Roger Gracie is one of the greatest Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners of all time, and he’s passed that knowledge down to Tom Hardy.
On September 11, the grappler’s new book, ‘The Warrior Mindset: The Tao of a Champion’, will hit shelves for keen readers to snap up.
The memoir features a foreword written by the 10x world champion’s biggest celebrity client.
Gracie, who has a victory over the great Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida on his record, opened up about his experience working with the star of MobLand and Venom.
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Roger Gracie says Tom Hardy has an incredible passion for jiu-jitsu
Roger Gracie has gone above and beyond to help Tom Hardy enhance his jiu-jitsu skills.
The pair share a fantastic bond, with the superstar actor absorbing the Brazilian’s words of wisdom like a sponge.
In an exclusive interview with Bloody Elbow, Gracie said: “He’s super motivated.
“He fell in love with jiu-jitsu a few years ago, he’s competed, he’s trained in one of my academies. He’s become super passionate about the sport.
Roger Gracie promises readers are in for a treat with his new book
Gracie promises the book will feature secrets and lessons from competing at the top level.
He enthused: “There are lots of descriptions of the fights and the challenges that I’ve had, not just in jiu-jitsu but in MMA too.
“The mindset behind what it means to be a champion when everything seems very dark, how do you face a challenge like that?
“How do you face the fears you have inside your head, when someone is telling you, ‘Don’t do it, it’s too dangerous, it’s not going to work’? And then you have something deep inside you that pushes you through it.”
The Warrior Mindset: The Tao of a Champion by Roger Gracie is out 11th September (Blink Publishing, £22), with a foreword by Tom Hardy.