A quick thought that I wanted to elaborate on here, since Twitter is too micro of a blog to discuss such things fully:
Competitive Mixed Wrestling to Come... and Spoiler Warnings
But first, an intro:
I've been very excited to see our "newcomer" wrestlers Aralia and Sweetie Dreams progressing nicely in their training. They've been diligent, studious, dedicated. They've been going through the School of Hard Knocks at times and learning some tough lessons that only come from tough experiences. But they're also starting to have things really click, and they are gradually finding their personal styles.
They've had several official F v F matches. They've won some, lost some. But currently, especially at practices, they are winning more often against opponents of similar skill levels. I've been watching their F v F matches and thinking, hmm, ok, we're going to have to get some mixed competitive matches into the program and see what happens.
Both ladies have suffered mixed wrestling losses months ago, at the hands of years-more experienced male wrestlers. But how about some matches against guys who are more equal to them in experience level? Well, my friends, this is what our new season of competitive mixed wrestling is about to reveal!
Mixed Matches Coming Up
We have several guys in the area who are comparable in experience level to Aralia and Sweetie, and we are excited to match them all together. We've got:
Cincinnati -- 5'8" and 160 lbs. A punk musician and novice wrestler. He started training in submission wrestling about 7 months ago, but had absolutely no prior wrestling experience before that.
He's scrambly and scrappy. He has less experience than either Aralia or Sweetie, but he puts a lot of effort into his wrestling. He'll be facing off against these ladies soon enough.
Rizzo -- 5'6" and 130 lbs. Rizzo's been training in submission wrestling for about a year, but he hasn't been able to practice very frequently. He's light-weight and quick, and he has roughly about the same amount of experience as Aralia and Sweetie, though the ladies have had more actual, formal competitive matches than Rizzo has.
We are very curious to see how the match-ups go with Rizzo. I suspect they could be quite competitive.
And...
Dachi - 5'2" and 120 lbs. Despite being the smallest of the newer guys, I suspect Dachi would be the toughest opponent. Dachi has been training formally in submission wrestling for *about* the same amount of time as Aralia, and they both get a lot of practice sparring at their respective grappling schools.
I think Dachi may be too advanced for Sweetie at current, but I am VERY curious to see Dachi vs Aralia. In fact, I spoke with both of them individually, and they both admitted they think it would be a tough and very competitive match. I haven't seen Dachi wrestle in a while, but I see Aralia frequently. Not sure what Dachi's been working on, but I'm eager to see these two clash on the mats.
So, what is this about Spoiler Warnings?
Yes, that! So, when we release competitive female/female matches, we usually don't reveal the winner, and people usually like that suspense. But with competitive mixed matches, people have mixed feelings. Some people love the suspense, but others really need to know whether it is the woman or the man who comes out as the winner. And I totally understand that.
So, since we have all these mixed competitive matches coming up, and they could go either way, and since some people like that they could go either way while others do not like such surprises, I have decided to do a Hidden Spoiler for competitive mixed matches.
The spoiler will actually not be on the same page as the video release write-up, though. Viewers would need to click a link to view the spoiler. The spoiler will reveal the winner and general tone of the victory, but I will not reveal the exact score (unless people really need that info...?).
Well, anyway, this has gotten too long. I have to go get ready for today's filming. Much unrelated things to film during the day-time. But this evening kicks off the competitive mixed wrestling season for the newcomers. Exciting!
Competitive Mixed Wrestling to Come... and Spoiler Warnings
But first, an intro:
I've been very excited to see our "newcomer" wrestlers Aralia and Sweetie Dreams progressing nicely in their training. They've been diligent, studious, dedicated. They've been going through the School of Hard Knocks at times and learning some tough lessons that only come from tough experiences. But they're also starting to have things really click, and they are gradually finding their personal styles.
Aralia (5'4" and 115 lbs) and Sweetie (5'8" and 225 lbs)
They've had several official F v F matches. They've won some, lost some. But currently, especially at practices, they are winning more often against opponents of similar skill levels. I've been watching their F v F matches and thinking, hmm, ok, we're going to have to get some mixed competitive matches into the program and see what happens.
Both ladies have suffered mixed wrestling losses months ago, at the hands of years-more experienced male wrestlers. But how about some matches against guys who are more equal to them in experience level? Well, my friends, this is what our new season of competitive mixed wrestling is about to reveal!
Mixed Matches Coming Up
We have several guys in the area who are comparable in experience level to Aralia and Sweetie, and we are excited to match them all together. We've got:
Frankie -- 5'4" and 150 lbs. An impressive muscular physique with explosive power potential, but no formal wrestling training. He's been wrestling with us since 2014, but he's mostly taken on wrestlers who were way above him in experience level. We are all curious to see how he does against the newcomers who've been training up this past year.
Tonight he will face off against Aralia and then Sweetie to kick off the season.
He's scrambly and scrappy. He has less experience than either Aralia or Sweetie, but he puts a lot of effort into his wrestling. He'll be facing off against these ladies soon enough.
We are very curious to see how the match-ups go with Rizzo. I suspect they could be quite competitive.
And...
I think Dachi may be too advanced for Sweetie at current, but I am VERY curious to see Dachi vs Aralia. In fact, I spoke with both of them individually, and they both admitted they think it would be a tough and very competitive match. I haven't seen Dachi wrestle in a while, but I see Aralia frequently. Not sure what Dachi's been working on, but I'm eager to see these two clash on the mats.
So, what is this about Spoiler Warnings?
Yes, that! So, when we release competitive female/female matches, we usually don't reveal the winner, and people usually like that suspense. But with competitive mixed matches, people have mixed feelings. Some people love the suspense, but others really need to know whether it is the woman or the man who comes out as the winner. And I totally understand that.
So, since we have all these mixed competitive matches coming up, and they could go either way, and since some people like that they could go either way while others do not like such surprises, I have decided to do a Hidden Spoiler for competitive mixed matches.
The spoiler will actually not be on the same page as the video release write-up, though. Viewers would need to click a link to view the spoiler. The spoiler will reveal the winner and general tone of the victory, but I will not reveal the exact score (unless people really need that info...?).
Well, anyway, this has gotten too long. I have to go get ready for today's filming. Much unrelated things to film during the day-time. But this evening kicks off the competitive mixed wrestling season for the newcomers. Exciting!
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