Nyjah Skull Fracture

[minilogoflow]

Even though it's pretty fucking stupid, I can respect Nyjah for wanting to live the warrior life.

[Sedition]

Die trying sending.

"Die" (pronounced "dee") is one of the 16 ways to say the world "the" in German.

The Sending some how seems fitting here.

[Abyss1]

His top comment on this post reads

Was the plan to not end up back here for some time but here we are.. Another knockout, fractured jaw / cheek bone, lacerated kidney. I’m sure there’s tons of people see this happen again and think “damn this dudes an idiot and never learns his lesson” or the classic “ Told ya you shoulda started wearing a helmet.” Those are the people that don’t understand the minds of us skateboarders and how dedicated we can be.
We don’t put ourselves thru the torture and pain for money or to prove anything. We do it because it fuels our daily life. One of the reasons I like to say skateboarding is a lifestyle over a sport. Growing up as a little tike I was scared shitless basically every weekend my dad would take my streets skating pushing me to skate big rails. Once I was grown and realized.. damn this actually is what I love and makes me feel the most alive.
That’s when I accepted. Accepted that no matter what the outcome is. I’m doing what meant to be doing and this is the life I chose. Even in tough times like this I’m thankful as hell I made that decision because nothing beats life on the board. Back at em soon. We keep pushing. We keep sending

Damn he looks fucked up...hes gonna end up in an episode of epicly laterd if he keeps this up

[Never Bored]

[ChuckRamone]

Damn skating a 17-stair rail that soon after his last slam is insane.

Remember the IG post where he grinded a freeway overpass rail and someone called him a psycho and he said if he dies, make sure his funeral is lit? He should be on Deathwish at this point because he personifies that more than any other pro.

[matty_c]

Brother Nyjah please stop. You have done enough rails there is nothing left to prove mate. People are worried you will end up like Dave Mirra. Skate ledges or something mate or get real tech on ten stair handrails, just fucking PLEASE look after your head. Don’t wear a fucking helmet that is wack for a grown arse man. Chill the fuck out bro

[theloniousmonk]

The only thing that was keeping me back from wearing a helmet was that it’s not cool. But in January I got in a car wreck with my 2 year old (both fine but I broke my sternum)and it made me see another side of it. This was right around whennyjah was in the hospital the first time. And I’m thinking my daughter will see me wearing a helmet and that is more important than being cool.
At first I was thinking about getting one of those hat helmets, but then decided to just go with an actual helmet.
And nobody has even said shit about it. I even wear it street skating.

[matty_c]

All good bro, sorry I wasn’t trying to be judgemental. I have no children of my own but I take some of my families and my friends kids skating. If one is trying to get a young person into skating I think helmet should be mandatory till you are like 16-17 imo

If I had a kid that skated I don’t give a fuck I would not be budging on this one

Times have changed.


Edit - you too Gabriel, please be careful mate
Arto freaks me out too a bit

Too many of us go too early. It’s a problem.

[The Huffer]

The game has changed so much and our attitude has not kept up. So much can go wrong on giant rails and stair sets. I almost think helmets are more beneficial for giant rails than they are on a vert ramp.

Also, I never understood why it's OK to put a lid on for "Vert" but a giant concrete bowl? not so much....  Explain that logic to me... Fuck I might go to Burnside tomorrow with my Full Cut S1....

Hope Nyjah has no permanent damage....

[matty_c]

The game has changed so much and our attitude has not kept up. So much can go wrong on giant rails and stair sets. I almost think helmets are more beneficial for giant rails than they are on a vert ramp.

Also, I never understood why it's OK to put a lid on for "Vert" but a giant concrete bowl? not so much....  Explain that logic to me... Fuck I might go to Burnside tomorrow with my Full Cut S1....

Hope Nyjah has no permanent damage....

I’m just being a funny cunt not having a go at you bro, but you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to see that a stack on the mega would cause injuries consistent with a car crash lol

[Obijuan91]

I think the part that needs to be understood here is after that first head injury your body starts to hesitate. Like unintentionally. Solid seconds where your body doesn’t listen to your mind and it causes those slams. The more slams the more your mind and body disconnect so to speak. Idk I mean be wrong but that’s how it feels like to me at least soo soon after a head injury. It’s like putting yourself at uncalculated and unnecessary risk because you don’t know what what point your body’s going to say nope.

[The Huffer]

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The game has changed so much and our attitude has not kept up. So much can go wrong on giant rails and stair sets. I almost think helmets are more beneficial for giant rails than they are on a vert ramp.

Also, I never understood why it's OK to put a lid on for "Vert" but a giant concrete bowl? not so much....  Explain that logic to me... Fuck I might go to Burnside tomorrow with my Full Cut S1....

Hope Nyjah has no permanent damage....

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I’m just being a funny cunt not having a go at you bro, but you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to see that a stack on the mega would cause injuries consistent with a car crash lol

I didn't say anything about mega and I was not replying to you. Giant Handrail vs a standard vert ramp? I know which one I find riskier.... My question is, why is it 'culturally' OK to wear helmets on a wooden vert ramp but not giant hand rails or even concrete bowls?

[kookdusoleil]

Think of the gnarliest thing he’s ever done, whatever that may be — do we really think he’s ever going to do anything bigger? Which leads me to the question he’s seemingly already answered, why keep sending? At this point in his career, and I mean no disrespect by this, it seems he’s plateaued in terms of gnarliness. A man can do what he wants with his own life, but I’m sure his loved ones don’t want to see him get hurt.

[mtvic]

Super bummed to see this. I understand the warrior mentality, but there is no glory in death. The ride just ends. Nyjah, I hope you find something else to love and live for in life. While you have had an amazing run this far, there is so much more to live for.

