Capoeira Regional
Created by Mestre Bimba (1900-1974), it is the most widely used form of Capoeira.
It is high speed game that employs all the martial art style movements. Some acrobatic and balances can be used although the emphasis is more on the 'fighting' moves.
Capoeira Angola
A slower game which contains lots of balances and low to the ground moves. There is high emphasis on grace and beauty of movement.
Mestre Pastinha(1889-1981) a honorable Angola Master together with Mestre Bimba stood out in their fight to have the capoeira practise discriminalised.
