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Nicky Ryan

Nicky Ryan competed at the ADCC World Championships at 16, choked Masakazu Imanari for a Polaris belt at 17 and was one of B-Team's first leaders.

Biography

Nicky Ryan, born in New Jersey in 2001, is an American no-gi grappler and a black belt under John Danaher. He competed at the ADCC World Championships at 16, won a Polaris belt at 17 and defended it against former WEC champion Urijah Faber, and in 2021 was one of the first leaders of the B-Team in Austin, Texas. He now teaches at Simple Man Martial Arts, the Austin academy that describes itself as B-Team's next chapter. Starting out Gordon Ryan, the grappler, is his older brother by six years. On The Simple Man Podcast, Nicky has described his first taste of grappling at a daycare center, where a man with no jiu-jitsu training got the children to copy moves he had seen in the UFC. Gordon later began training at a gym, and Nicky followed a few years after him. His first spell of training did not last. From about the age of eight he went to a local club on and off, never more than twice a week, until he lost interest. Gordon kept urging him to come back, and in early 2015, at 13, he returned and this time found he enjoyed it and trained harder. Heel hooks were part of his training from his first month, and while still 13 he was winning tournaments against adults, often without dropping a single match. ADCC at 16 In 2016 he placed third at the ADCC US East Coast Trials. At the West Coast Trials in April 2017, aged 15, he won four matches, lost one on points to his training partner Ethan Crelinsten and finished third. His trials placings brought an invitation to the ADCC World Championships in Finland that September, and both BJJ Heroes and FloGrappling count him as the youngest man to have competed there up to then. He lost his opening match in the 66-kilogram division to AJ Agazarm on points, 2-0. Danaher had promoted him to purple belt that June, a few days before his 16th birthday. The same month he lost on points to Paulo Miyao at a United Grapplers Association event; the two would meet again at the world championships two years later. Polaris champion FloGrappling's results for 2018 show four matches and four wins: a decision at Kasai Pro 2 in April, submissions at Polaris 7 in July and Quintet 3 in October, and a rear-naked choke on Masakazu Imanari at Polaris 8 in December. The Imanari match was the no-gi featherweight bout at Polaris 8 in Cardiff on December 9, 2018. In BJJ Heroes' account, Imanari was harder to handle than expected, holding his guard and going after Ryan's legs again and again. Ryan kept calm, defended, answered with heel hooks, and worked his way forward out of the leg entanglements with leg drags and crab rides until he reached Imanari's back and choked him. He was one of three athletes to leave Cardiff that night with a Polaris belt, and BJJ Heroes lists him as the promotion's 145-pound champion for 2018 and 2019. He defended the title at Polaris 10 on May 25, 2019, against Faber. Pundit Arena described a largely static contest in which Ryan attacked from his back and came close with one leg lock before winning on the judges' scorecards. Ryan, then 17, said afterward that he was disappointed not to have finished Faber. Earlier that year, in February, he had won the 66-kilogram division of the ADCC West Coast Trials with five wins, one of them by outside heel hook. At the world championships that September he beat Jamil Hill-Taylor on points in the opening round, then lost on points to Miyao, who went on to take bronze. Danaher promoted him to brown belt in October. Black belt and B-Team In February 2020 he submitted JZ Cavalcante with an inside heel hook at Sub Stars, and in June he lost a referee decision to Tye Ruotolo at WNO. On October 2, on a WNO card headlined by his brother's match with Matheus Diniz, he caught Tony Ramos in a heel hook 23 seconds into their welterweight bout; FloGrappling wrote in 2023 that no one had submitted an opponent faster in WNO history. A month later Danaher promoted him and Crelinsten to black belt on the same day. In 2021 Ryan and other training partners broke away from Danaher's team, the Danaher Death Squad, and formed the B-Team in Austin. The English Wikipedia article on the