A round without techniques

1. one has 1 grip while another has no grip - 1 is ready, another is not.
2. both have grips on each other - both are 100% ready.
Not all grips are equal. We may have grips, but my grips are set to stall yours and yours aren't set to stall me.

Pins are a position where the top player often is ready when the bottom player isn't.
 
I don't have a lot of explosive strength or cardio, so I very rarely attempt explosive escapes. When I'm stuck on the bottom, I'm continually fighting micro-battles to improve my position by wiggling to get on my side, wedge in frames, fight grips, change angles, create space, and test my opponent's balance and movement patterns. When I escape, it's generally because I've won enough of those micro-battles to carry out a reversal or guard recovery without expending excess energy.
I think I have been doing this, the problem is I'm often taught methods that require explosion to get out of (by people who are significantly stronger than me). I took more of this approach again today and I think I feel it working for me.
 
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