Mark Zuckerberg

United States
Born 1984-05-14, White Plains

Also known as

Zuck

Description

American technology entrepreneur and philanthropist, co-founder and CEO of Meta (formerly Facebook). An avid Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and competitor, training at Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu in San Jose, California.

Teachers (1)

  • Dave Camarillo
    sports_martial_artsGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Two independent live sources (ESPN, BJJEE) report Camarillo as Zuckerberg's BJJ coach, quoting Camarillo directly on the relationship
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    location_onGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose badge (2022)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Two independent live sources (ESPN, BJJEE) report Camarillo as Zuckerberg's BJJ coach, quoting Camarillo directly on the relationship
    “He has been training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for about one year under Dave Camarillo”
    — ESPN - "'One of the best students I've ever had': Coach marvels about Mark Zuckerberg winning BJJ tournament" (Marc Raimondi, 2023-05-11)link
    “And he excels. He's one of the best students I've ever had.”
    — BJJEE - "Dave Camarillo: 'Mark Zuckerberg Is One Of The Best Students I Ever Had'" link

Ranks (1)

  • sports_martial_artsGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu
    receipt_longBlue belt Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Zuckerberg announced the promotion on his own Instagram; multiple outlets (BJJEE, FloGrappling) independently reported it the same day
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    BJJ Ranking System (2023-07-22)
    granted by Dave Camarillo
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Zuckerberg announced the promotion on his own Instagram; multiple outlets (BJJEE, FloGrappling) independently reported it the same day
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “Also honored to be promoted to compete at blue belt for @guerrillajjsanjose team.”
    — Mark Zuckerberg. (2023-07-22). Mark Zuckerberg Instagram post announcing his blue belt promotion (2023-07-22)link info
    “The promotion took place last evening, by coach Dave Camarillo”
    — BJJEE - "Mark Zuckerberg Promoted To BJJ Blue Belt"link

Sources

Mark Zuckerberg - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info
ESPN - Marc Raimondi, 2023-05-11link

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01KZQ5XKW3QGJSCHCJKAH6SPZG
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Mark Zuckerberg. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZQ5XKW3QGJSCHCJKAH6SPZG - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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