Roger Gracie is the greatest jiu jitsu competitor of all time | John Danaher and Lex Fridman

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

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[ghostyx]

Just a couple of Bond villains chatting about BJJ 😂

[nilsl]

Lex: Asks a question
John aka Hannibal: Rates the question first as good or excellent

This is gold.

[michaelp.]

Watching most Roger matches you knew exactly what his game plan was going to be, his opponents knew, their coaches knew, and yet almost no one could stop him from doing it.

[jstar]

He is 100% correct Roger is elite of the elites with very basic simple high-percentage moves I had the pleasure of rolling with him once in my life and I still remember his words still to this day he said Jiu-Jitsu is not supposed to be hard

[jeffyboyreloaded]

"fascinating question ill come back to it" fucking boss lol

[simonlamothe]

Life goal: asking a question to John Danaher and before he answers it he rates it as exellent

[kalimba]

Of course Roger Gracie is the G.O.A.T., I've been saying this for years... Fundamentals is the key to every sport

[SurvivalBeast]

"just go out there and win by submission" - Rogers mindset. And why he's the best.

[skye]

So great to have an academic in the sport of jiu jitsu who can articulate so much about the sport so well. Talented athletes don't always turn into the most talented coaches and teachers. Plenty of room in this sport for the less than athletic thinker who is willing to study the sport and work hard. Many could become great assets to the jiu jitsu community.

[adamabbas]

I think the difference between the dds and Rogers style is that Roger gets the dominant position and never gives it up in his process of getting the submission. The opponent is completely immbolisied. Terere said that he could only move his eyelids when mounted by Roger. Danaher here seems to advocate giving up a degree of control in pursuit of the submission and being good enough to escape and return back to a dominant position if it doesn't work out.

[dollarshake]

We need a 3 hour JRE podcast with Joe, Lex, Eddie Bravo, and John Danaher just talking the best players about and re-watching the best matches in Jui Jitsu history.

[dormilon]

His explanation of Roger’s sophistication of basic elements reminds me of John Smith’s single leg takedown or Jordan Burrough’s double leg. Basic techniques mastered to a level of perfect application that, even knowing ahead of time, opponents were still unable to prevent their successful use.

[Arthurdankarelli]

Love this podcast. Lex asks all the right questions.

[scotiacrumpler]

His assertion that “Jiu Jitsu” is the broadest term and that “grappling” is a subset of Jiu Jitsu, is backwards.

“Grappling” basically means to hook or hold, ie to grab or grasp, as opposed to striking.

Wrestling (Greco-Roman, freestyle, submission etc), as well as Judo, Sambo, Jiu Jitsu etc are all forms of grappling.

[mayfieldshane]

I met H Gracie in Vegas at the Tropicana with my dad in the elevator. I didn’t even recognize him, he had pink shorts sandals and a button up. Once I realized who he was, his character as a fighter in my option just blew through the roof.
Most bad @ss fighter I’ve ever watched was the nicest non recognizable guy ....

[kickholder]

I've attended seminars conducted by the likes of Danaher, Gordon Ryan (same one as Danaher), Marcelo Garcia, Renzo Gracie, Roger Gracie, Relson Gracie, Clark Gracie, Kurt Osiander, and Jeremy Horn (the latter was lesser known MMA fighter to younger generations, but he was simply great). I still use techniques I learned from all of these instructors/competitors, but Roger's was the best. Rarely can you pick up small and meaningful details in a seminar, such as exact hand placement for a choke or exact positioning to maintain control on top. (Also have to say Renzo's seminar was awesome; it's obvious that teaching at Renzo's academy-- by Renzo, Danaher, or anyone else-- is amazing.)

[whiteyflanigan]

Nobody ever Tapped Roger Gracie, he was the strongest mind ever in BJJ for his generation.

[HandleApePulakNi...]

Roger Gracie uses No fancy stuff but schooled the top guys with basics. Respect

[Dbunkr]

Daneher is the most astute expert on BJJ. Hands down.

[CrushDontRush]

This interview never goes Old ever could listen to it on replay John is beyond Wise in everything he is possibly the most thought out well spoken person ever it’s incredible how he is so Matter of Fact Doesn’t Try to Push Anything for a story it’s like he he’s asked himself your question multiple times an had the time to break it down before he opens his mouth #Legend