First of all Royler wasn't born a champion he trained to be a champion so quit your whining. First of all I doubt the average BJJ practitioner is over 6'. Most I know are stalky little bastards that are good at getting in close. Having long arms and legs is good for wrapping around your opponent but the disadvantage is that there is also more for your opponent to grab. Ofcourse you do need to taylor what you learned from your classes to yourself just as everyone else does no matter their height. Take advantage or your small stature. You are a smaller target and you could be a lot quicker too. Getting low to do a take down isn't so hard for you as compared to someone taller. I hated it when I would go for a takedown against someone smaller and they were able to see it coming from a mile away. It will take longer for a taller opponent to crouch down and shoot compared to say a 5'7" opponent. I like to look at Mike Tyson for tips on how to box a taller man. He is 5'11" and I know a few inches taller than you but he had to box people 6" taller than him and he did pretty well except for lately ofcourse. Fight in close when you can because a taller person will want to keep his distance as that favors him but when you take it close in his body some of his power is taken away and you have this huge target to attack and you can move in and out. Size doesn't always matter...just is some places haha.
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