Keep the roda going.
We'll keep the records.
Cordas, roda, batizado, and music — capoeira is more than a class. NextKick tracks every student's journey and runs the academy so you can focus on the game.
Cordas
Graded and tracked, your lineage's way
Roda + Class
Sessions scheduled separately
Batizado
Events with registration built in
Cord grades tracked the way your group awards them
Every group and lineage orders its cordas differently. Set yours once and NextKick tracks each student's cord, the batizado where they earned it, and their full grade history — apelidos and all.
- Configurable corda order per lineage
- Grade history and batizado records
- Student apelido on every profile
Regular classes and roda, on their own schedules
Training classes and the roda aren't the same thing, and your calendar shouldn't treat them like it. Schedule fundamentals, music, and roda sessions separately, with app check-in for each.
- Separate class / music / roda sessions
- App check-in and live attendance
- Kids and adults on one calendar
Batizado and troca de corda, without the spreadsheet
Your biggest events of the year deserve better than a group chat. Run batizado and troca de corda as events with registration, fees, and attendee lists — then record the new cordas straight onto profiles.
- Event registration and fees
- Guest and visitor sign-ups
- New cordas recorded to profiles
Tuition and event fees, automated
Recurring monthly tuition, batizado fees, and uniform or instrument orders bill automatically. Families link under one account with a single login and automatic discounts.
- Recurring tuition & event fees
- Family accounts and discounts
- Flat pricing, no per-student fees
Capoeira academy questions
Can NextKick match my group's corda system?
Yes. Whether your lineage grades in one order or another, you configure the exact corda sequence and NextKick tracks each student against it, including the batizado where they graded.
Can I run batizado and troca de corda as events?
Absolutely. Set them up as events with their own registration, fees, and attendee lists — including visiting groups — and record new cordas straight onto student profiles.
Can I schedule roda separately from regular classes?
Yes. Fundamentals, music, and roda sessions each get their own schedule and check-in, so students see exactly what's on and when.
Does NextKick work for academies with multiple locations?
Yes. Multi-location academies get consolidated reporting, shared student profiles, and centralized billing from one dashboard.
In short
NextKick is capoeira academy software. It keeps cord grades in your group's order, tracks roda and regular classes separately, runs batizado and troca de corda as events, and puts tuition and event fees on one account.
What to look for in capoeira academy software
Capoeira does not fit standard martial arts software at all. Progression is by cord, awarded at a batizado or troca de corda rather than on a rolling testing schedule; roda is a session type unlike any class; and the group's lineage and naming conventions matter to students in a way generic software cannot represent.
Key takeaways
- Cord grades in your group's order
- Roda and regular classes tracked separately
- Batizado and troca de corda as events
- Tuition and event fees on one account
Cord grades in your group's order
Every group orders and names its cords differently. The software should hold your exact sequence, track each student's current cord, and record when and at which event it was awarded.
Roda and regular classes tracked separately
Roda is not a class in the usual sense, and attendance at it says something different about a student than attendance at a technical session. Keeping them apart makes the data meaningful.
Batizado and troca de corda as events
These are the two most important dates in the year, with registration, fees, visiting mestres, and attendance from other groups. They should run as managed events rather than as a spreadsheet and a group chat.
Tuition and event fees on one account
Monthly tuition plus event fees, cord costs, and workshop charges collecting through the same student account, with family accounts where a group teaches children.
The effect is that the mestre or professor keeps the group's records — cords, events, lineage of who was graded when — in one place that survives longer than any one instructor's memory.
Last reviewed by the NextKick team.
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