Today I forgot a kid. Well, not like I left him somewhere but rather I forgot he hadn't sparred (fought). In fact, I thought he had and we almost finished class with everyone sparring but him.
When the failure was noticed, I grabbed someones hand gear and jumped right in the ring. Matthew, a white belt (lowest rank), took on myself, a first degree black belt. Now usually I don't go all after a white belt but I had just come down from an upper belt fight where the goal was to make my opponent tired. This is much different than beating the crap out of someone, which is highly discouraged and is not allowed in or outside of class.
Well Matthew the karate kid took me on and absolutely did astounding. He punched in combination, kicked me several times and stood his ground. I am so Incredibly proud of this kid. His heart, dedication and the endurance he showed makes me proud to be one of his senseis. I am proud, but you should have seen the look on his face.
Way to go and a high five for Matthew.
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