team lists Ryan, Craig Jones, Nicky Rodriguez and Crelinsten as its first leaders, and the page for Lex Fridman's podcast episode with Jones, Rodriguez and Ryan describes the four as founders of the team. On the mat, 2021 brought decision wins over PJ Barch at WNO 8 and Gabriel Almeida at WNO 9, and a 5-0 points win over Dante Leon at FloGrappling's Road to ADCC event in July. Later competition At the 2022 ADCC World Championships he competed at 77 kilograms rather than 66 and lost his opening match to Renato Canuto. In August 2023 he beat Rene Sousa on a referee decision on the main card of WNO 19 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin. That year he also drew with Santeri Lilius at Quintet 4, where his B-Team Bulls side won the event, and lost on points to Jonnatas Gracie at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5. At the ADCC US East Coast Trials, again at 77 kilograms, he won six matches, all by submission and four of them with heel hooks, before losing the final to Elijah Dorsey on a referee decision. In February 2024 ADCC invited him to that year's World Championships, which would have been his fourth appearance; the FloGrappling report on the invitation gave his world ranking as tenth at 170 pounds. In May he withdrew to enter the first Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) in Las Vegas, held on the same weekend, with a million-dollar prize in each of its two 16-man brackets. He said he still expected to compete at ADCC events in future. That month he won by straight ankle lock at WNO 23, and in August he lost a decision at the CJI. Coaching and technique Jitsmagazine reported in January 2025 that Ryan had shown a submission he had come up with, which Crelinsten named "the Nickotine". Ryan calls it a reverse seated kata gatame: he locks the opponent's head and arm together in an S-grip, rests their head on his hip, then sits back and swings a leg over the body to finish. The same report described him as one of B-Team's coaches. In a Simple Man Podcast appearance reported in May 2025, discussing constraints-led, or ecological, coaching, he said he liked Greg Souders' work but would do it differently. His example was his coaching of Rodriguez. He gave him a rule for rounds: no settling chest to chest until he had got past the opponent's hip line. That shut off the body-lock pass from butterfly guard and pushed Rodriguez toward standing passes and high-stepping to north-south. Ryan watched from the side, offered suggestions, and afterward had him drill the mechanics. In an interview reported in July 2025 he named wrestling matches as his main source of new technique. He watches clips or full matches and works out why a move succeeded or failed, tries anything promising in training the next day, drills it slowly for detail and then speeds it up until it becomes a live drill against some resistance. His three instructional series for BJJ Fanatics deal with wrestle-ups, fighting back from leg locks, and combining high-step and body-lock passes. Simple Man Martial Arts describes his teaching as methodical and attentive to detail, breaking jiu-jitsu down into logical systems, with an emphasis on patience, efficient technique and training intelligently. Simple Man Martial Arts In a Simple Man podcast episode reported by Jitsmagazine in July 2025, Ryan joined Rodriguez, Crelinsten and Damien Anderson, three of B-Team's four remaining owners according to the magazine. With Craig Jones and Seth Belisle busy running the CJI, they explained, ownership of the gym was passing to them, and they planned to rebrand it as a family gym teaching striking and wrestling as well as grappling. Ryan said Austin had plenty of jiu-jitsu gyms but hardly any high-level MMA gyms, and that they aimed to be one of the first. The academy now operates as Simple Man Martial Arts, keeping B-Team's instructors, athletes and systems while opening its classes to everyday students as well as elite competitors. It lists Ryan as an instructor and athlete and as a founding member. In January 2026 Jitsmagazine wrote that he had last competed at the first CJI and had since moved further into coaching at Simple Man. In a question-and-answer session on Instagram, Ryan said he was training hard again and hoped to be back in competition in mid-to-late 2026.

