Episode 331 - BJJ Black Belt Shawn Hammonds

The Chewjitsu Podcast

Eugene Tsozik

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

5 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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On this episode of the podcast we are joined by BJJ black belt Shawn Hammonds.

Shawn shares how he discovered BJJ, the early days of acquiring techniques and learning new techniques, the importance of position and proper posture, Shawn’s start in competition, how Shawn met Lloyd Irvin and the impact he made on Shawn’s career, how Chewy learned to drill and improve his techniques from Shawn, Shawn’s philosophy on teaching techniques, the attributes that make a good competitor, favorite competition memory, thoughts on the evolution of Jiu-Jitsu, the benefits of competing in the Masters divisions, how to maximize skill while decreasing wear and tear on the body, training around injuries, and the challenges of running a Jiu-Jitsu Association.

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0:00.0	What up, guys. Welcome to today's episode of the Jiu-Jitsu podcast. We're going to have my coach and, you know, the person that I fall under under the affiliation of, Sean Hammonds.
0:11.3	You know, we're going to get into, you know, his training and everything else. I don't know why we didn't have him on for so long, you know, but this guy had a, you know, huge impact on my jihitsu game.
0:21.1	It's a lot of fun to be able to chat with them and talk about some ideas about
0:24.9	jihitsu, but, you know, there's, I'll, I'll, I'll get into this a little bit on the show,
0:28.9	um, but I don't get into it too, too much. So I would go to a tournament, you know,
0:38.0	2003, four, five, six, seven, so forth, Sean was always at the tournaments,
0:43.8	either, you know, commanding a group with them or most of the time I would see him in the
0:47.6	big divisions, the absolute divisions that were for money or the black and brown belt
0:52.1	divisions, that kind of thing.
0:54.1	And, you know know i remember he
0:56.8	was just he was always really good and then i remember wanting to start getting my own like some
1:03.9	more information because around 2009 was when kind of i guess you would say the writing was on the wall
1:09.5	that i was essentially going to be the head coach at the gym. And so I was like, ah, well, I need someone to get information from.
1:15.7	And at the time, Sean was cranking out like just Pan Am champions, like left and right. He was
1:21.6	competing and winning big tournaments. And I was like, well, I got,, he's only three hours from my gym. I was like, I got to go. So there was a period where on a regular basis, I would get up on a Thursday morning.
1:31.4	I'd, you know, shove some food in my stomach and get some coffee.
1:35.3	And I would be on the road around six something in the morning, drive down to Nashville.
1:39.6	He had a morning competition session on Thursdays.
1:42.0	We would do that.
1:43.0	And then I would stick around and do his
1:44.4	regular class afterwards. And I would drive back home. And then I would take whatever he was showing me.
1:48.4	And I would drill it at the gym with one of my guys on the mats before my classes. And then I would use it on
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