DDS team is known for their usage of leglocks as well as its accomplishment in major grappling competitions such as the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship.
DDS was established in 2011 when John Danaher took over one of the morning classes at Renzo Gracie Academy.
It opened a training facility on an island in Puerto Rico which could avoid the restrictions related to COVID-19 lockdowns.The idea was that putting the gym within a tropical paradise would help attract more athletes.
[1][2] In July 2021, Gordon Ryan announced on Instagram that he was moving to Austin, Texas to start a new gym.
[1] DDS are standard-bearers of offense-based, submission-oriented grappling which has gathered interest from a large audience.