[Assani Fisher]

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I actually disagree with a lot of what has been said. I wrestled for one year in HS. I wasn't an all star or anything mostly because I didn't really take it seriously(only did it to get in shape, not so much for the competitive aspect). There were 2 or 3 very skilled guys who had wrestled for a long time. However with everyone else, it pretty much came down to strength and athleticism imo. A lot of wrestling basics are intuitive and natural...stuff like keeping a low center of gravity and leverage. While some advanced moves take a long time to master, I don't think that the basics of wrestling are that hard to comprehend even in your very first match. I think that if you are stronger and quicker and wrestle somewhat conservatively(i.e. don't rush in and be willing to take your time in a long match) then you stand a decent shot.

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His friend wrestled "all through high school" and while not a state champ was "better than average". He has no chance.

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[/ QUOTE ]I wrestled against guys who had done it all throughout HS and did fine in my very first few days. And then I wrestled the one guy who was a state champ and had done it for years and lost within seconds. Also since I havn't done it in years, I've forgotten a lot of the specifics of the techniques. I really don't think this is the mismatch that everyone is making it to be. A lot of wrestling is strength, quickness, agility, etc.