#328 – John Danaher: Submission Grappling, ADCC, Animal Combat, and Knives

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(07:51) - Road to ADCC
(26:23) - Danaher Death Squad
(35:07) - Mental preparation
(59:52) - Gordon Ryan
(1:56:50) - Giancarlo Bodoni
(2:21:57) - Garry Tonon
(2:35:54) - Nicholas Meregali
(2:51:21) - Ruotolo brothers
(3:01:00) - Takedowns
(3:05:19) - GSP
(3:13:48) - Renzo Gracie
(3:18:24) - Boris
(3:22:15) - Ali Abdelaziz
(3:24:41) - Khabib Nurmagomedov
(3:28:33) - Joe Rogan playing pool
(3:31:47) - Advice for grapplers
(3:41:43) - Day in the life
(3:48:25) - Bear vs Gorilla vs Lion vs Anaconda
(4:26:12) - Tom Hardy
(4:37:46) - Emojis
(4:40:15) - Love
(4:45:38) - Fighting to the death
(4:49:25) - Knives