Subpar Training Partners

[elgee]

^^^ thats it, its about give and take.

its good to let whites get a tap from time to time, you have to let people know they have done something right so you give them it.
its not like they will tap you in a real match but its a learning thing,you cant just smash them all the time like you said.

im a small ww and im 5,8 tall and there is nobody my size in my class's,im matched with either bigger or smaller all the time.
when i do roll or spar with peeps from other gyms who are my size im a lot stronger and quicker than they are from
mixing it up with big and small on the daily. its like sparring with big heavy gloves and switching to mma gloves after. pow.

[The Fire]

^^^ thats it, its about give and take.

its good to let whites get a tap from time to time, you have to let people know they have done something right so you give them it.
its not like they will tap you in a real match but its a learning thing,you cant just smash them all the time like you said.

im a small ww and im 5,8 tall and there is nobody my size in my class's,im matched with either bigger or smaller all the time.
when i do roll or spar with peeps from other gyms who are my size im a lot stronger and quicker than they are from
mixing it up with big and small on the daily. its like sparring with big heavy gloves and switching to mma gloves after. pow.

Good stuff. I remember when I was a white belt and my instructor (now a Pedro Sauer Black Belt) was a purple and I unexpectedly caught him in a guillotine and as soon as he realized it was a good catch, he told me what I needed to do for the finish and gave me the tap. When rolling with noobs, I will often put myself in position for them to try the move we were working on in class and if they do it right, I'll give it to them. I get far more respect in our gym from the new guys as a senior guy who will work with them rather then just try to smash them. It also makes if far less likely that you will get hurt as we all know that a wild noob is the most dangerous sparring partner there is.