BJJ News — brown-belt

Ashton Kutcher Earned His Black Belt. He Spent Six Years at Brown Belt.

Ashton Kutcher Earned His Black Belt. He Spent Six Years at Brown Belt.

Six years at brown belt. That's Ashton Kutcher's number.
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Tom Hardy Has Been Training Jiu-Jitsu for 15 Years and Just Made Brown Belt — His Coach Explains How You Keep a Hollywood Star on the Mats

Tom Hardy Has Been Training Jiu-Jitsu for 15 Years and Just Made Brown Belt — His Coach Explains How You Keep a Hollywood Star on the Mats

Your first instinct when you hear "Hollywood actor earns BJJ brown belt" is the same as mine. You've seen this movie.
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Tom Hardy's BJJ Coach Reveals: Actor Has Been Training in Secret Since 2018

Tom Hardy's BJJ Coach Reveals: Actor Has Been Training in Secret Since 2018

Celebrity BJJ belt stories follow a predictable arc. Actor gets intrigued, visits a famous gym, gets a photo with the instructor, leaves with a new belt.
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Mario Lopez Earns Brown Belt as Galvao Seeks Redemption

Mario Lopez Earns Brown Belt as Galvao Seeks Redemption

Mario Lopez earned his brown belt the way most serious grapplers do: by showing up, putting in years of work, and winning a major tournament. The IBJJF Master North American Championship doesn't hand out medals for showing up early.
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Mario Lopez, 52, Won an IBJJF Title Yesterday and Got a Brown Belt on the Podium

Mario Lopez, 52, Won an IBJJF Title Yesterday and Got a Brown Belt on the Podium

When you picture someone walking into the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach for the IBJJF Master International North American Championship, submitting their opponent in the lightweight division, and then getting promoted to brown belt on the podium — you probably don't picture A.C. Mario Lopez, 52, did e
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Tom Hardy's Jiu-Jitsu Coach Confirms: 'He's Getting Close. It's Coming.'

Tom Hardy's Jiu-Jitsu Coach Confirms: 'He's Getting Close. It's Coming.'

Somewhere in England, Tom Hardy is drilling on a Tuesday afternoon while you're reading this. He's been doing it since 2018.
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