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Originally Posted by mosconiac
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This video brought back lots of memories for me. My son had just joined the high school wrestling team in 8th grade and he probably weighed less than 90 lbs. I forget the weight class but it was the lightest weight class division they had. All of the kids in his weight class were skinny as a rail and this 5 yo wrestler reminded me of those days. My son would practice for hours on end and wrestle with the bigger kids in his school who were more seasoned than him and they would take him under their wing, giving him a little extra tutelage. I also remember the wrestling coach telling Joe Jr and the rest of the wrestling team to keep their weight down. WTF? He was like a paper-weight for crying out loud. When I wanted to chew the coach's arse out for keeping my son's weight down, JoeJr begged me not to intervene. I didn't but I also didn't have to like it. JoeJr. could have put on ten pounds and it would have looked good on him and it would have been good for him.
The state tournament came around and there was Joe, Jr. in his first year of wrestling, fighting for the state championship. Round after round, he always seemed to find a way to pin his opponent or take him down. This went on for way too many matches (for me) until he finally reached the finals. I can remember those skinny legs and the tenacity that went with them as he took home the Louisiana State Wrestling Championship in his weight class. I knew then I had to keep him away from pool, at least for a few years. He wrestled for another year or two but put on a little weight and I think he wrestled just to hang out with the other wrestlers more so than to do anything else. He never won another state championship but those little skinny legs of the 5 y o reminded me of Joe Jr's day in the sun.
JoeyA
LOL! pretty technical wrestler for a kid that age, wouldn't be suprised if i see im in UFC 328 in a decade or so.
