Influence

Marcelo Garcia

Marcelo Garcia

Marcelo is a legendary grappler, especially in the no-gi divisions. His respect for the sport and his opponents have been an inspiration for me both on and off the mats. As a smaller grappler (5’10 150), I have found success by following his advice about focusing on chokes and other techniques that give me the advantage in a fight.

These are some of my favorite videos of him and are an excellent resource for training.

Erroll Garner

Erroll Garner (1921-1977) by Photographer Unknown to MeErroll’s style is electric and always full of charisma. He has inspired me to be more charismatic while playing the piano. Here are some of my favorite videos of his.

Harper Reed

Harper ReedHarper’s website and general enthusiasm for technology motivated me to develop a more professional website and pursue more of my personal technology projects.

Adrian Holovaty

The awesome Adrian HolovatyAdrian’s exceptional guitar videos have inspired me to finally put together serious recordings of my piano playing. His work with Django is one of the main reasons I want to incorporate more python development into my career.