The Danaher Diaries, Volume 2
100 More of John Danaher’s Musings on Learning, Teaching, Strategy, and Mastery
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David Sweeney-Bear
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Heroes of the Art
About this listen
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!
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- Brad Horning
- 2022-02-18
overall a great reference
great book you can go back to over and over again and still come away with new ways of improving your grappling game and life
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-04-23
Another great compilation from John Danaher.
I thoroughly enjoyed this audio book. There is a lot of great information on different aspects of Jiu Jitsu. He is a very intelligent, passionate and much sought after instructor with extensive knowledge of not only BJJ but a wide variety of combat sports and martial arts. John Danaher is regarded by many to be one of the best BJJ coaches actively teaching. He has revolutionized the the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by taking a systematic approach to teaching and learning, while also incorporating leg locks, that were once overlooked and underrated. Most Jiu Jitsu students have heard of "King" Gordon Ryan or the late DDS (The Danaher Death Squad) well this is the legendary man that started it all. He learned, trained and then taught in the infamous "Blue Basement" in New York under the Legend Master Renzo Gracie. He went from white to black belt under Master Renzo. These are some of his thoughts on Jiu Jitsu. It is worth every penny, I have listened to this audiobook 3 times now and will likely listen another 3 times there is just so much information to take in its a great investment and a great listen. Thank you John Danaher.
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