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uca-logoimageWelcome to Capoeira Fundo da Mata!

We are a Knoxville-based capoeira group led by Contra-mestre Avestruz under the banner of the United Capoeira Association (UCA).

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Class Schedule:

Classes are held downtown in the basement studio of the Emporium Center for Arts and Culture  (Jackson Ave. & Gay St.) on the following nights:

*          Tuesday 6-8 pm:  Regular Class with Contra-mestre Avestruz.

*          Thursday 6-7:30 pm:  Student-led Conditioning Class.

Class Rates:

FREE — 1st Trial class

$45 — Monthly rate for unlimited classes

$50 — Five classes

$12 — Drop-in rate per class

Contact us for more information. And join us on facebook for updates about events.

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Past Events:

Mestre Acordeon, Mestra Suelly, Mestre Galo, and Mestre Calango were in Knoxville in January 2011 for FDM’s second biennial batizado!

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Mestre Galo, founder and director of Canto do Galo (UCA) in Denver, returned to Knoxville to lead a host of capoeira workshops and rodas over the extended weekend  of February 25 - 28, 2010

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Contra-mestre Cravo, founder of Capoeira Sangue Forte (UCA) in Oakland, led a number of workshops in Knoxville over the extended weekend of Thursday, September 10th through Saturday, September 12, 2009.

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Featured:

Check out this interview of Contra-mestre Avestruz in Knoxville’s Metro Pulse.