Complex sentence: Blanco had originally been persuaded to begin wrestling from his cousin so that he could learn acrobatics, and later went on to be a standout in the sport at German Villalobos High School and was also a National Champion in his home country of his Venezuela.
Split into simpler sentences: Blanco had originally been persuaded to begin wrestling from his cousin so that he could learn acrobatics. Blanco went on to be a standout in the sport at German Villalobos High School and was also a National Champion in his home country of his Venezuela.