Some families are really good at sport. Their children do lots of sporting extra murals and they spend their Saturdays driving from one match to the other. Us - not so much. I fear my kids might have inherited my sporting abilities - which probably means a future of being relegated to the E team. But luckily for us, we don't have to be in the first team in order to have fun. Very luckily for us.
The one thing I do make the kids do is Karate. It is very good for them from a discipline and concentration point of view, the two things my kids could do with a bit more of. And of course, it doesn't hurt that it is an extra mural that the kids can do together which means less driving around for the mother.
On Saturday we had our first Karate grading session, which thank goodness seemed to be based more on participation than any particular aptitude as we are not particularly excellent at Karate.
The kids were so thrilled with their medal and certificates. It was our first time that Marko and I went to go see our kids perform / participate in something like that so it was a pretty special moment.
Here they are with their medals:
I need to end this post now as I have lost my cursor on this page which is unbelievably annoying as I have to guess where to type next rather than follow the cursor.
Have a great Monday xx
PS This was the only photo that came out ok. Which coincidentally is the only photo that I took. According to Marko, the camera is not working properly. I am not saying a word.
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Karate is a great sport! Well done! ;-)
Posted by: MomAgain@40 | 07 June 2010 at 08:58 AM
Congrats to Kate and Adam. Martial Arts are a wonderful thing to be involved in.
Posted by: Kristin | 07 June 2010 at 02:23 PM
Congrats kiddos!
Posted by: Van Kapeghian | 07 June 2010 at 02:39 PM
Awww..... how cute! Isn't soccer big over there? You are so NOT the soccer mom type, though. LOL Annoying, those women. I'm a baseball and golf mom. I show up and bring snack on my turn - winner mom.
Posted by: Stefanie | 07 June 2010 at 09:56 PM
Love the happy faces :)
Posted by: Jenty | 07 June 2010 at 10:34 PM
They look so proud! Kudos to Kate and Adam!! My twins just made blackbelt last week and I can't tell you how much the training has helped them! My son is exceptionally uncoordinated and karate has done wonders with him. Keep up the good work!!!
Nancy
Posted by: Nancy | 07 June 2010 at 11:26 PM
That'll come in handy if they get bullied or someone tries to hit them in the future - they'll be able to Jackie Chan them to the ground!
Posted by: Kim | 08 June 2010 at 04:48 PM
Lana and Donovan started karate 5 months ago. And KD (Karen's kids) are in Karate for about 4 months. Love the discipline and the "yes mam"s
Posted by: Sandra | 10 June 2010 at 09:40 AM
Congratulations to Adam and Kate!
Karate is a *great* sport for those of us who are, umm... athletically challenged. While there are levels and belts and tests and all of that, it's not exactly direct competition. Also, like swimming and running, you only have to worry about your own body, not balls or bats or sticks or actually trying to catch something. Karate was a great benefit for me because I lack any amount of hand-eye coordination beyond the ability to drive. (And, according to my husband, even that is a bit dicey...)
Posted by: Elizabeth | 12 June 2010 at 03:49 AM