I was amazed at how good his hips were, and he already knew how to do all the throws. I was excited.

This is the fun time of the year. This is what you put three months of hard work in for. All the regular season is for is preparation for the state tournament.

He just keeps going and going until he gets the job done.

He knows how to turn his aggression on and off. He's really become more of a wrestler and that will help him in judo. He has a lot of power. He picks up a 160-pound guy like it's nothing. He's got a physique on him that's amazing. He did 30 pull-ups in a row. I don't know if anyone else on the team can do that.

He's doing a lot more wrestling now. But sometimes it comes back because he's drilled in thousands and thousands of times.

He knew how to do some of the moves, but he would call it something different. It was more me struggling because I didn't know what I could say so that he would understand. It's been a heck of an experience. That's for sure.