Who is John Danaher? Joe Rogan discusses 'brilliant' jiu-jitsu artist with Elon Musk, Internet says SpaceX owner 'doesn't care'
AUSTIN, TEXAS: In a recent episode of 'JRE', Elon Musk conversed with Joe Rogan on a number of topics, including John Danaher a jiu-jitsu instructor, however, it seemed to fans as if the SpaceX owner 'didn't care'.
John Danaher is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts instructor and coach from New Zealand. He is widely regarded as one of the best instructors and coaches as he holds a 6th-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Renzo Gracie, and he is a former instructor at the Renzo Gracie Academy in Manhattan.
Let's find out what Rogan and Musk discussed.
Joe Rogan gushes over jiu-jitsu coach John Danaher
Joe Rogan delved deeply into the life and career of John Danaher, a highly regarded and accomplished Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach worldwide. On Instagram however, fans laughed at Musk's apparent lack of interest. Gordon Ryan, whom the UFC commentator included in his comments on Danaher as one of the legend's most successful athletes, posted a clip of the podcast interview on Instagram.
Ryan appeared to be enjoying Rogan's remarks while he joked about Musk in the video's commentary, which included a slight smiley emoji. Rogan started the conversation saying, "Did you get a chance to talk to Danaher? Do you know his history?" To which Musk said, "He's from New Zealand or something?"
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Then Rogan talked about Danaher in detail saying, "He is a real Kaizen disciple. He seems Zen. He is one of the most unique characters I've ever met in my life. One of the most brilliant men I’ve ever met. And he’s completely dedicated to Jiu-Jitsu."
He then mentioned Gordon Ryan and said, "And he has raised, particularly this one disciple, Gordon Ryan."
"He’s the greatest Jiu-Jitsu competitor of all time. There’s no question. And he’s only 28. But he is universally regarded as the greatest of all time. And he is John’s greatest student," he added.
Rogan also said, "The two of them together are great because Gordon has insane work ethic. They work 365 days a year. They do not take any days off."
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— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) October 31, 2023
Internet believes Elon Musk is not interested in jiu-jitsu
Based on Musk's appearance on the podcast, it seemed that he was not interested in the grappling side of the sport and barely responded to Rogan's commentary. Within a few hours, the video uploaded by Ryan garnered wide attention.
A user talked about Elon's carefree reaction saying, "Elon: Ok." While one user stated, "So freakin rad," another user wrote, "B team cheerleaders gonna twerk here."
One user wrote, "Beta Musk doesn't care lol."
Another user said that Musk has zero respect for the sport, saying, "Well Elon has zero respect for BJJ he thinks it's purely size that will give him the win. He doesn't understand that even Gordon is "small" for his division."
