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Christian Barry Recalls How John Danaher First Discovered Jiu-Jitsu: “He Was A Bit Of A Monster”

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July 30, 2026

Christian Barry and John Danaher were both graduate students in philosophy at Columbia University, and it was there that Danaher’s introduction to Jiu-Jitsu began. Recalling his first impressions of Danaher, Barry said: I knew that John worked part-time as a bouncer. He was a very large imposing figure, very soft-spoken, very serious, but he also […]

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