Our Experience at Charlie Hunnam’s Sparring Session
What we took away from a sparring session with Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam.
The day was gray in Beverly Hills, and Charlie Hunnam was arriving at the dojo, which has become his favorite hangout.
Charlie is popularly known as Jax, the role he played in the bikers’ gang drama series Sons of Anarchy for seven years. Charlie comes to train in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the dojo. He fell in love with the martial art after watching UFC bouts, and the last year has seen him coming to the dojo. Charlie is getting ready to fight for a white belt by next month. The actor weighs 165 pounds and is six feet tall. Here is a chance to see him fight in reality.
Before the actual sparring started, the
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