Sources for this profile

  • BJJ Heroes, 'Nicky Ryan' (athlete profile).(opens in a new tab)

    • Nicky Ryan was born on 27 June 2001 in New Jersey, United States.

      Where in the source: 'Nicky Ryan Biography' section, first sentence (date and state of birth).

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    • Under John Danaher, Ryan was promoted to purple belt on 21 June 2017 and to brown belt on 9 October 2019; his black belt followed in November 2020, on the same day as training partner Ethan Crelinsten's.

      Where in the source: 'Nicky Ryan Biography' section, paragraph on his belt promotions in Danaher's program.

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    • Nicky Ryan is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under John Danaher, in the line Carlos Gracie, Hélio Gracie, Carlos Gracie Jr., Renzo Gracie, John Danaher.

      Where in the source: Opening sentence of the profile and the 'Lineage' line in the fact box.

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    • Influenced by his brother, Ryan first tried jiu-jitsu at a local club at about eight, training on and off at most twice a week until he lost interest; with Gordon pushing him to return, he came back in early 2015 and began to enjoy it and train harder.

      Where in the source: 'Nicky Ryan Biography' section, second and third paragraphs.

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    • Heel hooks were part of his training from the first month, and at 13 he was already winning adult tournaments, often taking every match in an event.

      Where in the source: 'Nicky Ryan Biography' section, fourth paragraph (training method and adult tournaments at 13).

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    • BJJ Heroes lists Ryan third at the 2016 ADCC US East Coast Trials, aged 15, and third at the 2017 ADCC US West Coast Trials.

      Where in the source: 'Main Achievements' list, the 2016 and 2017 trials entries; biography paragraph on the 2016 East Coast Trials.

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    • His trials results earned him an invitation to the ADCC World Championships in Finland in September 2017, where, aged 16, he became the youngest athlete to have competed in the event up to that time.

      Where in the source: 'Nicky Ryan Biography' section, paragraph on the 2016 trials and the 2017 World Championships; opening paragraph ('at the time').

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    • At the 2017 ADCC World Championships he lost his first match, at -66 kg, to AJ Agazarm on points (2-0).

      Where in the source: 'Nicky Ryan Fight History' table, row for opponent AJ Agazarm (2017, ADCC, 66KG).

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    • BJJ Heroes lists Ryan as Polaris Invitational 145 lb champion in 2018 and 2019.

      Where in the source: 'Main Achievements' list, first line.

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    • BJJ Heroes' fight history records, among Ryan's matches from 2019 on, a points win (2-0) over Jamil Hill-Taylor and a points loss (2-0) to Paulo Miyao at the 2019 ADCC World Championships (-66 kg); in 2020 an inside heel hook win over JZ Cavalcante at Sub Stars, a referee-decision loss to Tye Ruotolo at WNO and an outside heel hook win over Tony Ramos at WNO 4; and in 2021 referee-decision wins over PJ Barch (WNO 8) and Gabriel Almeida (WNO 9) and a 5-0 points win over Dante Leon at Road to ADCC.

      Where in the source: 'Nicky Ryan Fight History' table, rows for 2019-2021 (opponents Hill-Taylor, Miyao, Cavalcante, Ruotolo, Ramos, Barch, Almeida, Leon).

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    • In 2021 Ryan and other training partners who, like him, broke away from John Danaher that year formed the B-Team.

      Where in the source: Opening paragraph, last sentence (the squad formed with training partners who broke from Danaher).

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    • BJJ Heroes records Ryan's 2023 matches as a referee-decision win over Rene Sousa (WNO 19, 77 kg), a draw with Santeri Lilius (Quintet 4) and a points loss to Jonnatas Gracie (UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5), and at the ADCC US East Coast Trials (77 kg) six submission wins - over Skyler Hicks (yoko sankaku), T. Karanikas (rear-naked choke), Adam Healey and Lucas Wilhan (inside heel hooks), and Kody Steele and Kieran Kichuk (outside heel hooks) - before a referee-decision loss to Elijah Dorsey in the final; it lists him second at those trials.

      Where in the source: 'Nicky Ryan Fight History' table, 2023 rows; 'Main Achievements' entry for the 2023 East Coast Trials.

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  • FloGrappling, Corey Stockton, 'Nicky Ryan And Ethan Crelinsten Promoted To Black Belt', 2 November 2020.(opens in a new tab)

    • A FloGrappling news item dated 2 November 2020 reported that John Danaher had promoted Nicky Ryan and Ethan Crelinsten to black belt that day in the 'blue basement'.

      Where in the source: Headline and standfirst above the paywall, byline Corey Stockton, dated Nov 2, 2020.

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  • FloGrappling, Joe Harrington, 'Nicky Ryan Looks To Make More WNO History: What To Know About BJJ Star', 9 August 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • Nicky Ryan is the younger brother of grappler Gordon Ryan.

      Where in the source: Subheading on his brother, Gordon Ryan, which follows the subheading on the youngest ADCC competitor.

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    • In 2019 Ryan won the 66 kg division at the ADCC West Coast Trials; at the ADCC World Championships he beat Jamil Hill-Taylor in the opening round and then lost to Paulo Miyao, who went on to take bronze.

      Where in the source: Subheading on the youngest ADCC competitor, second paragraph (2019 West Coast Trials and Worlds).

