beaugeste's blog

Dear Wrestling Diary,

I was anticipating at least a few matches while wintering in South Florida, but no luck.  I needed the exercise and improve my skills.  I thought that surely there would be more older, experienced wrestlers in South Florida.   Surprisingly, many of the wrestlers in Miami where I was, were young or perhaps I am just getting older, so of course everyone else is younger.  In any event, the older Florida wrestlers were further away in Palm Beach county and I just was not able to line up any South Florida matches.  Tried several guys about the same weight and age, but they were busy or not interested.  Just as well, I suppose.  I left my lucky singlet back home.

Fortunately, I visited New York in February to attend a trade show which coincided with Wrestlefest.  Although I was not staying at the Hotel Pennsylvania, the Wrestlefest host hotel, I was at a Midtown Manhattan hotel close by.  I met up with guys I had seen last summer at the Indiana PA Wrestlefest.  The New York Wrestlefest had about 125 guys participating, both locals and out of towners.  I was able to set up a couple of really good matches with guys from the UK.  One of the guys was an especially good coach.  Probably will do Wrestlefest in New York next year.

Also had a roadtrip match in South Carolina on my drive home from Florida. Nice guy, and a real strong wrestler. A lot stronger than would expect.

The lesson is perhaps that you can plan, but often it is just about luck. "Man proposes but God disposes." Perhaps there is a divine factor in wrestling?