Neil Adams

You know, if we're in the commentary chair or if you're in the coach's chair and you don't really understand totally, absolutely what's going on when you're being, somebody's being outgripped.

And when they're in danger of being thrown, I mean, you know, if you're in danger of being thrown, the first thing you do is stick your backside out and defend by not being in the position they want you to be in. All right. And so that's danger. You know, you feel the danger. And so in Japan, that was the place I used to go to train because I felt the danger.

And when they're in danger of being thrown, I mean, you know, if you're in danger of being thrown, the first thing you do is stick your backside out and defend by not being in the position they want you to be in. All right. And so that's danger. You know, you feel the danger. And so in Japan, that was the place I used to go to train because I felt the danger.

And when they're in danger of being thrown, I mean, you know, if you're in danger of being thrown, the first thing you do is stick your backside out and defend by not being in the position they want you to be in. All right. And so that's danger. You know, you feel the danger. And so in Japan, that was the place I used to go to train because I felt the danger.

And so my defenses would be heightened. Yeah. And so somebody that was, I went two years, one Olympic cycle, I went two years, two months without having a score on me in any competition. And then I went to one competition in the European Championships, which I won, and I was struggling all the way through it and got scored on three times in my pool of, you know, like my first pool of fights.

And so my defenses would be heightened. Yeah. And so somebody that was, I went two years, one Olympic cycle, I went two years, two months without having a score on me in any competition. And then I went to one competition in the European Championships, which I won, and I was struggling all the way through it and got scored on three times in my pool of, you know, like my first pool of fights.

And so my defenses would be heightened. Yeah. And so somebody that was, I went two years, one Olympic cycle, I went two years, two months without having a score on me in any competition. And then I went to one competition in the European Championships, which I won, and I was struggling all the way through it and got scored on three times in my pool of, you know, like my first pool of fights.

Mm-hmm. And I was devastated. And I actually nearly lost the whole competition because I was more mortified about being scored on three times when I hadn't been scored on for two and a half years. I had this thing in my head about two and a half years. You know, and then all of a sudden, right, I'm not unbeatable. And then you just, and you go, and I was almost lost it, completely lost it.

Mm-hmm. And I was devastated. And I actually nearly lost the whole competition because I was more mortified about being scored on three times when I hadn't been scored on for two and a half years. I had this thing in my head about two and a half years. You know, and then all of a sudden, right, I'm not unbeatable. And then you just, and you go, and I was almost lost it, completely lost it.

Mm-hmm. And I was devastated. And I actually nearly lost the whole competition because I was more mortified about being scored on three times when I hadn't been scored on for two and a half years. I had this thing in my head about two and a half years. You know, and then all of a sudden, right, I'm not unbeatable. And then you just, and you go, and I was almost lost it, completely lost it.

just so fortunate a couple of things went my way and just came out and i scraped and scratched my way to the final and won the final well all right but that was my best match but uh i almost lost it well what do you do with the fact that if you go to japan and you're getting you're saying danger like you're probably getting thrown getting thrown yeah man what's that do to your ego well again it's my you know that that was a winning ego that had to adapt

just so fortunate a couple of things went my way and just came out and i scraped and scratched my way to the final and won the final well all right but that was my best match but uh i almost lost it well what do you do with the fact that if you go to japan and you're getting you're saying danger like you're probably getting thrown getting thrown yeah man what's that do to your ego well again it's my you know that that was a winning ego that had to adapt

just so fortunate a couple of things went my way and just came out and i scraped and scratched my way to the final and won the final well all right but that was my best match but uh i almost lost it well what do you do with the fact that if you go to japan and you're getting you're saying danger like you're probably getting thrown getting thrown yeah man what's that do to your ego well again it's my you know that that was a winning ego that had to adapt

I remember we went to the Case Joe, which police dojo one time, and they wanted to see, they created this groundwork competition because they wanted to see me do the juji, like how I went in and how I, yeah, the armbar, right? They wanted to see how I did it from underneath or over the top. And you just, they created this event. So yeah, they started it.

I remember we went to the Case Joe, which police dojo one time, and they wanted to see, they created this groundwork competition because they wanted to see me do the juji, like how I went in and how I, yeah, the armbar, right? They wanted to see how I did it from underneath or over the top. And you just, they created this event. So yeah, they started it.

I remember we went to the Case Joe, which police dojo one time, and they wanted to see, they created this groundwork competition because they wanted to see me do the juji, like how I went in and how I, yeah, the armbar, right? They wanted to see how I did it from underneath or over the top. And you just, they created this event. So yeah, they started it.

So, and then winner stays on competition was happening at the case, Joe. So I did about seven, I think it was seven in. And then my coach came in and said, no, it's finished. That's it now. It's finished. You know, suddenly we realized what was going on. And I was going, no, no, no, no. Don't stop it like that, you know.

So, and then winner stays on competition was happening at the case, Joe. So I did about seven, I think it was seven in. And then my coach came in and said, no, it's finished. That's it now. It's finished. You know, suddenly we realized what was going on. And I was going, no, no, no, no. Don't stop it like that, you know.

So, and then winner stays on competition was happening at the case, Joe. So I did about seven, I think it was seven in. And then my coach came in and said, no, it's finished. That's it now. It's finished. You know, suddenly we realized what was going on. And I was going, no, no, no, no. Don't stop it like that, you know.

And it was one of those moments where, you know, the boot was on my foot, you could say, you know, rather than the other side, the other way. Because I had been to Japan in situations. I remember as a 16-year-old, I got such a drumming from one of the Japanese guys, older students. And he had a gold tooth. And so he was gold tooth to me, you know, and he was my nightmare.