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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 8262016" data-attributes="member: 6696971">Honestly, I can't think of an experience that it reminds me of.  You know what.  It actually may remind me of rolling with a Blue Belt who I'm better than in all ways but he has a decent bottom game with a good guard and one reliable sweep.  I'm testing him, he's testing me.  But I'm the primary facilitator of what is happening, and he's got enough surprises that I'm on my toes and curious about what is going on next.And we're both very cognizant of the constraints at play here (because neither of us want to hurt the other person or get hurt while we're sparring).That is probably what it reminds me of.  Its a creative dance but its absolutely structured and constrained and one party is the primary facilitator of the action.</blockquote>