Keira Knightley, 39, Learned 3 Different Forms Of Martial Arts For Netflix’s ‘Black Doves’

Keira Knightley has made it clear that she can do pretty much anything onscreen. Now, the 39-year-old is crushing it in a new Netflix action series where she’s pretty much always on the go. It’s called Black Doves, and it stars Keira as mom-of-two who secretly works as a spy. When her lover is killed, Keira’s Helen Webb is determined to figure out why. Naturally, there’s a lot of butt-kicking, running, and martial arts in the mix. Black Doves is so gripping that it’s already been renewed for a second season. But while you’re obsessing over each episode, it’s hard to miss the fact that Keira looks incredibly strong right now. Here’s what she did to train for the series, plus her overall approach to fitness. She trained extensively for ‘Black Doves.’ Keira’s role involves a lot of combat, so she basically went to spy boot camp to get up to speed. That meant spending a month training in jiu-jitsu, boxing, and knife fighting. “We were really lucky,” she told Extra. “We worked with an amazing stunt team and so the pieces, obviously, were very choreographed… we did a lot of training to get our bodies to understand how exactly...