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.
The film "Warrior," is not just a movie with some intense martial arts scenes, it is also an interesting look at a dysfunctional family headed by an ex-alcoholic patriarch (Nick Nolte). His two sons, both estranged and martial arts experts, take part in a mixed martial arts event with a purse of five million dollars. One brother is trying to raise money to help a fellow marine's family after he was killed in the line of duty. The other brother is struggling financially and facing foreclosure, so he needs the money to take care of his children and wife. One of the brother's is an expert in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, so it is featured prominently throughout the film.
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.
Some movies are just not very good, but they perhaps have some parts that are worth watching. A good example of this would be "Brazilian Brawl." While no one would argue that the Machado brothers are amazing at Jiu-Jitsu, their acting does leave something to be desired. Nevertheless, all five of them are featured in this film, so if nothing else, you will enjoy some fantastic fight scenes. Carlos Machado also choreographed fight scenes and occasionally was featured in episodes of "Walker, Texas Ranger." So, consider watching a few episodes of that 1980s Chuck Norris classic.
It would certainly be convenient if you could become proficient in Jiu-Jitsu in a matter of minutes, but alas, that can only happen in the movies, specifically "The Matrix." After Neo asks, "I'm going to learn Jiu-Jitsu?" he is plugged into the matrix and later, he emerges saying, "I know Kung Fu." He doesn't really ever demonstrate the Jiu-Jitsu skills, but the film's martial arts scenes are considered to be some of the best fights scenes in the history of film.
The film "Warrior," is not just a movie with some intense martial arts scenes, it is also an interesting look at a dysfunctional family headed by an ex-alcoholic patriarch (Nick Nolte). His two sons, both estranged and martial arts experts, take part in a mixed martial arts event with a purse of five million dollars. One brother is trying to raise money to help a fellow marine's family after he was killed in the line of duty. The other brother is struggling financially and facing foreclosure, so he needs the money to take care of his children and wife. One of the brother's is an expert in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, so it is featured prominently throughout the film.
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.
Some movies are just not very good, but they perhaps have some parts that are worth watching. A good example of this would be "Brazilian Brawl." While no one would argue that the Machado brothers are amazing at Jiu-Jitsu, their acting does leave something to be desired. Nevertheless, all five of them are featured in this film, so if nothing else, you will enjoy some fantastic fight scenes. Carlos Machado also choreographed fight scenes and occasionally was featured in episodes of "Walker, Texas Ranger." So, consider watching a few episodes of that 1980s Chuck Norris classic.
It would certainly be convenient if you could become proficient in Jiu-Jitsu in a matter of minutes, but alas, that can only happen in the movies, specifically "The Matrix." After Neo asks, "I'm going to learn Jiu-Jitsu?" he is plugged into the matrix and later, he emerges saying, "I know Kung Fu." He doesn't really ever demonstrate the Jiu-Jitsu skills, but the film's martial arts scenes are considered to be some of the best fights scenes in the history of film.
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