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For those who love Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you probably spend a few hours each week working out at the gym, honing your Jiu-Jitsu skills. In addition, you probably enjoy watching this high-intensity martial art on TV. So why not extend this just a bit further and relax with some martial arts movies that feature hard-core Jiu-Jitsu.
While you might think that a martial arts movie would be all fight and no story, this certainly is not the case with "Warrior." This film, which stars Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton, is not only filled with some great fight scenes, the story is riveting. Hardy and Edgerton play brothers who have not spoken in years, much of this due to conflicts surrounding their father, a recovering alcoholic. Both have entered a martial arts competition in order to win the prize, which is several million dollars. One intends to use the money to help the family of a fallen marine, while the other is trying to save his home and take care of his family. In the end, the two brothers face each other for the grand prize. As for Jiu-Jitsu, this is the skill that the older brother utilizes in the ring, so you see some excellent BJJ scenes.
Known more for his intellectual films than action movies, David Mamet is the man behind the movie, "Ronin." So if you liked that movie, you probably will enjoy his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-themed movie, "Redbelt." This film is the story of a BJJ teacher who believes that competition is weakening for fighters and views Jiu-Jitsu as a way to defend oneself and become stronger mentally. Unfortunately, a tumultuous series of problems force him into the ring to compete in order to hold onto his school, which is struggling. In addition to the main stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Max Martini, several MMA greats are included in the film, including Randy Couture. Supposedly, Ejiofor trained up to 12 hours per day for months prior to filming in order to make the Jiu-Jitsu scenes as realistic as possible.
For many Americans, their first look at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, whether they knew it or not, came about while watching the blockbuster movie "Lethal Weapon". During the final fight scene, Riggs (Mel Gibson) defeats Joshua (played by Gary Busey) using a very effective triangle choke. Gibson's Jiu-Jitsu skills were taught to him by none other than Rorion Gracie, who worked on the film prior to opening the first Gracie Barra school and prior to developing the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
If you can struggle through the futile attempts at acting and weak plot, take a look at the movie, "Brazilian Brawl." For all of its many, many shortcomings, this film does feature some amazing fight scenes. The film was choreographed by Carlos Machado, who stars in the film as do his four famous brothers. In addition to this movie, Machado is the expert behind many fight scenes of the Chuck Norris' classic, "Walker, Texas Ranger."
Alright, this last entry is not technically a showcase of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills, but it features some pretty cool martial arts scenes. "The Matrix," is considered one of the top movies for visually affecting fight scenes. The main character, Neo, does learn Jiu-Jitsu, and presumably, in just a few hours. He never actually shows us these skills, but he does a pretty good job with Kung Fu, so if you have already watched "Warrior," "Redbelt," and the other aforementioned films, "The Matrix," is certainly watching.
While you might think that a martial arts movie would be all fight and no story, this certainly is not the case with "Warrior." This film, which stars Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton, is not only filled with some great fight scenes, the story is riveting. Hardy and Edgerton play brothers who have not spoken in years, much of this due to conflicts surrounding their father, a recovering alcoholic. Both have entered a martial arts competition in order to win the prize, which is several million dollars. One intends to use the money to help the family of a fallen marine, while the other is trying to save his home and take care of his family. In the end, the two brothers face each other for the grand prize. As for Jiu-Jitsu, this is the skill that the older brother utilizes in the ring, so you see some excellent BJJ scenes.
Known more for his intellectual films than action movies, David Mamet is the man behind the movie, "Ronin." So if you liked that movie, you probably will enjoy his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-themed movie, "Redbelt." This film is the story of a BJJ teacher who believes that competition is weakening for fighters and views Jiu-Jitsu as a way to defend oneself and become stronger mentally. Unfortunately, a tumultuous series of problems force him into the ring to compete in order to hold onto his school, which is struggling. In addition to the main stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Max Martini, several MMA greats are included in the film, including Randy Couture. Supposedly, Ejiofor trained up to 12 hours per day for months prior to filming in order to make the Jiu-Jitsu scenes as realistic as possible.
For many Americans, their first look at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, whether they knew it or not, came about while watching the blockbuster movie "Lethal Weapon". During the final fight scene, Riggs (Mel Gibson) defeats Joshua (played by Gary Busey) using a very effective triangle choke. Gibson's Jiu-Jitsu skills were taught to him by none other than Rorion Gracie, who worked on the film prior to opening the first Gracie Barra school and prior to developing the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
If you can struggle through the futile attempts at acting and weak plot, take a look at the movie, "Brazilian Brawl." For all of its many, many shortcomings, this film does feature some amazing fight scenes. The film was choreographed by Carlos Machado, who stars in the film as do his four famous brothers. In addition to this movie, Machado is the expert behind many fight scenes of the Chuck Norris' classic, "Walker, Texas Ranger."
Alright, this last entry is not technically a showcase of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills, but it features some pretty cool martial arts scenes. "The Matrix," is considered one of the top movies for visually affecting fight scenes. The main character, Neo, does learn Jiu-Jitsu, and presumably, in just a few hours. He never actually shows us these skills, but he does a pretty good job with Kung Fu, so if you have already watched "Warrior," "Redbelt," and the other aforementioned films, "The Matrix," is certainly watching.
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