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Does the guy roll the same way with lower belts or is he just using the defensive style to survive against higher belts? As a purple with a wrestling and Judo background, I have a reputation at my gym of being "hard to submit." I've been adopting a more defensive style lately because I've been rolling with a lot of younger, heavier higher belts and 3 of the 4 browns I usually roll with (all younger and heavier) beat my ass when they're trying to put it on. Against them I usually try to achieve top position and attempt offense without getting swept for as long as I can. But I invariably overcommit, get swept and then I'm playing defensively trying to survive and struggling to disengage to get back to my feet or back on top. Against lower belts I don't have this issue because I can usually stay on offense for most of the roll if I want to.
I couldn't say really, as I don't really watch people roll all that often. If I'm sitting out a round, which I don't generally do if I can help it, I'll get a drink or go to the loo. I'm a black belt and he's a purple, so there is that, but most purples put more effort into escaping not just defending. What I get rolling with him is that his goal is to not let me advance position and not get submitted, rather than to escape.