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#182 – John Danaher: The Path to Mastery in Jiu Jitsu, Grappling, Judo, and MMA
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John Danaher is a coach, scholar, and educator of jiu jitsu, submission grappling, judo, MMA, and the martial arts. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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John's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danaherjohn
PODCAST INFO:
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SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
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- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(07:02) - Fear of death
(17:18) - The path to greatness
(22:57) - Judo
(27:07) - Seoi nage judo throw
(39:21) - Fundamentals of jiu jitsu
(45:34) - Developing new techniques
(53:24) - Value of training with lower belts
(1:03:23) - Escaping bad positions
(1:10:18) - Submissions
(1:14:30) - Reinventing yourself in 5 years
(1:30:38) - Drilling
(1:49:10) - Leglock system
(2:08:44) - How hard is it to break a leg?
(2:12:52) - Greatest jiu jitsu player ever
(2:17:42) - Roger Gracie
(2:22:25) - Gordon Ryan
(2:27:16) - Georges St-Pierre
(2:36:26) - Superintelligent Robot vs Cyborg Gordon Ryan
(3:12:07) - Advice to white belts
(3:15:24) - What does it take to get a black belt
(3:16:09) - Best martial art for street fighting
(3:23:23) - Tie chokes
(3:27:44) - Austin
(3:32:23) - Meaning of life
- Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit
- SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera
- Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit
- Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit
EPISODE LINKS:
John's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danaherjohn
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(07:02) - Fear of death
(17:18) - The path to greatness
(22:57) - Judo
(27:07) - Seoi nage judo throw
(39:21) - Fundamentals of jiu jitsu
(45:34) - Developing new techniques
(53:24) - Value of training with lower belts
(1:03:23) - Escaping bad positions
(1:10:18) - Submissions
(1:14:30) - Reinventing yourself in 5 years
(1:30:38) - Drilling
(1:49:10) - Leglock system
(2:08:44) - How hard is it to break a leg?
(2:12:52) - Greatest jiu jitsu player ever
(2:17:42) - Roger Gracie
(2:22:25) - Gordon Ryan
(2:27:16) - Georges St-Pierre
(2:36:26) - Superintelligent Robot vs Cyborg Gordon Ryan
(3:12:07) - Advice to white belts
(3:15:24) - What does it take to get a black belt
(3:16:09) - Best martial art for street fighting
(3:23:23) - Tie chokes
(3:27:44) - Austin
(3:32:23) - Meaning of life