Can Jiu-Jitsu be accurately portrayed in Hollywood? Keanu Reeves gives it a try
It's not uncommon for actors to do their research for their roles. Directors encourage their stars to seek out training in whatever field their character…
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Jiu-Jitsu grows in fame as it shines once again on Hollywood screens
Joining the ranks of many Jiu-Jitsu professors with famous students is Paragon BJJ founder Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller. Franjinha is currently on location in Montreal, Canada…
Scarlett Johansson’s got a knack for Jiu-Jitsu
If you've been doing a good job of managing your time and made regular trips to the cinema, you're surely among the dozens of millions…
Anderson to train angelic voice for cartoon voice-overs
If the challenge issued by Chael Sonnen comes to pass and the American happens to defeat the Brazilian and capture the UFC middleweight belt, current…
Jiu-Jitsu with a Chinese touch in the movies
Donnie Yen, 48, is a Chinese actor best known for his part in the movie “Ip Man,” where he plays an eponymous kung fu master,…
And the movies discover MMA
Feature film "Warrior" and documentary "Fightville" are examples of the attention the seventh art is paying to fighting.
What scene must make it into “Minotauro, the movie”?
What scene from Minotauro's career can't go missing in the movie, to you? Comment and help the movie's script writers.
“No guns, no Jiu-Jitsu”
These days, Jiu-itsu is a character all its own in Hollywood action flicks with a bit part (“Matrix,” “Avatar,” “Hulk,” G.I. Joe,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Inception” - you fill in the rest), as a supporting cast member (“Sherlock Holmes”) or even as the leading man (“Red Belt”).
Best kids fight scene in the movies ever?
The movie “G.I. Joe – The Rise of Cobra” (2009) has fight scenes that make the guys in “The Matrix” look like a band of rheumatic old grandparents.
Mr. Nielsen liked a good choke hold
It wasn't his specialty, but Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010), who passed away yesterday, liked performing immobilizations and neck attacks. One of the most entertaining…
Jiu-Jitsu at the Oscars
The Oscar’s ceremony was almost split down the middle between two super-productions: “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker”. The curious part is that in both movies…