Rare pictures of Joey Diaz whilst younger and doing martial arts

Joey Diaz is a stand-up comedian from Cuba who is known for being utterly hilarious and has had a crazy life with the stories to back it up. Once a cocaine addict, Diaz turned his life around and a big reason for this was due to turning to martial arts. Specifically, Diaz started training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu which he attributed to improving his physical and mental health.

Whilst Diaz may not be the most agile or skilled martial artist in the world, his journey is still living proof that you don’t have to be the best in the room to improve and get a lot out of your training. Remember, some people have a lot going on in the background so just turning up and putting the work in can be seen as a victory for a lot of people.

In this article, we have gone through the best pictures from Joey Diaz’s past. Here, we have found rare photos from his younger years as well as Diaz training martial arts. If you’re a fan of his work, some of these photographs may be of interest to you.

Joey Diaz posing as ‘Joey Karate’, an internet persona he once used. Here, he would claim to be a Karate expert despite having no formal training in the Japanese martial art. As seen, his belly literally covers his belt.

Joey Diaz recieving his blue belt in BJJ. Note the weight difference. Diaz looks significantly smaller and healthier here and all of his belt is visible. In BJJ, the blue belt is the second rank after white.

A black and white photo of Joey Diaz during his younger days.

A childhood photo of Joey Diaz. Note the afro. This would probably be the best shape he was in during his life.

Another throwback picture of Joey Diaz, this time a little older.

Joey Diaz appearing on a podcast with his good friend Joe Rogan. Whilst Diaz is a BJJ blue belt, Rogan is a BJJ black belt and dedicated years of his life to training.

Another picture of Joey Diaz and Joe Rogan laughing together. Note that Diaz is wearing a 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu t-shirt, which is the affiliation Joe Rogan trains under.

Over the years, Joey ‘Coco’ Diaz has also acted. In this still, we can see him in the movie Spider-Man 2. Here, he played a bystander on the train.

Joey Diaz during BJJ sparring. It looks like he’s close to tapping out to a choke in this photo.

A suave, almost sophisticated photo of Joey Diaz.

Diaz at a baseball game with his good friend Eddie Bravo. Bravo founded 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu which entirely trained without the gi. At the time this was groundbreaking.