Ryan Hall has an endless list of competitive credits however one thing you’ll always hear repeated over and over when it comes to Hall is just how amazing his instructionals are.

But Hall has since moved on and nowadays mostly focuses on forwarding his game in order to be victorious in the UFC.

Still at the moment there’s no new fight in sight, as he told flograppling:

“I don’t know when I’ll fight again,” Hall says. “But I feel very fortunate to have the people around me that I do, and I’m just doing my best to improve. I’m looking forward to facing the best challenges that the UFC can provide, and I know that they’re out there so I’ll be ready.”

The heel hook expert also got the field an assortment of questions tied to the popular athletes of today and some of the eccentric antics they use to promote their matches:

“They let their work speak for themselves, and it was clear to tell who the best was,” Hall says. “No one wants to hear that nonsense. Show me, don’t tell me.”

7 years ago today I was passed to black belt by friend and mentor Felipe Costa of Brasa Team. Jiu-Jitsu has been an incredible journey and meeting people like Felipe has been one of the most rewarding parts of it. ???? A post shared by Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) on Apr 1, 2017 at 12:45pm PDT

Still Hall believes that a more complete game is necessary in order to be successful across board. These specialists for certain ruleset just do not cut it for Hall:

“Having the right heroes is important,” Hall says nostalgically. “I feel fortunate because training with Murilo Santana, Marcelo Garcia, and Bruno Frazzato were really life-altering experiences in my understanding of what’s possible in martial arts and what a great grappler really is. I had no choice but to try to develop.” “Things that I recall as an important part of my journey aren’t there anymore,” he says.

“The older generation I tend to look at a little more because I think they were a little more complete than the specialization that we see today. I look at the Lucas Lepris, the Marcelos, the Tereres of the world. Passing, takedowns, sweeps, guard, finishing. They had it all.”

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