My son has begun his MA career

[bushido_man96]

My year old 6 son started Wrestling in November, and we took him to his first novice tournament over this last weekend, on Dec. 17. He had a good time! He won his first match, via pin, and lost his second match, via points. The second kid was working him pretty good, but he hung in there, and when the other kid was trying to pin him, he worked through it, and was able to hand with him.

I was proud of how well he took the whole thing, and he was happy. They did a round robin setup, and he got 2nd place.

He seems to have really taken to the practices pretty well, and seems to be enjoying himself. The practices have a good amount of coaches there to split amongst the kids, and they get worked pretty good. I'm hoping it holds his interest for some time.

[tallgeese]

Congrats! That is awesome. Talk about a great base to work from.

[bushido_man96]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. If he sticks with it, and his interest holds, in a few more years I'd like to get him more seriously interested in TKD as well. The combination of the two would give him something I never had; balance. I think I've also got him convinced to power lift with me, as well. That would be fun, to finally have a workout partner.

Before the tournament began on Saturday, he got out on the mat to warmup a bit. He got with this kid that just worked him over and over. Another kid told me that one had been Wrestling for 3 years. But Kendall would work with him, get rolled around and trounced, and then go right back to it! I was glad he kept at it.

[DWx]

That's awesome. Congrats to Kendall

Hope he enjoyed himself and its the first of many comps

[Patrick]

Congrats. Thanks for sharing this.

Patrick

[sensei8]

That's awesome. Congrats to Kendall

Hope he enjoyed himself and its the first of many comps

Double ditto!!

It's true...the apple doesn't fall form the tree...does it? Father like son!!

[bushido_man96]

Thanks everyone!

[yamesu]

Congrat's!!!

I hope it stays with him for a lifetime

[bushido_man96]

Congrat's!!!

I hope it stays with him for a lifetime

Thanks, yamesu. I'm hoping so, too.

A little update; my son has now had his first setback due to injury. He actually ended up with a fractured humerous a few weeks ago, and he had to get a cast put on. The good news is it should be off by next week, according to the ortho doc, and we'll be back to practice as soon as he is all healed up. He was bummed about it, but in the long run, this can be a good learning experience in perserverance.

[Patrick]

Wow, that's unfortunate.