#20 - Nick 'Chewy' Albin - Getting A BJJ Black Belt Doesn’t Require Much Discipline

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Expect to get the everyday perspective on if and how strength should be used in BJJ, how he broke his tooth and got his nickname, what weird gyms and bad coaches look like, how to deal with athletic guys on the mat and training when you're getting old, focus for white belts, his thoughts on how fast people should be promoted and much more...
Nick 'Chewy' Albin is known by the grappling community globally for his Youtube channel @Chewjitsu , where he provides insights and guidance to any BJJ practitioner needing support or with a question.
He started training BJJ in 2003 right after high school. He's been training constantly since then and received my black belt from Renato Tavares in 2011. Over the years he's had the chance to experience jiu-jitsu from multiple vantage points. Everything from competing and training 3 times a day to being injured and feeling miserable because he couldn't roll.
He's been teaching full time since 2010 and since then he has either won or helped his students win the Worlds, Pan Ams and other IBJJF tournaments as well as various highly acknowledged tournaments like Grapplers Quest, NAGA, EG., OGC and many others.
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Youtube - @Chewjitsu
Website - https://www.chewjitsutraining.com
00:00 Intro
03:42 Name and Tooth
12:05 Why Chewy Started Grappling
15:05 Jiu Jitsu Brotherhood
20:56 Dealing With Athletic Guys
26:57 Why Young Guys Have Ego
32:22 Giving Back His Purple Belt
36:35 Sad Black Belt Ceremony
44:44 What is BJJ
56:46 Weird BJJ Gyms
01:03:18 Bad BJJ Coaches
01:06:56 White Belt Focus
01:11:56 The Myth About Strength
01:19:42 Blue Belt Blues
01:24:27 Can You Promote Too Fast
01:32:26 What A Black Belt Should Be
01:40:38 Future of Jiu Jitsu
01:45:49 Training When Your Old
01:50:08 Chewy’s OnlyFans
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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Name and Tooth (00:03:42)

3. Why Chewy Started Grappling (00:12:05)

4. Jiu Jitsu Brotherhood (00:15:05)

5. Dealing With Athletic Guys (00:20:56)

6. Why Young Guys Have Ego (00:26:57)

7. Giving Back His Purple Belt (00:32:22)

8. Sad Black Belt Ceremony (00:36:35)

9. What is BJJ (00:44:44)

10. Weird BJJ Gyms (00:56:46)

11. Bad BJJ Coaches (01:03:18)

12. White Belt Focus (01:06:56)

13. The Myth About Strength (01:11:56)

14. Blue Belt Blues (01:19:42)

15. Can You Promote Too Fast (01:24:27)

16. What A Black Belt Should Be (01:32:26)

17. Future of Jiu Jitsu (01:40:38)

18. Training When Your Old (01:45:49)

19. Chewy’s OnlyFans (01:50:08)