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Full podcast episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4u1k3dtppahY7c Lex Fridman podcast channel: kzbin.info Guest bio: John Danaher is one of the greatest coaches and minds in martial arts history.

[@andrewb777]

Lex saying “From a hobbyists perspective” while wearing a black belt under his suit

[@rion8012]

I wear my white belt everywhere I go

[@donjuan4925]

Black belt doesn't mean you're not a hobbyist. If anything, it means just that 😂😂😂

[@mtsurov]

i can cross apply this piece of wisdom to so many other disciplines, ... even outside of sports or combat. Thank you for putting this together.

[@untilvalhalla7854]

As an older “hobbyist” I appreciate the question and thought put into it.

[@Patrick-sh9tt]

An extended version of this topic would have been v interesting.

[@tededo]

There instructor who do extned, but it takes some more reasearches to find those videos. I spent years and years oin that very same topic (how bjj hobbyists can improve with less training time). Few years ago, I made it a point of honor to train, drill and try the bottom half. By the end of the year, most students asked me if I could use another guarding game cause my % success with the bottom half went exponantially to the roof. In 2016, I spent te bulk of my time looking for kimuras. But the end of one semster, I could kimura 98% of students in class. Today, I'm far ahead of that one year plan one technique. I have reach my dream goal and keep working at it. I was told that most high level grapplers, dont think about their next move. They drill systems and sub systems which help hobbysits like me to roll with anyone. One system is: when the partner posts, boom, you explode and wizzer into his back, if he blocks it, sweep him. Drill that hundred times. In that same rolling round, if I get caught in the close guard, 98% of partners will micro adjust their close guard, that's my trigger to boom rush open it. If they never reset it, I wait the moment they'll bring my back near their head, then I boom, front double hand choke, works wonder. I could go on and on. That's what 20 year hobbyist does. I can now recodnize 99% of moves and enter each one into its trap system, which means, while the student thinks I am randomly rolling with him (which I NEVERRRRRR do), he's actually trapp into many sub systems.

[@Patrick-sh9tt]

@@tededo very interesting Ted. I’m just back from class and it was actually very drill heavy and I found myself completely immersed from minute 1. Drills, done with dynamism, focus and dare I say passion seem to be short cuts to excellence.

[@overyourbed666]

“Your training partners must suck, bro.” 😂😂😂

[@babagadoush1]

Love both of these dudes

[@carloschaves2437]

Are you gonna do closed captions for this?

[@Srvelis82]

I was waiting on this clip to send to our Jiujitsu WhatsApp group! 😉

[@jaycuthbert245]

Must he amazing having a group of close nit friends :)

[@davidboskovic9669]

🎉 3:15

[@etello2221]

“Sides of the mat are filled with tripod setups next class”

[@PodcastIlhabela]

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[@theyoungfool.1895]

Let’s hope the next generation of grapplers and coaches are even better than Danaher and Gordon Ryan. It be a waste for us NOT to improve on everything John and Gordon have provided for the jiu jitsu community, to gain a new standard of coaches and competitive grapplers, we’ve come so far and there’s so much we can do all together to create the next best, the next G.O.A.T. One of those methods is becoming better in a manner we’re we know where we’ve failed and how we’ve solved each individual problem and how to course correct from true failures. Second one is interacting with all sorts of mediums of grappling so we can find better methods to cater to each students style, body and learning pattern. Thirdly, is to just create stronger newer teachers with even accumulated knowledge and teachings crafted in their minds to be given to the next. Hope this inspires someone.

[@ffkyle89]

Literally everyone is going to show up to class tomorrow with a camera and video their rolls

[@jedgregg434]

My boy John stays strapped with the rash guard

[@mellstroy_unfazed]

this guy is amazing

[@Sx-xy2zi]

This can be applied to a lot of physical things

[@save_often]

Damn, great advice.

[@rsps12]

Danaher: 500 in a week?! Lex: Yeah. Danaher: Your training partners must suck bro (with under the breath snickering)... BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@loverofhumanity]

Lmaoooooooo lex is so weird. He's this big believer in attaining a certain number of reps which is actually not the entire picture. Skill development does somewhat have to do with rep # but it's not like some specific number and it really depends on the person. There are some people I've trained with who pick stuff up right away and others who never learn lol.

[@rsps12]

@Loverofhumanity my thought is perfect practice makes perfect and practice just makes permanent. So careful how you practice.

