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Originally posted by jules
I donno my coach tells me that it gives the smaller guy a "bigger chance".
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Sure it does... U nless, the other guy is also doing BJJ and is bigger and stronger.
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Originally posted by Sean Dempsey
As a BJJ practicioner and party-line Gracie student, Helio Gracie would laugh at that above statement.
"Size" doesn't make or break 2 BJJ people witn equal skill. "Strength" doesn't either. Why? Because neither of those are things you need for effective BJJ. They are way down the list. And people who have extensive BJJ experience would know that.
I have personally watched a 120 lb girl tap a dude who was like 220, and pretty strong. They were both high white belts. They were about equal skill level, but she got him. Why? Because it was the dice roll, it could have gone either way. The point is that his size and strength didn't help him at all. In fact, in an art that uses *leverage* and *balance* as it's prime motivators, alot of time your own "larger" status can very easily be turned against you.
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I think you’re starting to fall into the martial arts mysticism routine. Strength and size ALWAYS makes a difference in some way or another. I don’t know of any advanced BJJ guy that doesn’t do strengthening exercises. You know why? Because if you’re skilled in the techniques, being stronger will greatly enhance your attributes.
There’s a lot of pulling and grabbing in BJJ. If you don’t have strength, you can’t always maintain your position. For instance, I notice a lot of skinny guys have a hard time keeping guys down in their guard. The stronger guy sits right up. Furthermore, a skinny guy in a mount is easier to dismount than a heavier guy. This is just simply a fact of life. Why else would they have weight classes in competition. I know people say, “the Gracies compete in all weight classes..” Well, as the founding family, one would expect that they can do that.