Heavy metal guitarist Dave Mustaine was promoted to purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu a few days ago at Gracie Barra Spring Hill from his coach Reggie Almeida. Mustaine is renowned as the original lead guitarist of 80’s American heavy metal band Metallica, and is the current vocalist and lead guitarist
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Any martial artist will know just how prestigious the black belt is, but especially in BJJ. On average it can take between 10-15 years to get your black belt in BJJ, meaning a lot of time, dedication and commitment has gotten you to that level. It’s always interesting when a
Read more2018 was a tough year for Demi Lovato. The singer was on death’s door following a heroin overdose. Lovato, like so many of us, sought solace in the mats and it appears her hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed by her instructor. Lovato, who suffers from Bipolar disorder, uses BJJ as
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Writer/Director/Producer Dimitri Logothetis has created a sci-fi martial arts movie entitled “Jiu Jitsu” starring Nicholas Cage and Alain Moussi. The movie will be based on a comic book of the same name, also written by Logothetis. Cage’s character will assist in defeating an alien invader named “Brax”, who comes to
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