FormerGreenBeretLouisStevensreturnstohishometownofMiamiaftercompletingmilitaryserviceinBrazil,onlytolearnthathisoldhighschoolhasbecomeahavenforgangsanddrugdealers.AfterStevensuseshiscapoeiraskillstokickseveraldrugdealersoffoftheschoolproperty,Kerrigan,oneofStevens'oldteachers,seestheimpactthatStevenshasonthestudents.KerrigangiveshimthetaskofteachingCapoeiratoahandfuloftheworstat-riskstudentsattheschool.