
“I first saw capoeira at the age of 15 – I saw the American feature film“ Only the Strongest ”with Mark Dacascas in the title role. I was very impressed and started looking for capoeira sections. The next trainings took place in Finland. My desire was so strong that I took up self-education. I read books, watched videos. I did judo, a little boxing, karate, and I had a basic knowledge of sports. But I fell in love with capoeira. Gradually, like-minded people joined me, a section arose where children came. We brought instructors who shared their knowledge with us. Gradually, all this moved to a serious level. Today there are already many students in “Berimba”, some students have opened their schools. Our task is not only to raise a strong athlete, but also to raise a good person. ”