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Jar Jar Binks in the ‘’Star Wars’’ Franchise, Ahmed Best Is a BJJ Black Belt

Jar Jar Binks in the ‘’Star Wars’’ Franchise, Ahmed Best Is a BJJ Black Belt

1. Introduction

Introduction
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Jar Jar Binks is the movie character that was created by George Lucus. This character has a major role in the fiction and is admired by everyone around. Jar Jar Binks has the most dominant role in the Star Wars “The Phantom Menace”.


This is the fictional character that is inspired by the role of Goofy. Jar Jar Bink came up with the athletic properties that are needed to be performed by an athlete. For that purpose the brilliant fighter of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu was chosen, who exhibited the specified characteristics.


Ahmed Best who is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu portrayed the character of Jar Jar Binks.

2. Early Life of Ahmed Best

Ahmed Best is an American citizen who belongs to New York; he was born in 1973. After ten years, he moved to a new city to get his higher education. After graduating from the well-known institute, he was persuaded by his desire to learn the art of singing. He has a family background in music. 

2.1. The Profession of Ahmed Best

He started his professional career as a singer, he was part of the top leading band. He was the lyricist and he has launched three albums. The top albums by Ahmed Best are:

  • The Beat is the Bomb
  • The Jazzhole
  • the Feeling Goes Around

2.2. As An Actor

Ahmed Best is a multitalented person who has gained popularity in every field he has stepped in. Best turned out to be a versatile actor; he was cast by Robin Gurland in an adventurous movie. He became the top-rated actor after showing his performance on the big screen. He gets the admiration of the spectators, he depicts the athletic moves of BJJ while underlying in the costume of Jar Jar Binks.


He started his film career and won multiple awards that have a long list starting from the year of 1989 til 2013. He has appeared as a voice artist and has added life to the fictional characters. 

3. Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars

Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars
Photo Credit: @starwars

Star Wars prequel trilogy is a series of the fictional movie that was directed by Robin Gurland. In the auditions of Star Wars, Ahmed best appeared as a candidate, he was selected for the character that named Jar Jar Binks due to his sports and athletic capabilities.


Star Wars was the movie that Ahmed Best had seen on the big screen, after a few years he had become a part of the same fictional movie series.


Jar Jar Binks was the first movie character that was fully customized, Star Wars was the action film that was made before the fully computer-generated imagery. The multitalented actor has shown motion entertainment in a fictional movie.


Jar Jar Binks was a fictional character that was based on a political story, he was a Gungan military commander who came from a different planet named Naboo. After his invasion due to the Clone Wars, he remained on Earth and he was not accepted by the humans due to his physical appearance and awkward behavior.


Jar Jar Binks was exiled by the Gungans and helped to stop the invasion of the Gungans. Later he became the representative of the Senate. Binks has shown his power that was framed by the star of the black belt in jiu-jitsu, Ahmed Best.


Bink showed his skills on the streets and he was mocked by the spectators and admired by the kids. At first, the character of the Jar Jar Bink was not admired by anyone instead of it, this role of the exalted Gungan was hated the most by the public and also by the critic.


Ahmed Best has faced sheer hatred from the onlookers, Best was even abused by the people for giving a clumsy performance beneath the Jar Jar binks costume. Later after the sequel of the Star Wars Series, it became a massive hit and the character of Jar Jar Bink gained popularity and was admired by the children. The most hated role became the top-rated character that has gained popularity, the loathsome character is turned into the legendary Jar Jar Bink. 

3.1. Inspiration of Jar Jar Binks

The director of Star Wars was influenced by the cartoon character of Walt Disney, he wanted to create a fictional role that could get the same admiration as Goofy has won. The audition section has been started that included a number of great performers, among which Ahmed Best was included. Most of the actors wanted to get fit for the characters of Star Wars but the directors were looking for a person who was multitalented and was capable of doing the athletic performances on the stage.

3.2. The Cost of the Costume

The cost of the Jar Jar Binks costume was estimated to be one Lacs Dollars, it is the artificial costume that looks like an alien that was worn by the Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter Ahmed Best.


Jar Jar Binks was the first animation character in the action movie, that was not changed by the computer-generated image. 

4. Force In Jiu-Jitsu

Ahmed Best has been part of the Short films, television series, documentaries, and theater. Best has been a great music composer, director, and writer. His versatile personality has been shown innumerable capabilities on the screen.


In addition to it, the great performer in the Star Wars series is a black belt in jiu-jitsu. Ahmed Best is a well-recognized artist, he always wanted to enhance his physical performance and he has joined the martial arts of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.


Ahmed was the representative of the distinguished coaches Machado brothers. Ahmed Best has a very frenzied professional routine, but he always feels solace in learning the martial arts of BJJ.


Ahmed has chosen a path that was very diverse and extremely challenging. He has gained a lot of confidence and enhanced his physical as well as mental capabilities on the mat. The great American comedian and actor has achieved the black belt in BJJ after multiple years of dedication and passion. Best has nailed his performance by showing his jiu-jitsu capabilities on in the series of the Star Wars.


Ahmed was a practitioner of the martial arts of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he has showcased his skill set on flip flops. Later on, the BJJ athlete was cast for the Jar Jar Binks role. The onlookers were inspired by the athletic moves and fighting tactics of Jar Jar Binks,


Ahmed Best has described that he always felt like the martial art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu was made to increase his capabilities, he says that every actor in Hollywood wanted to be part of the martial arts but it seems to be a dangerous playful act.


He further states in an interview that the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu can be practiced by anyone who wants to increase his physical strength and mental endurance. For him, the art of jiu-jitsu is a great way to polish the skill set, that helps you to manage the time properly. The life is about investing the time at that will increase the physical potential and sturdiness. 

“Being a black belt has very little to do with how many people you tap. I think that it has a lot more to do with how many times you’ve tapped. And I think that’s where you get your black belt from, it’s from that experience.

As a purple belt, I was tapping black belts. [But] I didn’t get the black belt the next day. It was the time that I had to spend on the mat, learning…
And I’m glad for that time, I’m glad for that purple belt journey.

I’m glad that I had a teacher that goes: “Look, I don’t care. You still have a lot to learn.”

5. Last Words

Ahmed Best is a versatile actor, a multitalented actor who has been part of various fields, Best has worked as a musician, composer, writer, producer, and actor. He appeared in a fictional movie and played the character under the costume, later he got the fame and was called by the name Jar Jar Bink or Jedi Kelleran Beq.


The well-distinguished artist Best is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he is the representative of the Machado brothers. with a discriminative skill set, he has shown top-rated performance in multiple roles. He has been part of multiple movies, plays, and series. Ahmed has performed on the stage of the theater and has been the music composer, writer, and director,


The great actor shares that the martial arts of jiu-jitsu made him learn so many skills. Best remarked that had become more creative and in addition he stated that the martial arts of BJJ has given him mental tranquility.


Photo Credit: @laughingplace

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