How John Danaher’s Leg Lock Philosophy Is Changing The Fundamentals Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 06, 2018BJJEE
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John Danaher on Joe Rogan: Fanny Packs, Rashguards & Brilliant Insights on BJJ
Jan 16, 2018BJJEE
John Danaher is by all means a sensation in contemporary jiu-jitsu. The New Zealand born, BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie has been praised by the BJJ community as being a master and brain of the...
Eddie Cummings Sparks Rumors Of Disagreement with Danaher By Prepping at Another School
Jan 01, 2018BJJEE
Eddie Cummings has had a rough year. After much preparation and hardship he was forced to pull out of ADCC due to a knee injury. But it seems Eddie’s woes aren’t limited to...
John Danaher: The Man Behind The Legends
Nov 20, 2017BJJEE
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Decoding Danaher’s Use of ‘Senpai’ & ‘Kohai’ Japanese Terms
Oct 27, 2017BJJEE
John Danaher is by all means a sensation in contemporary jiu-jitsu – in fact he’s so intriguing even his parody is incredibly popular. Now while John makes most of his communication in a...
John Danaher Explains Why He Uses Japanese Hierarchy And What Makes His Squad Spectacular
Jun 28, 2017BJJEE
John Danaher is by all means a sensation in contemporary jiu-jitsu – in fact he’s so intriguing even his parody is incredibly popular. Now while John makes most of his...
John Danaher Vouches For The Value Of The Traditional Points System, But Strongly Favors Back Over Mount
May 31, 2017BJJEE
The general public got the first chance to observe the work of John Danaher through Georges St.Pierre. The legendary coach then started getting plenty of the attention from the...
Geo Martinez Challenges Tonon, John Danaher Gives Counter Offer
May 25, 2017BJJEE
Challenges are quite interesting in the bjj community but this time the usual challengers got the tables turned on them when 10th Planet’s Geo Martinez issued an official call out...
John Danaher On Leg Locks Conquering The Jiu-Jitsu World
May 05, 2017BJJEE
Footlocks in Jiu-Jitsu seem (still) to get a bad rap. In other similar grappling arts like Sambo or Catch Wrestling, they occupy an important place. In recent years a new school of Jiu-Jitsu...
Danaher & Garcia Agree on Ceasefire Between Rival New York Teams
Nov 22, 2016BJJEE
Plenty of drama unfolded over the weekend when a Marcelo Garcia dream team’s Munch Khera went up against Oliver Taza in the ADCC North American Trials Finals. Tonon had since spoke up about the...
UPDATE: John Danaher Banned Jumping Guard At ALL Levels In His Gym
Sep 30, 2016BJJEE
Update John Danaher statement regarding Jumping Guard had mixed reviews in the bjj community. His star pupil Garry Tonon came to John’s rescue following some harsh criticism...
John Danaher Banned Jumping Guard At ALL Levels In His Gym
Sep 30, 2016BJJEE
John Danaher is famous for his unique coaching style that has produced a lot of effect on the submission only scene. Following several outcries for sharing his knowledge he became...
Danaher Comments on EBI 7 Victor, Eddie Cummings
Jul 17, 2016BJJEE
John Danaher is thrilled with the outcome of Eddie Bravo Invitational 7. He took the time to share some joy in his latest posting Big night for the squad in LA at EBI 7: Eddie...
Danaher On Why You Don’t Need to Perfect Moves on Both Sides
Jun 25, 2016BJJEE
In grappling, do you need to perfect moves equally on both sides? Most grapplers when drilling a move, will usually work both sides equally. John Danaher recently answered the question on his...
Craig Jones Believes Gordon Ryan Would Be “Just As Popular If He Was A Nice Guy”
Apr 19, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones, a former teammate of Gordon Ryan’s on the now-disbanded Danaher Death Squad, has a somewhat different outlook on his former teammate. During a recent appearance on the...
Despite Already Losing Twice to Gordon Ryan, Nick Rodriguez Challenges Him to MMA Bout: ‘He’s Scared’
Dec 15, 2023BJJEE
Nick Rodriguez proposed a match against his former teammate Gordon Ryan with $100,000 at stake, an offer which Ryan declined. Nick Rodriguez continues seeking a third match against Gordon Ryan, a...
Nick Rodriguez Challenges Gordon Ryan with $100K Purse on the Line, Ryan Declines
Dec 12, 2023BJJEE
Nick Rodriguez proposed a match against his former teammate Gordon Ryan with $100,000 at stake, an offer which Ryan declined. Nick Rodriguez continues seeking a third match against Gordon Ryan, a...
Nicky Ryan Shares How It Was Growing Up With Gordon: “We Were Close”
Jun 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicky and Gordon Ryan – brothers and among the most elite of submission grapplers today – don’t see each other much ever since the Danaher Death Squad split. And, even though the...
AJ Agazarm on Gordon Ryan Health Issues: ‘This is What Happens When You Pump Your Body Full of St**oids’
May 31, 2023BJJEE
3x ADCC world champion and No Gi GOAT Gordon Ryan is once again out for a few months. The great grappler has serious health problems once again, despite being only 27 years old. It seems that in the...
ONE Championship: Match Between Tye Ruotolo & Nicholas Meregali Is In The Making
May 12, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Tye Ruotolo put on a show at the recent ONE Fight Night 10 event, in which he beat Reinier de Ridder via unanimous decision. After the match, he took the chance to call out none other than Nicholas...
Tye Ruotolo Calls Out Nicholas Meregali: “I Want His Head”
May 06, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Tye Ruotolo and Reinier de Ridder put on quite a show at ONE Fight Night 10! The two went pretty much toe-to-toe the entire match, being on the offense and engaging in some heavy scrambles. In the...
Nicky Ryan: “Gordon And I Didn’t Talk To Each Other For Almost Two Years”
Mar 10, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ever since the Danaher Death Squad split, one of the biggest questions about it has been – what happened between the Ryan brothers? Gordon Ryan continued training under John Danaher in New Wave...
Gordon Ryan & B-Team Fire Shots At Each Other: “You Can’t Make This Up”
Feb 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ever since the Danaher Death Squad split up, there have been no bad words exchanged between the former teammates… Until now, as Gordon Ryan and the B-Team are getting into a social media...
Nicky Rod Speaks Out On Gordon Ryan: “His Biggest Thing Is Steroids”
Feb 14, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nick Rodriguez and Gordon Ryan are former teammates… Turned “enemies” now – as they’ve started to engage in a war of words. Namely, after Ryan defeated Rodriguez at the...
