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sensei8 Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 Thanks for sharing the videos...I loved them all.Kendall should be very proud of his results across the board. He handled it like a professional.I bow to him!!Way to go Dad!! **Proof is on the floor!!!
bushido_man96 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Posted April 8, 2013 Ok, its about time I got this wrapped up. Here are the videos from our annual local tourney, the Western Kansas Classic. We had over 1100 kids come to this tournament, so its always a fun day!Match 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frl9JSqXt3w Kendall wrestled this kid more than anyone else this year, but this was by far his best match against him. He started the first round off on the wrong foot, getting tied up to high, but worked through it. There was also a near-bad incident towards the end of the first round where Kendall heard the wrong whistle and got up too soon, but it didn't end badly. He was able to work from the bottom in this match, got some points on reversals, and got good back points, too. He won this match, 18-3.Match 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KM5HAAPK3E This match was against the same kid who won the state tournament the week before. We knew this would be a tough one, but, Kendall handled it well, taking the loss, getting pinned in the second. This kid is just flat good.Match 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIBymduqmu4 Win by pin. Early on, he tied up early, but disengaged to work something better.Match 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVTnHrOJ9cQ The other guy we seem to wrestle every meet, a guy from our own club. Kendall wrestled him tough all three rounds, and the score was tight the whole way through. He had an escape and a decent sprawl in the first round that gained him some points. He has always been able to work really well on top against this kid, usually keeping him from being able to reverse or escape, so I had him on top for the third round, which helped him seal it.Match 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3M_1WISEYk This was a kid who liked to headlock and toss, as well, so I tried to keep Kendall convinced to not tie up with him too much. He got tripped one and recovered in the 2nd period, and then got headlocked and flipped, but rolled through it, ending on top, working for back points. In the 3rd, he did another good job countering a throw. This kid was tough to keep on his back, though, so no pin, but finished with a win.Overall, he took 3rd place, losing once and then working he way along the back side of the bracket. I was very proud of him, seeing all his hard work come together this season.On 4/7/2013, we had the awards banquet for the club, and Kendall took home the award for most 1st place finishes for the 6 and under age group. We also learned that there are practices for free-style available now, and Kendall is going to do that now, too. I'm just excited to be doing more Wrestling! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
pittbullJudoka Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 Congratulations to your son on an awesome season. Best of luck to him in the future.
bushido_man96 Posted April 10, 2013 Author Posted April 10, 2013 Thanks, pittbullJudoka! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
bushido_man96 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Posted May 13, 2013 We, an update. We've been doing Greco/Freestyle practice for the past few months, and I think it is going to pay off well for him. There aren't near as many kids involved here, so he doesn't have a wide variety of training partners, and tends to get tossed around quite a bit by the more experienced kids. But, the coaches are telling him to keep his head up, and I keep it positive with him, as I think he will see lots of improvement when the Folk style season rolls back around. He's nervous about competitions, so I told him we would wait until next year and try competitions with these styles. From what I've seen, I think they will be a lot of fun. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
bushido_man96 Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 We have started Kendall's third season of Wrestling now, and we are already two tournaments in! Sorry I haven't got anything up yet, but I plan to get caught up here soon. Videos to come! He's placed first in both tournaments so far. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
sensei8 Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 The trophy that Kendall's holding in Facebook, is that from his 3rd season?? **Proof is on the floor!!!
bushido_man96 Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 Yes it is, from the second tourney last week. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
sensei8 Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Yes it is, from the second tourney last week.Great start for the season. Congrats Kendall!! Care to share the pic here at KF? **Proof is on the floor!!!
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