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 ...

Capoeira, for the uninitiated, is a unique Brazilian martial art. With acrobatics. And dance. And music. And quite a bit of fun. This reporter, Tad Mast, snuck into one of the classes for a day.

Instructor: Mestre Lucas Corvo began practicing capoeira in his hometown of Eunapolis, Bahia, Brazil in 1983 when he was 5 years old. In 1994 Corvo began teaching the sport, and nine years later, in ...

AS SOON AS capoeira teacher Alan Letran asked me during warm-ups whether I was comfortable with handstands, I knew I had either: a) found my people, or b) gotten in way over my head. I prepped for my ...