Mind the new Date Schedule:
– every 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, starting from October –
next Playfight Dates:
12th of October 2024
26th of October 2024
9th of November
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 per month, from 8pm-11pm
admission fee 15€ at the door, reduced price 10€ if you reserved a spot via email
(Doors open 19:45)
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:
Tel: 491799437721
(in case the door downstairs is locked)
playfight consolidates 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 encouter each other other with respect and curiosity.
It is about body contact without sexual context, about motion and about having intense joy.
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 forbiden: 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.
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
Event Room
Dressing Rooms
Coin Operated Showers (50Cent-Coins, rather 2 Coins needed)
I’m a private music instructor for piano, saxophone and clarintet.
From 2008 I participated in a lot of different playfight-venues, and founded Playfight Xberg mid of May 2024.
I still find fascinating how many things one rather automatically trains/exercises simultaneousy when playfighting – physically: strength, endurance, mobility, and coordination – mentally: being present with oneself, feeling one’s boundaries, wishes and needs, and taking them into account, as well as relating to the respective partners.. taking care fore each other, whilst having a lot of freedom for creative ideas, being able to confidentially leave one’s comfort zone in order to grow, because when one’s boundaries are approached one can always interrupt/stop everything…
furthermore interesting is that one can provoke each other and challenge each other in all friendliness.. and also that we go into body contact..
it´s also great that one automatically develops more awareness for one’s own body..
and yet I believe that the positive side effects are actually only side effects that normally should rather be casually accepted (instead of trying to use them therapeutically) – in my opinion letting the fun stay in playfighting is eminent, among other things because one learns best then 😉
As yout playfight host, I want to structure each given evening in a way that grants everybody is physically tuned in optimally, have a lot of ideas available in which other ways one could fight/play, have (re-) practised to react to both „stop“ and to the traffic light code, as well as having practised to use both codes…
so that during the playfight everyone can feel totally comfortable, and at the end of the evening go home (or which place ever) happy and fullfilled.
we are a safe space for
LGBTQ+
..and everyone else..
Links:
Capoeira Akademie Berlin:
https://www.capoeira-berlin.de/
Parkgalerie Berlin:
https://www.parkgalerie-berlin.de/
Ulf Martin Andresen: