Last week saw UFC veteran Matt Lindland promoted to the rank of black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by the legendary Renzo Gracie. This promotion took place in Renzo Gracie’s New York City gym. Upon receiving his black belt, Lindland had posted on Instagram, “Honored to receive my blackbelt from
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Danaher Death Squad Teammates Nicky Ryan and Ethan Crelinsten have been awarded their black belt from coach and 5th degree black belt John Danaher. Nicky Ryan is the younger brother of world champion No Gi grappler Gordon Ryan, and at just 19 years old has accomplished so much on the
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John Danaher has once again shared with the world some nuggest of wisdom in his typically eloquent style, this time talking about how you should be training with your smaller training partners. Danaher actually does have some good first-hand insight into the topic, as he is not particularly big himself
Read moreJohn Danaher has opened up about why he has never competed in Jiu-Jitsu despite being well known as one of the best coaches and teachers of his generation, and being one of the people responsible for the leglock revolution that Jiu-Jitsu has seen over the past few years alongside people
Read moreThe above video was taken by Gordon Ryan and comes courtesy of his official Instagram page, in it he explains the source of his recent beef with Keenan Cornelius. The public feud between the pair was a little surprising to begin with, given that they’ve faced each other twice in
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Gordon Ryan spoke recently about what it’s like rolling with DDS Squad founder, John Danaher. Understandably, Danaher doesn’t train as much or as competitively as he would’ve in his youth as a hip replacement and frequent knee issues have taken their toll on his body. Regardless of any physical issues
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