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    • FloGrappling reported in August 2023 that Ryan's heel hook submission of Tony Ramos 23 seconds into their welterweight match on 2 October 2020, on the card headlined by Gordon Ryan vs Matheus Diniz, was the fastest submission in WNO history, and that Ryan was 3-1 at WNO.

      Where in the source: Subheading on the fastest submission in WNO history and the two paragraphs under it.

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    • In August 2023 FloGrappling described Ryan, then 22, as based in Austin and competing for B-Team, ahead of his WNO 19 main-card match against Rene Sousa on 10 August 2023 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin.

      Where in the source: Opening paragraph and the paragraph beginning 'Ryan, who is based in Austin'.

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  • BJJEE, 'Nicky Ryan Shares A Funny Story Of Getting Introduced To Jiu-Jitsu - In Daycare', 4 April 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • On The Simple Man Podcast, as reported by BJJEE in April 2023, Nicky Ryan said that he and his older brother first grappled as small children at a daycare centre, where a man with no jiu-jitsu training had the children copy moves he had seen in the UFC; his brother later began training at a gym, and Nicky joined a few years after that.

      Where in the source: Quoted podcast passage in the body - 'this daycare center' and 'A few years later, I joined.'

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  • Jitsmagazine, Kathrine Burne, 'Nicky Ryan Opens Up About Growing Up With Gordon And Starting BJJ', 27 June 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • Speaking on The Simple Man podcast, Ryan said he started jiu-jitsu at 13, when Gordon was 19, after his brother had kept trying to persuade him to come; Jitsmagazine notes the brothers are six years apart.

      Where in the source: Second quoted passage - 'I started when I was 13, so when he was 19'; preceding sentence on the 6-year difference.

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    • At the 2022 ADCC World Championships, where Gordon Ryan won the superfight, Nicky Ryan competed at 77 kg and went out in the opening round against Renato Canuto.

      Where in the source: Opening paragraph, final sentence ('opening round against Renato Canuto').

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  • FloGrappling, 'Nicky Ryan' athlete page, results.(opens in a new tab)

    • FloGrappling's results for 2017 show Ryan with four wins and a points loss to E. Crelinsten at the ADCC West Coast Trials (-66 kg, 15 April), a heel hook win at Fight 2 Win Pro 34 (May), a points loss to P. Miyao at the United Grapplers Association event (June), a points loss to A. Agazarm at the ADCC World Championships (23 September) and a rear-naked choke win at Fight 2 Win Pro 56 (December).

      Where in the source: Results tab, '2017' block (6-3-0), rows dated 04/15 to 12/01.

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    • FloGrappling describes Ryan as a no-gi grappler from New Jersey who made history as the youngest male athlete to compete at the ADCC World Championships.

      Where in the source: Athlete summary under the name, above the results tabs.

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    • FloGrappling's results for 2018 list four wins: a decision over G. Martinez at Kasai Pro 2 (April), a triangle submission of P. Harris at Polaris 7 (July), a rear-naked choke on H. Tokoro at Quintet 3 (October) and a rear-naked choke on Imanari at Polaris 8.

      Where in the source: Results tab, '2018' block (4-0-0).

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    • FloGrappling's results for 2019 show five wins at the ADCC West Coast Trials on 9 February (-66 kg), among them an outside heel hook on K. Ruotolo and rear-naked chokes on K. Kirkorian and R. Alarcon; a decision win over U. Faber at Polaris 10 (25 May); and, at the ADCC World Championships on 27 September, a points win over S. Hill-Taylor and a points loss to P. Miyao.

      Where in the source: Results tab, '2019' block (7-1-0).

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    • FloGrappling's results for 2020 show an inside heel hook win over G. Cavalcante at Sub Stars (21 February), a decision loss to T. Ruotolo at WNO (5 June, 170 lb) and a heel hook win over T. Ramos at WNO (2 October, 165 lb); for 2021, a split-decision win over P. Barch (30 April), a decision win over G. Almeida (28 May) and a points win over D. Leon at the FloGrappling Road to ADCC event (17 July).

      Where in the source: Results tab, '2020' block (2-1-0) and '2021' block (3-0-0).

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    • FloGrappling's results for 2024 show a straight ankle lock win over J. Torres at WNO 23 (10 May) and a decision loss to A. Tackett at the 2024 Craig Jones Invitational (16 August, 173 lb).

      Where in the source: Results tab, '2024' block (1-1-0).

