What John says at 10:40 is SO HUGE in life. I am 46 almost 47, and I'm just realizing this about myself, and it has changed my life so profoundly in all areas. John is also so damn humble, it's no doubt Meregali is extremely talented, but John HAS to know Meregali's performance at ADCC was mostly a testament to his incredible teaching ability.
Agreed. Made me realize I was better than I was giving myself credit for. I think my biggest mistake was letting my ex Prof define my value. When other people told me that to grow I should pursue another place to train. My blind loyalty would not allow it. In the end my love of training died because I never got the encouragement or recognition from my ex Prof.
I love seeing JD rocking anything from or about NZ as someone from here hahaha im glad he left NZ and became the coach he is though! Can we have him back now? hahahahaha
I could listen to John discuss any random topic for hours. I feel like I’m getting smarter by osmosis, you know, like the opposite feeling of when you’re forced to listen to random people talk
Great comment. At the end of it however, I was waiting for a punchline to top it off. I thought you were gonna name somebody specifically. “You know like when I listen to AOC talk “
I love John's nod to Giancarlo Bodoni, it is truly is amazing to hear about his progression. From being submitted by a blue belt at a local tournament recently, to tapping multiple world champions, and now submitting Lucas Barbosa. Absolutely amazing!
I love John so much. And the event was pretty darn great. Now, if only Flo would invest a couple hundred bucks of that money we gave them to watch it into a couple of clip microphones, so that their interviews don't sound like garbage - that would be a purchase for the ages!
@@thos1618 I wouldn't argue - things are far better now quality-wise then they were compared to whenever you are referring to. That's all that was available at the time, so it is to be expected. Still with all the emprovements in technology - why should people settle for poor quality, when it is EASILY avoidable? It is quite mind-boggling that, for all their improvements, Flo cannot mister the money - or even worse - doesn't think it important - to set their interviewers up with some gear that will make their worka bit more worthwhile. Like, a clip mic set from BestBuy is ~200 bucks. Extra mic would be $35-$65. For comparison, a one-year subscription on Flo costs ~$170, if I am not mistaken. So what is the reason they can't procure interviewing equipment, so that their content - which is a huge part of their promotional material and a big engagement tool - doesn't sound like it was produced by a fresh-year highschooler?
Danaher is an outstanding example of class and character. He works hard, remains humble, and is perpetually gracious towards everyone. Champions come and go but I think Danaher will be one of the biggest legends of BJJ when all this is said and done. From many of the interviews I've seen with Gordon, his desire to elevate the sport and bring it to the forefront are very clear. On top of all the personal accolades he's earned, getting more recognition to the sport would be an amazing achievement. I just think (IMO) that his motives are almost entirely monetary. I'm not judging him at all - who wouldn't want the fame and money that comes with it? Regardless of his intentions, nobody is ever going to ever forget Gordon "The King/GOAT" Ryan, I just think in the long run, when the dust has settled, people will truly appreciate and respect the depth of Danaher's contribution to the sport. You say, "Gordon Ryan" and every single BJJ practitioner knows who he is. You say, "John Danaher" and you have the same reaction. One of them is dominating every BJJ athlete out there- the other hasn't competed in 20+ years?. This is the phenomenon that is John Danaher. A walking, breathing, BJJ legend.
From the stories about his passion and what other experiences people had about his passion for martial arts, I have to disagree about it being mostly monetary.
I’ll admit, I’ve been critical of Flo’s professionalism in the past but they did a wonderful job with this ADCC event. Have to give credit where it’s due. Thank you Flo for shining the spotlight on a sport that we all know and love. The future is bright.
@@trenji dante leon faced micah in the semi finals, and it was 2-2 with less than 10 seconds left, tjen the 'judges' took Leon's points away because they deemed his takedown not a takedown. They did this because they wanted the hidtorical match for youngest adcc champion between kade and micah. Dirty business, every combat sport is corrupted.
