Tobias J. owes his well-trained body to one sport in particular: judo. At the age of seven, he started doing martial arts and moved to Munich on his own at the age of 15 to concentrate on his judo career there. He fought in the German premiere league, became the runner-up German single champion and German team champion. He trained in training camps in Russia, France and Austria, to compete with the international judo elite. Despite the hard training, the successful athlete excelled in school, even skipping a year and received his high school diploma (A-levels) with an average of 1.3. McFIT model Tobias then began his studies in tax law and in addition works part-time as a student trainee in an accounting firm.
In his spare time, the talented model practises Judo as well as keeping fit by swimming and jogging, exercising regularly at McFIT, where his attention is drawn to McFIT MODELS. The sporty orientation of the agency suits him perfectly. His early modelling career came about almost by accident through a friend who was looking for a male model for a shoot. He managed to get his first job in the field and discovered his passion for modelling: ‘it's a great feeling to hold professional pictures of yourself in your hands.’ The first bookings come in quickly. He shoots editorials for Italian ‘Fucking Young!’ magazine and German ‘74 Magazine’, presents the new collection for fashion label ‘Matchless’ at Milan Fashion Week and recently posed for Porsche Design. Tobias particularly likes the diverse experiences he gets as a model: ‘You get to know and see so many people and places that you otherwise never would get to meet or see.’
Sport, studies, job, modelling and his private life: how does it manage to tie it all together? He says: ‘I don’t pressure myself. I’m happy about every booking I get and do my very best.’ Tobias is unbiased and open to every new challenge, as he believes that you don’t regret things you have done later on, but things you didn’t do.
