Cobrinha always stood out for his lithe movement. Photo: John Lamonica.

Before the career that netted him four Jiu-Jitsu World Championship titles, Rubens “Charles” Cobrinha was a msaterful capoeira stylist, having gotten his start in the martial arts by practicing the native-Brazilian style developed by slaves prior to emancipation.

In the video below, our GMA at Alliance Los Angeles demonstrates how he incorporated the capoeira “ginga” into the gentle art. The exercises build strength and improve movement.

Cobrinha sempre se destacou pela boa movimentação.Foto: John Lamonica.

Antes de se tornar tetracampeão mundial de Jiu-Jitsu, Rubens Charles, o Cobrinha, já esbanjava talento na capoeira, outra modalidade tipicamente brasileira.

No vídeo abaixo, o nosso GMA na Alliance Los Angeles mostra como incorpora o gingado da capoeira à arte suave. São exercícios que fortalecem e deixam a movimentação afiada: