It remains to be seen how far his antics and how much further his fundamental Jiu-jitsu will carry him

I try my best to not talk about him and pretend he doesn't exist: the fewer toxic arseholes I have to think about, the better. Which is fairly easy if I don't pay much attention to BJJ social media, but Beltchecker sucked me back in. Damn it! :P

In my opinion, Gordan Ryan is good for the sport of No-Gi (and Gi for that matter). He draws many people to the sport who previously had little to no interest in Jiu-jitsu. The old saying is that 'negative press is still good press'. Here is another. Hey, 'don't hate the player, hate the game'. Jiu-jitsu sport is a long way from the other combat sports, but to bring in more money and more opportunity, more drama (made up or otherwise) will probably have to accompany. I like Gordan. I won't use him as a mentor or a role model in my life, nor will I encourage my son to look to him, but I think that he is knowledgeable, and he uses very fundamental Jiu-jitsu. He is brilliant in the basics! I admire this tremendously! It remains to be seen how far his antics and how much further his fundamental Jiu-jitsu will carry him. I am very interested in finding out! Edit: He is very quick to pay homage to who he (Gordan Ryan) thinks is the GOAT: Roger Gracie...no argument from me.

He in my opinion is bringing the wrong type of people to the sport. Is he amazing in o-Gi absolutely, but a a human being very debatable with how he disrespectfully treats others. My belief is let you jiu-jitsu do the talking. But it's just my opinion on the matter.

He in my opinion is bringing the wrong type of people to the sport. Is he amazing in o-Gi absolutely, but a a human being very debatable with how he disrespectfully treats others. My belief is let you jiu-jitsu do the talking. But it's just my opinion on the matter.

One thing about Gordan Ryan is the support for veterans organizations. He has done exhibition matches with all the proceeds raised going to Veteran's organizations such as We Defy (a 501c for disabled veterans that uses Jiu-jitsu as an outreach) and others. He will give away instructionals for free to veterans. His work with Tim Kennedy in Texas probably involves many things related to veteran outreach.

Giving to charity is a good thing, but it does not make you a good person, or excuse behaving like an arse. After all, there are loooooads of people who give to charity who are total bastards. Classic example in the UK is Jimmy Saville. He raised around £40 million for charity over his lifetime (and not just sending money, but being an absolutely integral part of fundraising efforts), but it later transpired that he was a lifelong serial paedophile. Jeffrey Epstein was a philanthropist too. In fact, I would not be surprised if a very large proportion of people who happen to be both rich and an arsehole have also given significant sums to charity. Not that Ryan is comparable to those utter shitheels, he's way lower down the list. But nevertheless, while I'm glad that he does some charity work, IMO he's not a positive force in the world.

No, we aren't. :P

John Danaher's ability to download and digest complex concepts and techniques and then teaching them to others simply.

Are you talking about a different John Danaher :D ?

Now, I know that they gave me the position to hit it, but no one was letting me finish.

ha! spoken like a guy the JUST got his purple belt. Congrats!

Giving to charity is a good thing, but it does not make you a good person, or excuse behaving like an arse. After all, there are loooooads of people who give to charity who are total bastards. Classic example in the UK is Jimmy Saville. He raised around £40 million for charity over his lifetime (and not just sending money, but being an absolutely integral part of fundraising efforts), but it later transpired that he was a lifelong serial paedophile. Jeffrey Epstein was a philanthropist too. In fact, I would not be surprised if a very large proportion of people who happen to be both rich and an arsehole have also given significant sums to charity. Not that Ryan is comparable to those utter shitheels, he's way lower down the list. But nevertheless, while I'm glad that he does some charity work, IMO he's not a positive force in the world.

Yes. I can't get through any of his DVDs or interviews, but he taught me the D'Arce before it was called the darce in 30 seconds. I started hitting it or threatening with it as a blue belt against elite level black belts. Now, I know that they gave me the position to hit it, but no one was letting me finish. He is a fantastic coach.

I can't see a better way that they could advertise them.