Capoeira - Development |
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The two main masters who marked the beginning of a recognized teaching era were, Master Bimba and Master Pastinha.
Master Bimba who was influenced by his father, a Batuque fighter and other martial arts forms such as jujitsu, created a new style of Capoeira and named it Capoeira Regional Bahiana, as it was practiced mainly in the estate of Bahia.
He created a method of teaching to be used in self-defence situations.
Master Pastinha however, a true lover of the style of Capoeira which had existed up until then, together with other Capoeiristas, decided to name the old Capoeira, Capoeira Angola, with reference to most of the Africans brought to Brasil from the Country today known as Angola.
The old style aim to maintain the playfulness and the more theatrical approach to the fight.
The two styles differ in speed, variety of movements, formation of the band of instruments and conduct of game along with many other indefinable and subtle differences.
It was then, that the separation was created and all the students and followers from either two styles, still today, refer to the differences of Capoeira, which took place in the estate of Bahia 70 years ago.
The masters of the London School of Capoeira, however, came from Santos.
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Mestre Bimba
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Mestre Pastinha
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Our Capoeira master, Master Sombra, Roberto Teles de Oliveira, was known as the shadow.
He was born in Sergipe and immigrated to the estate of Sao Paulo in search of a better life
His initiation to Capoeira came through his African heritage as his father saw the end of the abolition of slavery.
In the cost of Sao Paulo a town called Guaruja near the port of Santos, master Sombra discovered a small group of 7 Capoeiras who met regularly to practice capoeira under the teaching hood of the most equipped Capoeirista of that region, master Bispo.
Master Bispo was born in the estate of Bahia and left before the separation of Capoeira had started.
Therefore his style continued to be called Capoeira.
Our style today is known as Capoeira from Senzala of Santos of Master Sombra.
It is playful, acrobatic and fighting effective. A style that shows no start, no end, but it is forever continuing. |
Mestre Sombra
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