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Owen Livesey Says The Training Room Is Afraid Of John Danaher: “He’s Got A Temper”

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October 12, 2026

UK judo champion and grappling coach Owen Livesey has given a rare inside account of John Danaher’s New Wave room in Texas, where he trained for two weeks a couple of years ago. Speaking on the Life At The Apex podcast, he said Danaher has a short fuse with the partner he uses to demonstrate […]

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