Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is getting more and more popular among the Hollywood A list celebrities. Famous people that train or have trained in BJJ include Ashton Kutcher, Prince Jackson (son of Michael Jackson), Marlon Wayans, Freddie Prinze Jr, Shaquille O’neal, Paul Walker, Scott Caan, Vince Vaughn, Henry Cavill etc.. The list goes on and on.
Jonah Hill is known for several things, among them being an actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. He has starred in blockbuster hits such as Superbad (2007), Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Get Him to the Greek (2010), 21 Jump Street (2012), This Is the End (2013), 22 Jump Street (2014), and War Dogs (2016), as well as his performances in Moneyball (2011) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
Hill started training BJJ more than 2 years ago and was at one point training up to 4x a week.
Hill credits his incredible weight weight loss efforts to his Jiu-Jitsu training.
Jonah Hill before starting Jiu-Jitsu:
Hill had so much insecurity during his teen years seeing the tough Jiu-Jitsu practitioners around him.
In this recent IG post, Hill posted a BJJ technique video where takes his opponent down with a nice bodylock takedown then transitions on the ground from side control to mount:
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