
Originally Posted by
prowess
Sounds like you're rolling with some big dudes. If they're anywhere near your weight, it's going to take an extreme amount of energy to lift you from the ground. so don't sweat it. A lot of people have trouble grasping jiujitsuosophy... A power move like picking up someone from the ground is not jiu jitsu. Jiu jitsu is a "soft" martial art in that techniques should be applied with little to no muscle or power behind them and still be effective. such a display of power is NOT jiu jitsu and it's actually disrespectful to do so in a live roll being that you're both trying to practice your jiu jitsu. a guy your size would not even think to do something like that because he'd know how much energy that would be wasting and how futile it would be to attempt something like that in competition.
I have to disagree. There are many technical standing guard breaks/passes and they don't require a gross display of strength. Ironically, you stand up in someone's guard in order to use gravity, not muscle, to help to pull your opponent down, eventually breaking his guard and setting up the pass. There is nothing disrespectful about these techniques and I respect somebody who can pick me up with a stable enough base not to fall over while I'm trying to attack and counter.
Now if somebody wants to pick you up just to slam you.. well that's something entirely different. However, your defenses against a standing opponent should be dialed in anyways, regardless of their intentions.