Craig Jones hinted that he will replace an injured Dan Manasoiu to compete on Team New Wave at CJI 2. There looks to be a major shakeup at CJI 2. The team-based, Quintet-style competition is rapidly approaching, and one of the top teams has lost its heavyweight competitor due to
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John Danaher and Craig Jones both recently discussed issues that led to the breakup of the Danaher Death Squad (DDS). The never-ending saga continues. In 2021, top BJJ coach John Danaher announced that the team he led, the eponymous “Danaher Death Squad,” was splitting up. Shortly thereafter, core team members
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Giancarlo Bodoni is all in for the 2022 ADCC World Championships. In October, Bodoni left the security of his full-time teaching position at Bernardo Faria Academy outside of Boston to re-locate to Austin, TX, where he trains alongside Gordon Ryan under the tutelage of John Danaher. The move came shortly
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In late 2020, the famed grappling team the Danaher Death Squad announced its move from New York City to Puerto Rico. In late July of this year, John Danaher announced the end of DDS, explaining that the team had split up and would be leaving its short-lived home of Puerto
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