Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art which is embraced by people of all ages, professional backgrounds, cultures, and mental/physical abilities. The dynamics that take place within Capoeira is incomparable to any other Martial Art! Capoeira is a culmination of life and energy that is expressed through martial arts, acrobatics, music (singing, clapping, instrumentation), and dance.

Those who train in and learn from the art of Capoeira, discover within themselves a talent they have never known! Once this talent is discovered, the Capoeira student is on their way to perfecting it. Every student's talent is unique to them and through Capoeira it is perfected!

Capoeira is a "healthy alternative" for those who are seeking weight-loss, strength training, high endurance training, mental training, rehabilitation, and/or a great place to make friends, share resources, and become part of a growing family.

Aside from whatever personal reasons people may have for training in the art of Capoeira, the added benifit is that your mind, body, and spirit become liberated. You become liberated from the numerous stress factors that challenge you everyday from hectic urban-life. After training with us, you'll definately feel like you've had a great workout and at the same time feel refreshed, tension free, and primed for a restful nights' sleep.

We are Omulu Capoeira Guanabara Hayward, a satelite group of the international organization Omulu Capoeira Guanabara Group whose headquarters are based in two parts of the world, San Francisco, CA. lead by  Mestre Preguiça and Stockhom, Sweden, lead by Mestre Dimola. Omulu Capoeira Group and Grupo Capoeira Guanabara are two organizations working in partnership as one unit; hence the combining of the two names, Omulu & Guanabara.

Omulu Capoeira Group, as a separate entity, is a non-profit organization in San Francisco, CA. As a nonprofit organization, not only do we serve the community by outreaching to youth, we also serve business and home owners as a tax write-off benifit when they donate money and/or supplies to keep our programs running. We have many thoughtful donors who share our vision in our commitment to the community in educating and promoting the art of Capoeira while using Capoeira as a tool to empower people, young and older. Omulu Capoeira Group has been in existence since 1984.

Our original Omulu Capoeira Mestres are the cofounder of Senzala Capoeira Group, founder of Omulu Capoeira Group, awardee of two prestigous Golden Berimbau Awards (Berimbau de Ouro), and author of one of the best Capoeira books ever written, “The Art of Survival”...world renowned Mestre Preguiça; and, the late Omulu's Lead Instructor and founder/director of the renowned performing Samba arts company, Fogo Na Roupa...the California Bay Area's own Mestre Aceituno; who rests in peace as of September 27, 2006.

If you are interested in learning Capoeira but are hesitant, take a class and find out what you are missing. Maybe it's possible that you feel you are too busy and don't have enough time for a healthy commitment; understandable. However, people just like you train in the art of Capoeira everyday with just as busy of a schedule as you! To give you an idea, some of our students' occupations consist of the following: College students, Home Makers, IT Specialists, Engineers, School Teachers, Programmers, Business Owners, etc...the list goes on! Occupations like those are definitely time demanding and if they can do it, you can do it! So come on, take on the challenge to challenge yourself to get started and be on your way to getting fit while learning a beautiful Afro-Brasilian form of expression, liberation, and self-defense!

One of the things instructor Busca He' emphasizes to students is that you need to care enough about yourself to set aside time to do the things you like or would like to do; as long as it is healthy and helps you progress into becoming a better Capoeirista and a better person. Omulu Capoeira Guanabara Group Hayward looks forward to guiding you in your journey on an exciting path of training whether you are a new or continuing student.

"Avoid any chance of looking back in life and wishing you should have. Time does not wait for anyone just as the roda does not wait for anyone"! 

        ~Busca He'