@@chimmychanga1988 oh yes I remember this. That was adcc tho not flo. It's one thing to immediately take the points back, but it's another to take it back after over a minute if I remember correctly. Should've just kept it or done OT or something
@@trenji yes it was adcc, but they all answer tl the almighty dollar. The problem is that the leon/micah debacle happened in overtime lol - the general consensus is micah would get tje ref decision, but the corrupted powers that be couldnt risk the decision going to leon. That was criminal and Leon should have made it an issue right then and there.
It blows my mind that there are still people who doubt this mans ability to accelerate athletes progress which seems almost movie like. He consistently takes people under his wing and turns them into a completely different athlete within a year.
@@6laka. thats how we train at my gym, why do it if your not going to try to be your best. It suprises me how many schools half ass training, they do an arm bar drill and some shrimping and then roll hard with no rhyme or reason to what they are doing.
The recommendation algorithm is abusing the fact that I will sit and listen to Danaher talk an infinite amount of time whenever I see a thumbnail with his bald head. It's really not fair.
John is a fucking legend. So is Gordon. Elites. Put them up in the spaceship when they abandon this planet. Except I'm going to continue to talk shit on Gordon because it's hilarious and I can't quite cope without doing so.
The handler and asset have reached jujitsu. It will be interesting to see if GR is used to push any sort of political msg in the future. I think GR is an incredible JJ athlete but I think there's a little more going on here.
The MMA ruleset makes jui jitsu incredibly hard (gloves, forces stand up, no gi so sweat everywhere. so I could see bjj and grappling stand on their own.
@@aplus1080 bc now theres more eyes, more people, more culture, more history, more money. You got Joe Rogan tooting his fucking horn, ya got a group of soon-to-be-realized hypogonadal young men that will use hormones to overcorrect and end up in combat sports thinking they're going to beat some ass. They will go to MMA. They will get their ass beat. They will decide jiujitsu is a nice middle ground. "fuck it, I'm just gonna do jiujitsu", they'll say. That's why
Only problem about the sport side of it, is that ADCC never has been as roided as it is currently. Love the sport, but having to juice to be competitive, is not a step in the right direction
Nah, best era of MMA was the roided Pride years. I say let them get juiced to the gills to see superhuman fights. 😁 It's not like they are competing at amateur comps against us hobbyists.
You are interviewing one of the GOATs, yet we end up with this B- league shitty audio. Get your shit together Flo! Other than that, love getting John's insight. So much of it can be applied to other areas of life. The inspiration one can gets from listening to him is unmatched.
taking two points from leon with less than 10 seconds left was criminal, and that completely negates any 'improved professionalism' statements made about flo and adcc.
Doubt he will go into MMA, why would he? He's top of the grappling food chain, making more money than any other pure grappler before him (citation needed). Why risk the damage?
Jordan Peterson is a coward who's so got dam emotional he can't get through 1 sentence without crying. All them years he popped zanyz in his room while telling you to clean yrns bucko !
i doubt that will happen meregali is highly disciplined just like gordon and both athletes respect the process, team and john above all . just because the b team was not as disciplined enough to stick to the process does not mean they will clash. like john mentions in this interview you seem to fall victim to the social media antics that both gordon and meregali show us. if you follow both athletes closely and listen to those close to both guys you'll know how respectful and chill they are. extreme confidence looks like arrogance to those who lack it.
I think there should be a UFC belt for grappling. One weight class, minus 99 kgs, one belt, one best in the world. And established Jujitsu sources decide who the next challenger for the belt is.
@@Hazama91350 This is not unheard of many gyms dont offer any nogi classes or dont allow students to train no gi at all. I have been to gyms with all gi classes and then have a "no gi " open mat on sunday and i show up and all the guys are training gi. A few guys i know train in the garage nogi a few days a week and have to keep it secret from their coach cause he hates nogi.
@@BGale47 yes they do, but his mistake was totally avoidable. He knew the protocols for such things and he still let his emotions get in the way. No company in their right mind would keep a guy like that around. Rule # 1 is to keep quiet until all the facts are on the table.
