Gabriel-san

 

As Gabe approaches 4 yrs of age, he's expressing an interest in something new. He says he wants to get a black belt in karate. So, at Christmas he got a Karate uniform and a month of lessons.
He quickly got into the spirit when he went for an assessment and his first class. He goes 3 days per week and learns about punches, blocks, and kicks. He is learning some basic calisthenics and seems to be getting the hang of it. When I told him he had to put on his white uniform, he said "Mommy, it's called a gi". Guess he really does know. He can earn awards and patches for his gi by performing well in class and getting good marks from us on his "task list" at home. We'll just have to wait and see how long before he starts using the moves he learns on Gavin???