![]() ![]() Grimwood does not tap and King breaks the arm. As King gets thrown around by Grimwood, there’s a blast of BJJ, with King shooting for an armbar, getting it, and then switching positions to turn it into an omoplata. In a climactic battle between sidekicks, Ryan Reynolds as Hannibal King goes toe-to-toe with the supernatural powers of vampire Jarko Grimwood played by the WWE’s Triple H. While not a real submission attempt, O’Conner demonstrates how not to take any damage from the bottom, as well as how he can control Pearce by closing his guard and wrapping up a headlock.Įven more surprising, an omoplata appears - yet again - in this vampire hunting trilogy. ![]() Walker liked to sprinkle in as much jiu-jitsu as he could in his movies, like when his franchise character Brian O’Conner used a defensive guard and a guillotine choke to pacify his angry friend Roman Pearce, played by Tyrese Gibson. The late Paul Walker was not only fascinated by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but was a practicing brown belt under Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller and was awarded his black belt posthumously. In honor of Rousey’s first feature film, here are some of Hollywood’s most memorable attempts at portraying real submissions or a ground game in some likely and unlikely movies. And while she can’t match filmographies with her action movie co-stars Sylvester Stallone or Jason Statham – at least not yet - the “Rowdy” one could most definitely flip them over her head and slap on an armbar before either of them could say “2008 US Olympic bronze medalist in judo”. On August 15th, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey hits the silver screen in The Expendables III alongside some of the greatest action heroes in film history. Ronda Rousey stars in The Expendables III" width="613" /> ![]()
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