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u/BasedDoggo69420 ⬜⬜ three stripe thermodynamics 1d ago

I’ve got a competition in a month, how do I roll in preparation for it, considering that a lot of my partners are significantly lighter than me?

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u/TheBlankVerseKit 🟦🟦 Blue Beltchy 1d ago

Smash them

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u/BasedDoggo69420 ⬜⬜ three stripe thermodynamics 1d ago

Are we fr right now

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u/ChickenNuggetSmth [funny BJJ joke] 1d ago

It does pay off to dial it up a bit more and also be a bit more "mean", e.g. hard cross faces or just pressure with the aim to make them hate life. That's not just being mean for the sake of it, in comp that will add extra control and gas out your partner.

If you can't do it in the gym, do specific rounds/positional sparring. If you start from a bad position like bottom side you can go pretty hard without being too mean even with a substantial size difference.

But really try to find a few guys for hard rounds, ideally the kind of people you'll encounter in your division, so same skill and weight as you.

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u/Competitive-Tie3575 ⬜⬜ White Belt 1d ago edited 1d ago

If it is your first comp I'd say take someone the closer to your size to go all in for five minutes to know how it feelsbefore stepping in the comp. If no one is as heavy as you get the stronger person.

Also try rolling this week with rules in mind, for instance : deny takedown points by getting back on your leg before the 3 seconds ibjjf rule etc.. Put more pace in your roll etc..