If you’ve seen the crazy fight scene in the Bourne Ultimatum between Jason Bourne and Desh, you should check out this article. The actor who played Desh studied capoeira.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/19/bourne.stuntman/index.html?iref=allsearch
Here’s an excerpt:
Well, my story is quite interesting. I started off young, when I was doing a lot of theatre. I caught the martial art bug aged nine and have trained in martial arts, tae kwon do, ninjutsu, capoeira and got into acrobatics.