There was much fuss made about the fact that Eddie Cummings has long been distancing himself from Danaher’s class. Rumors of a beef circled and circled resulting in a reveal that Cummings hasn’t been to that class for longer than a year.

Eddie Cummings Sparks Rumors Of Disagreement with Danaher By Prepping at Another School

Here’s how Danaher explained the distancing:

 Great performance last night by Jonathan Calestine to win EBI 15 in the featherweight division in his debut performance. Mr Calestine replaced his main teacher, Eddie Cummings on short notice after Mr Cummings came down with flu during the week. Mr Calestine was a regular training partner and apprentice in the squad, but left with Eddie Cummings due to concerns about training next to team mates who either did, or could potentially compete against them in the same weight classes. It’s always a tricky thing to deal with this problem. Some athletes, such as Garry Tonon and Gordon Ryan, are fine with the idea of training with people they will compete against, others, such as Eddie Cummings and Jonathan Calestine feel awkward about it. As a coach I respect and understand that. We still think of them as alumni from the same team and carrying the torch of our approach to the game. Mr Calestine’s strong leg locking pedigree was very much in evidence last night as he quickly heel hooked his first three opponents in regulation and then won the final against 10th planet stand out Geo Martinez in over time to take a great win. Great to see his success as a student and Mr Cummings success as a mentor. There are a bunch of other athletes emerging in the squad who can do similar things in future EBI’s in various weight categories – this should make for great shows as the seniors go in new directions in the future.

Great performance last night by Jonathan Calestine to win EBI 15 in the featherweight division in his debut performance. Mr Calestine replaced his main teacher, Eddie Cummings on short notice after Mr Cummings came down with flu during the week. Mr Calestine was a regular training partner and apprentice in the squad, but left with Eddie Cummings due to concerns about training next to team mates who either did, or could potentially compete against them in the same weight classes. It’s always a tricky thing to deal with this problem. Some athletes, such as Garry Tonon and Gordon Ryan, are fine with the idea of training with people they will compete against, others, such as Eddie Cummings and Jonathan Calestine feel awkward about it. As a coach I respect and understand that. We still think of them as alumni from the same team and carrying the torch of our approach to the game. Mr Calestine’s strong leg locking pedigree was very much in evidence last night as he quickly heel hooked his first three opponents in regulation and then won the final against 10th planet stand out Geo Martinez in over time to take a great win. Great to see his success as a student and Mr Cummings success as a mentor. There are a bunch of other athletes emerging in the squad who can do similar things in future EBI’s in various weight categories – this should make for great shows as the seniors go in new directions in the future.

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The return of the Wolverine: The next EBI event in California will feature the return to top level competition of Eddie Cummings – two time EBI champion at featherweight. Mr Cummings is one of my most brilliant and innovative students. He has been working hard the past one and half years developing his own emerging brand of submission grappling with his partner Ottavia Bourdian/Busia. Next weekend you will get a chance to see that hard work in action on stage at one of the most high profile submissions tournaments – EBI – the tournament format that really gave birth to the squad and helped establish them as a force. Watching Mr Cummings today he looked as sharp as a knife – look for some new and exciting elements to his growing game! Of all my students, Mr Cummings always had the game that most closely resembles my own – a game based upon grip and kuzushi (off balancing) from bottom position and then feeding into attacks in combination starting at the legs and then following wherever the action goes – that always makes it a special pleasure for me to watch. Can’t wait to see the Wolverine tear it up again in the format that I believe best suits his style in a weight division that he is made for! Keep your eyes on this @ebiofficial one! Feb 17 in LA at @musclepharm MusclepharmHQ. Once Mr Cummings gets to grips, the action comes on fast!

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