Thankful #7

Today I am thankful for my son's karate class. A boy at school started punching Matt during recess and because of karate, he knew what to do. He told the boy to stop and when the other kid didn't stop, Matt used his blocking techniques that he learned in karate until a teacher saw what was going on and stopped the situation. He told me that he didn't punch back because his karate teacher told him he couldn't punch kids at school. He did the right thing and kept the situation from escalating. A couple of years ago that would have turned into an outright brawl. I am thankful for karate which teaches Matt the appropriate time and place to engage.

Matt in his karate uniform. He officially gets his yellow belt next Thursday!