This nonsense the Merigalie never trained no gi till now is nonsense. How could anyone be in a club that long and never be exposed to a no gi roll. Agreed he never completed in no gi.
hate the way JD tries to act like he is some special being that knows everything. try not having your students full of steroids!!!! and hes super creepy
"there are many great athletes but not many great performers" -John Danaher
That hit me
What John says at 10:40 is SO HUGE in life. I am 46 almost 47, and I'm just realizing this about myself, and it has changed my life so profoundly in all areas. John is also so damn humble, it's no doubt Meregali is extremely talented, but John HAS to know Meregali's performance at ADCC was mostly a testament to his incredible teaching ability.
Agreed. Made me realize I was better than I was giving myself credit for. I think my biggest mistake was letting my ex Prof define my value. When other people told me that to grow I should pursue another place to train. My blind loyalty would not allow it. In the end my love of training died because I never got the encouragement or recognition from my ex Prof.
A coach is nothing without students. Similarly, a student can learn nothing without a teacher.
it's a symbiotic relationship.
"All Attacks" what a fantastic nod to New Zealand rugby. Fantasy coach, incredible athletes.
Best rash guard ever
I love seeing JD rocking anything from or about NZ as someone from here hahaha im glad he left NZ and became the coach he is though!
Can we have him back now? hahahahaha
The pure joy on his face as he describes his student surpassing his own ideas. True teacher.❤️
I could listen to John discuss any random topic for hours. I feel like I’m getting smarter by osmosis, you know, like the opposite feeling of when you’re forced to listen to random people talk
Now here’s what’s scary, he’s not even an actual genius. There are people walking this planet who’s brains just operate at a different level
Great comment. At the end of it however, I was waiting for a punchline to top it off. I thought you were gonna name somebody specifically. “You know like when I listen to AOC talk “
@@Arminsaf2 how would you know ? if you're not one of these people how would you really know
Same
Hahaha😂
I love John's nod to Giancarlo Bodoni, it is truly is amazing to hear about his progression. From being submitted by a blue belt at a local tournament recently, to tapping multiple world champions, and now submitting Lucas Barbosa. Absolutely amazing!
Who's the blue belt?
@@briantran7683 me
Beautiful performance by John and his team!
I love John so much. And the event was pretty darn great.
Now, if only Flo would invest a couple hundred bucks of that money we gave them to watch it into a couple of clip microphones, so that their interviews don't sound like garbage - that would be a purchase for the ages!
why is everyone crying about everything?
boy back in my day we had to watch ADCC on DVD's and there was 10 seconds of jungle music on loop for the entire event.
@@thos1618 I wouldn't argue - things are far better now quality-wise then they were compared to whenever you are referring to. That's all that was available at the time, so it is to be expected. Still with all the emprovements in technology - why should people settle for poor quality, when it is EASILY avoidable?
It is quite mind-boggling that, for all their improvements, Flo cannot mister the money - or even worse - doesn't think it important - to set their interviewers up with some gear that will make their worka bit more worthwhile. Like, a clip mic set from BestBuy is ~200 bucks. Extra mic would be $35-$65. For comparison, a one-year subscription on Flo costs ~$170, if I am not mistaken. So what is the reason they can't procure interviewing equipment, so that their content - which is a huge part of their promotional material and a big engagement tool - doesn't sound like it was produced by a fresh-year highschooler?
You can tell when john talks he has a lot of love and admiration for Gordan
When John speaks we listen..period!
Danaher is an outstanding example of class and character. He works hard, remains humble, and is perpetually gracious towards everyone. Champions come and go but I think Danaher will be one of the biggest legends of BJJ when all this is said and done.
From many of the interviews I've seen with Gordon, his desire to elevate the sport and bring it to the forefront are very clear. On top of all the personal accolades he's earned, getting more recognition to the sport would be an amazing achievement. I just think (IMO) that his motives are almost entirely monetary. I'm not judging him at all - who wouldn't want the fame and money that comes with it? Regardless of his intentions, nobody is ever going to ever forget Gordon "The King/GOAT" Ryan, I just think in the long run, when the dust has settled, people will truly appreciate and respect the depth of Danaher's contribution to the sport.
