Big Tech execs like Mark Zuckerberg are swapping the boardroom for the dojo. Here's why martial arts are taking hold of Silicon Valley.
, Zuckerberg said he started his martial arts journey after looking for a sport that would develop both his focus and body.
"There's a fast pace, ambiguity, and pressures everywhere, and then somehow you need to do the right thing and invest in the thing that pays off in the long run," Merks-Benjaminsen said.Zelig told Insider that he trained other high-profile CEOs and tech executives who were looking to build skills like problem solving and managing their responses in fast-paced environments, he said.
The Krav Maga philosophy is rooted in self-reliance and shifting your mindset from passive to active, he said. Joanna Pineda, CEO of Matrix Group International, said practicing taekwondo and hapkido, a Korean martial art, for more than a decade helped her develop"mental toughness."
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