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Been trying to keep from getting frustration in the gym, but it's just getting hard so I'm coming here for some words. I've bounced around quite a few gyms the last two years with finishing college and internships. I almost always end up finding someone who is a bit better than me but we have good rolls, and striving to find ways to deal with him and attempt to get to his level or even past. Usually, it doesn't work as we're training the same amount. But it always has felt like a good tool to get better.
Now, maybe the problem is simply that I set my goal too high. The guy is a white belt like me, only started Bjj about a year ago I believe but has a solid wrestling base. 2x state champ winner in HS and did some D2 college stuff. He's the kind of guy I've always felt I'd have to neutralize with my jitz if I ever go into mma. But man if he doesn't beat me every time, and with the same very basic set of moves that leads to him getting a kimura from top half guard or side.
He's 5-1 I believe in amateur mma and is set to make his pro debut soon. Maybe I just got too ambitious seeing a tall lanky 3 strip white belt wrestler my same weight class, and he's just too far out of my league. I easily can accept him being better than me... but it's just a blow when it's this much. Like him tapping me 3-4 times every 5 minute roll and the few times I get on top it doesn't last long as he'll turtle up and get ahold of my legs for a fireman like wrestling something and be back on top content to stay in half guard and start hunting for arms if I try for the underhook.
Now, maybe the problem is simply that I set my goal too high. The guy is a white belt like me, only started Bjj about a year ago I believe but has a solid wrestling base. 2x state champ winner in HS and did some D2 college stuff. He's the kind of guy I've always felt I'd have to neutralize with my jitz if I ever go into mma. But man if he doesn't beat me every time, and with the same very basic set of moves that leads to him getting a kimura from top half guard or side.
He's 5-1 I believe in amateur mma and is set to make his pro debut soon. Maybe I just got too ambitious seeing a tall lanky 3 strip white belt wrestler my same weight class, and he's just too far out of my league. I easily can accept him being better than me... but it's just a blow when it's this much. Like him tapping me 3-4 times every 5 minute roll and the few times I get on top it doesn't last long as he'll turtle up and get ahold of my legs for a fireman like wrestling something and be back on top content to stay in half guard and start hunting for arms if I try for the underhook.