Kapoeira
Do Sapo
"The Way of the Frog" — A revolutionary approach to Capoeira Angola that honors the ancient connection between the frog and the martial art.
Every Capoeira movement mirrors the frog: the low stance of the Negativa, the explosive leap of the Aú, the patient stillness before the strike. For 38 years, Mestre Curtis Pierre has preserved this sacred knowledge.
Why the Frog?
In the Kongo traditions of Central Africa, the frog represents transformation, adaptability, and hidden power. The enslaved Africans who created Capoeira in Brasil carried these symbols with them.
Watch a Capoeirista move: the low crouching stance, the explosive unpredictable leaps, the patient waiting before striking — these are the ways of the frog.
The berimbau's curved bow mimics the arc of a frog's leap. The atabaque's rhythms echo the calls across ancient lagoons. Kapoeira Do Sapo reconnects practitioners to these original roots.
The Jinga
The foundation - like a frog's subtle weight shifts before a leap
Aú (Cartwheel)
The frog's rolling escape through water
Negativa
Low to the ground - the frog's defensive crouch
Rasteira
The sweeping kick - a frog's powerful leg strike
The frog waits in stillness, then moves with explosive power. This is Capoeira. This is life. Learn to wait. Learn to leap.— Mestre Curtis Pierre
Voices of the Jungle
Each instrument carries the spirit of the natural world. In Kapoeira Do Sapo, they represent the sounds of the Amazon lagoon.
Berimbau
The curved bow that sings
Its arc mirrors the frog's leap. Its voice guides the roda like the wind through trees.
Atabaque
The heartbeat drum
Deep like the call of frogs across the lagoon at dusk. It grounds the rhythm of the game.
Pandeiro
The shimmering rain
Quick, precise, unpredictable - like a frog's tongue striking. Learn to juggle, learn to flow.
Step into the Roda
Three ways to keep going after the Frog Style. Weekly in-person classes are the fastest path — first one is free.
"In the lagoon, the frog teaches patience. In the roda, the Capoeirista becomes the frog."
— Kapoeira Do Sapo