If you’re a judoka, perhaps you’ve heard of the name Neil Adams before. Let me tell you three true things about Mr. Adams and I’ll toss in one fake fact to spice things up.
1. He’s a 5x European Champion and dominated the British judo scene in the late 70’s and early 80’s.
2. He’s a 4x World Medalist, winning the whole enchilada in 1981.
3. He loves his mocha made with non-fat milk and takes it with half of the whip cream.
4. He was known for vicious mat work and his tachiwaza weapon of choice was tai-otoshi.
#3 is actually a fact about me, but the rest are all facts about Mr. Adams. As a newaza fan, Neil Adams is one of my favorite judoka. His juji gatame was incredibly sharp and his dedication and work ethic is something I admire till this day. I actually had the pleasure to meet him once while training at San Jose State University.
Check out Sir Neil Adams apply his famous juji gatame armlock on Japanese product Jiro Kase in the finals of the 1981 World Championships held in Maastricht, Netherlands. Also, read more about Neil Adams here
See the tenacity.
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