Lots of action

posted by baskren on October 31, 2009, 7:58pm

Hey lots of things happening since last time we chatted.  I have a new interest in the fight game, another organization has contacted me and it is going to be a great deal for me I am really excited.  It should be public soon.  I also won the USA Grappling trials the competition was not that great but I got three submissions and a 6-0 win in the finals.  The worlds are in Ft. Lauderdale in December so I will be going to that and it should be interesting to see if anyone good comes.  I also wrestled competitively for the first time since the olympics, I competed in the Sunkist Open at 84 kg.  I wrestled really well but came up short in the finals against my old nemesis Chris Pendelton and there really isnt anyone I hate losing to more than him.  Next week I will be going back down to 74 kg when I compete in the Hargobind in Canada.  It is a big money tournament so I am pumped up.  We also had wrestle offs and the team is set, they wrestled really hard in the wrestle offs and their technique is really coming around.   I also get to go watch Max, Mark and Anthony Robles at the All star classic in three weeks.  Right now Keith Gavin is in town doing some training, he is really working some good new techniques I am learning a lot from him.  Happy halloween

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