Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- January 15, 2018
- Duration
- 2h 38m
- Channel
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Joe sits down with Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach John Danaher.
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Joe Rogan
hostJohn Danaher
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and John Danaher, JRE MMA Show #11 with John Danaher explores john Danaher Dissects Jiu-Jitsu Systems, Leg Locks, MMA and Greatness John Danaher traces his journey from philosophy PhD and nightclub bouncer to becoming one of jiu-jitsu’s most influential coaches, explaining how grappling revolutionized his understanding of real fighting. He details how a single sentence from Dean Lister led him to systematically rethink leg locks, turning a taboo, low-status tactic into a dominant, control-based subsystem in modern jiu-jitsu. Danaher then broadens out to mixed martial arts, outlining his systems approach to MMA skill areas, his work with Georges St-Pierre, and how he structures training camps around tactics rather than short-term physical transformation. Throughout, he analyzes top fighters like Demetrious Johnson, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, and Yoel Romero, using them to illustrate principles of control, pace, direction, and strategic evolution in combat sports.
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