August 1, 2025
Tom Hardy Secretly Entered a Jiu-Jitsu Tournament—And Won
Tom Hardy Quietly Entered a UK Jiu-Jitsu Championship Under His Real Name and Shocked Everyone by Winning Gold—Here’s the Inspiring Story Behind It It’s not every day that a Hollywood A-lister quietly walks into a local gymnasium, barefoot and humble, to compete in a martial arts tournament alongside everyday athletes. But in 2022, that’s exactly what happened in the United Kingdom when actor Tom Hardy—yes, that Tom Hardy—showed up under his real name, Edward Hardy, to take part in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu championship. There were no red carpets, no entourages, no publicists. Just a man in a gi, stepping onto
