Wrestling

Mark undertook to teach Josh something about wrestling and was very patient with him. Wrestling with Mark, of course, was always a one-sided contest. The young man was fully developed, tremendously strong, and faster than a striking snake. However, he did manage to teach Josh a few of the fundamentals of the sport.

As the two of them were practicing one day, Mark said, “It’s not strength so much as it is speed, Josh. Strength is important, of course. But the strongest man in the world would be helpless if he were trapped in a bone-breaking hold. Here, let me show you.”

Josh listened carefully to his friend’s instructions. Although he was aware that Mark was allowing him to control the situation, it gave him a thrill when he was able to send Mark over his head to land on the mat that they were practicing on.

“You see? And I outweigh you by seventy-five pounds. So you could use this hold successfully on practically anyone except another professional wrestler.”