There are many celebrities out there who train in various martial arts. However, there seem to be quite a few particularly in the music business who train specifically in BJJ (Brazilian jiu-jitsu).

Now the great thing about BJJ training is nobody is punching you in training. For musicians who are constantly touring, doing shows and coming up with new stuff, they can’t risk getting injured during an overzealous sparring session.

BJJ is also the thinking man’s martial art, and the same kind of practice and attention to detail it takes to get skilled at an instrument can definitely carry over to BJJ.

Here are 5 celebrity musicians who train BJJ that may surprise you

5) Travis Barker

The inked up drummer from Blink-182 has trained with the world-renowned Gracie family in the past and has also spoken out on the importance of learning new skills and to never stop learning.

4) Herman Li
The guitarist from power metal band ‘Dragon Force’ is a BJJ nut who has trained under the great Roger Gracie in the past. He got his start like many others in traditional martial arts before finding BJJ in 2005 and says it helps keep him in the kind of shape required to do a Dragonforce concert.

3) Maynard James Keenan

The lead singer from Tool has been training in BJJ for a number of years and received his purple belt in 2015 and has even trained with the legendary Rickson Gracie in the past. He has spoken before about how BJJ helps keep him humble as there is always someone much better than himself out there.

2) Usher

This musician and actor known for his great dance moves on stage probably has some solid BJJ moves on the mat as he has trained with BJJ wiz Andre Galvao in the past. Usher is also a close personal friend of Anderson Silva who surely has shown him some moves too.

1) Demi Lovato

This pop singer is well-known for her interests in MMA but she is apparently also an avid BJJ practitioner herself. In this video from her YouTube channel you can see Demi herself training BJJ towards the end of the video where her instructor remarks at how fast she is picking it up and that she’s training almost every day.

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