US stand-up comedian Jo Koy was seen training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu recently with black belt Ivan Jennings. It looked as though Koy had enjoyed a private lesson with Jennings, where Koy was also rocking a white belt and gi.
In this clip, Koy was also seen hitting a bow and arrow choke on his teacher. This move was hit with great technique, where Koy underhooked the leg and controlled Jennings far arm with his own leg. Clearly, Jennings knows his stuff!
Interestingly, there seem to have been a number of stand-up comedians who have made the transition into BJJ over the years. Although many people know of Joe Rogan, there are other comedians that train BJJ too, such as Russell Peters, Joey Diaz and others. Now there is a new name on this list, Jo Koy. It will be intriguing to see if he continues to train.
