The benefits of rolling with strong people
Listen now
Description
The boys talk about an email they received about someone having a real hard time rolling against a guy who is very strong but doesn’t have any technique. This type of person generally just holds you down and smashes you with no inclination or ability to get you to tap. Many people that are newer find this extremely frustrating. We get it. We’ve all been there. But we give some feedback on why this is actually a good thing and why you should appreciate it....so long as you’re not being injured by them. Paul Elliot from simplebjj.com wrote about how you can take the passive route to fixing this issue by rolling with said person in front of your coach and asking for feedback. You will both get something out of it. They will because the coaches will tell them what they should be doing and you will because they’ll let you know how to deal with this issue when it arises again.
More Episodes
No lie, this show was a bit chaotic. Let's just start there. We were 100% all over the place. But, we do eventually discuss why fighters may want to train in a gi instead of exclusively nogi. Heck, GSP trained in a gi! And we can all agree he was pretty good. We also discuss burger bets and what...
Published 10/07/21
Kip and guest host Dana discuss being a woman in BJJ, including why she started in the sport, what she struggled with during her white belt days, getting her blue belt, and why she keeps coming despite being a blue belt. Doesn't she know you quit after getting the blue belt? Thanks to our...
Published 09/30/21