Mark Zuckerberg wins gold and silver in first jiu-jitsu tournament

Mark Zuckerberg wins gold and silver in first jiu-jitsu tournament
Mark Zuckerberg has ditched his hydrofoil board for the world of martial arts.
The 38-year-old tech billionaire received two medals in his very first jiu-jitsu match held at a Silicon Valley faculty, including to his huge array of extracurricular actions.

Zuck received a gold medal within the Nogi Master 1 White Belt Feather Weight Division and silver within the Gi Master 2 White Belt Feather Weight Division, BJJ Tour confirmed.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wins medals on jiu-jitsu debut
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has received medals on his jiu-jitsu debut. (Facebook / Mark Zuckerberg)
He posted about his victory on Facebook, writing: “Competed in my first jiu jitsu tournament and won some medals for the Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu team.”

The publish garnered greater than 40,000 feedback, together with reward from UFC fighter Conor McGregor who hailed Zuckerberg with a “Yo!!! F—— superior Mark.”

Jiu-jitsu world champion Bernardo Faria additionally congratulated the Facebook founder.

During a 2022 episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Zuckerberg stated he discovered jiu-jitsu to assist enhance his power and focus at work.

He referred to as the game “primal” and stated he started practising the talent in the course of the pandemic.

Zuckerberg defined to Rogan how he relished bodily pursuits which require full psychological focus, which was why he’d taken up hydrofoiling.

During the pandemic, Zuckerberg spent giant chunks of time away from San Francisco at his compound in Hawaii, the place he labored on perfecting his foiling abilities.

'Take Me Home': Mark Zuckerberg floats above a lake in a memorable July 4 Independence Day video.
Mark Zuckerberg floats above a lake in a memorable July 4 video. (Instagram)

Zuckerberg’s jiu-jitsu coach stated he was impressed by the well-known tech founder’s skill to proceed to study new abilities and settle for challenges for himself.

“Getting to see Zuck compete was pretty epic,” Zuckerberg’s coach Kai Wu stated.

“No match was easy and everything was earned.

“It was an honour to have the ability to assist coach and provide any recommendation I may.”

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Zuckerberg has given himself a series of annual challenges, including learning Chinese and killing all meat that he eats.

He succeeded in giving a 20-minute speech in Mandarin while visiting Tsingua University in Beijing in 2015.

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