Our free quarterly self-defense seminars are back for 2026. Misfit Combat is proud to welcome back Guro Jay @fmatrix01 of Visayan Eskrima and Chinwe “Aqualtune” Oniah of Filhos De Bimba Capoeira @capoeirabayarea for a free 3 hour seminar on February 21st from 1 to 4PM. This class will blend Afro-Brazilian and Filipino Martial Art techniques. Participants will learn fundamental movements of both Capoeira and Eskrima with applied historical context.
About Eskrima:
Filipino Martial Arts, known as Arnis, Eskrima, or Kali, evolved through centuries of adaptation and resistance in the Philippines against Imperialism. Rooted in indigenous warrior traditions and shaped by strategies and survival, FMA blends weaponry empty-hand combat, and movement. This system of FMA, The Visayan Style Corto Kadena (VSCK) founded by the late Maestro Umpad, is fused movement and lethality—an intuitive art utilizing flow, range, and adaptability.
About Capoeira:
Developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil, and later practiced by liberated Africans and native Brazilians, Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art widely known as a dance-like fight or a fight-like dance. A means of self defense, capoeira was practiced in secret to preserve cultural traditions and rituals.
Please join us in honoring these two traditions, taught by two incredibly knowledgeable instructors! This seminar is FREE to the public with RSVP—see flyer QR code for sign-ups or click on Misfit’s LinkTree. You don’t want to miss it!
Registration link: /landing/events/cal-aceba79d785c488999b038427136/login
Donations are always appreciated 🙏🏽
@misfitcombat proudly presented their quarterly self-defense seminar, with special thanks to our partnership with the City of Emeryville!
Led by Guro Jay @fmatrix01 of Visayan Eskrima and Chinwe “Aqualtune” Oniah of Filhos De Bimba Capoeira @capoeirabayarea , participants received a free 3 hour seminar loaded with Afro-Brazilian and Filipino Martial Art techniques. Participants learned fundamental movements of both Capoeira and Eskrima with applied historical context.
About Eskrima:
Filipino Martial Arts, known as Arnis, Eskrima, or Kali, evolved through centuries of adaptation and resistance in the Philippines against Imperialism. Rooted in indigenous warrior traditions and shaped by strategies and survival, FMA blends weaponry empty-hand combat, and movement.
This system of FMA, The Visayan Style Corto Kadena (VSCK) founded by the late Maestro Umpad, is fused movement and lethality—an intuitive art utilizing flow, range, and adaptability.
About Capoeira:
Developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil, and later practiced by liberated Africans and native Brazilians, Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art widely known as a dance-like fight or a fight-like dance. A means of self defense, capoeira was practiced in secret to preserve cultural traditions and rituals.
We honored these two traditions, taught by two incredibly knowledgeable instructors! This seminar was FREE to the public with RSVP. “‘Twas a litty time ! Shoutout to everyone who came thru 😎🙏🏾” @thewaysofchin
Donations are always appreciated. 🙏😇
Misfit Combat is proud to present our quarterly self-defense seminar, with special thanks to our partnership with the City of Emeryville!
Led by Guro Jay @fmatrix01 of Visayan Eskrima and Chinwe “Aqualtune” Oniah of Filhos De Bimba Capoeira @capoeirabayarea , this free 3 hour seminar class will blend Afro-Brazilian and Filipino Martial Art techniques. Participants will learn fundamental movements of both Capoeira and Eskrima with applied historical context.
About Eskrima:
Filipino Martial Arts, known as Arnis, Eskrima, or Kali, evolved through centuries of adaptation and resistance in the Philippines against Imperialism. Rooted in indigenous warrior traditions and shaped by strategies and survival, FMA blends weaponry empty-hand combat, and movement.
This system of FMA, The Visayan Style Corto Kadena (VSCK) founded by the late Maestro Umpad, is fused movement and lethality—an intuitive art utilizing flow, range, and adaptability.
About Capoeira:
Developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil, and later practiced by liberated Africans and native Brazilians, Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art widely known as a dance-like fight or a fight-like dance. A means of self defense, capoeira was practiced in secret to preserve cultural traditions and rituals.
Please join us in honoring these two traditions, taught by two incredibly knowledgeable instructors! This seminar is FREE to the public with RSVP—see flyer QR code for sign-ups or click on Misfit’s LinkTree. You don’t want to miss it!
Registration link: /landing/events/cal-50f8eb2688be422a992d459212c1/login
Donations are always appreciated. 🙏
Hello everyones,
We recently celebrated 12 years of FdB Bay Area this past March. We’re so grateful to the folks who’ve contributed to these 12 years.
