What Good Jiu Jitsu Actually Is, John Danaher & Roger Gracie | Lex Fridman Podcast 182, 343

[Good.shepherd]

He lied its actually fun learning to be un pinnable and un passable.

[TonyBBQ]

Best advice I've heard from this guy. Had everything in wrestling but was too easily penned

[trooperjoe]

That's been my mindset since day 15 or so. I figured all my offense was so weak and noticeable, I better work escapes and sweeps. Even when I thought guys who started at the same time were schooling me. They were practicing their offense, I was practicing defense. Then my defense caught up.

[imheretocausetrouble]

Met Roger a couple times.. genuinely nice bloke

[hopchop]

True words

my coach he drilled this in his weekly training 3 days a week escaping submissions and position before submission

by the height of my training with him i could rarely be submitted and very often would execute escapes at perfect timing from the constant repetition of escaping these submissions.

Man i miss training

[gregjackson]

So you’re telling me wrestlers have a huge advantage when they first learn Jui-jitsu?

[DavidFrycSaber]

I mean look at Gordon, he's yet to be passed in the past couple years ever. Hence the greatest.

[wrestlingjudoms]

A wrestling background will get you to the first goal.

[chadbrambers]

if you’re new and you are rolling. these are your only options. it’s good for your mental development.

[kayathecloudkid]

Unpennable is NewZealandish for unpinnable,

[bjjvanlifer]

escapes to amazing transitions to subs

[belikewater]

Thats pretty much the basic requirement for blue belt, isn't it? Nate Landwehr trained in the gym i go to and would always be the first one in class to say something like "juijitsu? Just stand the f up!" Dude is a maniac 😂

[jackbadabing]

Tbh isnt defence only thing you can learn because offence is do difficult to pull off as a beginner

[andreicionescu]

Other people: So what do you do in BJJ?
Me: I escape and I guard

[bobkk-evls]

Lying on back or pulling guard is a fighter 😅

[westcoast]

😂😂😂😂😂 he gets submitted on 20 seconds thinking like that.

[rumchata]

I know bjj is a form of fighting but it’s silly calling them fighters when all they do is bjj

[NAThan]

John Danaher brings clarity to this bullshitty universe 😂

[benzun]

Please must see for all the JJ mall teachers. Went to a gym for 6 months starting JJ they never never taught this basic principles. I found a new gym

[Jiu-Jitsu-Robot]

Your first goal is to not get punched. Your second goal is to survive the fight. Then this other stuff.