Karate Kid
Isaac has been in karate for about 18 months now and I can safely say that other than school and having a little brother, it has been the best experience he has had in his young life. This has transformed him. He is physically fit, coordinated, and now, 18 months in, he is showing real skill. This is strange to say, but I think Isaac has real talent in karate.
He practices all of the time, walking around the house doing kicks and punches, sometime perilously close to his little brother's head. He loves his kama and there is a regular click and clack to the pattern. He is getting better. His roundhouse kick, which was sloppy and confused in the beginning, is sharp, precise, powerful, and elegant.
Isaac has become incredibly flexible. He can do the splits like most people walk and his pride in the ability is heartening. I love watching him drop and show off a tiny bit. Its nice to have a calling card of cool when you are six, something that everyone can see but few can do.
And so its a great vantage point--watching a little guy enjoy doing something they are good at. And in case you are wondering, neither Bianca nor I have any appreciate equivalent talent. I did Taekwondo for seven years, but my biggest skill was absorbing punches. We are lucky, our local karate studio, FMAC, is incredible and they deserve a lot of the credit, but so does Isaac.
He practices all of the time, walking around the house doing kicks and punches, sometime perilously close to his little brother's head. He loves his kama and there is a regular click and clack to the pattern. He is getting better. His roundhouse kick, which was sloppy and confused in the beginning, is sharp, precise, powerful, and elegant.
Isaac has become incredibly flexible. He can do the splits like most people walk and his pride in the ability is heartening. I love watching him drop and show off a tiny bit. Its nice to have a calling card of cool when you are six, something that everyone can see but few can do.
And so its a great vantage point--watching a little guy enjoy doing something they are good at. And in case you are wondering, neither Bianca nor I have any appreciate equivalent talent. I did Taekwondo for seven years, but my biggest skill was absorbing punches. We are lucky, our local karate studio, FMAC, is incredible and they deserve a lot of the credit, but so does Isaac.