[BenTramer78]

The only thing that was keeping me back from wearing a helmet was that it’s not cool. But in January I got in a car wreck with my 2 year old (both fine but I broke my sternum)and it made me see another side of it. This was right around whennyjah was in the hospital the first time. And I’m thinking my daughter will see me wearing a helmet and that is more important than being cool.
At first I was thinking about getting one of those hat helmets, but then decided to just go with an actual helmet.
And nobody has even said shit about it. I even wear it street skating.

A couple years back I started wearing a helmet too, even on the streets. Even though I've mostly gotten used to it, it's still a bit of an inner battle between the 13 year old me and the present day 30 year old me. The younger version thinks it's not cool (or is just concerned what others think) but fortunately the mature version doesn't care. While I absolutely get the "uncool" thing, I think there might be a more profound level of "cool" to be found in not giving a fuck what anyone thinks like someone said in an earlier post.

As a side note I've only received positive feedback and even inspired a couple other locals to start wearing helmets which is quite amazing.

[dubee]

NYJAH. You have nothing to prove.

[HateSkates]

Dudes gonna be drooling all over a monster bib in no time, that concussion protocol part about to hit hard ya dig?

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

🤡

[somethingmustbreaknow]

dedicated sender.

[EdLawndale]

dedicated sender.

username checks out

[DONT_CARE]

while i don't think most people need to wear helmets, he is someone who should or he shouldn't skate at all

[Buttworm]

Nige is definitely death before helmet

[EdLawndale]

why is it 'culturally' OK to wear helmets on a wooden vert ramp but not giant hand rails or even concrete bowls?

This may be more obvious than I think but it's likely due to vert/bowl/park skating pre-dating (hardcore trick) street skating and the park owners navigating legal culpability by forcing those wishing to enjoy their park to wear, at least, a helmet.

Vert skaters were probably like, "Oh, that's wack" at first but, you know, them's the rules. Then they just got accustomed to it. Hard to worry about looking corny when everyone's forced to look corny.

Some of them are probably glad they get to wear a helmet without any stigma, like when my gf forces me to take a shower before I get into bed. I put up a fight at first and act all put out, grumble, but when I'm laying bed, clean as a whistle, I'm kinda glad she made me take the shower.

But street skaters were real rebels. Their whole shit is illegal. Nobody's telling them to do shit. To keep the analogy up, they don't have a bed to get into, showered or unshowered. No gf giving them an ultimatum. They sleep in the streets. Ironically, they probably sleep in a dry shower in a flop house.

But, yeah, nobody's telling them shit. Because property owners don't even want them on their property at all. Street skaters are running from the cops, they don't have the regiment of some old dude (who's nice enough but also doesn't want to lose this sweet skatepark business he's running in court) telling them, "No Helmet, No Skate".

They were never forced to get accustomed to it like the vert skaters (whose alternative was not skating at all).

[Andrefosho]

Thoughts and prayers out to Jah - get well soon!

[itspizzapie]

 Growing up as a little tike I was scared shitless basically every weekend my dad would take my streets skating pushing me to skate big rails. Once I was grown and realized.. damn this actually is what I love and makes me feel the most alive.

Nijeh powerful message about how early child abuse can actually lead him to enjoy abusing himself later in life

[Cuban_Lynx]

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Word on the street is that he's gunning for SOTY again, the guy should just stop because he's literally killing himself for an award they'll never ever give him

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Not A Nyjah Fan But They Gave It To Chris Joslin, At This Point I Think Nyjah Is Cooler Than SOTY

Joslin got SOTY for an ABD in bootleg Lakai. Tyshawn beat out Nyjah skating flat gaps. Nyjah is trophy-motivated but there’s no point anymore.

[Slimeone]

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The game has changed so much and our attitude has not kept up. So much can go wrong on giant rails and stair sets. I almost think helmets are more beneficial for giant rails than they are on a vert ramp.

Also, I never understood why it's OK to put a lid on for "Vert" but a giant concrete bowl? not so much....  Explain that logic to me... Fuck I might go to Burnside tomorrow with my Full Cut S1....

Hope Nyjah has no permanent damage....

[close]

I’m just being a funny cunt not having a go at you bro, but you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to see that a stack on the mega would cause injuries consistent with a car crash lol

[close]

I didn't say anything about mega and I was not replying to you. Giant Handrail vs a standard vert ramp? I know which one I find riskier.... My question is, why is it 'culturally' OK to wear helmets on a wooden vert ramp but not giant hand rails or even concrete bowls?

It's because vert skating has always been considered dorky.

[sexualhelon]

Us people with irritable bowel syndrome? We're built different. You think we should take medicine to not shit our pants? We like living on the edge. Keeps us on our toes.

[GnarAlarm]

If someone's wearing a helmet at the spot or the park, I don't really think anything at all. It's fine.
I don't wear one, but it's not a statement or a hill I'm going to die on. I'm a lot more worried about knee and ankle injuries than I am head injuries, and no pads are gonna save you from a rolled ankle.

I will say this though...helmets make street footage look roughly 200% worse.

Edit - oh god this is my 3,000th post. How long have I even been here?
Edit - 4 years?? God damn I still feel like the new guy here.

[rikki]

It's kind of miraculous that no pro has ever died as a direct result of an on-the-board injury. It does seem that, if someone as  high-profile as Nyjah died while skating (or as a complication from two documented traumatic head injuries), that would truly alter public attitudes about skating.

This, if any, as time passes and skateboarding evolves, is increasingly a question of "when" than "if".