Capoeira is an art of freedom invented by enslaved African people in Brazil, against occupiers and colonizers.

Capoeira includes music, games, fighting, dance and philosophy.

Portuguese colonizers forbade Africans from writing and speaking their own language during 400 years of slavery.

African people (mainly from modern-day Angola, Congo and Nigeria) used capoeira to preserve their culture and traditions.

Giorgi was born in Tbilisi and raised in New York, but often returned to Georgia and always had a strong connection to his homeland.

Capoeira Angola was mastered in America and has 7 years of experience practicing it.

“Capoeira may be foreign to our culture with its long history, but its foundation, which is based on freedom, respect for ancestors, music, dance and fighting, is very similar to our culture.

By learning Capoeira, we will also see our culture from a new perspective and be filled with new energy.