Hey all -
Wanted to crow a bit!
DS13 just took his first 'belt test' last night and now he is no longer a white belt. DH was just against Karate for personal reasons, and it took me this long to 'put my foot down' and let DS start.
I had a little tear in my eye when DS took off his belt and had the next level placed on him. DS hates all forms of physical activity, so getting to this landmark is a really big deal.
That is great, congratulations!
We had a similar situation with my DS12 - he never wanted to do sports, especially team sports, but when we said he had to do something physical he picked karate. He went four or five belts up and spent 4 years doing it - it was a great experience and got him over that "I hate sports" phase. This year he stopped karate and is doing a team sport for the first time!
