Bull in a China Shop

Sometimes when I am doing drills or grappling with a guy, especially if it's a bigger guy, he will take it too easy on me. I'm talking about things like they won't actually put the subs on me, or they'll have me pinned, but you could drive a truck through the space between their body and mine.

I know they are probably terrified that they will crush me or crack my limbs, but I would like to assure them that they won't. I know this because not all dudes are afraid to use strength and weight on me. I've had a lot of it used against me, and I haven't been flattened, obliterated, or killed. I have tapped a few times because of it, but that's probably the worst that could happen. Despite my super-white skin, I am not made of china, I will not break.

I'm not saying I want all the men out there to start wantonly smashing me and trying to rip my arms out of their sockets, there are already a few bulls who do that. I am sure it is a difficult balance to know how much is enough, and what is too much. I can assure you that if you are being too rough on me I will tell you, or let you know by tapping. I suppose it is better to err on the side of caution, but don't take it so easy on me that I can't really train. As far as subs go, you can put them on me, just don't go so fast that I don't have time to tap (as you should do with anyone). When you pin me, I am able to escape out of the smallest places, so I need you to at least make contact with my body. If you have me "pinned", and you can see daylight between us, that is not going to help me in any way.

Gina Ethridge