In a recent Instagram video, ADCC veteran Robert Drysdale said that he felt “Gracie Barra, Alliance, ATOS, Checkmat; I think that they’re the most dominant ones and then there’s ones like Danaher who get a lot of notoriety from the media. But if you look at the guys who are actually winning like Gracie Barra, Alliance, ATOS, Checkmat then they’re not even close. They’re not even in the same ballpark.”
This angered Gordon Ryan who wrote a long caption in defense of Drysdale’s claims, adding “Maybe he’s just old and grumpy because his instructional, the “Nth, dimension” didn’t sell so well. Poor guy”
It seemed there was no love lost with Drysdale though, who simply responded “Always a fan. Thx for love kiddo.” Whether this will evolve into a bigger beef is still yet to be seen.
As a result, this caused a fierce debate in the comments section, with some agreeing with Gordon Ryan, whilst others sided with Robert Drysdale. If you want to learn more about Drysdale’s historic take on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – feel free to check out his book, Opening Closed-Guard.
