The Longest BJJ Instructionals Ever Made

The average BJJ instructional runs about 3–4 hours. But some instructors don't believe in brevity. We combed through the entire GrappleDB catalog of 3,393 instructionals to find the longest ones ever produced.

For context: 82 hours is roughly equivalent to watching every episode of a 5-season TV show. Twice.

The Top 15 Longest BJJ Instructionals

Breaking Down the Top 3

1. Go Further Faster Bundle, John Danaher (82 hours)

The undisputed champion of BJJ instructional length. Danaher's Go Further Faster series is essentially a complete grappling education packaged as a single product. At 64 volumes and 638 individual chapters, it covers every major positional system in Danaher's methodology.

To put 82 hours in perspective: if you watched 1 hour per day, it would take you nearly 3 months to get through it. If you were actually drilling and practicing what you learned (as you should), you're looking at 6–12 months of study material.

2. Unifying The Systems, Garry Tonon (70 hours)

A surprise runner-up. Garry Tonon's Unifying The Systems clocks in at 70 hours across 8 volumes and 96 chapters. Unlike Danaher's many-volume approach, Tonon packs enormous depth into fewer but longer volumes. This instructional attempts to connect all grappling positions into a unified system, hence the name.

3. Enter The System Bundle, John Danaher (54 hours)

Danaher's original system-based instructional series that preceded Go Further Faster. At 48 volumes and 527 chapters, it's essentially the "first edition" of his comprehensive approach. Many grapplers consider this the set that changed BJJ instruction forever. It popularized the idea of systematic, positional instruction rather than random technique collections.

The Danaher Factor

John Danaher occupies 3 of the top 6 spots on this list. His instructional style is notoriously thorough. He starts from first principles, explains the conceptual framework, then methodically works through every variation and counter. Critics call it verbose; students call it transformative. Either way, you can't argue with the runtime data.

Across his entire catalog of 54 titles, Danaher has produced approximately 462 hours of instructional content. That's more than 19 straight days of continuous video.

Is Longer Actually Better?

Not necessarily. A focused 3-hour instructional on a specific technique can be more useful than a 20-hour overview that covers everything at surface level.

It depends on what you're looking for:

• Building a complete game from scratch: The longer, system-based instructionals (Danaher's bundles, etc.) make sense. They give you a unified framework.
• Filling a specific gap: A shorter, focused instructional is usually better. You don't need 20 hours if you just want to improve your collar drag setup.
• Value for money: Longer instructionals often deliver more content per dollar. See our price-per-hour analysis for the data.

On the Other End: Shortest Instructionals

For the curious, the shortest instructionals in the database are technique-specific volumes from Submeta and early BJJ Fanatics releases that clock in at under 30 minutes. These are essentially single-technique deep dives. Perfect if you know exactly what you need.

Browse by Runtime

You can sort all 3,393 instructionals by any metric on GrappleDB. Use the full instructionals browser to filter by category, instructor, and price, or check out specific instructor catalogs like John Danaher or Garry Tonon.

For more data-driven analysis, see who has the most content and our price-per-hour analysis to find the best value among these marathon instructionals.