Your kryptonite?

[Musa]

What kind of players do you have trouble with in BJJ?

I have trouble with squirmy guys who move around a lot. There is a higher white at my gym who plays the craziest open guard game. He machine gun fires sub after sub, sweep after sweep. Soon or later I get caught. I found it is actually easier to fight (not beat) blue belts who play a calmer style. This guy's guard is very difficult to pass because of this. Even if I so pass, he is so slippery and squirmy it is impossible to hold him in side mount. I pass only find myself back in his guard.

I also have trouble with complete noobs. Guys who spaz and muscle everything. Since I still suck, I cant beat their strength with my technique. I try not to use strength and end up getting squashed under side or north south.

 

[Gsoares2***]

Leg lock guys. I play a very open guard, and have bad knees. When people start attacking my legs im more likely just to tap, rather than risk popping my knee again.

 

[Fozzy1]

it used to be purely guys who have good side control and shoulder locks, those would kill my shoulder (I never rehabbed it properly after i through it out boxing... twice in 2 days. good job idiot foz)

now it's leg lock guys, I'd rather tap early than risk of breaking my ankle again.

~Foz

 

[Spoonman7]

guys that are tall and lanky like me give me some serious fits. Leg lock guys too, but I am working on that.

 

[Don Richardson]

Actually, no one particular BJJ style gives me fits. Only those with experience give me fits...2 years or more experience. I've been training for about 5 months.

 

[Trudge]

i'm gonna have to agree with leg locks, mostly ankle locks or calf locks, i have a deep muscle injury on my right calf from an old metarsal injury that made me walk/run wrong for a few months, and for some reason i always leave it danglin when i grapple.
as soon as its half on, i feel like its gonna explode, i've never been caught in a knee lock though because i have strong thighs and long legs so its easier to get my ankles.
and i always struggle with new lads who just go for headlocks all day, they never make you tap but after about 20 headlock escapes your neck and jaw hurt like hell

 

[Don Richardson]

i'm gonna have to agree with leg locks, mostly ankle locks or calf locks, i have a deep muscle injury on my right calf from an old metarsal injury that made me walk/run wrong for a few months, and for some reason i always leave it danglin when i grapple.
as soon as its half on, i feel like its gonna explode, i've never been caught in a knee lock though because i have strong thighs and long legs so its easier to get my ankles.
and i always struggle with new lads who just go for headlocks all day, they never make you tap but after about 20 headlock escapes your neck and jaw hurt like hell

Yeah, I would have to say ankle locks. Those are the last two subs that were put on me. And I get caught in a guillotine sometimes, but I'm usually able to escape. It's just afterwards, my neck and my jaw feel like I took a Liddell shot.

 

[Farnsworth]

Stallers. And, not just the kind that just hold you. I'm also talking about the indecisive and/or the ultra-conservative guys. In training they never really "go for it", because of the risk involved. I train to get better, not to "win" all the time. They waste my time. Submit me all over the place, PLEASE. But, don't get a dominant position and do nothing with it.

 

[blanko]

anyone with skills.

 

[HEAVY GRAPPLER]

Sinking the choke from the back.
I often get arm-weary working so hard for it, and my transitions are weak. I often get frustrated, go for a sloppy armbar and lose position.

Ironically, I come from a wrestling background and am relatively good at taking the back, then I'm just sort of screwed when I'm there. I've started using the body triangle lately and working on my transition to the armbar. Still sucks, though.

 

[Rory McDonell]

I'm a strictly no gi guy. As such I tend to have problems with guys who have very good closed guards. A lot of my guard passes are based on good positioning coupled with scrambling. Guys that are content to hold me in their close guard drive me crazy. I'm difficult to sweep, so it usually ends up being a stalemate. Very frustrating!

 

[Calibur]

People with really good leg movement drive me loopy. I always figured it effected everyone, but I've seen other people who I can tap easily shut down their game, so I know it must just be me.

 

[hydeandhyde]

Gi chokes. Don't like them, don't use them, can't defend them.

 

[Doop]

guys who are just solid as shit and are like moving a brokedown truck are the hardest to me

 

[Foolkiller]

Guys that outweigh me that use stack passes a lot.

 

[mackz]

Guys who are extremely powerful...and guys who outweigh me.

 

[Jimmy Cerra]

I'm a strictly no gi guy. As such I tend to have problems with guys who have very good closed guards. A lot of my guard passes are based on good positioning coupled with scrambling. Guys that are content to hold me in their close guard drive me crazy. I'm difficult to sweep, so it usually ends up being a stalemate. Very frustrating!

Michael Jen Ultimate Guard Passing DVD and Saulo Riberio's JJ Revolution DVD on guard passing are both excellent. Even tho they focus on the gi, the techniques work well in no-gi as well. You got to modify Saulo's posture a little bit for MMA, but that's not a problem mostly. I'm just short and usually get clocked when I'm that low.

 

[USAMMAFAN]

a former college wrestler who outweighs me by 100lbs, a few guys with slick guards

 

[ElKarlo]

I don't like wrestling fast squirmy guys. Also really good wrestlers who pin and stack me. It's annoying to be stuck there.

It makes me smile that most of you are weak against leglockers, as that's my strength =)

 

[DaRuckus337]

I'm a strictly no gi guy. As such I tend to have problems with guys who have very good closed guards. A lot of my guard passes are based on good positioning coupled with scrambling. Guys that are content to hold me in their close guard drive me crazy. I'm difficult to sweep, so it usually ends up being a stalemate. Very frustrating!

+1. I hate that crap, I sometimes just set up a triangle for them in order to get the game going. I'm prepared for it since i set it up, so I just use triangle counters to pass once they finally decide to actually grapple.