Episode 152 - Shawn Williams

The Chewjitsu Podcast

Eugene Tsozik

Wrestling, Wellness, Brazilianjiujitsu, Sports, Interviews, Mma, Bjj, Health, Chewjitsu, Injuryprevention

5 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Summary

Shawn Williams is a 4th degree BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, a BJJ analyst and commentator, and the creator of “The Williams Guard.”

Shawn shares his story of going to New York to meet Renzo Gracie, moving to New York to train, the high level training partners he had, living and working in New York, the worst job he ever had, using Jiu-Jitsu for self-defense, Shawn’s main training partners, the process of overcoming a tough training session, how Shawn created “The Williams Guard,” the difference between "chokes" and "strangles," how Shawn has evolved his game, how to train when you get older, the one thing Shawn always tells his students, what attributes Shawn looks for in a student, the dangers of expectations, the most important tip to remember if you’re injured, thoughts on self-defense focused Jiu-Jitsu training and sport Jiu-Jitsu, the three separate types of Jiu-Jitsu, Jiu-Jitsu in the Olympics, opening a gym after COVID, fun Renzo Gracie stories, and the future of BJJ.

Check out Shawn's gym https://www.renzogracienashville.com/ and follow Shawn on Instagram @shawnwilliamsbjj

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0:00.0	What's up, guys?
0:00.7	So today on the podcast, we are going to talk to Sean Williams.
0:03.5	Sean Williams was, he's a black belt under Hino's.
0:06.7	He's been training since the mid-90s.
0:09.5	And when you listen to the podcast, I really enjoyed it because I love like, what did they call
0:16.4	it?
0:16.5	Did they call it the butterfly effect or whatever where like one little thing happens and it just like
0:20.1	ripples out, right? My analogy of that is that it's like you're a boat going down the river
0:26.1	and everything that happens to you simply adjusts your direction like a couple degrees right um like
0:32.8	if you come across a really good mentor in your life like i i can say this you know from personal
0:36.7	experience i've came across like really good like in your life. Like I can say this, you know, from personal experience, I've came across like really good,
0:39.1	like, um, you know, older guys, which is really important for young men, right,
0:43.8	mentors who simply just nudged me in a direction seemed like inconsequential at the time,
0:49.3	but then like 10, 20 years down the road, it was like, oh my God, my life is completely
0:53.5	different because of that
0:54.4	experience. Right. And his is like pretty interesting where it's like just a random experience
0:58.8	that would have been very normal to most people in the 90s. Like you had that happened and then
1:03.9	all of a sudden, you know, 20 years later, your life is, it's completely different because of that.
1:09.1	And so I always always find these stories interesting.
1:11.9	And so yeah, guys, we'll jump into the podcast.
1:13.9	Again, as always, thanks to Charlotte's Webb for helping bring the podcast to you guys.
1:18.2	If you're interested in trying out any of their CBD products, whether it's their line of
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