Welcome 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.
