Hollywood star Tom Hardy recently shared how BJJ has become a central part of his life – affecting him both personally and professionally.
Hardy only discovered BJJ at 40, after years of solo training to transform his body for different roles.
Initially, he hesitated to enter martial arts spaces, feeling they weren’t for him.
Hardy explained:
There’s a club at the end of my road & the guys were all Jiu-Jitsu.
And they had kickboxing and boxing, and I thought I’d try a bit.But I’ve always been a bit nervous of the fighting martial arts community, because I thought: “Well… This is for them, not for me. I don’t think I belong.”
I didn’t feel like it was for me, because I was intimidated, maybe.
Once he started, though, Hardy found camaraderie and acceptance:
Now it’s more of a meditation or relaxing.
I don’t need to win, I don’t care…
I always get beaten, but that’s okay.
Hardy is, evidently, in love with the sport.
He keeps training even on busy filming schedules, often training two to three times a week and competing when possible.
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