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:
0:00 - Introduction
1:24 - Fear of death
11:40 - The path to greatness
17:19 - Judo
21:29 - Seoi nage judo throw
33:43 - Fundamentals of jiu jitsu
39:56 - Developing new techniques
47:45 - Value of training with lower belts
57:45 - Escaping bad positions
1:04:40 - Submissions
1:08:52 - Reinventing yourself in 5 years
1:25:00 - Drilling
1:43:31 - Leglock system
2:03:06 - How hard is it to break a leg?
2:07:14 - Greatest jiu jitsu player ever
2:12:04 - Roger Gracie
2:16:47 - Gordon Ryan
2:21:38 - Georges St-Pierre
2:30:48 - Superintelligent Robot vs Cyborg Gordon Ryan
3:06:29 - Advice to white belts
3:09:46 - What does it take to get a black belt
3:10:30 - Best martial art for street fighting
3:17:45 - Tie chokes
3:22:05 - Austin
3:26:45 - Meaning of life
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