Playfight XBerg

playfully fighting
grappling like as a child
joyfully rolling around
like animal kids
boisterously rollicking

guided and with set rules

Every 2nd and 4th Saturday each month, from 8pm-11pm
(Doors open 19:45)

15€ at the door,

10€ if you reserved a spot via email min 3h before event starts

Invitation link to our telegram chanel for the playfight dates, news, and changes (if there are any): https://t.me/+lNpr9L9e-mc5Nzky

NB: The number of registered participants in FL is not the actual number of participants, as FL is only one of several ways how people can find us

Location:

Capoeira Akademie Berlin
Hasenheide 9
10967 Berlin

Through yard entrance > to 2nd back yard (parking space)
first door to staircase hallway on the right side one stair up up to the next floor

Contact:
info@playfight-xberg.de
Tel: 491799437721 (in case the door downstairs is locked)
www.playfight-xberg.de

so what is Playfight Kreuzberg all about?

playfight consolidates creative ideas with exuberant playing and mindfull fighting, in a safe and respectfull environment.

we are fighting together, not against each other.
we’re all about having fun, not about defeating.
we use our strength and abilities without a will to to hurt.

carefully, playfully, more vigorously, mindfully.
with us, there’s a lot of laughing.

playfighting is absolutely fun, and sometimes even make feelings of deep happiness come up.

there’s no need for prior experience in fighting, or for a special sportive fitness.

We gladly welcome all fair co-players.

We are considerate with each other and encounter each other other with respect and curiosity.

It is about body contact without sexual context, about motion and about having intense joy.

This frame can be altered by negotiating before a fight, if for example you want to include erotic or kinky elements in a fight.

Rules

Maximum height when playfighting is kneeling, as to keep the falling distance low.

Everybody can say STOP anytime. The ongoing action is halted immediately.

This does not necessarily mean that the fight has to end, it can just mean to halt and to resolve the problem.

Explicitly forbidden: fighting techniques that are meant to cause injury, so NO strangling, kicking, beating, levers, biting, hard hair pulling…

Before each fight, arrangements about special wishes and/or personal sensitivities can be stipulated.

or you can simply try and find out how the energy of the interaction evolves, as you can always say STOP and clear up things.

Course of Events

warm-up and mini-workshop

– we activate our body with a set of exercises
– practise to set our own boundaries and to respect the boundaries of our partner
– test a number of ideas about how we can fight
– do some rolling and breakfall exercises
– and of course get to know each other a little bit already.

main part

– for fighting, 2 persons meet in the middle of the circle
– the fight partners can find each other in a couple of ways. to decline an invitation, simply say or signal „no“, no further explanation is required.
– the other participants are sitting in a cycle around the fighters, and observe the fight, and thus help to provide a safe space.

kindly regard:

– please take out or put tape over your jewelery.
– also bring something to drink for yourself (or an empty bottle for tap water)
– our floor mats are rather harmless in regards to skin abrasions, but to be sure to completely avoid them, bring clothing with long sleeves and pants, and socks with you.

there´s no need for prior experience or a special sportive fitness.

also notice:

– playfight is sport.
– bruises and abrasions are normal in playfighting.
– more serious injuries are extremely rare.
– we assume no liability, everyone takes part on their own responsibility

for informations about the location and the host Ulf, visit our homepage

we are a safe space for LGBTQ+ and everyone else.