DeadlyAlliance

As I face bigger and bigger opponents, It gets harder to get out of there control but once you start working your way out of it and find ways out of it.. All the time spent in side control, mount, or back control pays off. It's all a learning experience nothing wrong with being caught in a bad position as long as you learn from it.

Has this ever happened to any of you guys ? In a bjj rolling sessions, when passing/opening the guard and grabbing the guys gi pants to pass. The person would say that doing that is "cheating" (??) and if it is why is grabbing the gi pants consider cheating ?

all of your post are just plain comical

Kumite, you have a strong point here and a very intriguing thing for me is that I noticed that one day while I was sparring. While rolling with a heavier stronger guy, I thought if I try to out powering them it wont help me at all but rather hinder me from learning and of course in a strength vs strength situation, the stronger guy usually wins. There is nothing wrong with making it a habit to achieve small goals and eventually reaching a top goal. Great post.

As a Jiu Jitsu Practitioner, while I was rolling, and had my opponent in my guard..he pushed down on my left knee. I felt there was a sharp pain on my leg (left side). I thought about how "tough" training can break down certain muscles, make joints vulnerable and weak While I was in the locker room changing, I had a idea that maybe if I add to my diet a good joint supplement and any other supplements that can help repair muscle and joint tissues that I won't have to go through this as often. Does anybody in the forum have any suggestions on what supplements to use in order to prevent this matter. All your inputs will be appreciated.

I see it like this, both have their advantages and disadvantages. When standing you have a variety of strikes available to your disposition such as leg kicks, groin kicks, which can weaken even the largest of opponents. In the ground you have leverage on your side which is what you really want if your opponent is twice your size, and even better if he doesn't have knowledge of ground fighting. In a street fight the possibility of someone getting knocked out is likely and it's something that you want to avoid as much as possible. I say try to incorporate at least one striking and one grappling art then you may have a greater chance of defending yourself against a stronger guy.

I never really thought of it in that way. I usually try to break the guard either standing up or on my knees, it would work on certain occasions but I feel more liable to a submission that way. I will try both of your advice next time around when I am in someones guard, wait for the right opportunity when my opponent open his guard to pass. I also had problems with posturing up when my opponent had wrist control to pull me in, which was what JJN mentioned. I will definitely work on that. Thank you guys.

Today I was rolling at my school and we worked from guard position. So I entered a taller, stronger guys guard and I couldn't break it. Even when he opened his guard he would sweep me over giving him the upper hand, he was taller and heavier than I. Has anybody gone through this in their bjj training, what strategies have you used to overcome it. Do you believe that strength will always win in a bjj fight on a shorter less stronger guy? From the looks of things techniques might work on someone who doesn't know any jiu jitsu but when you roll with someone who is stronger and knows jiu jitsu they are harder to control and of course to submit. Give some feedback

I find it hard to budge from a very heavy opponent when they have achieved top control.. mostly side control. With the lighter guys I can escape there mount and side control easier but there are times when even a same sized, same weight opponent give you trouble. Overall the best advice is to avoid being there in the first place, but when all else fails train some defensive techniques over and over.

In a situation where your opponent is heavier than you, wouldn't that be a factor that can lead you into being in a bad position.

Thank you for your words of inspiration.

It is hard to tell, but most UFC fans have a bias opinion about karate in general. When mentioning MMA, you will barely hear anybody include karate in their arsenal or used as a form for training. It's either bjj, muay thai, or boxing ... those being the most popular ones.

Thank you all for the feedback, I read all of your comments ... I came to a conclusion that everybody has their own way of strengthen there weak points. Some would use vigorous work outs, while others would just concentrate on the basics. I personally do not have the equipment or gym to train legs regularly, but doesn't mean I cant do squats at home or any other leg exercises. I will potentially start of my day with stances and then work my way up to practicing kata as my stances gets stronger. For the more experience people... How does kata help you in your daily life. Can it be used to transform the character of the person and how long does it take for that to happen.

Today November 27,2010 I took my second karate class and it felt great. When warming up I felt a pinch on the bottom of my soles, I didn't know what that was but I continued with my warm up. I remember a lot of the stances that we practiced today such as the kiba dashi, zenkutsu dashi, and the oi zuki, gyaku zuki combinations. We also practiced front kick, side kick and back kick. During the transition of stances my legs started to wobble, and of course that is due to weak thigh muscles and or calves. I would like to continue on my journey in shotokan karate but I need to get the basics down first. Any tips or suggestions ?