So I roll in a small town. We are really lucky to even have a gym, and I’m lucky enough to have really friendly and amazing instructors, one of which, is, a brown belt. Who keeps trapping me in the same set up, and keeps telling me I’ll figure it out. But after a year I haven’t.

I am a blue belt (zero stripes). And I’m very slightly built (5’10 145 pounds soaking wet) Basically good enough to fool a lay person into thinking I know what I’m doing but still in desperate need for instruction….

I know it’s hard on the internet…….but. My instructor (who is great, though has been saying for a year I’ll figure this out) inevitably ends up with me in his side control. Then smooth as fucking silk He baseball slides underneath my arm brings the inside knee up tight to my armpit, wraps his outside leg across my face and finishes the arm bar.

I feel like my frames are in and he shouldn’t be able to fish my arm out. My arms are constantly tight, like a freaking mummy, lol, what am I doing wrong?