Top 10 Unexpected Celebrities Practicing Martial Arts

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I featured ten celebrities that are practicing martial arts yesterday.

The elite club has actually more members than we think. So here is the next batch of the most glamorous ass-kickin’ celebrities.

They are proving to us that high heels and make up aren’t all they are made up of, they also have the discipline martial artists are known for.

10. Madonna


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Martial Arts: Karate

The Queen of Pop was inspired to take up karate by her (former) husband, director Guy Ritchie, who has a black belt in the Japanese art.



9. Ryan Phillippe


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Martial Arts: TaeKwonDo

Reese Witherspoon’s ex-husband is a black belter in the sport that specializes in kicks.



8. Guy Richie


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Martial Arts: Karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Guy Richie has a black belt in karate.

He is also a student of judo at beginners level and he trains Brazilian jiu-jitsu.



7. Eric Roberts


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Martial Arts: Karate / Budokon

Eric Roberts (brother of Julia Roberts) trained taekwondo with was master Jhoon Chang in Beverly Hills.

Check his movie Best of the Best. This is where he displayed his martial arts skill



6. Christian Slater


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Martial Arts: Karate

He is now a black belt.



5. Evan Rachel Wood


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Martial Arts: TaeKwonDo

Who would have thought this girl holds a black belt in taekwondo?



4. Elvis Presley


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Martial Arts: Chito-ryu, TaeKwonDo, Karate

He started in Shotokan karate, and earned his first black belt in Chito-ryu, and he would dabble in tae kwon do in his later years. Elvis was influenced more than anything by American Kempo, being a student of Ed Parker (“Father of American Karate”).

His famous costume is actually inspired by the karate kimono



3. Amy Winehouse


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Martial Arts: Capoeira

Imagine that.



2. Priscilla Presley


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Martial Arts: Karate

Elvis influenced her, of course. The influence worked too much that she left Elvis for her karate teacher (Mike Stone).



1. Naomi Watts


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Martial Arts: Brezilian jiu-jitsu

Naomi Watts has been doing judo for years and competed in the early 90s. She is now taking up Brazilian jiu-jitsu.



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