I rolled with Guy in 2001 or 2002 at Rickson’s Academy in West LA. He was a white belt at the time, but was pretty good, extremely strong and was already a black belt in judo. He simply participated in the regular class with everyone else, which I appreciated.

I remember he was sparring against someone else and accidentally choked his opponent OUT. He was more than a bit freaked out, which was funny to us considering the usual violent tone of his movies. His opponent woke up just fine.
There seem to be a few who are up in arms over celebrities getting ranked in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which is odd to me.  In addition to putting their gi pants on one leg at a time like the rest of us, some have a work schedule that allows them to dedicate large blocks of time to BJJ.  Recent black belt Sean Patrick Flannery and Rikki Rocket are noted for putting a lot of hours on the mat, respectively.

At any rate, I have no doubt about Guy being a legit brown belt, and if he’s promoted by Renzo, that’s enough said.