I’m 6’1” 220ish lbs. I love to grapple guys like this - who are smaller, but who have a lot of skill and will never give up. I can see something in their eyes when they come ask me to roll - they say “come on big guy, let’s roll”. They mean - I want to see if this all this stuff really works or not against a bigger, stronger opponent who won’t get gassed (unlike most big guys) and won’t tap unless the choke is actually making me blackout. It’s an invitation to something special. The bonus is that they want me to learn from them so I can do it too.
And when/if you have the opportunity, be the small guy going after the big guy. You can do it mentally (think small, even when opponent is smaller than you) or actually (go ask the 6’6” 280lbs young gun to train).
@@KamaJiuJitsu 100 percent - I always train with the biggest guys in class as my default. A couple of the guys are close to 300 lbs. It has felt special to me that the smaller guys with rank have started to seek me out to roll. Even a couple brown belts. I say out of live rolling after class in the beginning if no one else was near my size or bigger. Perhaps the coolest thing about it all is that they want me to learn and progress.
I’m 5’7 but 140 😭😂
I’m 6’1” 220ish lbs. I love to grapple guys like this - who are smaller, but who have a lot of skill and will never give up.
I can see something in their eyes when they come ask me to roll - they say “come on big guy, let’s roll”. They mean - I want to see if this all this stuff really works or not against a bigger, stronger opponent who won’t get gassed (unlike most big guys) and won’t tap unless the choke is actually making me blackout.
It’s an invitation to something special. The bonus is that they want me to learn from them so I can do it too.
And when/if you have the opportunity, be the small guy going after the big guy. You can do it mentally (think small, even when opponent is smaller than you) or actually (go ask the 6’6” 280lbs young gun to train).
@@KamaJiuJitsu 100 percent - I always train with the biggest guys in class as my default. A couple of the guys are close to 300 lbs.
It has felt special to me that the smaller guys with rank have started to seek me out to roll. Even a couple brown belts. I say out of live rolling after class in the beginning if no one else was near my size or bigger.
Perhaps the coolest thing about it all is that they want me to learn and progress.
Finding “technical” big guys is like finding the ole “needle in the haystack.”