Rolled with a Black Belt today!

Ok so i rolled with a Black Belt (Marcelo Lopez) today and it was insane totaly got mauled and loved it haha

I was so amazed with his control and precise movement and complete grasp on all his techniques.

Was good because the best person i had rolled with upto this date was a blue belt, we dont have a whole lot of black belts in New Zealand yet, and i think Marcelo is the only one in Hamilton.

Anyway was wondering if you guys could post your storys of how you faired against your highest ranked opponent or best opponent.

The best thing is, you'll get to be a brown belt, roll with Marcelo Lopez again and you'll feel exactly the same!

They make you feel like a child, I like watching some black belts destroy other black belts and think Man I wanna be like that black belt. Its crazy that there are black belts then there are BLACK BELTS. Different levels

I rolled once with my former master who was a bb of course. I had only been training for a couple of months at the time so went super easy on me.

Highest ive rolled with was a purple belt and i kept getting armbarred

I've rolled with black belts on down before and what amazes me about the higher guys is their ability to mask everything they're doing. The simplest techniques appeared to be super complex and the submissions were unseen until they happened. It's amazing how many moves they are ahead of someone and make you move into their traps without you knowing. I can only hope that I can reach near that level one day!

I had a private lesson a couple weeks back with Sean Bollinger where we rolled for most of the hour long sesh. He held back to let me work my game and subbed me here and there to show me where I was making mistakes. He said I did really well, but man does Sean make Jiu Jitsu look effortless!

One of our blue belts who was a white belt at the time Scott Jutras rolled with Ryan Hall when he came here for a seminar. Even though Ryan was probably holding back a lot, Scott did really well.

I rolled with a bunch of black belts in the states, by far Eddie was the toughest to roll with... His squeeze is ridiculous and his feet dexterity (is there a word for it? LoL) I remember one particular time when he trapped my hand with his foot and I was WTF his hands are that way... Another frustrating part with Eddie is that when you end up in some places you know what's coming next but no matter what it's happening lol. That's what kills me when we roll. I'm like fuck ok I need to defend that... Defense defense fuck tap tap tap. His weight distribution too is fucking insane for a small dude. Feels like a ton of bricks.
The best by far at using his weight is Joe! Holy fuck! First time in my life I felt like spewing and taping out by just being mounted! That was insane... He somehow digs all his weight in your stomach argh... Fucking nasty

I think the craziest thing about Eddie's RG is that it feels like it's choking you out even just in Mission Control. Ridiculous shit, you have to experience it to believe it! At a time when I was questioning RG, that happened, and I fell completely back in love with it. You're only as good at a move as the amount of times you do it :)

I've rolled with 7 different black belts so far. My main BB instructor rolls with me almost everyday for 30 minutes sometimes. So I've thankfully gotten a lot of time with really quality opponents. It's not about how good or how bad you do, but how much you learn. I feel like I get better WHILE rolling with black belts. For me, I did notice I do better or maybe just prefer rolling with purple belts and up because they actually go for real moves. A lot of whites and blues that I know, tend to force through moves they don't fully understand and it can be unpredictable, so I have to react in the moment, where as purple belts and higher, I seem to be able to play 3-4 moves ahead of what's going on atm.

I have only ever rolled with one BB (Felipe Calavacante) he was my first instructor... I am amazed how getting my arse kicked for 30 minutes, each time was such a learning experience.

A lesson which can translate anywhere.