The Boy has been taking martial arts lessons since he was four. It’s been a great thing for him, helping him learn respect, discipline, coordination and building strength, endurance, and stamina. The cost has always been something I’ve budgeted for, seeing is as an important hobby/extracurricular endeavor for him to continue.
Because of my Pursuit of the Perfect Job, we have moved a few times. This has been a negative for him in some ways, shaking up his routines, including the karate lessons, but has also been a positive, as it exposed him to different techniques (blends of defensive/aggressive/disarming/weapon skills), styles (olympic vs traditional), and also different art forms (karate/jujitsu vs tae kwon do). This summer he’ll probably make the switch back to Karate, with a some tae kwon do infusion. It should be fun.
I think my years as a [insert-color-here]-belt mom made me susceptible to this particular ad though:
I'd have given him $5
Filed under: Genius at Work, The Boy
That is an excellent ad.
Question – why are you not taking lessons as well and what happened to the walk/run program you had going?
Also – did you color any easter eggs?
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