Choosing the best Capoeira Shoes

Here’s a little info about Capoeira Shoes…

Capoeira Shoes or no shoes?

Some groups are quite strict about the wearing of shoes in Capoeira. In my opinion the no shoes policy is due to influences from eastern martial arts and the need by groups particularly regional to enforce discipline. Mestre Bimba and our own Mestre Celso always emphasise the importance of “Disciplina”. Slaves if given the chance would have worn shoes and also Capoeira is an art of the street and in those rodas shoes are mostly worn.

However nothing can beat the human foot and now even sports shoes manufacturers are recognising this and trying to develop shoes which mimic the foot action. Here’s a few great choices as Capoeira Shoes with a little review of each shoe…

Rainha Volei

The classic Rainha Volei : Capoeira Shoes of choice for many capoeiristas. Light , stylish comfortable

generally worn white for regional and black for angoleiros.

available here

Average Price approx: £40

Feiyue Shoes

Feiyue : Shoes of preference by Shaolin Monks , Not as good looking as Rainha in my opinion but great as Capoeira
Shoes, can be harsh on the feet on hard floors as they don’t have much padding.

Available here

Average Price approx: £25

Onistuka Tiger Mexico 66

Onitsuka Tiger mexico 66 Yellow and Black : The favourite  Capoeira shoes of Angoleiros.

expensive and stylish so you better train hard to represent them in the Roda

available here

Average Price approx: £50

Vivo Barefoot

Vivo Barefoot : Technology based on the Human foot .

Expensive and extremely well made.

Probably the best Capoeira Shoes on the market

Available here Price up to £80

Adidas Volley Plimsole

Adidas Volley Plimsole: The coolest looking Shoe for Capoeira

and in my opinion the best Capoeira shoes. Getting quite rare now

they have the best grip of any Capo-shoe and also good padding for acrobatics

available here . Average price £30

Puma TT Super

PUMA TT Super. These new additions are actually seventies and eighties Table tennis Shoes . These are defo ones to take the Rainha crown apart from the Capo fanboys anyone with a bit of understanding of Capoeira will love these as their choice as Capoeira shoes

available here average price £50

Vibram 5 Toes

Vibram Five toes… feel like your playing barefoot or possibly had a foot transplant with a south Indian…

Personally I think they look a bit creepy but hey whatever floats ya goat, in my opinion these don’t get my vote as Capoeira Shoes.

Available here average price £100

Adidas Feishu

Lightning fast, superlight and flexible the Adidas Feishu 2 Table Tennis Shoe .

Another Great choice as a Capoeira Shoes due to the Flexibility Factor

Available here Average Price £50

  SUNROCK  Table Tennis Shoes . This Chinese Brand make some of the coolest Capo-sneakers

which strangely enough come in Brazilian Colours

Available here average price £20

Many More designs at the Sunrock site

Glth is a Dutch brand which dates back to 1937 and the Table Tennis is a trainer that is rich in tradition yet still retains a modern contemporary edge. Leather upper with pinhole quarters and low profile rubber sole to finish

Thats the company blurb… I think its the Bastard son of Rainha when Rainha was in the Brazilian Navy and it visited a Prostitute in Amsterdam

anyway they look quite good . Available here average price is a posh fanboy £60

So there you go you happy Cappers ACM will be eventually selling all the Capo gear you could ever need at fair prices and great quality look forward to doing business with you all …ps Feel free to suggest your own shoes …