How difficult is it to learn Capoeira?

The answer depends on you and your goals. In Capoeira there are many skills to learn. When playing Capoeira, you are learning acrobatics, kicking, punching, timing, and so on. Your ultimate goal is expressing yourself freely. read more

Capoeira is very simple and easy to learn. Lots of people like doing acrobatics with capoeira, and playing an acrobatic capoeira gets more difficult as you learn more acrobatics. However, backflips are not a capoeira move, they are just something you can throw into the game, if you want. read more

Capoeira touches many fields of fitness, skill work, and movement quality that could be distilled for the purposes of the second group, without the actual practice of the Capoeira basics, which are required for becoming a legitimate practitioner of the art form and body language. read more

Personal story: I started at 26 and I'm now 33 and still learning and loving Capoeira. To learn and progress, all you need to do is attend class regularly, go to as many rodas as you can and do unstructured training by yourself or with others when you feel like it. read more