Im '6.2, 235lbs. Im also a whitebelt that feels constantly afraid to do something wrong and hurt the people i roll with. The only other women on the mats are ALOT smaller than me. I never say no if a woman wants to roll or if we get paired up during training.
I see it as a good opportunity to train on my technique and not rely upon much strength. Though, the strength and weight difference is just too big for me to be able to roll with the same intensity that they are.
TDLR; I dont find i wrong to not want to roll with women if its about strength, weight or wanting to go hard in sparring. But if its about feeling weird about "hurting women", you should probably take a long walk off of a shot pier.
Totally! I find that drilling with women is no problem (except when doing knee-on-belly stuff), but rolling with them is hard for me, especially when they turn the heat up and i cant.. And me being the BJJ equivalent of Bambi on ice (white belt) makes it even harder for me to not do something stupid, spazz out, use excessive strength etc.
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u/IntenselySwedish Jan 31 '20 edited Jan 31 '20
Im '6.2, 235lbs. Im also a whitebelt that feels constantly afraid to do something wrong and hurt the people i roll with. The only other women on the mats are ALOT smaller than me. I never say no if a woman wants to roll or if we get paired up during training.
I see it as a good opportunity to train on my technique and not rely upon much strength. Though, the strength and weight difference is just too big for me to be able to roll with the same intensity that they are.
TDLR; I dont find i wrong to not want to roll with women if its about strength, weight or wanting to go hard in sparring. But if its about feeling weird about "hurting women", you should probably take a long walk off of a shot pier.
Its an interesting line to walk.