You say, "Gordon Ryan" and every single BJJ practitioner knows who he is. You say, "John Danaher" and you have the same reaction. One of them is dominating every BJJ athlete out there- the other hasn't competed in 20+ years?.
This is the phenomenon that is John Danaher. A walking, breathing, BJJ legend.
Agreed. “Grey’s Anatomy”
From the stories about his passion and what other experiences people had about his passion for martial arts, I have to disagree about it being mostly monetary.
Just helping out the algorithm .Thanks, Gef
Same
Congrats to New Wave, and congrats to Flo for figuring out how to mic up the interviewer!
Love that he still supports his roots, repping 100% the Silver Fern.
I’ll admit, I’ve been critical of Flo’s professionalism in the past but they did a wonderful job with this ADCC event. Have to give credit where it’s due. Thank you Flo for shining the spotlight on a sport that we all know and love. The future is bright.
theyre corrupt and will always be corrupt. Just ask Leon
@@chimmychanga1988 genuine question. Who's leon?
@@trenji dante leon faced micah in the semi finals, and it was 2-2 with less than 10 seconds left, tjen the 'judges' took Leon's points away because they deemed his takedown not a takedown.
They did this because they wanted the hidtorical match for youngest adcc champion between kade and micah.
Dirty business, every combat sport is corrupted.
@@chimmychanga1988 oh yes I remember this. That was adcc tho not flo. It's one thing to immediately take the points back, but it's another to take it back after over a minute if I remember correctly. Should've just kept it or done OT or something
@@trenji yes it was adcc, but they all answer tl the almighty dollar.
The problem is that the leon/micah debacle happened in overtime lol - the general consensus is micah would get tje ref decision, but the corrupted powers that be couldnt risk the decision going to leon. That was criminal and Leon should have made it an issue right then and there.
Man John seems so happy with his students
flo once again with the great sound quality
More great audio from Flo @ 3:48, this sport has a long way to go, and thanks to Flo, it'll take 10x longer
It blows my mind that there are still people who doubt this mans ability to accelerate athletes progress which seems almost movie like. He consistently takes people under his wing and turns them into a completely different athlete within a year.
Yeah I told one of my buddies that Danaher is like a real-life Rocky training montage.
Giancarlo was a beast at this ADCC.
One of the greatest minds in martial arts of today.
"I know you want a quick interview." -John Danaher
"No... No I don't lol." - Me
Wonderful interview - thank you for making it. He has such a calming voice
I never trained jiu jitsu in my life but this man has such a Yoda vibe to him that I would listen to him if he talked only about violent diarrhea
How did you find yourself on this video? Genuinely curious.
THANKS MO!
I like his rash supporting his birth country and mixed with jiu jitsu. Awesome rash
Great interview, thank you
Best teacher in the game end of story!
All Attacks!! JD repping New Zealand 🇳🇿 🖐👊
John looking healthy here.
Johh's contribution to the sport in it's current state is so dramatic
Come on John how about some love for FLOGRAPPLING!!! They were amazing as well!!!
Who’s brand is the All Attacks silver fern?
Can’t find it on google.
Awesome to see him wearing the nz fern in the spotlight
18:17 nice finish to the answer followed by a nice burp
Sounded like a throat-clear, but needed to be edited out, either way.
Reid is the worst! They need to get rid of him
I came here for this. “So, we’re just not going to talk about that burp?”
Awesome shirt ! Up The AB's !
"Many athletes who face Gordon are gun shy....." we're looking at you Nick Rodriguez!
John is so wise it’s crazy
Love this stuff!!
Come on guys, microphones, I'll send you a link for one if needed.
Did that guy burp while interviewing Danaher? 18:21
I should just cancel my Flo Grappling subscription if yall just gonna post everything on here anyway 😂
ALL ATTACKS ❤🇳🇿
22:30 onwards, who do you think Danaher Implies here?
