tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1811893258346327939.post5769604565657189273..comments2023-07-24T22:29:02.523-07:00Comments on Tangled Triangle: The guy who I have no hope of beatingMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13229873505463921052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1811893258346327939.post-66685533364090637242011-12-30T10:28:54.980-08:002011-12-30T10:28:54.980-08:00That's totally my story Gus. There's alway...That's totally my story Gus. There's always someone bigger/stronger/faster/better. Thanks for the post:)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13229873505463921052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1811893258346327939.post-89447626253335712422011-10-20T21:30:33.082-07:002011-10-20T21:30:33.082-07:00I know how you feel. A year ago I was a 4 stripe w...I know how you feel. A year ago I was a 4 stripe white belt, when a 300+ lb. purple belt showed up at the school. At 195 lbs, I had consistently been one of the larger guys at the evening classes. Occasionally we would get someone my size or bigger, but I always seemed to have better technique or was quicker, I at least felt like I had something to counter them. The Purple Monster was different...I had nothing for him, he crushed everything I tried. On the rare occasions when I would get mount, my knees wouldn't touch the mat. I got paired with him nearly every randori for 2-3 months. Our Prof. would point at us and say, " the two big guys down here", as if we were even close to being in the same weight class. It was really humbling, I took a beating and would often feel frustrated leaving class. Eventually, though I noticed I could perceive even a tiny shift in his weight when I was on bottom of side control or a tiny gap in his guard. It's not like I could do much with it, but I would find myself getting a knee in from side control or a butterfly hook in. It usually wouldn't last long he would pass, get my back or submit me. I began to redefine my victories with him. He left our academy after 3-4 months and I got my blue belt 2-3 months after he left. I think he helped me grow and keep me humble more than any one individual on my bjj path. I'm grateful now for the time he trained with us. <br /><br />BTW-I would sometimes really spaz with him trying to overpower him, he would usually promptly squash or submit me and then say to me "CALM DOWN"! It used to cut me to the bone. I AM the calm one in class, but I would spaz with him out of desperation.Gusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1811893258346327939.post-77720461363906391792011-10-17T04:11:18.552-07:002011-10-17T04:11:18.552-07:00Funny the people we end up learning from.Funny the people we end up learning from.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13229873505463921052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1811893258346327939.post-23850449378374612732011-10-16T22:34:52.799-07:002011-10-16T22:34:52.799-07:00I train with a guy like that. He had to learn to ...I train with a guy like that. He had to learn to be technical early because he got beat so badly by the little guys. He taunts me as he rolls with me, but in an encouraging way. I always like rolling with him because he pushes me and at the same time he works with me. :)Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896828578445017859noreply@blogger.com