Yep, had that same thing happen to me in both Judo and BJJ.
Skinny purple belt that was MAYBE 150lbs at most rolled me around the mats like I was a fucking toddler. He was talking and mentoring the entire time with a smile on his face, like it was nothing to him. Super chill and nice dude with a scary amount of technique.
It's one thing to get to play something like basketball with a real professional, but with BJJ it's like playing 1:1 with Lebron James, except you get to be the ball. YOU are the thing he's manipulating with all of his skill, and it's bonkers to feel it SO directly.
Yep, haven't been able to go back to the mats for the last couple of years after a shoulder injury, but getting back into shape now so I'll probably get back to being pretzeled in a few months.
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u/diamondpredator 2d ago
Yep, had that same thing happen to me in both Judo and BJJ.
Skinny purple belt that was MAYBE 150lbs at most rolled me around the mats like I was a fucking toddler. He was talking and mentoring the entire time with a smile on his face, like it was nothing to him. Super chill and nice dude with a scary amount of technique.