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Tua interview on Up & Adams, will be doing judo every Friday. Bonus other Tua interviews today added.

MARINO1384 said:
Ehh the packers one was super weird. He was running forwards was tackled from behind and he flipped around to land backwards to hit the back of his head.
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Yeah how he reacted was odd, i was moreso talking about the tackle itself.
He might have PTSD from the hip injury which affects how he wants to fall.
 
rafael said:
IMO it will be limited. The rolls and slap outs have little correlation, but you do learn to tuck your chin naturally. The concussions in football most often seem to occur when the back of the head hits the ground. Tucking you chin on impact minimizes that. If that becomes second nature for him that would be a benefit. Personally, I started in judo as a kid. I did that for a few years but then transitioned to other martial arts. Mostly striking arts, but ju-jitsu and MMA also incorporated falls and throws. I also played HS football and was involved in coaching (just one season) and scouting on the collegiate level. I don't believe most football injuries would be prevented by learning how to fall outside of learning to protect your head by tucking your chin. But learning that one technique would certainly have a benefit.
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At the very least...any martial arts training will increase his core strength, reactionary speed, and likely "slow down" the events as they happen so he can tuck, duck, curl, slide, fall safely, etc. as required. Just goes to show that he is aware of this need and is taking steps to improve/correct the situation. Excellent news.
 
Tua all the haters said:
I love Tua and I hope he comes back and balls out, and that he is able to stay as health as he can and have a long career and a good life. It makes me a little worried to watch him speak in these interviews. He seems just slightly less sharp than before in his speech and his mannerisms. He looks just slightly out of it, and like he struggles a little to find his words. I hope I'm just overthinking it, but it's been on my mind for the last couple months whenever he speaks at pressers or any of these interviews.
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I would think that is because he hasn't done a lot of these type of interviews...selling Subway, etc. Go Tua and Go Kay Adams!
 
rafael said:
Okay. There are many NFL players who have practiced various martial arts over the years. Feel free to point it out the next time you see an NFL player slap out when falling during a tackle. It may have happened, but I can't recall seeing that in 40+ years of watching/playing/coaching/scouting football.
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Yeah - I just hope the next time he meets his Samoan brother from Cincy on the field he thrusts his hand right through his chest and pulls out his beating heart so he can look at it before he croaks!
 
So you expected him to take judo lessons during the season while he was concussed? Seriously
Right now seems like the perfect or right time.
Good God what do you expect the guy to do?
This is such a non-story
 
I will let you all in on some wise old man advice.

Listening?

Tua has been playing football for at least a decade I estimate. If he ain't learned how to fall by now, he ain't gonna ever learned it.

Falling is an art. Don't believe me?

Rick Flair.

Case closed.
 
JamesWsenior said:
I will let you all in on some wise old man advice.

Listening?

Tua has been playing football for at least a decade I estimate. If he ain't learned how to fall by now, he ain't gonna ever learned it.

Falling is an art. Don't believe me?

Rick Flair.

Case closed.
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Case not closed.
Bob Backlund will have an issue with your statement
 
Wait a minute... I posted this earlier today and it got merged with another thread. How did this thread last? Not fair
 
JamesWsenior said:
I will let you all in on some wise old man advice.

Listening?

Tua has been playing football for at least a decade I estimate. If he ain't learned how to fall by now, he ain't gonna ever learned it.

Falling is an art. Don't believe me?

Rick Flair.

Case closed.
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Which can be learned... as someone who has done "Pro wrestling" and Judo/Juijitsu/Kickboxing/Gojo Ryu
 
Gonna take more than judo with this new offensive line coach we got coming in 🐻
 
Fred Bear said:
Gonna take more than judo with this new offensive line coach we got coming in 🐻
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Wasn't it Davis a couple years back that let the guy run right past him to blind side Tua? Blame the coach all you want but...
 
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