BJJBeginner

oh i see.. ive always thought of the closed guard as something to hold down ur opponent, like let him get tired while u rest. In my case, i think that im so lightweight and the other guy is strong that he is able to just pick me up.

Okay so i have been doing BJJ for 3 months now been going constantly and my friend wanted me to show what ive learned he is about 180 and im about 150. So he came at me not holding anything back and i immediately got him a full guard but heres the problem. Everytime i wuold get him in the full guard he would just simply lift me off the floor and id eventually have to let go of my guard to avoid being dropped on the ground So basically i couldnt really show him any moves coz of that problem. Does anyknow know to counter this?

what if they added brazilian jiu-jutsu to it ?

i appriciate the replys guys i just had my 3rd day at BJJ and im starting to really like it. Although my midsection is really starting to hurt..i thought i might've gotten hernia or something I think i will stick with BJJ and then move on to striking MA's. And about the book with Royce in it..i will definately have a look at that

thanks everyone for the replies im 19 yrs old and i have been doing some weight training...pretty weak though i was only able to do 150lbs twice. Anyways i heard in BJJ strength is not always the keyfactor? is this true? Not that i am going to stop weight training..i actually do wanna get a lot stronger

Hello all, Im new to this forum and found it very fascinating. I am learning BJJ because i heard so much about and i wanted to give it a go. This is also my first type of martial arts ever. Anyways I just have a few simple questions that hopefully someone will answer 1)I am 5'8 and weight about 145lbs ectomorph...my question is will BJJ Help me go against people that are taller and weigh more than me? 2) All the people in my class are much bigger or have a better body type than me...should i go to a new class or should i stay and motivate myself to beat these guys? 3)Will BJJ help me gain self-confidence and self-respect? thanks in advance