Did you know that a lot of your favorite Hollywood stars actually hold ranks in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? If not then you’re in for a treat.
This group includes superstars such as Ashton Kutcher who holds a purple belt under Rigan Machado, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain who a gold medal at the IBJJF New York Spring International Open Championship 2016 as a blue belt, Keanu Reeves who rigorously worked on his grappling under the Machado’s to prepare for the action thriller series John Wick and of course Al Bundy himself and star of Modern Family; Ed O’Neil who’s been training under Rorion Gracie since the early nineties and has achieved black belt status himself.
So who is the next A-list star to be added to this list?
Turns out funnyman Vince Vaughn has been training in BJJ under Rener and Ryron Gracie earning his white belt.
“I really liked the videos and the philosophy with the ‘bully proof’ stuff so I first came with my daughter and started checking it out and I wanted to take a class and have fun.”
More recently Vince has been spotted training at the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York alongside Igor Gracie.
So who would you like to see Vince face in a hypothetical celebrity grappling super fight?
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art and combat sport system that focuses on grappling and ground fighting. BJJ promotes the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger, heavier assailant by using proper technique, leverage, and most notably, taking the fight to the ground, and then applying joint locks and choke holds to defeat the opponent.
BJJ training can be used for sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts competition or self defense. [source : wiki]
