Demi Lovato has a well documented love hate relationship with the community. While everyone is willing to concede the former Disney star and pop actress is a strong jiu jitsu ambassador in the mainstream – it’s hard not to take the criticism of her promotion to blue belt into consideration.
Still Lovato is going strong and keeping it inspirational. She recently penned a unique body positive ode to jiu jitsu:
Idk what to caption this.. reality is I’m sitting at the gym post jiu jitsu feeling high on life and drinking my post workout shake. I’m sweaty and not looking this glamorous right now but fuck I feel awesome and posting this feels empowering because I like this pic where I feel sexy and I can also defend myself from anyone that ever tries to attack me. Any size, any shape, any gender. I have security but in the moments I’m alone I feel confident (no pun intended) that I can hold my own against an attacker and hope everyone finds something they become as passionate about as I feel about jiu jitsu.
