It’s not uncommon for actors to do their research for their roles. Directors encourage their stars to seek out training in whatever field their character in knowledgable in and martial arts is one way this is done.
Parts where violence and fighting is prevalent, the actors train to make it look as realistic as possible. When Tom Cruise took on the role in Oblivion last year he even triangle choked himself to sleep.
In the new movie John Wick, Keanue Reeves and cast learn a multitude of martial arts including Jiu-Jitsu. But how likely are we to see real Jiu-Jitsu being used correctly in these types of films? Actress Adrianne Palicki speaks about using body weight to describe the techniques of Jiu-Jitsu that are being applied to her scenes.
Do you think that Jiu-Jitsu is misrepresented in Hollywood or do you believe that if trained specifically, like in the example of drilling, actors can portray moves correctly?
Watch the video and see for yourself if Keanu Reeves can say he knows a thing or two about Jiu-Jitsu after this film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-KA1CNz93M
