It's been an interesting several weeks. Basically the summary of the story is Island Top Team conducted a seminar, filmed it and posted it online of material from a private lesson with Eddie Cummings. Garry then posted on Facebook:
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Originally Posted by Garry Tonnon
If you go to a seminar or private from anyone and take the information you learned, especially if you essentially recite it word for word, for free or for cost on the internet, you are a jerk off. It's essentially plagiarism. Thanks for supporting the art moron. let's just keep this an amateur sport forever. Hard enough to make a living in this sport without you giving information people worked hard to develop for free. Also if you use another persons name, likeness, or pictures to promote your videos or dvd, without their consent, that's insanely inconsiderate, and in some cases illegal.
Which cause the video to be taken down and then re-uploaded a few weeks later:
Not going to link here
I watched the videos, there is definitely some very interest tidbits. I played with some of it last night, with the leg locks systems from Hall, Bodycomb and others I've learned and have used successfully. A couple of things:
1. This isn't Danaher's system, its just some basic information on Ashi Gurami and some basics of how to finish the Heel Hook. The concept of Knee control has been something I've seen and even taught for years. I picked some some details I thought were interesting though.
2. Finishing the Heel Hook, I saw some stuff I really liked, that he didn't actually explain on how to force the bend in the leg but he did it each time. I been experimenting with a few methods, but I tried the one I saw in the videos last night from the Inside Sankaku, Ashi Gurami, Reap and 50/50 that was working really well. The concept and capturing the toes I have been taught since white belt.
3. Some of the trouble shooting the Double Outside Ashi position was interesting using the concept of framing.
4. The hardest part of of Leg Lock systems is the entry into the positions, which aren't even touched in these video. Calling them Danaher's system wasn't accurate. More accurate would be, "some Leg Lock Finishing Details I picked up from training with Danaher's students"
I know a lot of people that train under Danaher have said he has a some of the details wrong of stuff he is teaching, and I can see that as I filled in a lot of holes from my personal knowledge and training, but they were interesting none the less.
I been out of the country for the last few years, but I am looking forward to doing a Cummings seminar after I return to the US this year.