| I have a five-year-old son who recently decided he | | | | tied a good strong knot to keep it on his torso and |
| wanted to take up the art of karate. Well, as you | | | | off we went. |
| can guess, I was thrilled that he wanted to get | | | | When we arrived, he walked proudly into the room |
| involved with something that would teach him so | | | | only to have some of the other students snicker at |
| much for the life that lies before him. Little did I | | | | him. I looked around to see what was wrong and |
| know that I too, would have to become an expert in | | | | why they would be doing that. Apparently, to my |
| the ways of karate fashion! | | | | surprise, I had tied his karate belt completely wrong |
| We went through all the steps to get him signed up | | | | and it looked as if he had a huge lump in his tummy. |
| and get his karate gi. Now all there was to do was | | | | It didn't matter to him, he stood there in all his glory, |
| await the big day when he was to start his class. He | | | | proud as can be. |
| ran around the house with his 'Sponge Bob' karate | | | | One of the other kids dads gave a quick lesson on |
| gloves on, chopping into everything he could get his | | | | how to tie the belt and I immediately called him over |
| little hands on. With his enthusiasm, he soon had the | | | | to fix the problem. I was just a bit too late as when |
| whole family getting into the spirit of things and we | | | | he turned to look at me while jumping in the air, the |
| all were getting anxious for the classes to start. | | | | top half of his gi came apart and just about fell off |
| Well, as his big day neared, he took to wearing his gi | | | | of him due to my awful knot. I got him over to me |
| both day and night. He was not very good at tying | | | | as quick as possible and fixed it so he was none the |
| knots so this quickly became a dilemma. He would | | | | wiser. I learned that the belt should sit just above |
| put on his uniform to fight the evildoers in the house | | | | the hip bones, for if it is in any way different, it will |
| and I was expected to quickly tie the belt on his | | | | untie and fall off. The ends of the belt need to be of |
| uniform. Then, when he would switch back to his | | | | equal lengths to make sure that it doesn't interfere |
| own personality, he again would want a Quick Draw | | | | with your body parts getting caught in it and you |
| McGraw change of the gi. I, of course, obliged. | | | | should make sure that the belt doesn't cross itself at |
| Well, this went on right up until the big day. When | | | | the back. |
| the day arrived that he was to go to his first karate | | | | He loves his karate classes. I love my wrestling, |
| class, we all took much pride in getting him ready for | | | | jujitsu and kick boxing classes. As a family, we have |
| his first lesson. I helped him get dressed, all the way | | | | it covered! |
| down to tying the white belt around his little waist. I | | | | |