Tom Hardy Surprises Contestants By Entering Martial Arts Competition & Taking Home Win

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Tom Hardy revealed why he secretly entered a jiu-jitsu tournament he triumphed in last week.  The critically-acclaimed actor shared his reason via Instagram Wednesday, claiming he was not just competing for himself. Hardy entered the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship using his first name "Edward" rather than his well-known stage name, according to The Guardian.  George Miller, Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy attend the premiere of "Mad Max: Fury Road" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival May 14, 2015, in Cannes, France.

showed up at the competition on Saturday as an accomplished blue belt in the self-defense discipline.Taking to Instagram on Wednesday following his win, “The Revenant” star revealed he participated in the championship as a part of the global nonprofit organization REORG.“Addiction is difficult and complex stuff to navigate; as is mental health,” Hardy wrote. “Subjects which are both deeply personal for me and extremely close to my heart.”He added, “It is an honor to be able to represent the charity and my team REORG and the great work they do supporting the mental health and well-being of veterans of service, military, and first responders through the therapeutic benefits of Jiu Jitsu and fitness training.” The “Venom” actor said the sport helped him develop “a deeper sense of inner resilience.”“Simple training, for me (as a hobby and a private love) has been fundamentally key to further develop a deeper sense of inner resilience, calm, and well-being,” he explained.

The Guardian reported Wednesday.Hardy took part in the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship, hosted in Milton Keynes by Ultimate Martial Arts Championships. He won all his matches, including the final, where he got behind his opponent’s back with arms around his neck and feet around the abdomen.Honors went to “Edward Hardy” – the “Mad Max: Fury Road” star’s real name.Tournament organizers said that despite his shaggy beard and blue gi, the blue-belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu was still easily spotted, and generously interacted with fans.“Everyone recognized him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him,” the spokesperson told The Guardian.

A real-life superhero. Tom Hardy quietly entered a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition in his home country of England and took home the gold medal.

Float like a butterfly, fight like a… Bane?

Tom Hardy made a surprise appearance over the weekend at a jiu-jitsu tournament in England, where not only did he shock fellow competitors with his appearance, but he also came out on top!The  star on Saturday entered the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship at Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England, about 50 miles northwest of London. The tournament was being held by Ultimate Martial Arts Championships at a nearby school and, according to, the 45-year-old actor subdued every one of his opponents to win the tournament.Hardy, who reportedly wore blue gi (or uniform), was later awarded a certificate of achievement that bared his real name, Edward Hardy.

Critically acclaimed actor Tom Hardy shocked the internet after he snuck into a martial arts competition and beat all of his opponents over the weekend.  The 45-year-old entered the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship using his less-known first name, Edward, according to The Guardian.The competition was hosted by the Ultimate Martial Arts Championships in Milton Keynes, approximately 90 minutes north of London.  Actor Tom Hardy attends "The Drop" premiere during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on Sept. 5, 2014 in Toronto, Canada.

Zack Sharf Tom Hardy channeled a little bit of Bane from “The Dark Knight Rises” and a whole lot of Tommy Conlon from “Warrior” when he entered a martial arts tournament over the weekend. As reported by The Guardian, Harder was a surprise competitor at the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship in Milton Keynes, England. The actor entered the competition under his real name, Edward Hardy, and won the gold prize. “Everyone recognized him, but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him,” a spokesperson for the event told The Guardian. “It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event.”

Tom Hardy was a surprise competitor in a recent jiu-jitsu competition in the UK, where he ended up winning the gold medal.The actor reportedly “secretly arranged” to participate in the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship at the Oakgrove School in Milton Keys, which took place last Saturday (September 17).Speaking to the Daily Mail, event sponsor Sean Rosborough said that organisers knew about Hardy’s involvement in the tournament, but decided to keep it a secret as they didn’t want “masses of people turning up [and] distracting him”.Hardy faced Andy Leatherland, a 42-year-old sales manager and a jiu-jitsu blue belt, in the final round of the competition, where he ultimately emerged victorious.Leatherland told the Daily Mail that he decided to sign up for the tournament after realising that Hardy would be participating.“I was contemplating the Milton Keynes tournament as it was very local,” he said. “And then one morning – [the actor] goes by the name Edward Hardy – I saw that he’d actually signed up.”Leatherland went on to describe Hardy as a “very focused” fighter, before admitting that their match was over “relatively quickly”.“I made a mistake and he capitalised on that, he said.

According to The Guardian, Hardy entered the competition under his real name “Edward,” straying away from his stage name, which is also his middle name.“Everyone recognized him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him,” the spokesperson said, according to The Guardian. “It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event.”Hardy’s opponent, Danny Appleby, told local media that the actor’s appearance at the event left him “shell-shocked.”“I was shell-shocked,” the veteran athlete said.

Tom Hardy, the star of Venom, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception and Mad Max: Fury Road, has proved his combat skills are not screen-made, with an impressive victory in a real-life martial arts competition.