OTC - Colorado Springs
This entry was posted on 12/17/2006 1:57 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
I just spent 5 days in Colorado Springs
training at the OTC. I had a good week
of training and worked a lot on my technique with Kevin Jackson and Terry
Brands (clearing 2 on 1, under hook defense/offense, single leg defense/finishes). The OTC residents have been conditioning hard
for the past few weeks and are on a different schedule. During my stay I was more focused on improving
my technique and tried to get the most out of KJ and Terry. I also got a chance to review my matches from
the NYAC tourney with KJ and figured out what I needed to focus on.
My next tournament is the Yariguine International (Krasnoyarsk,
Russia) on January 28th. I’m looking forward to my first trip overseas
and getting experience against some of the toughest wrestlers in the world. I’ll be cross training hard while I’m at home
for Christmas and will try to make it back out to the OTC before I leave for
Russia.
For a while I was contemplating whether or not I should try
out for RPW (Real Pro Wrestling), but I decided that I can’t wrestle in RPW
with my training schedule, competitions, and work. I also learned recently that the super-regional
qualifier was cancelled. RPW sounded
like a great opportunity, but unfortunately its conflicting schedule is not
ideal for those training for the world and Olympic teams.
