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.
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!
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 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 . ^^
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 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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: th-cam.com/video/hK_yGDn6BVQ/w-d-xo.html
He good in his narrow field, but probably knows little about DNA complexity and the stats: there is obviously a Creator when you do...Darwin thought a single cell was very simplistic, not more complex and profoundly elegant than any major city on the planet. As well, life is not "survival of the fittest" so much as "survival of those who cooperate the best." As a jiu jitsu coach, he more than most, should understand this and question dogmatic assumptions about a theory that dominates science today, especially given how often science changes its mind. John, there are not limited resources, only limited minds. Most of the world is empty space--just get out of NYC and drive West or go East into the Atlantic.
@@jdm3656 I could give you many reasons why that statement is false. Most likely it is a narrative being used for political ends by people who seek power and control over others. There is a video online of a man given a grant to see if he could start an oasis in the most arid inhospitable place on the planet near the Dead Sea, where they get around 2 inches of rain per year. He showed by using swails and berms he could collect the water and using certain types of trees and shrubs, he eventually, using the mulch from the leaves, did indeed create an oasis w figs and fruit bearing trees, etc. That means any desert could be made into a place to live and grow food. The didn't renew the grant and the oasis is still there, unused. Just look into Wilhelm Riech--it was reported repeatedly he could cause it to rain anywhere. Or Tesla's theories--the energy is infinite. All of these technologies are tightly controlled. Tesla never intended to have power lines everywhere! That's archaic. He intended to feed the energy wirelessly...which JPMrgan, etc would never allow because thy wanted to meter every volt.
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.
+Mike Masson Your photo hahaha.
+Leonardo Espinoza Pretty much my face for real.
I wish Danaher was my uncle
I concur. Well said, Good Sir
This actually made me lol
The Socrates of Jiu-Jitsu.
Andrew Rossello Socrates was a crank
More like Aristotle
The Newton
More like the Plato of Jiu jitsu
More like Democritus
"A certain amount of violence is absolutely necessary" - gold
This is absolute gold. I hope to meet Professor Danaher one day.
+hotshot940 He has a certain mystique about him, a very interesting guy. Hopefully you get the chance man.
+Eat Films No mystic.. he is completely destroying the spirit of martial art with his darwinian theory.. Thats not the philosophy of martial art.
+Maxi Max Oh fuck that shit. Martial arts spirit is a bunch of horseshit.
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".
+Maxi Max and you know the philosophy of martial arts ? oh please great master teach us
I imagine danahers closet is just like 150 rash gaurds
And one Tuxedo
@@edwardtupper6374 I cant remember who told the story, but Danaher went to a wedding in a rash guard
@@SNtilidie matt serra
Probably more than 150
Edward Tupper maybe a rash gaurd with a tuxedo print on 😂
That was fuckin gold, pretty proud he's from New Zealand
This man. I love him. This video lifted me up a bit from depression. Thank you Coach Danaher.
this guy should be a narrator for movies like Morgan Freeman.
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.
What a unique individual he certainly seems to live up to his almost mystical reputation
He is the next Bond villain.
Patrick Gerard a Bond villain I would root for.
Priceless. I hope your next documentary just follows him around for a month. I'll do the music for free
Christopher
your music is awesome
+Dio Santana thanks dude!
When I finally have an opportunity to take lsd, I’m going to spend my night listening to John.
@5:30 brilliantly explaining why submissions are the "perfect form of victory"
amazing intellect
Palpatine before his corruption to the Dark Side
One of the best combat philosophers today
listening to this guy is incredible. He's so intelligent and a pioneer in the sport. He reminds me a lot of Ronda Rousey's coach Edmond Targaryean.
Lukeeeeo I just laughed. Sorry pal
Edmond is more humble though, perhaps a little more gifted too.
😂😂😂😂
Hahaha
judo has subbmitions too , by the way subbmition comes from judo .
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!
This guy is an alien,dropping here some out of the space knowledge
Neu trino r/boneappletea
A True Master of Martial Arts, and an actual Philosopher (PhD). The hero we need.
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
Amazing interview. Inspires me to learn in all aspects
VIOLENCE ISN'T NECESSARY LMAO BUT FORCE IS LMAO, THIS GUYS JUST EVIL SOMETIMES...
I like to think of Danaher as if Sherlock Holmes of Jiu Jitsu
People will be watching this in 50 years and be astounded that this guy existed
The white Morgan freeman!
this man is pure genius I love attending his classes thank you John spoken from the heart a gift in this sport
I wish the whole world could watch this video..
the Bobby Fischer of jui jitsu
new zealand!
+Spideysenses67 yeah I've always wondered about his accent, could never really place it. Makes perfect sense now.
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 . ^^
This is brilliant. A University lecture about BJJ. Dr Danaher.........I salute you.
Love John Danaher. Humility and genius
he grew in my eyes hundred times more just for mentioning nick diaz.
