I try not to single out any one opponent because that takes my focus away from training for everyone unless there is a competition like team trials who I know specifically who I am going to fight. The winners of Collegiates qualify to compete in Japan for the Goodwill Games. The US has its ups and downs in international competition. The athletes making the team now are pretty much young and we have a lot to learn. We had some good results from Collegiate Worlds and World Cup, so I think we are going to do well the next couple of years.
Improvement comes with experience.
Yes, I think international is a lot different. You have to get use to fighting other countries with different styles and referees with different tendencies. I think my style of fighting is well adapted to that of the international circuit. Sometimes I may add a lot of combinations with doubles and triples. You just have to space the days you do in between them.