Wrestling Those of Higher Skill Level

Here is probably the best advice I can give to people who wrestle those who are of a higher skill level: don't try an be competitive. Instead, try to work the grappling session slow and learn what you can. When you engage someone who has a higher skill level they will still wrestle you with common offense, defense, counters, etc. Of course, a person of a higher skill level will do this much differently and you ability to learn is maximized by picking up on the way they do things. If you are overly competitive or overly aggressive with the person you wrestle then you will undermine your own ability to learn because you will simply find the more skilled opponent picking up the pace and repeatedly tapping you out. Now, that hardly sounds like fun wouldn't you say?