Rhythm and sound from Brazil woke up the Green midday Friday as people kicked and flipped at the intersection of Chapel and Church streets. It might have been easy to mistake the men and women in ...

Clad all in white, dancers encircle in a roda, erupting into cartwheels and swing kicks near the Huntington Beach Pier. The movements blend into a fluid form of acrobatic non-contact fighting to the ...

Watching instructor Brian Ashbrook spin on his shoulders, jump and kick his way through several routines at the Aikibudokan Academy in Danbury, it is easy to feel mesmerized by the martial art that ...

Cairo Rocha (6-2) taking on Francisco Neves (2-4) at BRFC – Desafio dos Imortais wasn’t exactly on anyone’s radar heading into the weekend. After Rocha unleashed a kick that resulted in one of the ...

In small, steamy gyms across the Valley, groups of dedicated dancer-fighters called capoeiristas practice their own form of conversation. Their language is capoeira [kah-po-EH-rah], an acrobatic style ...

Conor McGregor made an appearance on the Conan talk show on TBS back in 2015 ahead of his UFC 189 fight against Chad Mendes. McGregor is known for his dynamic moves inside the octagon and for the ...

Julio Cesar “Morceguinho” Neves took on Dener Chuleta at WOCS 28 in Brazil over the weekend. The fight ended in the first round when Morceguinho landed this spectacular capoeira kick upside Chuleta’s ...

Capoeira combines techniques in evasion, kicks, and acrobatic moves, often executed with aplomb and flair while moving to the rhythm of music MANILA, Philippines – Imagine learning martial arts, but ...

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has promised to hit UFC 196 opponent Nate Diaz with a half-moon capoeira kick, and said he will "ping it across his head" during the main event on Saturday in ...