Capoeira kicks ass

Okay, you’ve probably seen that insane Muay Thai vs. capoeira fight from The Protector starring Tony Jaa. Or maybe you remember Iron Chef America’s Mark Dacascos as an ex-Special Forces soldier-turned-high school teacher who kicks a little inner city ass using the flamboyant Brazilian martial art in Only The Strong. But that’s the movies.

Capoeira has some flashy acrobatic kicks, but it’s more dance than combat. No one would seriously use capoeira in an MMA fight. Then I came across this clip of whirling dervish Marcus Aurelio out-kicking Keegan Marshall at a North American Challenge event in North Vancouver. Skill plus luck equals knockout. Hollywood couldn’t have choreographed it better.