The Danaher Diaries

Over 100 of John Danaher's Musings on Jiu-Jitsu, Kaizen, Training, and Living

De: Heroes of the Art

Narrado por: David Sweeney-Bear

Duración: 2 h y 47 m

Resumen del Editor

Since he burst onto the scene as George St. Pierre’s grappling coach in the late 2000’s, John Danaher has risen to be recognized as one of the foremost minds in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and competitive grappling.

More than just a coach, Danaher has garnered a reputation as a philosopher of the art. His social media is read by hundreds of thousands, serving as daily inspiration for students around the world. Danaher is able to take the complex and often contradictory rules of jiu-jitsu and break them down into universal concepts.

And it’s not just talk: Danaher’s student’s are a who’s-who of combat sports. From MMA champions like George St. Pierre, to grappling phenoms like Gary Tonon and Nikki Ryan. His work speaks for itself.

We’ve assembled John Danaher’s most timeless and thought provoking writings, over one hundred passages in short segments. At just a few minutes per passage, they make for the perfect quick listen before hitting the gym, a quiet moment during morning coffee, or a long afternoon listen.

Included are Danaher’s famous concepts of:

• Division and unity
• The fundamentals of guard passing and retention
• Kaizen and the mindset of constant improvement
• Building the perfect armbars, strangulations, and leg attacks
• The power of asymmetry-breaking paradigms in jiu-jitsu
• The value of creating systems amongst the chaos of daily training

Scattered throughout are the fascinating little stories of John’s life, from a philosophy major in college, to a bouncer in New York City. It’s an amazing glimpse into the thinking of a modern jiu-jitsu master.

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Good Stuff

This was a perfect "Intro" to BJJ book for me. I learned a lot of stuff that I was able to apply everyday.

Great insight from the jiu-jitsu mensch.

Mr. Danaher,
Thank you for your insight and wisdom. This book is one that I will listen to many times.

Will listen to this over and over again.

Rich with strategic and philosophical gems. A book that will be worth listening too multiple times.

Great book for the BJJ lover

The narrator sounds just like Danaher. The book is phenomenal. it literally gets into skills acquisition all the way to mastery.

To better understand concepts of grappling/jiu jitsu

This is my go to audiobook while driving. Usually i listen to music but on road trips, i listen to this to conceptualize jiu jitsu and helped with improving my skills on the matt

Great listen.

Need at least a basic knowledge of BJJ to enjoy. The narrator does a great job Nd even sounds like Danaher.

Learned a lot

Learned a lot, easy listen and will be buying the next two books in the series!

Great Book

As an old school Jiu-Jitsu guy, this was a great book. It breaks down several ideas and concepts in a manner that are not necessarily the way we were all taught. I would recommend this book and will be listening to it again for sure.

Worthwhile, mind-broadening listen

Not exactly a compelling story or a relaxed easy listen, but a worthwhile way to absorb nuggets of martial arts truth, from one of the men most in touch with this truth

Collection of golden nuggets from a genius

This is the collection of instagram posts from John Danaher himself. That does not sound very appealing but believe me, this is a must for every jiujitsu/grappling practitioner. Thoughts and advices from the grappling tactic point of view to general life and philosophical aspect, this is a great book to listen to every morning to motivate you. The description of this audiobook is very accurate and I would definitely recommend it.