#182 – John Danaher: The Path to Mastery in Jiu Jitsu, Grappling, Judo, and MMA

John Danaher is a coach, scholar, and educator of jiu jitsu,
submission grappling, judo, MMA, and the martial arts. Please
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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