John Danaher: Grappling, Jiu Jitsu, ADCC, and Animal Combat | Lex Fridman Podcast #328

if you dropped an episode with Danaher every week, i'd watch every single one

John in his rash guard opposite Lex in his hitman outfit is a joy to behold.

John Danaher on supermarkets: "Grocery shopping sits fundamentally on one axis, with pleasure on one end and nutritional utility on the other. Mastering the grocery shopping experience means locating yourself on the correct point of this axis, mastering the balance between purchasing for pleasure and purchasing for nutritional utility". John Danaher on taking a piss: "You must pinpoint the exact threshold where your ability to postpone the piss is surpassed by your bladder's signaling ability that pissing is, indeed, biologically necessary at that moment. Perceiving a lower threshold results in lower yields at the moment of pissing. Mistaking the threshold for a higher one can result in an earlier-than-expected difficulty with piss retention. Where the curves meet exactly is where you should piss."

John was lowkey hyped af when Lex asked about animal combat lol.

5 hours of Lex and John.... My absolute heroes, together with Andrew Huberman and Firas Zahabi. Also, Lex, if you're seeing this, you NEED to bring Firas. Thank you these amazing podcasts.

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If you had Danaher 50 episodes in a row I wouldn't complain, would listen to every one of them

Dannaher never fails to motivate and bring a perspective to the pursuit of perfection that’s unique to just him.

I thought the animal fighting was going to be a quick laugh and simple guess but this man broke down every aspect imaginable! Goes to show why he's such a great coach.

Danaher is such an awesome teacher he quite literally takes the time to explain to the audience what the ADCC is (while maintaining eye contact with the camera the entire time) to make sure noone's out of the loop of the conversation.