Marital arts! Newlyweds Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie sign up for military-style self defence lessons

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Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00

Written by Daily Mail

            They met on the set of high octane flick Mr & Mrs Smith, where they played married secret assassins.And the lives of newlywed couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are now imitating their art as they have taken up training in a form of military-style unarmed combat, together.The couple - who married in France last month - have been practising a form of Israeli self defence known as Krav Maga to help them prepare for their upcoming movie By The Sea. Brad, 50, has only recently adopted the discipline, which the couple now practise several days a week, while wife Angelina started learning self defence to train for her Tomb Raider role in 2001.A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: 'Angelina previously learnt Krav Maga when she was doing Tomb Raider and loved it.'The A-list acting couple, who have six children together, Maddox, 13, Pax, 11, nine-year-old Zahara, eight-year-old Shiloh and six-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne are impressed with the fitness properties of the combat classes, which are thought to burn hundreds of calories each time. Fight Club actor Brad is believed to have lost more than 10 pounds after participating in the intense military-style exercise classes for just three weeks and is even letting his kids join in the fun.
           'The whole family are learning the moves,' the source continued. 'Even the little ones are doing modified kids' moves but Brad has been doing it for 45 minutes a day and has dramatically lost weight and beefed up his muscles for the film.'Their new joint venture, By The Sea has been written and directed by Angelina, 39, and stars Brad, acting as the first time the couple have starred together on screen since they played husband and wife duo John and Jane Smith in 2005.And it is thought that their training in the discipline could spark copycat interest in similar unarmed military combat classes because last month their wedding spot, Correns, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur saw a 1000% increase in tourism.Brad and Angelina recently enjoyed their honeymoon with their children aboard a luxury yacht in Malta while filming began on the picture on the country's second largest island, Gozo. They were reported to have paid $200,000 to local residents and business owners off the coast of Malta to be left in peace during their stay.

source : Daily Mail