Ed O Neill Bjj

Many years later he is a black belt in brazilian jiu jitsu.

Ed o neill bjj. Ed o neill the comedic actor has made a career out of playing former athletes but the modern family star actively studies with the gracie family. Ed o neil and martial arts we all remember grumpy old al bundy from married with children. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Rorion gracie with whom o neill takes weekly.

In fact he s a black belt and rorion gracie s only black belt. How to train after 40 tv s most beloved dad ed o neil famous for his roles as al bundy on married with children and jay pritchett on modern family recounts his history in bjj his relationship with the gracie family and his tips for anyone starting to train jiu jitsu in their 40 s and beyond. With children for which he was nominated for two golden globes and jay pritchett on the award winning abc sitcom modern family a role for which he was nominated for three primetime emmy awards and won four screen actors guild awards. Ed o neill is a veteran television actor with massive hits such as married with children and modern family.

His professional success is only paralleled with his dedication to martial arts. At the last gracie academy instructor certification program in torrance ca gracie jiu jitsu black belt ed o neill makes a surprise appearance before his. Ed is a black belt under rorion gracie the only rorion black belt besides his sons. In his career ed went from one successful long running sitcom to another.

He has also appeared in the wayne s world film series little giants prefontaine the bone collector and sun dogs and has done voice work f. What many don t know is that he is actually a bjj black belt with the promotion given by. While al bundy was quickly becoming larger than life ed o neill was tapping into a more balanced side of himself on the jiu jitsu mat. His roles include al bundy on the fox network sitcom married.

Ed o neill with his wife catherine rusoff at the 1992. Ed o neill is one of the rare celebrities that is also a bjj black belt.