BJJ News — John Danaher

John Danaher on His Two Favorite Types of Students: 'Polar Opposites'

John Danaher on His Two Favorite Types of Students: 'Polar Opposites'

John Danaher sat down with BJJEE on May 30 and described his two favorite types of students as "polar opposites": total beginners learning fundamentals and advanced athletes refining nuances. That wasn't a hot take—that was just smart coaching.
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GSP On Rolling With Prime Danaher: 'There Was Nothing I Could Do'

GSP On Rolling With Prime Danaher: 'There Was Nothing I Could Do'

"Nothing I could do." That's how Georges St-Pierre, three-time UFC welterweight champion, Hall of Famer, BJJ black belt under John Danaher, describes what it was like to roll with his own coach in his prime. Not "tough rolls." Not "we had good rounds." Nothing he could do.
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Danaher Exposes BJJ Coaching Waste: Why Most Gyms Fail Students

Danaher Exposes BJJ Coaching Waste: Why Most Gyms Fail Students

When John Danaher says your coach is wasting your time and money, he's not being provocative — he's being precise. And that precision is the problem.
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Danaher Says Go Back to Your First Armbar. The 20-Hour Back System Can Wait.

Danaher Says Go Back to Your First Armbar. The 20-Hour Back System Can Wait.

John Danaher quoted Heraclitus to 631,000 Instagram followers on April 14. "You never step in the same river twice," he wrote.
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Danaher's New Instructional Has AI Cover Art. The Training Partner Has Four Legs. BJJ Fanatics Has Done This Before.

Danaher's New Instructional Has AI Cover Art. The Training Partner Has Four Legs. BJJ Fanatics Has Done This Before.

BJJ Fanatics released a new John Danaher instructional last week. "Master the Move: Toreando Guard Pass." $197. The cover art featured a training partner with four legs. One of the feet was upside down. The...
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John Danaher explains why he always wears rashguards

John Danaher explains why he always wears rashguards

First, they are very comfortable, Second, they are easily washed and dried. Third, they are extremely low maintenance/wrinkle free/easily packed for travel etc. Fourth, being a low friction material, they are well adapted for wear...
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