Aged 53 years old, Clark Gregg was promoted to black belt by Renato Magno in 2015. This was after years of hard training and dedication to the gentle art, whilst also keeping on top of his busy acting career. Around this time, Gregg was acting in ‘Agents of Shield’, a popular TV show that took place inside of the Marvel universe. And, whilst Gregg may have had no special powers on the show, he certainly does in real life thanks to learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Speaking on BJJ, he said “In Jiu-Jitsu, every instinct you have wants to do everything but relax or breathe when someone’s attacking you, and learning that takes a long time. I think that’s why a lot of people stop at blue belt because it’s really hard to do.”
With this in mind, it looks that Gregg really bought into the grind that is BJJ. He’s right about training too, sometimes people do quit at blue belt due to the difficulties and the long road ahead.
