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Tom Hardy Opens Up On What BJJ Gives Him: “The Ruthless Interrogation Of The Self”

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September 20, 2026

In 2022, Tom Hardy entered BJJ competitions in Wolverhampton and Milton Keynes under his own weight category, competing against strangers and winning gold at both. Hardy explained what pulled him toward competing in the first place, describing an earlier discomfort with performative toughness: I did the posturing bit of boxing and hitting mitts, and trying […]

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