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

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Is the Weight Cut a Thing, Con Wrestling?

Con wrestling is a thing that could break even some of the toughest minds. It's more physical, you train lighter and weaker,. You tend to get injured more in camp because you're lighter. We have a team now after the breakout that's mostly comprised of people over 215 pounds. So there's very few small people left in the gym. Most of the smaller athletes went to B team. But here I think the chief problem was that Gary focused perhaps a little too much on the positional tactical game and got away from his true gift, which is relentless hunting for submissions.

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