John Danaher

Danaher's Favorite Students: Beginners and Champs. Everyone Else Can Kick Rocks.

John Danaher has never competed in jiu-jitsu. He's built his entire coaching legacy on the backs of students who did—Gordon Ryan, Craig Jones, Rory MacDonald, the Ruotolo twins.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dean Lister: BJJ Was Tougher Then, Better Now #Shorts

#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts Dean Lister told BJJEE that jiu-jitsu was tougher in the early 2000s and better today. Both halves of the gym are now mad at the same time. Sources: - Dean Lister: 'Jiu-Jitsu Was Tougher Back Then – But Better Today' — BJJEE: https://www.bjjee.com/article

Danaher Says Go Back to Your First Armbar #Shorts

#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts John Danaher just told the entire sport to revisit your first armbar — invoking Heraclitus' river to argue that returning to early moves isn't repetition, it's rediscovery. Sources: - John Danaher Explains Why Revisiting Basics Transforms Your Jiu-Jitsu (

BJJ Enters Third Week Of Coach Debate #Shorts

#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts Drysdale said your coach is one percent. Meregali called Danaher the greatest ever. The BJJ community hasn't stopped arguing since. Sources: - BJJEE — Drysdale: Coach Is 1% Responsible: https://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/robert-drysdale-claims-that-a-coach-is

AI-Powered Coaching App Replaces Regional Instructor Who Was Already Just Playing A Danaher Instructional On The Wall TV; Members Report Experience Is 'Actually A Little More Patient'

Coast Forge Jiu-Jitsu in Moorpark swapped its evening-class head instructor for an $8 million AI platform. The curriculum is identical. Attendance is up 12%.

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

Danaher's New Instructional Cover Features AI-Generated Uke With Four Legs

Danaher's AI Training Partner Has Four Legs

#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts BJJ Fanatics releases a Danaher toreando pass instructional with AI-generated cover art featuring a four-legged training partner. The community roasts it. #Grappling #MartialArts

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 under a jacket. Fifth, They enable me to comforta