Jonah Hill Suits Up and Joins All The Cool Kids Doing Jiu-Jitsu

January 15, 2019

Academy Award nominee Jonah Hill has something new to add to his mantle: a white belt with a stripe. The star of flicks like The Wolf of Wall Street and Moneyball announced his newfound love jiu-jitsu, as well as the reason it took him 35 years to start training it:

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I started Brazilian Jui Jitzu 2 months ago and try and train 4 or 5 times a week. In high school the dudes who did Jui Jitzu used to beat the shit out of us at parties so it turned me off to it as an idea growing up. But quietly I always thought it was a beautiful art form . At 35 , I try and get over the stuff that made me feel weak and insecure as a teenager. It’s just wasted time and lessons you’ll never learn. Trying to let go of that. Nothing more humbling than getting your ass kicked by a 12 year old your first week . Got my first stripe today. I know it sounds corny but it’s pretty dope to jump in and do stuff you’d never think you’d be able to do. Much respect to Sensai Josh and @clockworkbjj and Anthony for getting me into it ❤️ 🥋

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(Note: If you’re using BJJ to beat the s*** out of people who don’t train at high school parties you’re a garbage person.)

Hill trains out of Clockwork BJJ. He joins a growing list of Hollywood performers to humble themselves on the mat, including Tom Hardy, Ed O’Neill, Ashton Kutcher, and Keanu Reeves.