I agree with Dan. Also, I've been training for about 1/2 a year, so I am not a beginner per say... Having said that, I was a wrestler and started BJJ with the assumption that I would get throttled in the first class. Well, I kind of did, but I wasn't going out as a "tapper"... I did get tapped and you will, but the key is to make them work for it.
I tend to get the "break in the new guy" roll in class since I am a junior member. For the most part, it is a cock-diesel strong 18-20 yr old that thinks strength will get them by. First thing I tell them is to relax and don't think that strength is the key. Inevitably they do anyway, so I use it against them - quick tap. The ones I have problems with are the ones who recognize the positioning and space is the key - ex-wrestlers for the most part. So, suck up all the empty space and try to maintain some sort of control. |