Gordon Ryan and Bernardo Faria have just teamed up together in order to stage a benefit seminar, with all of the proceeds of it going to help their fellow legendary competitor Marcelo Garcia. Not only that but the seminar will also be recorded and put up for sale on BJJ Fanatics, with all of the proceeds from the sale of the footage also going to Garcia. As Ryan has explained, Garcia hasn’t asked for any of this and the two men have decided to do this together in order to help support him in his time of need.
Garcia announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of 2023 and he’s been undergoing treatment ever since. It’s a lengthy process of course and anyone who’s ever endured a battle with cancer will be able to tell you that it’s both exhausting and expensive, at least in the US. After around 6 months of treatment, Garcia shared a positive update and it appears as though everything is going as well as can be expected in the circumstances.
The benefit seminar that Gordon Ryan and Bernardo Faria are staging for Marcelo Garcia will take place on August 30th, 2023, shortly before the IBJJF Master World Championship. It’s being held at the Xtreme Couture gym in Las Vegas, Nevada and it’s priced at $399 per person, which is really a bargain considering the high level of instruction that’s going to be available for people attending the event. There’s no news yet on what price the footage of the seminar will be sold at, as this will most likely be announced once it has actually taken place.
Gordon Ryan announced the news that he was working alongside Bernardo Faria to stage a benefit seminar for Marcelo Garcia in a recent post to his official Instagram account:
