[ratman201]

Originally Posted by wvboy

I'm not sure. I find it hard to hold back my instinct to beat the hell out of the guy using knees, elbows, slams, or whatever. I had my partner in the corner and thought to myself "Damn I wish I could throw a knee to your jaw". My coach told us to stay lose and just flow around the ring but it just hasn't clicked for me yet. I also get a odd feeling in my stomach when I spar since I'm not used to hitting people. I think I'll ask one of the smaller fighters to throw punches at me while I work on defense. Maybe getting used to getting hit will help me not be so tense.

Defense drills def help not panicing about getting hit.

[wvboy]

Originally Posted by thethirddiaz

Wait...weren't you not going to go to BJJ for fear of gassing too soon? Now you are sparring in boxing as well as taking BJJ?

Good work!

Two different things. I'm fine when we're doing bag work or mitt work. It's that act of hitting someone that makes me tense up and gas out. I did go to three BJJ classes and couldn't even finish all of the warmup. I don't have good cardio yet but I'm working on it.

[wvboy]

I liked the BJJ sparring we did at the end of the classes. I need to lose weight and become more agile on the ground. I know I would lose weight in BJJ but I couldn't even move once I hit my back.

[thethirddiaz]

Whatever. Good work just going to class. Keep it up.

[ratman201]

Originally Posted by wvboy

I liked the BJJ sparring we did at the end of the classes. I need to lose weight and become more agile on the ground. I know I would lose weight in BJJ but I couldn't even move once I hit my back.

Even Zops turtle can roll off it's shell!

[wvboy]

I'm 325. Add a 200lb man on my chest and I'm definitly not going anywhere. The only thing that saved me was my strength. Guys started getting pissed because I could curl out of armbars.

[Saith]

Originally Posted by wvboy

I'm 325. Add a 200lb man on my chest and I'm definitly not going anywhere. The only thing that saved me was my strength. Guys started getting pissed because I could curl out of armbars.

Lol.

There's this 260 lb guy at my BJJ school who I can't kimura because his hyooj arms are too much for both of my scrawny ones.

[kaboom187]

the key for grappling big guys is to choke them to death.

[vince89]

325, I bet no one wants to spar you.

What kaboom said is right, you need to see it as fun and a sport - if you see it as some sort of fight for your life you'll be tense, gas and fight like shit.

[wvboy]

Originally Posted by kaboom187

the key for grappling big guys is to choke them to death.

I don't have a neck. I'm all head and shoulders. A guy did try to throw a gogoplata on me though. Once he realized that there he wasn't going to get a choke out of it he proceded to put his shin on my jaw and pull my head down. That was some painful shit. Even more painful then the RNC attempt that turned into a crossface submission.