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.
did i miss something? When did he talk about weidman?
Interesting to me that he’s such a Darwinist. I’d be very interested in just hearing his philosophies on the nature of being and reality.
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This guy should narrate Morgan Freeman..
JD has a PhD in philosophy is in Epistemology. Epistemologists study the nature of knowledge.
So deep. He should write a book called the philosophy of Jiu-Jitsu.
5:00 im here to represent freestyle judo in the upper midwest! :P (also submission grappling)
amazing interview. sound dampening would have helped so much. Ive shown this to 20 ppl
The calm romania inspiringly coil because liver interestingly tickle down a outrageous ankle. broken, towering screen
"Jiu jitsu is a science, an art of control which leads to submission." Set these words in stone.
this is zen as fuck ✊
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
This dude talks like the cyborg in Blade Runner.
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.
Thanks so much for posting this. Fantastic!
The dude is brilliant, i have trained with him in New York. Great! #somekindoffighter
Id like to politely recommend putting a noise gate on this video to cut the background noise
John Danaher is the MAN!!!!!!! This interview is awesome!
Thank you for the wisdom John Danaher. A true martial artist.
hmm i wonder who in the history of people was also a social darwinist
My Glock trumps all your training.
TO ME I DON'T LIKE JIU JISTSU BUT ILL JUST DO IT TO PISS OFF PEOPLE WHO LIKE IT LMOS
Great stuff, inspirational character
What danaher Is referring to a pacifist not being able to survive with out the violent is very similar to Karl pepper's paradox of tolerance
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.
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.
New Zealand represent!
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.
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.
Jesus saves. Love you guys.
The only thing is the injuries. Everybody I know that did bjj had a surgery.
Now .. why would you ignore 50% of the human apparel ?
Like 97%
This man is a modern day Marcus Aurelius. Simply incredible.
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.
In a movie, this guy would be either the Sage master the hero has to look for or the villain who just divided the nation
I expect to see Jon in the next 007 movie in which he gets into a scramble in an elevator with James Bond and rips his leg off.
Clicked on this video on a whim. Ended up learning one of my biggest life lessons
I have to go train with this guy, he is an absolute genius. Damned!!! For sure he is smarter than me.
In our school PE teacher let's me and my friend who train judo to roll.
Thank you for posting this excellent interview:)
i want to wear compression shirts everyday too :( danaher u inspired me :''(
I will never even train once for this sport, but this guy is so interesting
Audio is fine, but could you write the questions on screen at the start of clips?
hes like the white guy from prometheus
probably smarter though
Damn hes such a nice guy especially the part where he talks about pride
Every time I hear this man speak it sound like a very well written essay.
How do his students get so good in such short time
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
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Is it me or was I put into a trance while listening to him?
Research Flat Earth
There was a lot of mental masturbation going on here
Einstein just shaved his head or what?
Trained many lunchtime down here
Everything he says i agree its scary
He is the Noam Chomsky of BJJ.
LToledo Chomsky is a crank
Good one. While Chomsky most definitely is not a crank as +Chris says, I always hear more of an Alan Watts vibe. For example: th-cam.com/video/hK_yGDn6BVQ/w-d-xo.html
9:07 the interviewer became the interviewee
I wish he could do audiobooks.
He good in his narrow field, but probably knows little about DNA complexity and the stats: there is obviously a Creator when you do...Darwin thought a single cell was very simplistic, not more complex and profoundly elegant than any major city on the planet. As well, life is not "survival of the fittest" so much as "survival of those who cooperate the best." As a jiu jitsu coach, he more than most, should understand this and question dogmatic assumptions about a theory that dominates science today, especially given how often science changes its mind. John, there are not limited resources, only limited minds. Most of the world is empty space--just get out of NYC and drive West or go East into the Atlantic.
Ultimately, resources are limited.
@@jdm3656 I could give you many reasons why that statement is false. Most likely it is a narrative being used for political ends by people who seek power and control over others. There is a video online of a man given a grant to see if he could start an oasis in the most arid inhospitable place on the planet near the Dead Sea, where they get around 2 inches of rain per year. He showed by using swails and berms he could collect the water and using certain types of trees and shrubs, he eventually, using the mulch from the leaves, did indeed create an oasis w figs and fruit bearing trees, etc. That means any desert could be made into a place to live and grow food. The didn't renew the grant and the oasis is still there, unused.
Just look into Wilhelm Riech--it was reported repeatedly he could cause it to rain anywhere. Or Tesla's theories--the energy is infinite. All of these technologies are tightly controlled. Tesla never intended to have power lines everywhere! That's archaic. He intended to feed the energy wirelessly...which JPMrgan, etc would never allow because thy wanted to meter every volt.
3:30 what's the word between most competitive and most adaptable?
Wily.
Young Lord Varys.
That is enlightening.
great interview
What a mind and what a man.
this is inspirational