Capoeira without the need to worry about testosterone charged men creating a feeling of insecurity. Its also an opportunity for women to train together and deal with the specific body requirements of female capoeiristas. In addition to this it will also help those women who due to cultural or political sensitivities do not wish to train in a mixed environment

Capokids: Children’s classes taught by fully CRB checked teachers. Parents will be encouraged to participate and engage in these classes.

Caprobatics: Capoeira acrobatics and floreios classes.  These classes are designed to help Capoeiristas and those people who are attracted to the
more showy side of capoeira. This involves aspects such as extreme kicks and gymnastic movements

If you live and breath in any of the following South London areas, we have classes for Capoeira Balham, Capoeira Wimbledon

Benefits of Capoeira South London Classes

When you attend our Capoeira South London classes, we take on board the different cultural needs, and diversity of people living in the South London area, we cater to your needs as much as we can, at the same we will not lose the essence of what it means to be teaching the traditional art of Capoeira. Our Capoeira South London group are very friendly, easy to get on with, with many social sides to Capoeira, we are sure you will enjoy many benefits that Capoeira will bring to your life.

In conclusion ACM main goal for Capoeira South London is the furthering of traditional Capoeira which stays true to its traditions whilst evolving for the 21st Century.

If you would like more information or would like to attend any of our Capoeria South London classes, please contact us here