Karate Kid

We signed Chase up for karate classes about a month ago. He has mixed feelings about it. Sometimes he loves to go and he's excited and sometimes when I go to put his uniform on him he says, "I don't like karate. It's just too hard." We go twice a week. The little kids are so funny to watch! They are hilarious! Any type of side-kicking exercise and they are falling all over the place. They have the hardest time keeping their balance!

The instructor always starts the class by doing a few warm-up exercises. Push-ups, bicycles, arm circles, etc. Chase does push-ups by keeping his elbows locked so his arms remain straight. Then when the instructor says "down" Chase slams his hips into the floor. I can't imagine that being very comfortable - especially since he's male. I keep trying to explain to him that a push-up is an upper body move. I have even demonstrated and worked with him at home, but he insists that I have it all wrong!



Sometimes he pays really good attention, and sometimes his mind is running laps in La-La Land. . . . .



He's signed up to go all year so we'll see how he likes it once he gets into the program more. They teach good life skills in the class. Right now they are doing discipline. All the kids have to repeat, "Discipline - doing what you're supposed to do when you're supposed to do it." That's even gospel related! So it's a good thing. Craig took karate when he was a kid so it's something he wants Chase to learn too. I just wish it weren't so expensive! But Chase seems to have a good time, and that's what matters most!