John Danaher to Undergo Multiple Surgeries

World-class Jiu-Jitsu coach John Danaher recently announced on Instagram that he will be undergoing multiple surgeries this year which includes hip and knee replacements.

Read Danaher’s full post below and how it could possibly affect his future as a high-level grappling coach.

John Danaher Announces He’s Having Surgery 

For years, John Danaher has battled debilitating injuries that have left his body broken. This year, he is finally taken care of those injuries and is scheduled to have multiple surgeries.

However, John’s doctors have advised him that these surgeries could mean the end of his professional coaching career.

“This year I will have to do four surgeries to try and get a satisfactory body back.

I started today with the easiest surgery – a bilateral inguinal hernia repair that I’ve been putting off too long.

Then I will have to schedule the much more serious hip and knee replacements (after that I have to get lenses implanted in my eyes to get my deteriorating vision back in order).

My last hip replacement took about six months to a year to fully recover from.

The issue will be the more complex and generally less robust knee replacement, which in my case will be attached to a femur that already has a hip replacement on the other side of it.”- John Danaher.

Danaher’s Future Coaching Athletes

Danaher was also advised that these upcoming surgeries could force him to step away from professional coaching.

“The doctors say that generally this is the end of any kind of Jiu jitsu type movement at high level. As such I will most likely have to make a reappraisal of my role in Jiu jitsu coaching.

I hope that given enough time I can return to high level coaching but it may be that I have to switch focus to more recreational Jiu jitsu coaching.”-John Danaher.

John also expressed confidence in his student’s ability to pass down his knowledge if he had to step away.

“Despite the uncertainty, there is something of which I am very sure.

If I do have to step away from coaching professional athletes, my students are without exception, truly outstanding teachers so I am extremely confident that they can represent what we espoused far better than I ever did and contribute greatly to the sports continued growth.”- John Danaher.

Bobby is martial artist for almost 20 years with a BJJ black belt under Professor Sergio Miranda. He is also a karate black and former combat sports athlete, who loves all things grappling.