However, it was a bittersweet celebration because at the end of this month April 29, will be our last OFFICIAL class. This was a difficult decision to make. I’m happy + proud to lead this group. However, at this time, I have other priorities that require me to step away. The group that has been regularly training is committed to staying engaged with this art form. If you’re curious about training with them, send an email to be connected. If we are able to come and open our doors again, I hope that we will have your support.
As for me, I’ll continue to develop my own capoeira - studying, reading, researching - and support the many capoeira groups in the Bay Area and around the country who continue to share this art.
Many thanks to our teachers, Mestre Nenel and Professor Malandro and the many people who’ve contributed and supported Filhos de Bimba Bay Area School of Capoeira for the past 12 years.
See you at the next roda, Aqualtune / @thewaysofchin
#capoeirabayarea #capoeiraregional #filhosdebimba
ZUMBIMBA celebrates the cultural legacy of capoeira and honors influential figures from the past and present. Join Filhos de Bimba - Bay Area Nov 14-16 as we bring the axé of Salvador, Bahia to the Bay Area for a weekend of music, dance, and capoeira! We are excited to have the presence of Mestre Nenel, Mestra Preguiça, Mestra Nalvinha and Mestre Canguru to help us celebrate and revel in the joy of capoeira and connect to its Afro-rooted origins! Link in bio at @capoeirabayarea for registration, event schedule and more! #capoeiraregional #capoeira #filhosdebimba #capoeiraartsfoundation
ZUMBIMBA celebrates the cultural legacy of capoeira and honors influential figures from the past and present. Join Filhos de Bimba - Bay Area as we bring the axé of Salvador, Bahia to the Bay Area Nov 14-16 for a weekend of music, dance, and capoeira! We are excited to have the presence of Mestre Nenel, Mestra Preguiça, Mestra Nalvinha and Mestre Canguru to help us celebrate and revel in the joy of capoeira and connect to its Afro-rooted origins! Link in bio at @capoeirabayarea for registration, event schedule and more! #capoeiraregional #capoeira #filhosdebimba #capoeiraartsfoundation
ZUMBIMBA celebrates the cultural legacy of capoeira and honors influential figures from the past and present. Join Filhos de Bimba - Bay Area Nov 14-16 as we bring the axé of Salvador, Bahia to the Bay Area for a weekend of music, dance, and capoeira! We are excited to have the presence of Mestre Nenel, Mestra Preguiça, Mestra Nalvinha and Mestre Canguru to help us celebrate and revel in the joy of capoeira and connect to its Afro-rooted origins! Link in bio at @capoeirabayarea for registration, event schedule and more! #capoeiraregional #capoeira #filhosdebimba #capoeiraartsfoundation
We’re just around the corner from our summer Capoeira Regional Intensive! JUNE 24-29, the intensive is a week of workshops that focuses on Capoeira Regional music, jogos (Banguelinha, Idalina, São Bento Grande) and more! For more information + to register, check the link in our bio. 🔵⚪️
#capoeirabayarea #capoeiraregional #capoeira #filhosdebimba #martialarts #afrobrazilian
TONIGHT at 7pm at @eastsidecultural join us for a Black Women-led Roda! We’re celebrating + making space for Black Women in our community - small in numbers but mighty in presence, capoeiristas can and do look like us 🤸🏾♀️🤸🏽♀️🤸🏿♀️
You, your mom + your cousin too, roll through, bring an instrument, sing a tune - we’ll see y’all in a few! From beginners to Mestras, all are welcome!
**We ask that you to reflect about your presence and if your presence would help in creating a space to celebrate, support + center Black Women from our community - their experiences, their stories, their work + their joy in this art form🤸🏾♀️**
#BlackWomenInCapoeira #BlackCapoeiristas #capoeirabayarea #bayareacapoeira #mulheresnegrasnacapoeira #capoeiramulher
FRIDAY, APRIL 26 at 7pm at @eastsidecultural join us for a Black Women-led Roda! This is a time and space where Black Women in our community can big up ourselves, be in one space and play capoeira.
👸🏿From beginners to Mestras, all are welcome! 👸🏾
**We ask you to reflect about your presence and if your presence would help in creating a space to celebrate, support + center Black Women from our community - their experiences, their stories, their work, their Joy for this art form 😎🤸🏾♀️👸🏽**
#BlackWomenInCapoeira #BlackCapoeiristas #capoeirabayarea #bayareacapoeira #mulheresnegrasnacapoeira #capoeiramulher
