“Danaher Says” is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu documentation project started by BJJ practitioner Ignacio Gondra back in 2020. The idea behind the site is to offer people the wisdom of grandmaster John Danaher, through the snippets of knowledge that he has been kindly and systematically dropping on his social media from 2016. This way, people can comfortably browse the concepts and grasp better what Jiu-Jitsu is all about, and transform ideas into reality back in the mats.
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Nicky Ryan seminar in Los Angeles this Sunday
May 31, 2018
Nicky Ryan seminar in Los Angeles this Sunday: Nicky Ryan will show our fans in LA the intricacies of our approach to the game this Sunday at one of our favorite LA gyms @dynamixmma on 6/3 at 3:30pm. Not only will he show the essential squad approach to the game, but his personal approach to it. All my students are innovators and researchers. All have their own specialty moves that they developed independently and which figure prominently in their game. This independence is the most exciting thing for a coach to witness and to see it in such a young man is truly remarkable. If you are within distance of Santa Monica on Sunday - Check our this amazing young athlete and teacher and see for yourself the knowledge and skill that I am lucky enough to witness daily. As always - a big hello to our West Coast followers
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