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  • BJJ Heroes, 'Polaris Jiu Jitsu Invitational 8 Results', December 2018.(opens in a new tab)

    • At Polaris 8 in Cardiff on 9 December 2018, Ryan beat Masakazu Imanari by rear-naked choke in the 65.8 kg no-gi featherweight match and was one of three athletes who left with Polaris Invitational belts that night.

      Where in the source: Dateline and third paragraph ('Nicky Ryan' among the night's big winners); main card entry 'NOGI Featherweight (65.8 kg)'.

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    • BJJ Heroes' match report says Imanari was tougher than expected, keeping his guard and repeatedly attacking Ryan's legs, while Ryan stayed composed, defended, threw heel hooks of his own and kept pressing forward from the leg entanglements with leg drags and crab rides until he took the back and finished.

      Where in the source: Paragraph under 'Nicky Ryan def. Masakazu Imanari by RNC' - 'Ryan remained composed'.

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  • Pundit Arena, Cillian Cunningham, '17-Year-Old Grappling Wiz Nicky Ryan Beats Urijah Faber At Polaris 10', 26 May 2019 (Internet Archive copy, 4 April 2023).(opens in a new tab)

    • At Polaris 10 on 25 May 2019, the 17-year-old Ryan beat former WEC champion Urijah Faber on the judges' scorecards and kept his title; the match was largely a stalemate, with Ryan attacking from his back and coming close with one leg lock, and afterwards Ryan said he was disappointed not to have submitted Faber.

      Where in the source: Headline; paragraphs on the match - 'retained his title on the scorecards'.

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  • Wikipedia, 'B Team Jiu Jitsu' (English).(opens in a new tab)

    • B Team Jiu Jitsu, based in Austin, Texas, was founded in 2021 after a split in John Danaher's Danaher Death Squad and was first led by former Danaher team members Craig Jones, Nicky Ryan, Nick Rodriguez and Ethan Crelinsten.

      Where in the source: Lead sentence and 'History' section, first two sentences.

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  • Lex Fridman Podcast, '#363 - B-Team Jiu Jitsu: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod, and Nicky Ryan', episode page.(opens in a new tab)

    • Lex Fridman's episode page for podcast #363 describes Craig Jones, Nicky Rod and Nicky Ryan, together with Ethan Crelinsten, as founders of the B-Team, a jiu-jitsu team based in Austin, Texas.

      Where in the source: Episode description under the audio player.

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  • FloGrappling, Joe Gilpin, 'B-Team's Nicky Ryan Officially Invited To ADCC 2024', 26 February 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • In February 2024 FloGrappling reported that ADCC had invited Ryan to the 2024 World Championships at -77 kg, which would be his fourth appearance, noting that he had taken silver at the 2023 East Coast Trials with all of his wins there coming by submission, had beaten Rene Sousa at WNO in 2023, had drawn with Santeri Lilius on the victorious B-Team Bulls team at Quintet 4, and was ranked tenth in the world at 170 lb.

      Where in the source: Standfirst and first two body paragraphs (invitation; 'fourth appearance'; Quintet 4 and ranking).

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    • FloGrappling's list of confirmed entrants for the 2024 ADCC World Championships at -77 kg gives Nicky Ryan's country as the United States.

      Where in the source: Division list under '-77kg', entry 'Nicky Ryan (Invited)'.

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  • BJJEE, 'Nicky Ryan Withdraws from ADCC To Compete at CJI', 26 May 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • In May 2024 Ryan announced that he had withdrawn from ADCC 2024, despite his invitation, to enter the first Craig Jones Invitational in Las Vegas, which offered a million-dollar prize for each of its two 16-man brackets and was held on the same weekend; he said he still expected to compete in ADCC events in future.

      Where in the source: First paragraph and Ryan's quoted statement - 'I've officially withdrawn'; paragraph on the CJI format.

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  • Jitsmagazine, Jackson Williams, 'Nicky Ryan Plans On A Return To Competition In 2026', 14 January 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • Jitsmagazine wrote in January 2026 that Ryan had last competed at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational and had since taken on more of a coaching role at Simple Man Martial Arts; in an Instagram Q&A he said he was training hard again and hoped to return to competition in mid-to-late 2026.

      Where in the source: Third paragraph ('more of a coaching role at Simple Man Martial Arts') and Ryan's quoted timeline 'Mid to late 2026.'

