Today both Andrew and I earned our blue belts. Andrew earned his in Karate as part of the Karate Kids program at America’s Best Defense. I earned mine through the Adult Krav Maga program. Andrew received his in a graduation ceremony tonight and I received mine through a graduation ceremony after my class this morning. It was a tough test, too made more difficult by being sick. I was majorly sucking wind and then having coughing fits but I gave it my all.
Andrew did really well in his graduation. He’s coming along in his learning and he’s still having fun, which is most important.
Yesterday at Andrew’s Karate school, America’s Best Defense, they had a Parents As Coaches day. This meant that parents came in with the kids and trained alongside the kids. I had been hearing about it during Andrew’s regular classes and even though it was a Saturday during the day I had to take him to it. I knew that this would be an event that he would really enjoy. He always asks to attend the special events and it is tough always saying no because of my work schedule. This time I said yes and took Andrew to the event. I also had a Krav Maga Event later in the afternoon.
The Parents as Coaches class was good. We ran drills with the kids for a while and then the parents went off with Sensei Wilson to go over how they could continue to be good coaches to the kids outside of class. We went over a pamphlet that they created with tips on how to best help be coaches to the kids. Lots of good information in that.
After Parents as Coaches I took Andrew home and came back to ABD to a special Punch and Lunch. This was a class on special self defense tactics that included disarming of guns. We did all sorts of drills and then had a nice lunch. I ended up training with someone who also works for my company. It was a good day.
