Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion Kids Folkstyle Vision Quest at State

If anyone has not seen the movie Visonquest, it is a really good wrestling movie. You need to check it out. Louden Swan drops 2 weight classes to take on Shoop. In this scenario Mason Turner is going up 2 weight classes to take on Steele. In my opinion that showed me Mason has guts and heart, when he told me that is what he wanted to do, I never questioned him just said let's do it.In some people's opinion this is not a wise move, but it is also preparing him for next year.Also he has already been wrestling up in age and weight, why quit now. He know's there is obstacles in the way and to take one match at a time and hopefully these two will meet up somewhere in the bracket. Perferably in the championship. To all participants in 64 , Good Luck.

Ok - I'm going to date myself on this one but ya - that movie came out when I was in high school......and I second that it was a really good movie!
Wow - what a twist - exactly how many large pizzas did Mason have for supper last night?? : ) (I love this because I've never been one for cutting weight at such a young age - at our house the motto is.....BRING IT!) I think it's awesome that Mason is challenging himself this way - he sure has the heart to get the job done. Tate Steele is a beast and this could be an awesome match in the finals!! We'll be watching for that one! Good Luck to all!!

Jordan's mom : )

There is no doubt that District 1 has by far the toughest competitors in this weight class. Steele, Parenti, Ward, Turner, Gowin etc. The bad thing is that these would all be state placers, except that someone is going to get beat out, then someone of lesser quality will place. Someone needs to hurry up and move to another dist.lol

I'm pretty positive
Its Swian and SHOOT not Swan and Shoop lol
But its still the meaning of the great movie that counts right

Some nites at the begining or end of practice our boys will just all circle up
belly down
start pounding the mat
and then one just pops up and goes.
Its awesome how that movie has spand over the years

And actually I think it's "Shute", but it's been a while since I've seen the movie. I was in high school myself when it came out. I been wanting to show it to my 9 year old, but wondered if it had a little too much in it for a kid that age (sex and language).

I would like to wish all the wrestlers good luck as well. Mason has been to some of our practices and he is a class act! You should be proud of him!

GOOD LUCK TO MASON AND TATE......hope it all works out. nice to see someone going for competition, rather than hardware. we have done similar with many of the kids in our club over the years. if you don't lose, it's hard to learn anything.

Headup, you are absolutly right, it is about the competition win or lose. We didn't go into this blind , Mason know's what he is up against. Like they say it's not the size of the dog ,It is the fight in the dog.

Vision Quest was a movie about wrestling? I only remember it being about a high school kid that scores big with an older women (and she was hot to boot!). Just kidding. This was, and still is, a classic movie about a high school wrestler who busted his tail to meet his goal. I rented it last year to watch with my son before the State tournament.

Plot

In this coming-of-age story, Louden Swain (Modine) is a high school wrestler who has just turned eighteen and decided that he needs to do something truly meaningful in his life. Against the wishes of those around him, he embarks on a mission to drop two weight classes in order to challenge the toughest opponent, Brian Shute (Frank Jasper)—a menacing 3-time state champion from nearby rival Hoover High School, who has never been defeated in his high school career. In his zeal to drop from 190 pounds to 168 pounds, against the wishes of his coach (Charles Hallahan) and teammates, he disrupts the team around him and creates health problems of his own. (Wikipedia)

If you haven't seen this movie, you need to.

Ahhhhh and the music that accompanies the movie is still getting played in Warm-Ups at most colleges!

One of the better ones and such a classic played by a non-wrestler (Modine) as an actor that really does a pretty decent job. Keep in mind it was a rather low budget movie---but such a classic!

Best of luck to such a tough bracket in District 1! It'll be great to watch every single match @ 10 U 64!

To put it this way...
It was so long ago that Madonna is paying as an extra singing in a bar...
lol

they are remaking this movie..its going to have the actor from twilight in it

And as BLT pointed out, it has been so long ago that Madonna will probably still be in the movie as an extra singing in a bar. She is probably at that point in her career she could use a little public exposure and some spending cash.

Could she pass as an actress playing the "down & out" female?

Parenti moved upto 67lbs for subs. Speculation is they're running from that super tough 64lb bracket.

WOW...If you are going to say something that ignorant, post your name. Are you seriousely calling out a 10 year old kid?
Shame on you!!!!!

Parenti can't make weight at 64, would have loved the challenge.
67 has great wrestlers in it as well.

Just wondering why you would have Mason go up two weight classes to wrestle Steele, when it seems like 61 lbs at Salina proved to be enough. One more thing, Gowin at subs should not be overlooked, this kid hasn't been recognized enough imo, and he is a beast.

If you seen my earlier post, we didn't go in to this blind. No one is being overlooked. That is the beauty of it wrestling good kid's back to back. My question is why is there a problem with him going 64? Tell me what you think? Mason shouldn't be at 64. Is the idea of a kid from a 58 weight pound class coming to 64 put a black eye on 64, are you saying he isn't good enough ?Regardless he is still 64, win or lose. Just because traditionally everyone goes back a weight class, we didn't. We are here to wrestle. Park city was enough also. I know Gowin and Steele wasn't there along with many more who wasn't. Look at it this way everyone in 64 is starting out with an advantage.

Gowin is the best cross body wrestler I have ever seen at this age. He is better at that ride than most high schoolers, I would not count him out to take it all.

Hasn't Turner been at 61-64 most of the year?? So it isn't like he is just recently moving up to wrestle a certain kid.