Full interview of Renzo Gracie blackbelt and widely renowned BJJ mastermind John Danaher from the documentary film Jiu-Jitsu VS The World. Apologies for the poor audio throughout the interview.
I could listen to John Danaher read the ingredients of a snack cake and somehow have a moment of absolute clarity. The man has a manner about him that inspires.
Oh right, I forgot martial arts was borne out of a need to meditate for several hours, mindlessly handing down obsolete techniques out of respect for "tradition", and knocking people out without touching them, you know, just through your "chi".
John is a wise man. But I get bored listening him. I really should be into the topic to listen to him. My attention span is to short for boring stuff. he does not have the dramatic voice to have a career as a narrator.
I'm not sure what I would like more, a couple of hours on the mat with this man, or a couple of hours in an arm chair next to a fire place with a glass of scotch discussing philosophy. He's a great man inside and outside the gym. Very few like him out there.
Mr Danaher We have the resources to make it out to the Academy in the future! It would be amazing to train in such an atmosphere, and get specific coaching. Wow! Please God help this crisis to pass so we can find the way back to Jiu Jitsu. I simply miss hanging out after class. Simple things are important now! I am honored to hear you share your belief's. Thank you for you deep study of the why you do what you do.
great interview! Just some constructive criticism though. If you guys could use some noise limiting to quiet the background noise the videos will come off better sound wise. Awesome though! Sharing!
You are watching the best coach on earth. He isn't perfect but it shows you that even the best has strengths and weaknesses. The coolest thing is that he is open to improvement. Funny he mentioned nick Diaz because I have so much respect for that guy. He and his brother came through a crappy childhood to reach success. There is nothing special about them except I feel proud to have them as fellow humans.
I really miss seeing John, Garry and Gordon at the Academy. Each one of them are fantastic people. I guess it was somewhat inevitable, but it’s a real bummer.
Interessant guy, and sure a great teacher. His thought of " Darwinism" is for me partially true. Nature is a mix of cooperation and competition, with a dominant of cooperation. If the competition part become dominant the system going on the way of autodestruction.
I partially agree with Johns description of Math problems being static. But I just want to give all of you a nice quote by the late mathematician Paul Erdos, who said “A problem worthy of attack, proves its worth by fighting back!”. So, mathematics and jiu jitsu might be more alike than they are different . ^^
Interesting points about "the most uncontested form of victory, the most complete form of surrender"....he rules out pins, cast shade and big throws (concrete maybe he says), but ironically is speaking only in a grappling context. Knock out does not require a tap, more complete uncontested form of victory Mr. Danaher, they don't even wake up for a while from knock out. If you claim BJJ could recover from a Judo throw, and eventually tap out the Judoka even after getting thrown, then one must be open to receiving strikes as well.
He's talking about the act of another human being surrendering, signaling the other as the better, you get ko. Yes you got defeated, but there was no surrender
I agree with his points about balance between passive and violence, and how martial arts can help instill a productive balance that maximizes social welfare.
Gang Projects I would assume it’s because he explains things in a macro level all the way down to the micro. His students get better because they have a complete understanding of what their doing.
Watch the JRE podcast where he’s explaining to Joe what’s happening while they’re watching a tournament match. You’ll see to what extent this man can explain
Good one. While Chomsky most definitely is not a crank as +Chris says, I always hear more of an Alan Watts vibe. For example: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hK_yGDn6BVQ.html
But the question i want to know is when you are standing across the barrel of a gun do you focus still on the human or do you mentally rejig the program and take down the gun? there are levels to this yo. ill wait...
I threw 3 pieces chewer gob of bubble yum in danahars. Balding pelt. And he was worried he wouldn’t be able to get it out and that he would have to shave his head. I also hit him with like 6 batteries at a seminar b
Brilliant argument for the proliferation of the martial arts, but you should acknowledge there are serious injuries & many people can survive as pacifists. It is the MLK’s & Gandhi’s who have been assassinated, not the John Doe pacifists. That said, it’s possible the could be attacked - I’ve faced 3 guns & 2 knives, in addition to sucker punches - it is a violent world.
