A Grappler’s game starts to develop after around 4 years of training or around a purple belt in BJJ.
Are you tall? Are you lanky? If that is your body type, it’s going to play a factor into what your Jiu-Jitsu game is. If you’re tall and long, you might want to play a spider guard, or a de la Riva type game. Triangles and omoplatas would work well for you because you have the length, and the good distance (Keenan Cornelius, Roger Gracie, or Braulio Estima type of game).
If you are short and stocky, then butterfly guard, guillotines (Marcelo Garcia type game). Your body is 100 percent going to play a part in what your BJJ game is going to be, because you could have physical limitations.
For shorter athletes facing tall opponents:
How To Fight Someone Who Is Bigger And Taller Than You In BJJ
As a taller fighter, you should concentrate on throws such as:
– osoto gari
– ouchi gari
– kouchi gari
– uchimata
– darai goshi
– deashi barai
– plus any throw you are naturally good at.
Here coach Tom shows 3 moves thatare great for tall and lanky BJJ athletes:
