Louis Stevens, a former green beret, returned to his hometown of Miami after serving in Brazil, but learned that his former high school had become a paradise for gangs and drug dealers. After Stevens used his Capoeira technique to drive several drug dealers out of school, one of Stevens' old teachers, Kriegan, saw Stevens' influence on his students. Kerrigan gave him a task of teaching Capoeira to the few students in the school who are most at risk.