We took the boys to a Mixed Martial Arts class a few weeks ago. The age group was for 4-7 year olds but the instructor asked Brock if he wanted to join in too; Brock was SO excited to be a part of the class!
They did a really good job of introducing and explaining when it's appropriate to use MMA skills. While covering the ABCs of the technique (and after Brock finished singing the ABCs to the entire class since he already knew his ABCs) one of the topics was "who's got your back?" The instructor was saying that at school, your teacher has your back. While playing soccer, your coach has your back. He then asked who's got your back at home…Troy proudly raised his hand and answered, "Jesus!" The instructor laughed and accepted Troy's answer, then added parent's too, of course!
Troy couldn't contain his excitement when they announced that they would each be able to kick a board. Troy's notorious ear-to-ear smile and little jumps of excitement made for another round of laughs from the parents.
Both boys had successful first attempts at breaking through their boards and earned their white belts.
And only because this one cracks me up:
Jeremy snapped this one of the boys while I was taking "too long" in the dressing room. It feels like my stomach has tripled in size and new shirts were very much needed!
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Oh boy, Eli is going to be jealous! She's been asking to start karate lessons-I've only been able to find one place around here that does them. That's fun that Brock got to join in! I bet it was so much fun to watch!
Okay, funny. "Anonymous" is me - Stacie!
Okay, funny again. My last comment posted as "anonymous" and is now deleted! Ha.
What I originally said, and hopefully it doesn't come up again after I post this one, is "What cute little ninjas!"
Phew...I'm getting off this crazy blog! :)
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