Monday Apr 09, 2007

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All right darlings...
Welcome home from the fantasic land of Las Vegas... where everything costs more then it should.
We just had our Senior Nationas; which is one of the biggest tournaments of the year for us.

As my first major tournament back it was a bit nerve racking. I was SOOO nervous and thought I was going to throw up before every match (heart of a lion right?) All my matches but one were on the main stage/ raised platform; so that was a bit intense too.

Brief overview of wrestling rules (as relative to my matches.. not gonna give you every rule ever made)
Each match has 3; 2 minute periods. You have to win 2 out of 3 periods to win the match. A pin ends the match no matter when it happens. If you have 6 more points then someone the period ends due to technical supiriority.
I think that covers the basics..
Final results for me:

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Morning Session
Match 1: First period. I win 4-0 Second period I pin herin the end w/ 13 seconds left on the clock.
Match 2 (quarter Finals): I lose 2-0 the first priod and 1-0 the second period.. close match w/ one of my teammates; she ended up winning the tournament.
Match 3: First period I win 6-0. Second period I win 3-0
Match 4: Pin her 46 seconds into the match.
Match 5: WIn first period 3-0; Lose second period 1-2; Lose third period 0-1 (she ended up taking 3rd)

Medal Match (evening session)
Match 6 (for 5th place)
I win the first period 5-1. Lose the second period 3-5. Pin her 13 seconds into the third period.
So I take 5th!! YEA



Key moments of hilarity and craziness:

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1. My weight class is a non-olympic weight class and is historically the smallest in the tournament. This year it was one of the biggest; which is really random.
2. I wrestled 5 matches in the first session of the day. In about a 3 hour span I wrestled all 5 of them. This lead to some excitement. I got done wih my 3rd match (in which the girl thumbed me in the eye :madsmile Went to the medical area to get my eye rinsed out; and then went to see what color I would have to wear my next match. (You are always either red or blue) Turns out I had to switch so I went up to get my other singlet. (That thing I wear when I compete). As I m walking to the stands they call my name to go to mat 4.. SHIT! (when they call you; you have like 5 minutes to report or you forfit the match). So I sprinted up to the top of the bleachers where my stuff was (which are sort of set in the middle of the convention center.. not against a wall) And two people sort of block for me in front) so I strip down and thrown on my other singlet; of course I am wearing a thong; so I moon everyone walking behind the bleachers at the convention center. AWESOME.
3. After my 3rd match the girl came up to me and asked what my tattoos on my wrists said; apparently she was looking at them when we wrestled. (LOL; that's 2 now.. these are a great diversionary tactic)
4.I was so excited with my performance that I kept crying randomly whenever I would talk to someone.. I am such a girl!!



And now for your viewing pleasure:

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Then I sat by the pool and drank a delicious strawberry concoction in a yard glass. And later ate at an awesome seafood buffet at the RIo and drank a Pina Colada type drink out of a "fish bowl"

More pictures to come (both of work and play)
Hope your weekend was as good as mine

kiss
Taban

VIEW 3 of 3 COMMENTS
bygbadwulf:
heh, you got all those other girls beat with that pose, no wonder you wreck house!
rdpixie:
Wow! That is so cool that you wrestle! Have you been doing it a long time? I did amateur wrestling for a while but I found it hard. These days I spend more time training in fake wrestling WWE style. Hehe!
5th place is AMAZING for your very first national! I'm sure everyone is very proud!

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