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☆ Injuries in Brazilian Jujitsu Prompt Introspection in Growing Martial Art
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( John Wiegand | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Erik Milosevich attended his first Brazilian jujitsu class, he hoped it would spark a mutual interest to share with his teenage daughter. Brazilian jujitsu offers an enticing proposition: that a smaller, weaker person can defeat a larger, stronger opponent in a fight. The sport’s popularity has surged in recent years, spurred by its effectiveness in professional mixed martial arts and frequent promotion by the likes of Joe Rogan, the podcaster and Ultimate Fighting Championship analyst. Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta chief executive, started Brazilian jujitsu as a hobby during the coronavirus pandemic and recently competed in his first tournament. Brazilian jujitsu is often billed by those who practice it as accessible, effective for self-defense, technically challenging, physically rewarding and relatively safe compared with other combat sports.

Persons: Erik Milosevich, Jujitsu, Joe Rogan, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk Organizations: Brazilian jujitsu, Fighting

☆ The strange, improbable rise of Mark Zuckerberg 3.0
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

In early July, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the latest and perhaps most consequential product in Meta's history: a new model of Mark Zuckerberg. Silicon Valley Zuck was a husband and father with a legacy to build and protect at all costs. Silicon Valley Zuck was suddenly faced with something he'd never dealt with before, shrinking revenue. Still clinging to his persona as Silicon Valley Zuck, Zuckerberg engaged in an all-out media blitz to hawk his vision for the metaverse. They were the sort of people Harvard Zuck would have scoffed at and Silicon Valley Zuck would have gently ignored.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Zuckerberg, Clark Kent, TikTok, Sheryl Sandberg, Mike Schroepfer, Wall, McKinsey Zuck, Rogan, Meta, Harvard Zuck, —, Priscilla Chan, Ray's, pullover, Harvard Zuck —, Dianna, Mick, McDougall, Paul Sakuma, Zuckerberg's, Apple, Facebook, he'd, That's, Frances Haugen, Chris Cox, Zuck, Zach Gibson, Meta's, Sandberg, Marne Levine, who'd, Javier Olivan, he's, bode, Bain, Maher Saba, Lori Goler, He's, He'd, Katie Harbath, it's, Andrew Bosworth, Bosworth, Mark Zuckerberg McKinsey Zuck, Mark Shmulik, Bernstein, Augustus, Julius Caesar, Kali Hays Organizations: Meta, Menlo, Harvard, Apple, McKinsey, Business, Facebook, Cambridge, Capitol, Labs, Menlo Park, Q, Bain & Company, Reality Labs, Wall, Mark Zuckerberg McKinsey, Phillips Exeter Academy, Tech, Twitter Locations: California, Hawaii, United States, Davos, Silicon, contrition, Meta, verbiage, Harvard, Rome

☆ A ‘Cage Match’ Between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg May Be No Joke
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Ryan Mac | Mike Isaac | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mr. Zuckerberg has sought out martial arts experts, including Dave Camarillo, James Terry and Khai Wu. In May, he competed in his first public martial arts tournament in Redwood City, Calif., which he attended undercover — up until the moment he took off his hat and sunglasses to fight. to bring mixed martial arts fights to Horizon Worlds, its virtual reality app. Mr. White said Mr. Zuckerberg was truly dedicated to the sport. This month, he said he had trained in “judo, Kyokushin (full contact)” — two Japanese martial arts — and “no rules streetfighting.”

Persons: Zuckerberg, Dave Camarillo, James Terry, Khai Wu, Meta, White, I’ve, ”, Mr Organizations: Meta Locations: Redwood City, Calif

☆ It turns out Zuck was NOT knocked out in a jiu-jitsu match. Those were 'effortful grunts' not snores, OK?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Nicholas Carlson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is really into MMA-style fighting these days. On Friday morning, word came from the New York Times that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was recently knocked out in a jiu-jitsu match. Shredded Zuck and his coach say he was not, in fact, snoring after a choke hold left him passed out. UPDATE: After publishing our story, I heard from both Mark Zuckerberg and his Brazilian jujitsu coach. Mark Zuckerberg went on to win gold and silver medals at his first public jiu-jitsu competition after a losing match was recast as a draw.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, It's, he's, Joe Bernstein, Zuckerberg, xicWVdSfke — Joe Bernstein, Bernstein, xeKzED1pv2 Organizations: New York Times, Times, Brazilian Locations: Brazilian

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