Actor and podcast host Bryan Callen has been surrounded by martial arts for years – due to his close friendships with Joe Rogan and MMA fighter, Brendan Schaub. However, not many people are aware of Callen’s own martial arts credentials. It turns out that he’s a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
This is a good example of how BJJ can be deceiving. On the face of it, Callen looks like a regular, middle-aged guy. Still, due to training BJJ for a few years, we can assume that he knows a few things when it comes to grappling.
In a conversation with Shapel Lacey, Callen said also spoke highly of Renzo Gracie and John Danaher “If you come out of Renzo Gracie’s gym even with a purple belt, you’ve earned it. It takes you ten years to get a black belt.” Speaking on Danaher, he added, “This week I went down the rabbit hole of John Danaher, that dude’s deep.”
Clearly, Callen is quite enthusiastic when it comes to BJJ. Hopefully, one day we can see some footage of him rolling in a gym.
