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Or talk about the initial start of a roll.
I've been struggling with this, it's definitely the weakest part of my game.
I don't struggle with armbars or triangles or anything like that, but I do struggle with A) breaking a good guard while keeping a good base and B) not getting the worse of a scramble. I/E, someone takes my back or gets a sweep on me.
I feel like I have been letting people close around me without much effort at the beginning of rolls and I'm just now rectifying this: going for a lasso or stacking pass before I get in their open guards. However, I've been losing. Most purple belts or decent blue belts win at this. I suck at getting the right grips.
I feel like I don't have the right game plan and I'm all kinds of scattered initially. Lots of guys have a thing that they know works for their body and they go with it, and then go from there, and I don't really have anything like that.
Today was particularly gruesome, as I went against all higher belts and I got smashed all starting from my poor decisions at the beginning of a roll. I got Twistered, Peruvian neck tied and just played with all because I let people get rid of my base and get the superior grips, but that's because I really don't know what I should be doing from the start of a roll besides some sort of lasso.
You guys have been immensely helpful, any advice on this predicament? I try to be a top pressure player and I'm a short, heavy guy with a small neck and small limbs. Just so you can have some reference on how to help a guy my body type.
I've been struggling with this, it's definitely the weakest part of my game.
I don't struggle with armbars or triangles or anything like that, but I do struggle with A) breaking a good guard while keeping a good base and B) not getting the worse of a scramble. I/E, someone takes my back or gets a sweep on me.
I feel like I have been letting people close around me without much effort at the beginning of rolls and I'm just now rectifying this: going for a lasso or stacking pass before I get in their open guards. However, I've been losing. Most purple belts or decent blue belts win at this. I suck at getting the right grips.
I feel like I don't have the right game plan and I'm all kinds of scattered initially. Lots of guys have a thing that they know works for their body and they go with it, and then go from there, and I don't really have anything like that.
Today was particularly gruesome, as I went against all higher belts and I got smashed all starting from my poor decisions at the beginning of a roll. I got Twistered, Peruvian neck tied and just played with all because I let people get rid of my base and get the superior grips, but that's because I really don't know what I should be doing from the start of a roll besides some sort of lasso.
You guys have been immensely helpful, any advice on this predicament? I try to be a top pressure player and I'm a short, heavy guy with a small neck and small limbs. Just so you can have some reference on how to help a guy my body type.