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.
"Lethal Weapon" is a great movie on many of levels, but more importantly, it features some great scenes with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In fact, before he co-founded the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Rorion Gracie taught Jiu-Jitsu to Mel Gibson for this movie. At the end of the movie, Gibson overtakes the evil henchman Joshua (Gary Busey) with a triangle choke.
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."
While, it isn't really about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and you won't even really see any clear Jiu-Jitsu techniques during the film, "The Matrix," is a must-see for anyone who loves fight scenes and martial arts. For the nine people on the planet who have not seen the movie, Keanu Reeves plays Neo, an unlikely hero who is plugged into a machine that teaches him Jiu-Jitsu in just a matter of minutes. Mostly, Neo showcases Kung Fu skills, but we know that Jiu-Jitsu is in there somewhere. At any rate, many Jiu-Jitsu schools reported huge jumps in enrollment after this film hit the theaters.
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.
"Lethal Weapon" is a great movie on many of levels, but more importantly, it features some great scenes with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In fact, before he co-founded the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Rorion Gracie taught Jiu-Jitsu to Mel Gibson for this movie. At the end of the movie, Gibson overtakes the evil henchman Joshua (Gary Busey) with a triangle choke.
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."
While, it isn't really about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and you won't even really see any clear Jiu-Jitsu techniques during the film, "The Matrix," is a must-see for anyone who loves fight scenes and martial arts. For the nine people on the planet who have not seen the movie, Keanu Reeves plays Neo, an unlikely hero who is plugged into a machine that teaches him Jiu-Jitsu in just a matter of minutes. Mostly, Neo showcases Kung Fu skills, but we know that Jiu-Jitsu is in there somewhere. At any rate, many Jiu-Jitsu schools reported huge jumps in enrollment after this film hit the theaters.
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Nolan Barias enjoys writing about mixed martial arts advantages. To get more information about jiu jitsu lessons in San Diego or to find mixed martial classes in San Diego, check out The Arena MMA, website today.
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