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Joshua Waitzkin (born December 4, 1976) is an American former chess player, martial arts world champion, and author. As a child, he was recognized as a prodigy, and won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994. The film Searching for Bobby Fischer is based on his early life.
Joshua Waitzkin is the spokesperson for Chessmaster's Joshua Waitzkin Academy. Today, Waitzkin is a martial arts champion and writer. He has also co-founded the Marcelo Garcia Academy in New York, a training facility for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
In addition to Josh's multiple world championship titles in the Chinese Martial arts, Josh is a BJJ Black Belt under 9-time World Champion Marcelo Garcia. He is the co-founder of the Marcelo Garcia Academy in NYC , and creator of MGInAction.com , the revolutionary online Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Submission Grappling training program.
Introducing the Chess profile of Josh Waitzkin, the American Chess prodigy who was compared to the legendary Bobby Fischer as the young player was on his way to earn the International Master title from FIDE.
From the age of six when he first discovered chess, Josh Waitzkin has lived a life of constant learning and tenacious pursuit of Quality. Now Josh uses the lessons of his training to guide elite performers of business, athletics, and social impact on their own journeys to self expression.
Oct 8, 2019 · Josh Waitzkin, author of The Art of Learning, is an eight-time US National Chess Champion, a two-time World Champion in Tai Chi Chuan Push Hands, and the first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt...
In The Art of Learning Josh reveals his unique systems of thematic learning, idea generation, building resilience, and mastering the art of performance psychology.
Joshua Waitzkin is an American chess player, martial arts competitor, and author. As a child, he was recognized as a prodigy, and won the U.S. Junior Chess c...
Aug 24, 2017 · Joshua Waitzkin: The Immortal Game Of A 10 Year Old Chess Prodigy. Joshua Waitzkin vs Edward A FrumkinOpen (1987), New York, NY USA Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (B40) 1. e4 c5 2....
Sep 25, 2023 · Josh Waitzkin became an International Master of Chess in 1993 and won the U.S. Junior Chess championship that year and again in 1994. Chess isn’t his only interest. He loves sports and grew up playing baseball, basketball, and football, and he also loves to fish.
