#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 support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(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