Batizado & Cord System
Volta Miúda Batizado & Cord System
As with capoeira tradition, once or twice a year we have a batizado which is a celebration for our students in their accomplishments and progress. At that time, students receive their first cord (usually known as “belt” in other martial arts) and are initiated into the group while other students change their cord for a higher level.
During the week of the batizado, the students have workshops and tests which determine the cord level they will earn. The week ends with the culmination of the batizado itself, beginning with a short show, followed by the “batizado” process. The word itself means “baptism” in Portuguese; each student receiving his or her first cord plays the mestre or another teacher in the roda (circle) and then receives his or her cord.