The San Francisco Capoeira Academy

nstrutor Jesus, is a student of Mestre Ombrinho, and a teacher of "mindful capoeira" — a practice designed for a lifetime of movement. Eamon believes a good teacher has strong values, such as integrity, responsibility, and commitment to community. On a daily basis, this means being organized and on time, preparing for class, and treating others the way that you would like to be treated. At a larger level, this means rejecting bigotry, discrimination, and harmful biases of all kinds. Capoeira is a means to develop personal and community liberation and safety. Eamon believes a good teacher never stops learning. Eamon is constantly seeking to expand his own knowledge and abilities. About our Mestre:

The head instructor and founder of Capoeira Angola Quintal is Michael Goldstein, known in the capoeira world as Mestre Ombrinho. He began studying capoeira in 1981 with Mestre Acordeon and Mestre Jelon, the two world-renown masters who brought capoeira to the United States. He made his first trip to Brazil in 1985 where he trained with many legendary masters, young and old. Having trained Regional, Angola, and many styles in between, Mestre Ombrinho was drawn to the more grounded, traditional style of Capoeira Angola. In 1987, he became a disciple of Grand Master Nô of Bahia and joined Capoeira Angola Palmares. Known as a master-of-masters, Mestre Nô has produced the greatest quality and quantity of Capoeira Angola masters in Brazil. In 1996, Mestre Ombrinho became a master of capoeira under Mestre Nô. In New York, Mestre Ombrinho has been teaching capoeira since 1988. In 2002, he formed his own group, Capoeira Angola Quintal and he has organized international Capoeira encounters in New York and Bahia, Brazil. He has graduated many fine practitioners and instructors, both men and women. He speaks fluent Portuguese and leads tours of Capoeira centers in Brazil. Mestre Ombrinho is well-known for making the art of capoeira accessible to people of all ages and abilities. He has taught Capoeira throughout the United States, Brazil, Europe, and Israel and has lead workshops at colleges and universities including Sarah Lawrence, Harvard, Columbia, Swarthmore, Yale, John Hopkins, Drew, Rutgers, The New School among others.