Today we had a new guy come in who was pretty short, but very stocky and muscular. His wrists were pretty huge, and I had trouble applying my wristlocks on him at first.
I really like when we have people of varying sizes come in because I get to learn to apply what I know to their different bodytype. My other classmate is the same size as me, and I don't have to put much effort into jointlocks to make him tap out from the pain. But I had to really fine tune my technique with this guy to get him to tap, and I think thats really important. Also, it really drove home the strength vs. technique argument. I could use strength all I wanted, this guy wouldn't wince or tap, but as soon as I found the correct angle or used leverage it made all the difference.
Also, this kind of thing gives me even more respect for my instructor. Every time we have new people come in, he never has any problems applying the wristlocks on them, regardless if they're really tall or really wide, etc. I'm looking forward to achieving that level of skill some day.  |