Free Movement Festival
Presents:
Fall-fest 2025!!!
Family, thank you so much for supporting the Free Movement Festival. We are finally in a place to get things moving again, in a different format, so that we can get together multiple times a year, with shorter, more sustainable gatherings...
This event’s schedule:
Friday Sep 26 Location: Galaxy Arts Center - 1382 Valencia Ave Ste H, Tustin, CA 92780
7:30 - 9:00 pm Open Circle and Roda
Saturday Sep 27 Location: Galaxy Arts Center - 1382 Valencia Ave Ste H, Tustin, CA 92780
2:00pm House - Vanessa Neva Verdoodt
3:15pm AfroBrazilian - Vika Hernandez
4:30pm Newstyle Hustle - Jerald Galang
5:45pm Capoeira - TBD
7:00pm Roda / Circle
Sunday Sep 28 Location: LoopKicks Tricking SoCal - 13061 Galway St, Garden Grove, CA 92844
12:00pm Tricking for Dancers and Martial Artists - Brian Huang
1:00 Capoeira - Mestre Amen Santo
2:00 Batizado Graduation Ceremony
Schedule subject to change at any time. Please stay tuned, stay safe, and stay moving!!!
-The FMF Team
Stay Tuned For Updates!!!
The Southern California and Global Movement Communities are realizing that the walls between movement styles are disappearing day by day. This is not a dilution of the roots, but an appreciation of the common ground we have. An appreciation of the things that we can teach to and learn from each other.
This fall we are going back to basics!!! We ar3e concentrating on our roots at the intersections of Capoeira and Afrobrazilian culture and House Dance Culture!!!
We will train House Dance, with up and coming OC and LA teacher Homare Yasuda. We will then bridge into AfroBrazilian Dance with the renound Professora Vika Hernandez from San Diego. We will train Newstyle Hustle with Jerald Galang and members of the community who brought this style to Southern California. We will learn Tricking/Aerial Acrobatics for Martial Artists and Dancers with Brian Huang, one of the innovators in the community here in SoCal!!! And of course we will have Capoeira with teachers such as Mestre Amen Santo, the Pioneer of the art in Southern California!!!
Capoeira Batuque Santa Ana, Loftoeira, The Furies LA, Second Sun, and our partners are grateful to be able to take this opportunity to bring the various movement communities together to celebrate and learn from one another.
Teachers / Special Guests
Invited Guests and Teachers Include
Mestre Amen Santo - Capoeira - Confirmed
Mestre Versatil 'Ish' Ismail - Capoeira - Confirmed
Vanessa Neva Verdoodt - House - Confirmed
SuperDave Royster - Freestyle Theory
Jerald Galang - Newstyle Hustle
Prof. Vika Hernandez - AfroBrazilian Dance - Confirmed
Prof. Arisco, Chun-Sheng Wang - Capoeira and Tricking - confirmed
Gabi Angeles - Furies LA
Prof. Lorenzo Mola Wright - Capoeira and Parkour
Mestre Girafa
Mestre Muito Tempo
Mestra Minha Velha - Capoeira
Professor Patua, Capoeira Batuque Ventura
Professora Saehee, Capoeira Batuque
Contramestre Martell, ASCAB LA
More to be confirmed
Code of Conduct
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.
Volunteers Vendors Partners
We are currently accepting Vendor applications. Please fill out our contact form. We are grateful to our partners for your continuing support and cooperation!!!
Guest Registration
Batizado guest Registration
Visiting Capoeiristas, please fill out the form below.
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