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About Capoeira Valente
Capoeira Valente is an authentic capoeira school that teaches the art form from one of the highest quality and oldest and respected lineages of capoeira today.
Capoeira is a 400 year old Brazilian Martial art that combines attacks, defenses, flowing movement, acrobatics and music to form this beautiful art. Although disguised as a dance, and at first glance seems like a display of choreography, capoeira in its simplest form is an extremely effective form of self defense. What makes this art form so special is the ability to "play" while challenging your body, mind and soul.
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Capoeira Valente has been operating for over 10 years. We focus on the growth of the students and community through health, connection, overcoming personal challenges, and nurturing self-esteem. However don't let the softness fool you though, capoeira is a full body workout where you will be stiff in places that you didn't realise you had muscles.
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CAPOEIRA VALENTE VALUES
HUMILITY
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INTEGRITY
UNITY
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AUTHENTICITY
TRANSFORMATION
MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS
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Professor Piranha has a deep passion for capoeira, community and helping individuals reach their true potential. Piranha has been practicing capoeira for over 17 years and has spent much time in Brazil over the years, immersing himself in the culture, and training with the best practitioners this martial art has to offer. Piranha is extremely warm and outgoing and has a way of pushing individual past their personal limits. Piranha is also the founder of ThriveLabs, South Africa's first biohacking facility, which aims to help people become super human through natural performance enhancing therapies and practices.
Mark de Gouveia
"Professor Piranha"
Founder and head Instructor
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Graduada Xena has been practicing capoeira for over 13 years. Her gentle nature and beautiful movement draws respect from both adults and young students alike. She is formidable in training and knows how to deliver powerful classes. Graduada Xena holds a cum laude degree in psychology and is currently studying business management at Wits university. She is a cofounder of ThriveLabs and is passionate about health, wellness and biohacking.
Instructor
Monica Bylos
"Graduada Xena"
CONTACT US
+27608385305 | info@capoeiragp.co.za
Sloane square shopping centre, 18 Sloane str, Bryanston