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    • Monty Collier

    United States
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    Also known as

    Monty L. Collier

    Description

    American judoka and stuntwork instructor, founder of the Collier Method of Judo and instructor at Kingsport Judo Dojo in Tennessee. A black belt judoka, he coached actor Keanu Reeves for the fight sequences of John Wick 3: Parabellum (2019), teaching highly technical judo throws.

    Ranks (1)

    • sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
      military_techDan grade Probable
      Probable
      Grapplearts explicitly describes Collier as a black belt judoka; single secondary source, date of promotion not stated
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      Dan-Kyu System
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Grapplearts explicitly describes Collier as a black belt judoka; single secondary source, date of promotion not stated
      “Monty Collier, a black belt Judoka who worked with Keanu Reeves to get him ready for the amazing fight sequences in the movie John Wick 3, Parabellum”
      — Stephan Kesting. (2019). Monty Collier, Keanu Reeve's Judo Instructor for John Wick 3, Parabellum (Grapplearts) link history info

    Students (1)

    • Keanu Reeves
      sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
      Probable
      Grapplearts (The Strenuous Life Podcast episode 207) documents black belt judoka Monty Collier as Keanu Reeves' judo instructor for John Wick 3
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      Private lesson (2018–2019)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Grapplearts (The Strenuous Life Podcast episode 207) documents black belt judoka Monty Collier as Keanu Reeves' judo instructor for John Wick 3
      “Monty Collier, a black belt Judoka who worked with Keanu Reeves to get him ready for the amazing fight sequences in the movie John Wick 3, Parabellum [...] he taught Keanu highly technical Judo throws”
      — Stephan Kesting. (2019). Monty Collier, Keanu Reeve's Judo Instructor for John Wick 3, Parabellum (Grapplearts) link history info

    Sources

    Stephan Kesting. (2019). Monty Collier, Keanu Reeve's Judo Instructor for John Wick 3, Parabellum (Grapplearts) link history info
    Kingsport Judo Dojo (the Collier Method of Judo) - MapQuest link

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    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Monty Collier. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZSHP5051T42K9VSVQ3ZXTVJ - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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    @incollection{martialis_01KZSHP5051T42K9VSVQ3ZXTVJ, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Monty Collier}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KZSHP5051T42K9VSVQ3ZXTVJ}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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