Last week, Gordon Ryan announced that he was leaving New York City to live in Puerto Rico. We covered the story here. Interestingly, Gordon Ryan responded to a fan asking about his mentor John Danaher, he said that John Danaher would never leave New York City as he had lived there for years and described the city as ‘special’.
Today, Danaher announced he too would be joining Gordon Ryan in an emotional post on Instagram. In typical, lengthy Danaher style he ended by saying “I will soon be moving with some of my students to Puerto Rico to try a new philosophy of teaching and refining our beloved art that I hope can widen our reach and contribute something significant to the continued growth of Jiu jitsu.”
With this said, it will be interesting to see who follows next, you would imagine Nicky Ryan will join his family out there, whilst Ethan Crelinsten was also living with the Ryan’s back in New Jersey. Similarly, it was speculated that Craig Jones would re-locate to the island but it has yet to be confirmed whether he will also be leaving New York.
