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Ryan Hall

ADCC medallist and instructor

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Competitor and instructor known for the inverted guard, the 50/50 position and analytical, first-principles instruction.

Leg locksOpen guardBack attacksStrategyTeaching

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Ffion Davies

ADCC and IBJJF champion

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Champion in gi and no-gi known for back attacks and a technical, control-first approach in the lighter weight divisions.

No-giGiBack attacksSubmissionsCompetition prep

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Gordon Ryan

ADCC champion, no-gi competitor

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Multiple-time ADCC gold medallist regarded as the dominant no-gi grappler of his era, known for back attacks and a systematic submission game.

No-giBack attacksLeg locksSubmissionsGuard passingCompetition prep

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John Danaher

Instructor and coach

New Wave Jiu-Jitsu

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Coach known for a highly systematic approach to teaching and for the body of leg-lock instruction that reshaped no-gi competition in the 2010s.

Leg locksBack attacksSubmissionsStrategyTeachingNo-gi

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Marcelo Garcia

Multiple-time world and ADCC champion

Marcelo Garcia Jiu-Jitsu

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One of the most decorated competitors in the sport, known for butterfly guard, the arm drag, and a back-attack system taught to a generation of students.

Open guardBack attacksSubmissionsNo-giGiTeaching

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Rafael Mendes

Six-time IBJJF world champion

Art of Jiu Jitsu

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Featherweight champion known for the berimbolo, a mobile guard game, and for a movement-first approach to teaching.

Open guardGiBack attacksGuard retentionCompetition prep

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