Did he just burp 18:19?
Am I the only one getting the Hannibal Lecter vibe when John Danaher speaks? 😆
Great interview !
John Danaher is the best jui Jitsu sensia of all time. Hands down, much Respect, the king of all teachers by far
Gordon Ryan makes it look easy....How is that possible?
Steroids.
Just like John said , Skill + work ethic+ being a perfectionist.
simple, be the best in every position
@@6laka. thats how we train at my gym, why do it if your not going to try to be your best. It suprises me how many schools half ass training, they do an arm bar drill and some shrimping and then roll hard with no rhyme or reason to what they are doing.
steroids!!!
Lord Harkonnen speaks the truth!
he's not a gluttonous child rapist. I mean I think he's not...
😂 I'm literally reading dune right now.
Danaher has proven he is one of the best if not the best BJJ instructors in the world
Please fix the audio 😢
Best rash guard ever
U guys could have subtitled it
The recommendation algorithm is abusing the fact that I will sit and listen to Danaher talk an infinite amount of time whenever I see a thumbnail with his bald head. It's really not fair.
Head tip to the man whose only job is to make sure that gate stays open.
The most interesting man in martial arts.
John is a fucking legend. So is Gordon. Elites. Put them up in the spaceship when they abandon this planet. Except I'm going to continue to talk shit on Gordon because it's hilarious and I can't quite cope without doing so.
The handler and asset have reached jujitsu. It will be interesting to see if GR is used to push any sort of political msg in the future. I think GR is an incredible JJ athlete but I think there's a little more going on here.
The MMA ruleset makes jui jitsu incredibly hard (gloves, forces stand up, no gi so sweat everywhere. so I could see bjj and grappling stand on their own.
That's been the case for like 25 years. Why would anything change?
@@aplus1080 bc now theres more eyes, more people, more culture, more history, more money. You got Joe Rogan tooting his fucking horn, ya got a group of soon-to-be-realized hypogonadal young men that will use hormones to overcorrect and end up in combat sports thinking they're going to beat some ass. They will go to MMA. They will get their ass beat. They will decide jiujitsu is a nice middle ground. "fuck it, I'm just gonna do jiujitsu", they'll say.
That's why
this dude seriously burb in a fucking interview with John? 18:20
the original footage was longer than lord of the rings triology
Only problem about the sport side of it, is that ADCC never has been as roided as it is currently. Love the sport, but having to juice to be competitive, is not a step in the right direction
Nah, best era of MMA was the roided Pride years. I say let them get juiced to the gills to see superhuman fights. 😁 It's not like they are competing at amateur comps against us hobbyists.
Jui-Juiced-Su... hate way they act like they are so noble, yet are full of steroids and are cheats!!!
Dont ask him the same question in a different way. He had to answer 3 times off your initial question because you just changed it up. Prepare better.
Looks like an impromptu interview man. Danaher kept it interesting.
Lol be a bit more constructive damn. What would you ask him?
You are interviewing one of the GOATs, yet we end up with this B- league shitty audio. Get your shit together Flo!
Other than that, love getting John's insight. So much of it can be applied to other areas of life. The inspiration one can gets from listening to him is unmatched.
go and make better yourself
Now What do you think about Wi-Fi…..
Why don’t you guy’s get a mic?
taking two points from leon with less than 10 seconds left was criminal, and that completely negates any 'improved professionalism' statements made about flo and adcc.
We deffo need to look into it
Does Gordon go into MMA now with very little to do in grappling or have another go at Gi?
He'll end up like his bf Gary getn knocked dead ! Yall can't play touch butt with mma fighters 😂😂😂
Doubt he will go into MMA, why would he? He's top of the grappling food chain, making more money than any other pure grappler before him (citation needed). Why risk the damage?
@@kenn3250 thought maybe just boredom and new challenge. He mentioned it b4 I also doubt but🤷♂️
hope so, but no way. he'd have to go into usada for drug testing, will take about 60 years to get all the peds out of his system
@@sambog2635 Usada only UFC could fight in other orgs.
cool
Hello, to the person who is a grappling historian in 2122 and is reading this comment by the grace of some wild research tool.
