Epi 126 Black Belt Shawn Williams Interview

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Shawn Willimas is the 5th American to reach the rank of black belt in BJJ. He has been training jiu-jitsu for 20 years. We cover a huge range of interesting topics in this episode.

We talk about:

• His start with BJJ
• Being a commentator for live BJJ events
• The importance of enjoying BJJ
• Wrestling in BJJ
• Tips for learning wrestling
• Why some high level competitors do not tap
• Rousimar Palhares injuring people
• His thoughts of Garry Tonon (a friend of Shawn's) vs Rousimar Palhares
• Injuries that he has experienced
• How to coach a match, and why to give technical instruction
• Coaching during Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm fight
• Staying consistent with your BJJ

Links:

• shawnwilliamsbjj.com

Quote of the week: "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad." Miles Kington

Article of the week: What Motivates Me For 6am BJJ Class by Erik Beyer

Gary also talks about the book he is working on called "Cafeteria Food Fights- Picking The Right Kind of Fruit For The Fruit Salad" If you don't know who Gallagher is you are missing out my friend, check him in action here.

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast