FormerGreenBeretLouisStevensreturnstohishometownofMiamiaftercompletingmilitaryserviceinBrazil,onlytolearnthathisoldhighschoolhasbecomeahavenforgangsanddrugdealers.AfterStevensuseshiscapoeiraskillstokickseveraldrugdealersoffoftheschoolproperty,Kerrigan,oneofStevensoldteachers,seestheimpactthatStevenshasonthestudents.KerrigangiveshimthetaskofteachingCapoeiratoahandfuloftheworstat-riskstudentsattheschool.
