On Saturday, Chris had a wrestling meet in which he pinned both of his last two opponents in the first round. The first was his first opponent this year, and the last match was a rather close 6-5 affair. It was nice to see his hard work result in him persevering with his move, putting on a cradle, and getting the win. The second pin was over an opponent he had pinned a few weeks ago, but the wrestler had learned, and become much better on defense. Chris used a jab the way sensei taught - quick from the shoulder, straight forward, and distracting the eyes, then shooting in on the double leg when the opponent was distracted. He tried for another cradle, a rather rare move at this level, then slipped in a half neilson when the opponent defended against the cradle. When his opponent fought off the half neilson on the left side, Chris quickly put a half neilson on the right hand side, rolled him over, and got the pin.
After his matches were finished, Chris maintained proper discipline by doing push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups to get in some extra conditioning. He has also been working out on his own at home - something his sensei always tried to get him to do for karate.
Wrestling season ends in a month, and we will start karate back up after that. While Chris is in good shape, I am in need of a makeover.
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