The Danaher Diaries, Volume 2

100 More of John Danaher’s Musings on Learning, Teaching, Strategy, and Mastery

By: Heroes of the Art

Narrated by: David Sweeney-Bear

Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

The follow-up to the martial arts best seller!

The Danaher Diaries return with a new master class on jiu-jitsu.

Ready to return to the mats? New concepts, new stories, and more brilliance from the leading mind in Brazilian jiu-jitsu can be found in the follow-up to the surprise 2019 hit. This is the perfect companion for your BJJ journey. Short, thought-provoking entries can be listened to as you sit in the parking lot before the gym opens, or after class when you're reflecting on training. Included in volume two are Danaher's most recent postings on:

• The iron law of speed vs. control
• Why you must climb instead of jump to your favorite positions
• Reflections on ADCC 2019
• The power of wedges, levers, and fulcrums
• Keeping your body warm, your mind calculating, and your heart cold

Be a fly on the wall in the famous blue basement as you study with the kingmaker to champions like Gordon Ryan, Garry Tonon, and Georges St-Pierre.

Special audiobook improvements:

• New audio cues to break up each passage
• Added ambient music in the opening and closing sections
• By popular demand, the one and only David Sweeney-Bear returns to narrate, channeling the smooth New Zealand accent of the man himself!

©2021 Heroes of the Art (P)2021 Heroes of the Art

Going for Volume three right now.

I enjoyed both Volume 1 and Volume 2. I’m going to get Volume 3 for sure.

Reads like a textbook

Definitely definitely need to listen to these diaries multiple times to gather every line of information. Quite hard to listen to, the content reads more like a textbook than a novel of any sort. Not a bad thing if your goal is to learn and absorb new information on Jiu Jitsu.

Dense with information.

So much excellent information about Jiu Jitsu that you will have to listen to it over and over to try to absorb it all. John Danaher is a genius and knows how to break down the most important parts of the Jiu Jitsu game.

another winner from the coach

great stuff!! interesting to hear how his mind works. and see his views in positions and angles.

Buying the paperback now

Volume 1 and 2 are informative, easy to understand, and straight to the point. Enjoyed both.

Required Reading for Nerds

This is great! If you’re a cerebral jiu jitsu player, JDs thoughts & musings are thought provoking and arresting. I listen to all 3 volumes every couple months & always get something new or different from each listen. If you’re not a cerebral bjj player than I dunno what to tell you🤷🏻‍♂️🤓

Awesome

Easy to foll9w and JH has an amazing knowledge capacity for Jiu Jitsu. Perfection

Heroes of thee Art have done it again!

If you love Jiu Jitsu and or the teachings of Danaher then this is a MUST HAVE. Whether trying to get through the book straight through or playing a little at a time before trying or during work breaks like myself, it gives you plenty to ponder and trust me when I tell you, it’ll pop up during training. I use it as a daily meditation book dealing with the Art I’m so passionate about. Get this one as well as the other two volumes if you don’t already own them. See you on the mats!

Great book for the enthusiast

Certainly worth the monthly audible credit. Narrator even has an accent similar to Johns, so it is fitting as if you are listening directly to Mr. Danaher himself. Make sure to take notes as you listen. Definitely worth listening to twice!

Amazing as always by the Genius!

I always learn so much from his wisdom AND guidance. He has a great way of breaking down difficult things and just simplifying things for me to be able to process and benefit my BJJ game.