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'He'll smash you': How actor Tom Hardy won three BJJ tournaments in a month

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'He'll smash you': How actor Tom Hardy won three BJJ tournaments in a month

Mohamed Itoumaine was refereeing at a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament last month in Wolverhampton, England. To his surprise, one of the participants was Tom Hardy, a big-time Hollywood actor with credits from Mad Max: Fury Road to Venom to the Batman franchise. He also starred in the MMA movie "Warrior" in 2011.

Hardy, a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, ended up winning the REORG Open on Aug. 20 -- in both the gi (the traditional uniform of the martial art) and no-gi tournaments. Hardy competed in the 36-years-old-and-up division, 85.5kg in no-gi and 82.3kg in the gi. Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which has an emphasis on fighting on the ground, is one of the key martial arts used in MMA.

Read more at: https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/34649271/how-actor-tom-hardy-won-three-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-tournaments-month

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This is my third gym that I’ve trained at. I wanted to find a gym where I could get more 1-1 time with the head instructor and also where I felt part of the academy.

I knew from the first time speaking with Prof. Nei that I made the right choice. First off, from the minute you meet Nei you feel welcomed. He is smiling, easy to talk to, and genuinely enjoys people. And then you roll with him and you wonder how can this guy be so deadly but also so nice at the same time. Like a big bear. And then you realize that he is just a great professor and a great person.

He spoke about the history of BJJ as a self defense, and the importance of having a strong stand up game. Two things that the other gyms did not focus on. Everyday we practice take downs along with our ground game.

In conclusion, the gym is only as good as the professor and professor Nei is the man. He gives more instruction, direction, and invests more into his students than anyone that I’ve ever met.

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