Big guys vs small guys

[Godders]

When your sparring with smaller people is it fair to ask them not to use their flexibility and speed?

Personally I cannot stand it when I am sparring and some smaller dude pulls some funky hip / leverage movement that I could never do.

Of course the only solution is to simply throw them to the side/ stack them up and get into side mount and smother them with your chest hair. Although this is the moral victory, I cannot help feel that the other guy is missing the point.

However, if they simply slowed down and didn't move quite so much (and possibly eat more pies) it would be more fair.

[MikeyL]

As a small dude who is flexible but has zero speed/strength, i would say just do what most big dudes do,

get pissed and use strength lol

[pauljono1120]

Bigger you are, harder you fall!

[ade76]

Bigger you are, harder you fall!

too right i dislocated my shoulder and broke a rib sparring with a smaller opponent earlier this year

[TheJuice]

When your sparring with smaller people is it fair to ask them not to use their flexibility and speed?

Personally I cannot stand it when I am sparring and some smaller dude pulls some funky hip / leverage movement that I could never do.

Or...you could stop bitching about how these guys are better than you and learn from the experience!

Sparring with people of all shapes and sizes, different attributes such as flexibility, speed and stregnth will prepare for for when you have to fight people who have those attributes and know how to use them.

What are you gonna do in the absolute if someones stronger than you or faster? Ask them to slow down or ease up???

See how that one works out.

[Rob T]

TheJuice, I think you may have missed the real point of thread?


I agree with what I assume Godders point to be; that people always say big guys shouldn't use strength but no-one ever tells small guys to slow down.

I always tell people to try not to rely on any natural attribute and work on solid, basic technique. Everytime you spar 100% though, use it all.

[DoubleJab]

I like it when small guys are quick and cause me problems cos when I roll with someone my own size again they seem slow by comparison.

[Godders]

lol@ thejuice

I've seen threads moaning about bigger guys for years. I thought id turn it around to prove a point. Thankfully Rob and co seen through my cunning ploy

Its like saying to someone stop being lanky or having mad cardio.

I do agree though that anyone that tries to power their way through are a) missing the point and b) in trouble when they get tired.

[dawson]

I personally play the bottom game that way when I sub them they can't say.....yeah but what weight are u at! Little wriggly bastards lol

[david5]

Its like saying to someone stop being lanky

SCREW YOU GODDERS!!!! lol