Independent capoeira groups
One mestre or contramestre, a small group of corded students, and a steady weekly schedule. C3NTR puts your ginga, your toques and your songs in one place.
For martial arts schools
A knowledge home for your capoeira group.
The roda, ginga, the music and the history of the art.
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Free for up to 30 students
No credit card
UK GDPR · EU (London)
Works offline
Your group's tradition deserves a home
Songs get sung in the roda but rarely written down. Toques vary by mestre. The history sits in oral tradition. C3NTR is a quiet place to write it all down once, in your group's voice.
Who this is for
Schools with multiple instructors
Several formados teaching across the week. C3NTR holds the shared standard so every aula draws from the same library, in your mestre's voice.
Group networks
You're carrying a lineage across cities. Content locked by corda keeps each student practising what suits their level.
Built for teachers, not for IT
Your mestre opens the app, taps Edit, and writes the next ladainha translation in plain prose. The next roda, the students know the song.
Write directly in the app
Like a notepad. New articles are drafts until you publish, so nothing goes live by mistake.
Mobile-first authoring
Edit on the phone between classes or on the way home. The same library, the same edit screen.
A working library in under an hour
Import the starter template in a few taps. Edit anything that doesn't fit. Publish when ready.
Cordas (cord colours, by lineage)
Content locked by corda, in your group's progression
Tag any article with a minimum corda. Newer students see ginga and the basic kicks. Corded students see the floreios and the songs. Instructors see everything.
A glossary in Portuguese and English
Capoeira's language is part of the art. C3NTR's glossary holds the terms in one place: the Portuguese, your group's translation, and the article each term appears in.
- Ginga
- The base step of capoeira, a swaying..
- Roda
- The circle where capoeira is played. Musicians at the top, chorus around the edge, two players in the middle. The roda is the heart of every class and the keeper of the tradition.
- Berimbau
- A single-stringed musical bow with a hollow gourd as resonator..
- Mestre
- A teacher who has reached the highest grade in their school's lineage..
- Batizado
- The annual baptism ceremony where new students are formally welcomed into the school and existing students receive their next cord..
- Capoeirista
- Someone who plays capoeira..
Batizado, rodas, mestre visits
C3NTR isn't only the library. Schedule the batizado, post when a visiting mestre is teaching, and let students see what's coming up. Announcements land on their Today tab and events sit on the calendar.
Start from our Capoeira template
A working starter with 15 articles, 2 short videos, a 10-terms glossary across 5 tags (Getting Started, Foundations, Practice, Progression, Resources). Import in a few taps, then edit anything that doesn't fit your school. Every article, term and tag is yours from the moment you import.
See the Capoeira template Template source:assets/templates/martial_arts/capoeira.c3t.md
Inside the app
A look at how the library, articles and grade controls feel in your students' hands.
Plays well with what you already have
Bring your existing songs and Portuguese terminology in with smart Word document import or paste Markdown directly from your archive.
Word documents
Smart import reads headings and turns them into draft articles. You review before anything publishes.
Markdown from any editor
Notion exports, Obsidian notes, Bear, plain .md files. Paste or import.
C3NTR templates
Open .c3t.md format. Schools can share templates with each other without us in the middle.
UK GDPR · DPA 2018
UK GDPR compliant. Hosted in the EU (London).
C3NTR is built around UK data protection law from the ground up. Your school's data sits in the EU on Google Cloud London, the same region we manage from.
UK GDPR + Data Protection Act 2018
Built around UK GDPR Article 6 lawful bases. Subject access requests answered within one calendar month.
Hosted in the EU (London)
Your school's data sits on Google Cloud in the europe-west2 (London) region. No transfer outside the UK or EEA for core operation.
Encrypted in transit
All data is TLS encrypted. Access restricted to personnel with a clear business need.
Account deletion on request
Permanent deletion of personal data and content via in-app or written request.
What C3NTR is, and what it isn't
A library your school owns
Another booking or billing system
Built for how schools actually teach
A generic course builder
Calm, focused reading for students
A feed competing for attention
Start free. Move up when you outgrow it.
Seed
Free forever
Up to 30 students
All core features. No credit card.
Start freeSchool
£39/mo
£32/mo billed annually
Up to 150 students
Push notifications. 1 GB media storage.
Choose SchoolAcademy
£69/mo
£57/mo billed annually
Unlimited students
Multi-instructor publishing. Engagement analytics. 5 GB media storage.
Choose AcademyStudent? Show this to your mestre.
If you play capoeira and you'd love a quiet library between aulas, share this page with your mestre. Most groups start on the free Seed plan in under five minutes.
Common questions
Can students only see their corda's material?
Yes. Tag any article with a minimum corda. Newer students see ginga and the basic kicks. Instructors see everything.
Does it cover Angola and Regional?
Yes. The starter is lineage neutral. Angola's lower, slower play and Regional's faster, more upright style both fit, with space for your group's emphasis.
Can my group customise the capoeira template?
Yes. Every article, song and toque is editable. Add your mestre's songs, your group's toques and your house traditions.
How long does it take to set up?
Most schools have a working library in under an hour. Import the starter template in a few taps, then edit anything that doesn't fit. Starting blank takes a little longer. Allow an hour or two to write your first ten articles. Students can use the app the day you publish.
Do I have to stop using my booking system?
No. C3NTR is a knowledge library for your curriculum, terminology and progressions. Booking, billing and scheduling stay with the tools you already use.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Seed is free forever for up to 30 students, with no credit card required. Move up to School (£39/mo) or Academy (£69/mo) when you outgrow it.
Other martial arts disciplines
Teach a different style? Tell us.
Whether it's a specific capoeira lineage we don't list, or another discipline entirely, drop us a line and we'll add a starter template. In the meantime, the app already works for any structured curriculum, your library starts blank in a few minutes.
Ready to give your capoeira students a knowledge home?
Free for the first 30 students. No credit card. A working library in under an hour.
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