When it comes to the general population I’m about average in height and weight – when it comes to where I train, however, I’m normally one of the smaller persons at the gym.
Naturally, it seems most people want to smash up and grind on a smaller person when sparring. I like experimenting with guard against larger people – I feel it’s one of the ways I can fight larger people on more equal terms. Naturally, against larger, stronger opponents, it’s hard to land submissions like armbars or kimuras from guard. I’ll try to set up a sweep with the hopes that a limb will make itself susceptible for a submission. But sweeping larger opponents is hard.
I found this video on Reddit about the topic, produced by grapplearts.com. I’m more and more interested in strategies for smaller people, so was excited to find the video.
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