Code of Conduct
Mission
The objectives of Capoeira Batuque Tem Jogo Santa Ana/North Hollywood/Garden Grove are to share the art and the history of Capoeira; to recognize that Capoeira is an art created by enslaved Africans and marginalized people in Brazil, as a way to fight for freedom, maintain culture and identity, and for us, as a group and individually, to ensure that these values of resistance against injustice are reflected in our own solidarity with communities fighting for liberation. To this end, we work to maintain a healthy body, mind, and heart, and last but not least, we build community in this journey, based on empathy, care, and our shared values.
Values
Capoeira Batuque Tem Jogo commits to building a community where people of all ages, backgrounds, abilities, race, religion, citizenship status, socioeconomic status, sexual preference, and gender identities feel included, valued, and inspired to work toward a more inclusive and just future for all. Inside and outside of the roda, and training spaces, we train to empower each other and ourselves, build equity, converse and learn from one another, and develop skills and tools to identify and address injustice and breaches in care. We train to build strength, both in body and character; to increase confidence, both in physical ability and personal potential and to seek flexibility and resiliency, both in the roda and in life.
As capoeiristas, we stand firmly with communities who are fighting for liberation including, but not limited to the people of: Palestine, DR of Congo, Sudan, all Black and Indigenous communities of the Americas, Yemen, Myanmar, Xinjiang, the trans community, and many more. We respect the sacredness of the earth and its creatures and believe in reducing our environmental impact.
In our spaces, we have zero tolerance for speech, actions, and symbols that display hate or are an incitement to violence. Likewise, when certain speech or actions don’t fit the above descriptions but still cause harm, they will be challenged and addressed collaboratively by both the teacher and the student body.
If at any time at a capoeira or related event, you encounter an interaction that is in violation of the above stated commitments, we encourage you to seek support from a member of the temjogo community. The incident will be handled with sensitivity, in an attempt to reduce harm through dialogue and transformative justice processes, and/or what is necessary to ensure the welfare of the complainant and the agency of all parties.
Permission/
Consent
Permission should be sought throughout the process of all interactions.
Permission can be revoked at any time.
In martial situations, permission is given by stepping onto the training floor, mat, ring or roda.
In Martial situations, permission is revoked by leaving the above if possible, tapping out, or verbally revoking if leaving is not possible.
Asking for a Partner or a spot/physical assistance implies permission for the physical contact necessitated by the activity at hand, no more.
Asking for a Partner or spot/physical assistance does not imply permission for physical, contact, stalking or harassment after the activity at hand has ended.
No Means No. Silence Means No. Only a Yes Means Yes.
Photography
Photography and filming of Open Sessions Rodas, and Jams is permitted.
Photography and filming of Classes is left to the discretion of the teacher.
The only exception to the above will be the official photographers designated by the organizers.
Participation in the festival indicates permission to be photographed and filmed by the organizers and designated official photographers.
Violence
Physical altercations and violence are inherent aspects of the martial arts as is the Mindful, Disciplined, and Ceremonial control of violence and physical altercations.
Our main goal is to nurture the discipline, respect and physical mastery of Martial and other arts and to control/contextualize the violence in a healthy way.
All altercations must begin, end, and be resolved in the training space, ring, roda.
Any physical attacks taking place outside of the above context will be dealt with swiftly through legal apparatus.
Non Physical forms of violence: not limited to, but including verbal abuse, sexism, racism, homophobia, ageism, will not be tolerated.
STALKING is a form of harassment and a form of violence. It will not be tolerated and will be dealt with through legal measures.
Please speak up when something occurs. Silence Is Violence and prevents the organizers from protecting our guests.