Guiding my son....

Question
I'm not sure how you feel about pro wrestling knowing that it is
fake or what have you, but my question pertains to my son.  My
son is only two years old and from the very beginning he's
displayed a real interest in wrestling and martial arts in general.  
I used to box and I love to watch boxing, MMA, pro-wrestling
and any other form of martial art there is out there and I know
this is part of the reason my son enjoys it as well.  Now, I am
completely aware my son is way too young obviously but I am
going to raise him the same way I raised my nephews.  Whatever
they showed interest in I tried to enable them to pursue them
with whatever help I can offer.  Ok, enough background, here's
my question:  What would be the best way to guide my son and
aid him in attaining success in whatever martial art sport he will
eventually gravitate towards without stepping on my wife's over
protective toes?  I know it is way too soon to ask this question
because of his age, but is there anything I could do now and as
he grows older to give him an advantage once he does partake
in any of those sports by way of some forms of grooming?

Answer
Give him as much experience as possible.  There are youth clubs for wrestling, you can find your local club by contacting USA Wrestling at www.themat.com.  Athletes as young as 4 years old can wrestle for fun and even compete.

As the father of three I would say don't move too fast, keep it very fun and let him have as much experience as he wants and can handle.

Do not get him involved with weights until he is solidly through puberty.  Which is one of the reasons why wrestling is such good exercise.  When wrestling he is lifting his own weight and developing all of his muscles, especially the large ones.

I believe the key is keeping it fun.  Don't emphasize winning until he is able to make the connection for himself that he wants to be better than other people.  If you emphasize winning early before he makes that personal connection then you are pushing him toward your will rather than letting him have experience, develop his body and enjoy being a kid.  There is plenty of time for competitive/winning mentalities but let them come through him rather than because its what you want.

If you get him into a wrestling club he will understand the very important differences between the sport as an art form and the theatrics that are used in pro wrestling.  They are great athletes and when the things that they do look dangerous it is because they are.  I have seen little kids try pro wrestling type moves and hurt themselves and their workout partners.  

good luck.