Hanging in Hanoi With the San Da Team, Part 3
Jul 21, 2020
3 minutes
BY ANTONIO GRACEFFO, PH.D.
JUNIORS SPEND ALL THEIR TIME in Vietnam training, not really fighting,” Jerry Nguyen said. “If they have to fight, it’s like a test.”
This was similar to what I’d seen in China, where the approach is to have an athlete train for years to refine his skills before competing. Then, when he finally fights, he should win. On the wrestling team I trained with in China, members said they competed a maximum of four times a year. In contrast, the American method revolves around viewing competition as part of
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