Sadly, no. I got the takedown, but that only seemed to make the young champion mad.<br><br>
And yes, I'm in my twenties...but apparently I'm already too old for this.
And yes, I'm in my twenties...but apparently I'm already too old for this.
Actions that don't hurt today...
May really hurt tomorrow!<br><br>
It is official, I'm an old man. Yesterday was the 2nd wrestling practice of the year for the freestyle program I help out with. I'm not fully up to speed yet (read: I'm old an out of wrestling shape) so I was staying out of live wrestling, preferring to walk around and offer advice and pointers. Then one of the groups came up short a wrestler and I filled the gap. In a perfect world for me this would have been a group of less experienced wrestlers or guys that were a little smaller than me, thus allowing me to cruise a little bit and work off the rust, but no. This was a group of state placers and state champs that were all as big or bigger than me. I had to bring the A game...or whats left of it. I did alright to start out, wrestling to a stand still with my first opponent. My second, however, is a two-time state champ that probably has 15-20 pounds on me at the moment. After a lot of defense from me, he ended up on the mat with my left ankle in a firm grasp. I hit the only move that made sense, flexing my knee sideways while throwing myself back in his direction to go around and get the takedown. I was pleased that the move not only worked, but I didn't feel any pain or discomfort in the knee.<br><br>
Until this morning. Jeebus! I'm a limping old-man!
It is official, I'm an old man. Yesterday was the 2nd wrestling practice of the year for the freestyle program I help out with. I'm not fully up to speed yet (read: I'm old an out of wrestling shape) so I was staying out of live wrestling, preferring to walk around and offer advice and pointers. Then one of the groups came up short a wrestler and I filled the gap. In a perfect world for me this would have been a group of less experienced wrestlers or guys that were a little smaller than me, thus allowing me to cruise a little bit and work off the rust, but no. This was a group of state placers and state champs that were all as big or bigger than me. I had to bring the A game...or whats left of it. I did alright to start out, wrestling to a stand still with my first opponent. My second, however, is a two-time state champ that probably has 15-20 pounds on me at the moment. After a lot of defense from me, he ended up on the mat with my left ankle in a firm grasp. I hit the only move that made sense, flexing my knee sideways while throwing myself back in his direction to go around and get the takedown. I was pleased that the move not only worked, but I didn't feel any pain or discomfort in the knee.<br><br>
Until this morning. Jeebus! I'm a limping old-man!
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I'm falling apart! <img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif"><br><br>
My hugeness shall return...its only a matter of time.
My hugeness shall return...its only a matter of time.
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