[@loverofhumanity]

@@rsps12 you nailed it. I was a solid high school basketball player (averaged 15 pts a game my senior year) but no matter what I could never develop a consistent shot. I practiced every day for 10 yrs and no matter what I did I couldn't improve. When I turned 29 I decided to break my form down and slow everything down. I decided no matter how long it took I would work on perfecting my mechanics and focus on each step of the jump shot. This was in the middle of the season for a mens basketball league I was playing in. In those 2 months my shot improved more than it did in those 10 yrs of training. The weird part is it actually required less work in terms of physical energy and more just skill oriented work. Breaking down each component of the skill and then putting it all together and then eventually speeding it up to game speed. This might sound crazy but I genuinely changed my viewpoint on skill development and believe that anyone has the ability to learn any skill at any age buy as you said it requires perfect practice. Most people practice incorrectly and quit because they don't think they're any good. The crazy thing is now because I have the form in my muscle memory even when I don't shoot for weeks I can go to the gym and hit 70 percent of my jumpers. Whereas before when my form was wrong if I didn't go to the gym for weeks I would have been airballing most of my shots.

[@capitanesejapitalism1679]

It's crazy how close all the points he hits are to Steve Vai answering a similar question.

[@qayyumrazak53]

Yes i have to agree w this

[@Thenotorious998]

If didn’t know I was doing it with the recording stuff then look for bad position or opening and thing that’s did well I’m improved so much as

[@mritorto1]

most jobs are no longer 9 to 5pm i never had one in the 30 years I worked

[@slimpickens9103]

Come in with an intention and a plan.

[@nikfrey5]

dude wearing a suit and another guy wearing a rash guard. lol

[@dansalvaggio]

500 sweeps a week during live rolling? Seems ridiculously high number to pull off

[@wtfimcrying]

it'll get you alot of sweeps though even if you make like a fourth of that.

[@ronswanson1410]

Lex should make a Markov Chain to predict jiu jitsu moves in a match and then show it to JD. Get a little crazy with some stochastic modeling. Lex is the Perfect guy to do it considering who he is and who he has access to

[@usernametaken2tekken]

This is a super cool idea!

[@theozinho82]

How do you limit the state space size ?

[@ssjmiggs6317]

500 a week is cap if it’s in sparring

[@thatoneguy6165]

The fucking rashguard forever kills me lol

[@blaccpillar5161]

What's a hobbyist? What if you train 4 to 5 times a week?

[@003halmr]

Thats still a hobbyist. Pros train morning and night, however the principles he stated would also be high beneficial to pros.

[@irishseven100]

If you think BJJ will save you in a fight, then you need to practice it on the groundm LOL

[@montyj3342]

Give me a wrestler in the octagon anyday over this leg locker

[@czr4752]

You do realize this man trained GSP, one of MMA'S goats?

[@loverofhumanity]

In mma you're correct that wrestling is far better. Actually the 2 most important aspects of mma are takedowns and control(position). Thats why wrestling or even something like judo would be far more useful. If you look at the Dagestanis they've mastered those 2 aspects of fighting which is why they're impossible to beat. Honestly you could become a great MMA fighter with elite wrestling and just basic submissions you could learn on KZbin.

[@Beans700]

Not every martial artist wants to be a mixed martial artist

[@vconsumer]

​@@Beans700 that's up to them. But a complete martial artist knows how to navigate all the dimensions of (bare handed) fighting

[@capoeirask8]

500 sweeps a week!?

[@tededo]

Yes its possible if, like him, you sweep kids and teens first.

[@LuisSanchez-mm8zk]

500!?

[@ScottOrd]

Step 1 - Don't fight Gordon Ryan 🤗🤗

[@StopLookingAtMyAcc]

I was compelled by Danaher to watch because he pointed at me

[@MichaelJames707]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@666masakra]

Lex please don't talk with head propped on your arm :)

[@random_person6041]

👀👀👀👀👀

[@charlied8355]

John: The only and best way to understand jiu jitsu aspects is to learn and figure it out yourself. Lex: You know, in my opinion, when i learned best, it was when i was just figuring things out on my own. Like dude, have an original thought for once. Lex seems like a cool guy but he's the ultimate parrot in scenarios like this.

[@capitanesejapitalism1679]

It's a bit of a crutch for him, but it is a useful interviewing device. They make a point, you reinforce that point by referencing your own experience. It makes the interviewee feel more secure, open up and gives them time to think.

[@jmac3112]

Don't you ever thread a persons comments with your own experiences?

[@alisaemi10]

Gotta say I love John but I can't help but feel like your trainers who you are paying should be doing a lot of what he says. I understand it's best to take control for yourself but they are the expert u chose and pay for.

[@yeahdaegzzzzz9831]

Step 1. Juice.

[@yeahdaegzzzzz9831]

For anybody reading this - compare how happy and centred Marcelo is to Gordon and then see who you wanna emulate

[@cxoolio]

This is a nonsense point

[@IronSideBA]

Just say u don't like gordan Ryan. It's easier than this nonsense