He’s Bollywood’s very own Karate Kid and he’s the one of the best when it comes to pulling off high-octane stunts in Bollywood films! He’s a natural at that. It’s only befitting then that he start a special training center in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Tiger Shroff along with his sister Krishna Shroff have opened their special MMA accredited gym in Mumbai today(1 December 2018). Their gym is called MMA Matrix.
Tiger who’s not only a favorite with the young girls but also with the tiny kids who want to be like him said that besides the gym, he also has plans of starting a dance school since he’s passionate about dancing and we’ve all seen how good he is at it. Tiger says that he’s been getting a whole lot of requests for a dance school. “I have a dance school at the back of my mind.. Right now I am focusing on my gym. Maybe in future if my films continue to do well, audience continue to be kind with me and kids still come up and request me, I will definitely open a dance school,” he adds.
Tiger’s love for MMA started early when he was barely four years old. He said all the credit for his fitness and discipline goes to MMA. He said, “ I have been following MMA since the age of four. When I did my first film, a lot of children and mother’s came up to me and asked me where I had learnt martial arts from. I didn’t really have an answer to that. I used to learn at Juhu beach, which is not the safest place to MMA an upcoming sport not just all over the world, but also in India. So, I think this is the right time. Whatever I am today, a lot of the credit for it goes to MMA.”
Tiger has been a huge inspiration not just for young kids but his little sister Krishna too. She is hugely motivated by him and the way he keeps himself fit. Even though she might not share his passion for acting since she is a very private person, the siblings share a love for MMA and have now taken their passion for MMA further with the specialised gym.
“I started practising MMA a couple of years ago. As a woman, I feel it’s not only great for physical fitness but empowers you and increases your mental strength. It gives you that confidence that you can take care of yourself,” added Krishna.
2018 has been a good year for Tiger, professionally with Baaghi 2 and now his upcoming films like Student of the Year 2 and Siddharth Anand’s action film with Hrithik Roshan which he started shooting for this year.
We’re sure he is going to motivate more and more youngsters to stay fit with this special Gym of his.
