Comments on: Tebow takes up MMA training

By: blueglaze

blueglaze — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 11:55:47 +0000

Jui jitsu is a very technical martial art and if trained by the the right person can most certainly help improve those tangibles needed to become a well rounded football player. Much like ballet for balance. This will improve over all focus and that’s something dangerous for a focused Tebow to be on that football field

By: mr4thand1

mr4thand1 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:55:28 +0000

My question is, will MMA training help Tebow’s ACCURACY come game time?

By: locolos

locolos — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:24:38 +0000

MMA training is the best conditioning on earth and will make you tough as nails. He will get into camp in better shape than 98% of the league.

By: mwindle1973

mwindle1973 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:55:51 +0000

I just can’t wait for actually football news again. Who cares what he’s doing with his time? It will definitely help him with conditioning and learning better body control, concentration, and quite a few other things. A lot of athletes have trained in boxing, ballet and many other endeavors to increase their football prowess. I would prefer an article that asked what he is doing to improve his pitching…I mean passing motion.

By: redbeardxxv

redbeardxxv — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:45:51 +0000

The Jets haven’t been relevant since Broadway Joe- One of their Qb’s training with an MMA legend isn’t changing that. As a GIANTS fan, I love it. Keep the Jests in the paper, let them garner all the media attention. When the season starts, and the fans are chanting for Tebow Time, Sanchez may need that training to get out of GIANTS STADIUM alive. Let the QB battle begin. Sanchez now has a leg up, he might have garnered enough knowledge to beat Tebow in at least one category. (wait….maybe 2, he did have that underage girl last year) In the meantime, the G-men are looking to add a ring to the thumb.

By: gettingpwned

gettingpwned — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:23:34 +0000

Shocker… Florio talking about another topic he knows nothing about.

In all seriousness though, it seemed like most of Glazer’s guys got hurt or had crappy years last year. So I’m not sold on mma training for football players yet.

By: hatasgonnahate

hatasgonnahate — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:53:27 +0000

Will everyone stop crying, this is a football site and you’re all bitching because Florio doesn’t know about MMA.

By: beerbudsnbevo

beerbudsnbevo — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:40:09 +0000

Will he be wearing one of those crappy “Affliction” or “Tapout” shirts now?

By: nepaseahawk

nepaseahawk — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:36:56 +0000

mr florio,
you should investigate the story of helio gracie, it’s very interesting and quite impressive

By: nepaseahawk

nepaseahawk — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:27:46 +0000

tebow never tires of becoming more and more awesome.

By: bkravens1

bkravens1 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:04:59 +0000

Let me see, a guy who is a stand up guy, hasn’t been in the police blotter and does nothing but try to win; and the media just can’t leave him alone. Why all the hate and mocking of Tebow?

from a Ravens fan

By: bla bla bla

bla bla bla — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:46:13 +0000

Meh. It all went to hell when Tank Abbott retired.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:36:47 +0000

The Gracies get to punch Tebow in the face. Lucky!

By: cesquire

cesquire — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:02:52 +0000

Jared Allen is big on the MMA training as well, he says it loosens him up.

And besides Ken Shamrock or Brock Lesnar, Gracie might be the biggest name in MMA… certainly the best known trainer anyway, even if you set aside the Gracie name as competitors… and training is what this article is about.

Basically there are two schools of fighters in MMA: the wrestlers and the brazilian jiu jitsu guys. Gracie is the top name in jiu jitsu.

By: txxxchief

txxxchief — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:20:17 +0000

Tebow needs the self defense training to keep Rex Ryan off his cleats in the locker room.

By: eurometal15

eurometal15 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:18:25 +0000

Not that there is a problem with MMA, but training jiu-jitsu (submission grappling) is completely different than MMA, which incorporates BJJ, wrestling, boxing, muy thai, etc. People are trying to make this an edgier story when there is nothing remotely dangerous about training BJJ. Then again, I guess that’s just the Tebow effect…

By: dominicthedonkey

dominicthedonkey — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:12:18 +0000

Another dumbass blogger who knows nothing about sports. Step away from your keyboard and continue playing Dungeons & Dragons.

By: deathmonkey41

deathmonkey41 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:05:04 +0000

So, he wants to roll around on the floor with sweaty men without pads on- how strange…

By: kgun80

kgun80 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:04:24 +0000

Yes… Choke holds.. Ground striking… Arm bars.. Leg locks.. That’s the kind of training you need to be a punt protector. So when Sanchez gets pulled Tebow can punch his way to the endzone!

By: chiktikka

chiktikka — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:54:21 +0000

Saying you’ve never heard of the Gracies is the MMA equivalent of saying you’ve never heard of Jerry Rice.

By: yahmule

yahmule — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:37:12 +0000

The Gracie’s are legendary if getting some guy in a headlock in a boring pseudo-sport is exciting to you.

By: maxl49

maxl49 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:12:34 +0000

whatever happened to turning the other cheek ?

By: scytherius

scytherius — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:18:46 +0000

So? Lot’s of athletes take Martial Arts training.

By: schoolchoice2011

schoolchoice2011 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:30:22 +0000

This has nothing to do with preparing for football. There are a lot of aggressive amoral questionable looking women in the NY/NJ area so Tebow is just doing what it takes to prepare to protect his VCard.

By: jrobitaille23

jrobitaille23 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:15:12 +0000

because he is a perfectionist. I hear the next one comes out in November 2012

By: grantnjones

grantnjones — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:41:01 +0000

How bout hitting the playbook or throwing to your receivers since thats where you need the most work?
Is he trying to be the next great QB or another chizeled Brady Quinn?

By: alstottwastheman

alstottwastheman — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:32:00 +0000

Might as well get some professional training, seeing as how he’s going to keep fighting all the haters his whole career.

By: mike5011ad

mike5011ad — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:25:19 +0000

He needs to spend his offseason learning how to throw, not punch…

By: rexgrossman8

rexgrossman8 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:14:57 +0000

There’s a difference between Tim Tebow’s work ethic and Matt Leinart’s work ethic.

Say what you want about Tebow, you have to respect and love the man’s commitment and work ethic to better.

I wish more athletes had that level of determination…

By: truthhurtstoo

truthhurtstoo — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:10:45 +0000

you know nothing Jon Snow…