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  • Simple Man Martial Arts, home page.(opens in a new tab)

    • Simple Man Martial Arts in Austin, Texas, presents itself as the next chapter of B-Team Jiu Jitsu, keeping the same instructors, athletes and systems while opening the academy to everyday students as well as elite competitors.

      Where in the source: Home page, section beginning 'The name Simple Man Martial Arts represents the next chapter'.

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  • Simple Man Martial Arts, 'About Us'.(opens in a new tab)

    • Simple Man Martial Arts lists Nicky Ryan among its team as 'Instructor & Athlete' and calls him a founding member of what is now Simple Man Martial Arts.

      Where in the source: 'Our Team at Simple Man Martial Arts', entry 'Nicky Ryan - Instructor & Athlete', first sentence.

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    • The academy describes Ryan's teaching as methodical and detail-oriented, breaking jiu-jitsu down into logical systems and stressing intelligent training, technical efficiency and patience.

      Where in the source: Entry 'Nicky Ryan', third and fifth paragraphs.

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  • Jitsmagazine, Sabrina Phillips, 'B-Team Founders Reveal Pivot To Being An MMA Gym As Craig Jones Leaves', 23 July 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • In July 2025 Jitsmagazine reported a Simple Man podcast episode hosted by Nicky Rodriguez, Damien Anderson and Ethan Crelinsten - described as three of the four remaining B-Team owners - with Nicky Ryan, the remaining team leader, joining them: with Craig Jones and Seth Belisle busy running the Craig Jones Invitational, ownership of the gym was passing to them and it would be rebranded toward a family gym offering striking and wrestling as well as grappling; Ryan said Austin had many jiu-jitsu gyms but hardly any high-level MMA gyms, and that they aimed to be one of the first.

      Where in the source: Opening paragraph (the four remaining owners); Anderson's first quote; Ryan's quote on Austin MMA gyms - 'one of the first ones in Austin'.

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  • Jitsmagazine, Kian Rogers, 'Nicky Ryan Shares A New Submission He Invented: The Nickotine', 31 January 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • Jitsmagazine reported on 31 January 2025 that Ryan had recently shown a submission he had come up with, which teammate Ethan Crelinsten named 'the Nickotine'; Ryan calls it a reverse seated kata gatame, entered by locking the opponent's head and arm in an S-grip, resting their head on his hip, then sitting back and swinging a leg over the body to finish. The same report described him as one of the coaches at B-Team.

      Where in the source: First paragraph; third paragraph ('reverse seated katagatame', entry description).

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  • BJJEE, 'Nicky Ryan Talks Eco Approach To BJJ: I Like What Greg's Doing, But I'd Do It Differently', 6 May 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • Discussing the ecological or constraints-led approach in a recent Simple Man Podcast appearance, as reported by BJJEE on 6 May 2025, Ryan said he liked Greg Souders' work but would do it differently: coaching Nicky Rodriguez, he set constraints such as not dropping into a chest-to-chest position before getting past the opponent's hip line, which removed body-lock passing from butterfly guard and pushed Rodriguez toward standing passing and high-stepping to north-south; Ryan watched the rounds from the side, gave suggestions, and then had him drill the mechanics.

      Where in the source: Ryan's quoted passages - 'Me personally, I would do it differently'; the passage on constraints for Nicky Rod and the 'good medium'.

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  • BJJEE, 'Nicky Ryan Breaks Down His Step-by-Step Process For Adapting New BJJ Moves', 29 July 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • In a recent interview reported by BJJEE on 29 July 2025, Ryan said wrestling matches are his main source of new technique: he watches clips or full matches, analyses what worked and what failed, tries a promising move in training the next day, drills it slowly for detail, then speeds up until it becomes a live drill against some resistance.

      Where in the source: Quoted passages - 'I see, okay, why did this not work?' and the drilling passage ('fairly slow at first').

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  • BJJ Fanatics, instructional videos by Nicky Ryan (collection page).(opens in a new tab)

    • BJJ Fanatics sells three instructional series by Nicky Ryan: 'Nicky Ryan's Wrestle Up Series', 'Fighting Back From Leg Locks' and 'Interplay Between High Step and Body Lock Passing'.

      Where in the source: Collection page 'Fighter Nicky Ryan', product list.

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