Skinny D. is the nom de plume of Daniel Mower; writer, dancer, martial artist, singer, chef, actor, quality engineer, husband and father of two. Really a jack-of-all-hobbies, Daniel is somewhat of an oddball among the male species in that he likes doing almost everything except watching football and basketball. Sure, he’ll take in the occasional game of flag football or find himself shooting hoops with the company every now and then. But his preference for BJJ and MMA is evident in the great deal of self-control he musters to avoid using in hip-tosses and armbars into a friendly game of half-court.
Daniel has been training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for just over a year. He is currently a white belt training at the Ultimate Combat Training Center in Kearns, Utah, under Dave Johnson, a black belt under Ica Medina, who is a black belt under Rigan Machado.
If he’s not on the mat, Daniel would rather be dancing lindy hop to some live jazz with his gorgeous wife, or playing on the floor with his kids, or cooking up some scrumptious exotic dish like pho or paella.
A native of Star Valley, Wyoming, Skinny D. is currently settled in South Jordan, Utah. A country boy at heart, he pretty much hangs around Salt Lake because of his job and the wide variety of opportunity here, something missing in the Wyoming mountains.
