Dan Reynolds, better known for singing ‘Radioactive’ as the frontman of Imagine Dragons, was recently spotted attending and partaking in a jiu-jitsu competition. The 35-year-old singer competed in the Masters 2 tournament in the 222 & Under bracket at the Jiu-Jitsu World League Worlds 2023 event at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion.
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What the Zuck! Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wins gold and silver at his first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament. With more and more celebrities getting into BJJ, it is great to see some of those giving competition a go; and one person we all never expected to get onto the jiu jitsu
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Famous actor, Mario Lopez, known for his role in ‘Saved By The Bell’ has just been promoted to purple belt by his coach, Robert Hill. Lopez started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2017 and was awarded his blue belt in 2018 at Gracie Barra also from Robert Hill. The TV star
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On October 7th, Dave Mustaine, the lead singer of heavy metal band, Megadeth was awarded his BJJ brown belt from Reginaldo Almeida at Gracie Barra Spring Hill. 4th Degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Almeida also promoted Mustaine to both blue and purple belt, with the 61-year-old guitarist receiving his purple
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On August 20th there was a prestigious tournament held by REORG based in Wolverhampton, UK, and hollywood movie star Tom Hardy not only competed, but he won his weight category in both the Gi and No-Gi, scoring himself two gold medals. The British actor is known for his role in
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Frontman of British pop band The 1975 Matty Healy is another celebrity who has also decided to take up the self-defense martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The singer recently dropped into Roger Gracie Academy HQ, London for some private sessions with black belt coach Alex Smith. However, Healy’s martial arts
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is getting more and more popular among the celebrity circuit; some have been doing it for years and others are new to the game, some celebrities do it to help them prepare for fight scenes in movies, but many just do it for themselves. From Hollywood a-listers to
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Yesterday, ‘Saved by the Bell’ actor Mario Lopez competed at Gracie Barra Compnet in Orange County California in the blue belt division and got first place on the podium, taking home the gold. Although the gold medal was just a bonus,Lopez’s main motive was to compete with his son in
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Any person that’s practiced any amount of jiu-jitsu can say one thing for certain: it’s not easy. Especially for those with no background in grappling of any kind, one five-minute round of BJJ sparring can feel like torture. That’s exactly why jiu-jitsu can be an excellent off-season activity for elite
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A rock icon has leveled up in jiu-jitsu. Last week, Tool lead vocalist Maynard James Keenan was awarded his brown belt in BJJ, placing him just one promotion away from the coveted black belt. Keenan was promoted by professor Luis Heredia of Maui Jiu-Jitsu Academy. A black belt since the
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