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Question
Hi my name is Bryan DeLiso and I live in jacksoville Florida. I have kind of jumped around throughout my youth looking for a sport that suits me and I finally I found my passion as a martial artist. I have been studying the martial arts for a couple years now and im currently in chen style tai chi quan. A lot of my friends said that grappling is a essential part of the martial arts and I would love to learn them. My friend who was a wrestler in high school said I should consider going out for the wrestling team my senior year, he said it would be great technique to add to my martial arts and the more I think about it the more I like the idea of trying. We dont have cuts so if I go out ill make the team do you think I should go out for high school wrestling my senior year with absolutely no experience in the sport? Or is it to late for me to try a sport that I should have started my freshman year...If you think I should try what are some ways to prepare for next season?

Answer
Well Bryan, i think this is a question to ask for yourself. I'll just give u the facts and what u need to start if u want to start wrestling. First off, its never to late to go to a sport. Wrestling, although is one of the hardest sports you will ever have. In wrestling, there are no such things as cut, its just Varisty line up and just JV. I would ask yourself if you are committed to this sport because this sport demains alot of time and energy. That WWE stuff is not what we do by the way. Wrestling requires both mind and body and is alot like Martial Arts. If you want to do this then i recommend you join a wrestling club right away. Wrestling clubs will help you in basic techniques and basic work outs and will ask u to compete in tournaments which will also improve you. So in other words, if you are afraid of pain, dont commit to anything, and wont do anything for your sport, then you mine as well not waste your time. If you join, i recommend you start working out alot. 5 miles a day and so on and so forth. Whichever way you go, you can always request more information from me. Good luck