7min chapter

Lex Fridman Podcast cover image

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

Lex Fridman Podcast

CHAPTER

Using a Knife in Jiu Jitsu

In the modern world a knife is not an efficient weapon, it would easily be overwhelmed by firearms. My fascination with knives comes more in the sense that they convey a spirit to my students. A knife begins as iron ore but over time transforms into beautiful shining steel which can have immense value. In Juditsu your task and training is to make the training competitive enough that you actually get used to the rigors of real combat. It's up to us to make sure that just as the knife gets used for good purposes rather than bad, so to the Juditsu be used for good reasons rather than bad. I've been plagued by injury but I hope to one day earn what we saw at AD

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode