PAUL WALKER IS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED BY THE BLACK BELT ON THE BRAZILIAN JU-JITSU

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PAUL WALKER IS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED BY THE BLACK BELT ON THE BRAZILIAN JU-JITSU

Thursday, 12 December 2013, 15:34

The 40-year-old Hollywood actor Paul Walker who has tragicly died in road accident on November 30, is posthumously awarded by a black belt on the Brazilian ju-jitsu by the mentor, Ricardo Miller.

"Paul Walker seriously was engaged in ju-jitsu and at the time of death it had a brown belt which he received from the instructor, Ricardo Miller", - reports Fox Sports. "After news about his tragic death, Miller decided to honor Walker's memory, having posthumously awarded the pupil a black belt and having handed over it to family members"

Ricardo Miller told about relationship with Paul Walker in the personal blog in more detail:

"It came to me behind ju-jitsu lessons, and our relationship quickly was beyond the pupil teacher. We quickly made friends. In due time it even involved me in shootings in the movie "Life and Death of Bobbie Zee ". We often together with it went on the UFC tournaments. Recently together with Paul we were in Montreal where helped it to put scenes of duels for the movie "Brick Mansion""

"He always sought to show ju-jitsu in the movies. Most often in fighters blows are used by hands and feet, but he wanted to use the movies as a scene for ju-jitsu demonstration. Our some receptions which we acquired on trainings, it used on blockbuster "Forcing" shootings. Paul always said to me that wants to be remembered to cinema-goers not only as the racing driver, but also as the expert in ju-jitsu. He wanted to be the representative of ju-jitsu around the world"

It should be noted that in due time Ricardo Miller received a black belt from Romero's hands "Jacquard" Kavalkanti trained at well-known Kholsa Gracie.

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