Hardy, a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, won all three of his matches to take home the title in his weight class under the name Edward Hardy, which is his legal name, according to The Guardian.
Tom Hardy continues to impress everyone with his Brazilian Jui Jitsu skills. The Peaky Blinders star first showed the world he is a credentialed submission artist when he made surprise appearances at several BJJ tournaments in 2022.
Hardy has been a regular supporter of mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu ever since his appearance in Warrior.
And then, at the Ultimate Martial Arts Championships (UMAC) tournament in Milton Keynes, Hardy went out and won again. Competing in the 41-years-old-and-up division, Hardy, competing in the gi at 82.3kg, submitted all three of his opponents en route to the gold medal.
Keanu, a black belt in Judo, has been intermittently training Jiu Jisu under Rigan Machado for the past decade. Keanu reports that it was the intense training for the role of John Wick that got him to engage in BJJ more frequently.
Jim Carrey
Earning a brown belt in Jiu-Jitsu is no small task. This belt represents the final stage before black belt mastery. (There is actually one level higher than a black belt; a red/coral belt is the highest honor in BJJ and has been awarded to fewer than 100 people.)
Nicolas Cage. Nicolas Cage is a Black belt in jiu-jitsu and studied martial arts for years under the guidance of the jiu-jitsu royalty, Royce Gracie.
Most notably, Ashton Kutcher of 'That 70s Show' and 'Two and a Half Men' fame, is the proud owner of a BJJ brown belt after taking up the sport 10 years ago.
Mark Zuckerberg has lately gotten deep into combat sports. The Facebook founder and Meta CEO attended a closed-to–the-public UFC fight card in October. He talked about training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Hardy competed under his real name, Edward Hardy, and finished in first place in the Master 3 class for men aged 41 years or older, according to tournament software database Smoothcomp.
He has studied Wing Chun, karate, and kickboxing.
Pop star Demi Lovato, who has long espoused the benefits of a jiu-jitsu practice for her mental health and general well being, has earned her purple belt, according to an Instagram post from Rigan Machado.
Jason Statham is a lifelong martial artist and Purple Belt in BJJ that has been training Jiu Jitsu inconsistently for more than 20 years now.
Keanu has not earned a Black Belt in any martial art so far. However, he was granted an honorary Judo Black Belt after preparing for John Wick.
A veteran in the world of cinematic martial arts, Keanu Reeves has certainly earned his reputation as a Hollywood badass. First learning a variety of karate and kung-fu for The Matrix franchise, Reeves has continued his martial arts training over the years.
John Wick Changes the Game
He spent four months learning Judo and Jiu-Jitsu for the first film. For the sequels, he embarked on a grueling boot camp with BJJ experts and mixed-martial artists the Machado brothers.
Jim Carrey BJJ Footage on Social Media
Unfortunately, Jim Carrey declared to leave all social media for good in 2022. Since there has been no footage of Jim Carrey training or competing in BJJ on the Internet up to this point, the probability of training footage making its way to us is rather low.
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has publicly disclosed that he used to train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
In 1996, he began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Carlson Gracie at his school in Hollywood, California. He is a black belt under Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, a style of no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and a black belt in gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Jean Jacques Machado.
Steven Frederic Seagal (/sɪˈɡɑːl/; born April 10, 1952) is an American-born actor, screenwriter, and martial artist. A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan and eventually ended up running his father-in-law's dojo.
Eddie Bravo told Todd Jackson, “No doubt Joe Rogan is the best commentator in the business. He is probably the best fight commentator period.” “He is a 10th-degree black belt in speaking.” Bravo said. “He has been doing comedy since he was 19.
I'm sure you're familiar with Joe from his comedy, podcast, or UFC commentating. But Joe is a legitimate BJJ black belt and pioneer of the sport.
After entering the film industry, Chan along with Sammo Hung got the opportunity to train in hapkido under the grand master Jin Pal Kim, and Chan eventually attained a black belt.
Which Martial Arts Belt Is Highest? Usually, the black belt is the highest in martial arts. But, in a few skills, including Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Karate, the red belt is reserved for exemplary masters of the art and is above the black belt.
In 1972, Bruce Lee was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame by Black Belt Magazine. In 2003, Latin American Martial Arts Society Worldwide inducted Sijo Bruce Lee into the Hall of Fame as a Martial Arts Legend.