John Danaher and Jordan Peterson, make it happen.
Been saying this a while! :]❤
Jordan Peterson is a coward who's so got dam emotional he can't get through 1 sentence without crying. All them years he popped zanyz in his room while telling you to clean yrns bucko !
Jordan Peterson is the dumb person's smart person. Putting him at Danaher's level is embarrassing.
Truth
I can't wait to see the next beef between Gordon and Meregali. Ego bigger than their heads. I'll watch from afar.
i doubt that will happen meregali is highly disciplined just like gordon and both athletes respect the process, team and john above all . just because the b team was not as disciplined enough to stick to the process does not mean they will clash. like john mentions in this interview you seem to fall victim to the social media antics that both gordon and meregali show us. if you follow both athletes closely and listen to those close to both guys you'll know how respectful and chill they are. extreme confidence looks like arrogance to those who lack it.
- XAVIER -
2min stressful minutes of background noise were enough
He won mad money on Ryan period that will pay off his bills and buy more time for coaching.
Not mad at him or the team!
WHERE MA DOGS AT?
Being from Aotearoa gotta love the all blacks but this year fuk me
When is Gordon going to MMA damn it?!
Hopefully never. F mma. Why wreck your brain if you're already a famous millionaire?
@@aplus1080 to each their own it would be great to see! Galvuo went to mma and was unsuccessful.. So why not
never, he would not pass USADA. take 70+ years get all the steroids out of him
18:20 was that a burp? Lmfao flo is ridiculous
The entire event was awesome except the last screaming at the beginning
🤙
Flo needs some serious audio technicians. It sounds like this interview is being conducted next to a busy highway right outside a mall.
👊🏼
🔥☯️💧
That dude burped
I think there should be a UFC belt for grappling. One weight class, minus 99 kgs, one belt, one best in the world. And established Jujitsu sources decide who the next challenger for the belt is.
One (mma) has bjj.
wat the *** r u talking about. possibly stupidest thing i ever heard
no chance Merengali never trained no gi before 5 months ago. still impressive but come on with that
Yes I'm agree, they try to pump his ego. Meregali is a crybaby.
@@Hazama91350 This is not unheard of many gyms dont offer any nogi classes or dont allow students to train no gi at all. I have been to gyms with all gi classes and then have a "no gi " open mat on sunday and i show up and all the guys are training gi. A few guys i know train in the garage nogi a few days a week and have to keep it secret from their coach cause he hates nogi.
@@timothycarey3883 lol he hates no gi 🤣 you he got footlocked
I'm sure he has trained nogi in Porto Alegre and he did know what a single leg takedown was (swept Leandro Lo to win a world championship with it)
@@urbansamurai261 What are you talking about ? I am assuming english isnt your first language.
I always wished that bjj audiences would behave like at bjj stars. American sport audiences overall are pretty trash tbh
free howell
he jumped the gun and paid the price. the guy is a liability
@@rtasi2000 everyone makes mistakes
@@BGale47 yes they do, but his mistake was totally avoidable. He knew the protocols for such things and he still let his emotions get in the way. No company in their right mind would keep a guy like that around. Rule # 1 is to keep quiet until all the facts are on the table.
@@rtasi2000 I don’t know the severity and what exactly happened. I was kind of making a joke. I also liked him in that role
grow a beard
Gay guys love beards huh?
You could start by actually drug testing. Until then, you might someday max out at body building-level popularity and acceptance
This nonsense the Merigalie never trained no gi till now is nonsense. How could anyone be in a club that long and never be exposed to a no gi roll. Agreed he never completed in no gi.
hate the way JD tries to act like he is some special being that knows everything. try not having your students full of steroids!!!! and hes super creepy
Hockey has taken over 82 lives, it's the most brutal sport on earth, what it can do to a man's body and SOUL,
Please never put basketball and hockey in the same sentence, two totally different worlds