Return competition...dang I'm outta shape.

[Unr8dBJJ]

Hey guys,

Been a while but back to training and feeling great. I'm writing this because I'm competing next week and damn I'm not ready lol. I put on weight while I was injured, the gas tank can't stay full but I'm willing to show up and have fun.

My question is how do you guys prep for opponents you know are larger and stronger during a competition. Highest percentage takedowns? Guard game? I'm not asking for the magical go to moves that can't be beaten but more curious to hear your past experiences in a similar situation. When the day comes I'm gonna do what I know best, hope it works and have fun.

Thanks guys

 

[Pierced7681]

Larger and stronger opponents? Be quicker and push the pace, try to gas them out

 

[Unr8dBJJ]

I'll end up gassing myself out haha

 

[Pierced7681]

Least you tried to win. I'd rather lose trying 100 percent to win than playing it safe and losing when I knew I didn't try my hardest.

 

[Rico]

Tomorrow is my first comp in five years lol

 

[Young Turkey]

If you have the size disadvantage, it's really important to have a conditioning advantage.

But for some general strategy: try not to give up top position. If you're on bottom, work to stand up and take top instead of submitting from your back. If you're on top, try to transition instead of stagnant pressuring. Don't get flattened out. If they pass your guard, I think it's better to turtle up and force a scramble when they try to take your back than giving up side mount.

just my .02

Oh and make sure to get that underhook if you do turtle as he passes to side

 

[freakroor]

based on my meager experience i recommend you try to get a takedown or wait for them to pull guard and then pass. that will probably take less energy than pulling guard and working from there

 

[cartwheelpass]

What are the strong points to your game?

How much larger are we talking about?

I'm a fairly small dude. I'm about 5-7 and 135lbs purple belt. The biggest concern for me is always keeping good distance control. I tend to run into trouble against bigger people (of all skill sets) when my ability to control distance falters.

Assuming I don't feel comfy going to take them down, I utilize the following sequence. At a minimum, I go for a 2-on-1 grip on an arm, sit to guard. This creates 1 of 2 responses. Either they pull back hard and that allows me to attempt a Marcelo Garcia inspired dummy sweep. They will also come down to their knees which allows me to start playing my butterfly to enter 1LX and sweeping from there. Also when they come to the knees, there is also a brief chance for an ankle pick as well. With this, it generally leads me to a top position...and I go forth from there. If for some reason, the guy is stuffing everything, my emergency techniques are to arm drag or collar drag to at least make them sit down to guard or take their back.

Takedown wise, I will do some of the following. Change levels, if they don't change, I'm looking for a regular or cross ankle pick. I will sometimes hit the fake guard pull into ankle pick. This is for people larger than me. If the size disparity isn't particularly large (maybe 1 weight class up?), I'm looking for Ouchi gari, Kouchi Gari, Sasae and sometimes yoko tomoe nage. If they have very bent over posture, then I'm going to snap down and go around or catch the ankle pick again.

I try to time my passing with my sweeping so that they never have a chance to recover. My passing revolves around x-passing, back step/long passing, side smash/dope passing and torreando. For some reason, I don't leg drag enough and I'm trying to do it more. If you're agile enough, I sometimes drop into Miyao/Mendes like leg drags off the crab ride.

Against large guys, I will remind myself never to get into a strength war. Go AROUND their strength. That will tire them out. Stay relaxed, don't rush.