.
.

Usher Is Doing Jiu-Jitsu Alongside Andre Galvao

Usher Is Doing Jiu-Jitsu Alongside Andre Galvao

 

 

There are quite a few celebrity practitioners of jiu-jitsu. One more to have been confirmed is rnb singer Usher.

Usher was first exposed to jiu-jitsu via the Rigan Machado flow-jitsu movement which usually enlists the largest number of celebrities but by the looks of it he’s since switched to Andre Galvao team.

In April of 2015 Machado was quoted saying:

“I created a new jiu jitsu system for people who can’t get hurt. It’s technical training. They learn jiu-jitsu and technically train, but it’s all safe. I created a type of jiu-jitsu for the Beverly Hills clientele. Competition, sparring… these guys can’t do that. I can’t even take a 1% chance of them getting hurt. I have 18 celebrities doing this program. Some guys have to sign disclosure agreements; others like Ashton Kutcher and Mickey Rourke come in regularly, while Usher comes in once and a while and Vin Diesel when he’s in town.”

Back then he also talked about limited sparring:

Please tell us about your system of training for celebrities. Can one really improve in BJJ with limited sparring?

I have trained many celebrities and stunt individuals which is a great way of helping spread Jiu Jitsu. It is also very beneficial for me because I learn to adapt my teaching methods based on the students requirements. Just because a celebrity can’t spar with everyone in the class doesn’t mean he or she should not be allowed to practice or learn Jiu-Jitsu. I love watching my celebrity students train because they, along with their training partners, have to flow and transition smoothly to prevent injury, something many Jiu Jitsu practitioners don’t do that. They actually learn the techniques very effectively because when they roll with their training partners, they do not try to over power each other. All my celebrity clients possess the physical and mental capability to perform at a top level. I have to be extra cautious in my sparring methods because of the students have camera commitments. In addition many of them want to spar. I sometimes also spar with my celebrity students.

However Usher, who is also a fan of Muay Thais is training with Atos HQ master Andre Galvao lately. And you just know there’s no limiting sparring with this guy!

R&B singer Usher also does Muay Thai. Of course it’s probably all influence of Anderson Silva who he has been friends with for years!

Back in 2016 Usher starred in a movie called Hands of Stone showcasing chiseled physique:

 

4 DAYS ? #HandsOfStone

A post shared by Usher (@usher) on

Hands of Stone is a biographical movie about Roberto Duran Samaniego – a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001. Widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Usher starred as Sugar Ray Leonard.