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This week we bring you an interview with rising no-gi star Nicky Ryan. You will find 15 year old Ryan training with John Danaher, Eddie Cummings, Garry Tonon, and his brother Gordon Ryan.
We talk about:
- What got him started on the mats
- Home schooling this year
- Having John Danaher as a home school teacher
- The home school laws for New Jersey
- His daily routine
- The game he plays the most and how it is changing
- Working on his top game
- Competing with adults
- Quickly developing skill
- Training leg locks safely
- Passing the guard and attacking the legs
- Training wrestling for take downs
- Losing weight
- The benefits of submission grappling for kids
- Having a complete game
- Competing for money
- Fighting in a super fight Oct 8
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