Karate

Kenna has been talking about karate for a few months. I told her that if she still wanted to do it after Christmas we would look into it (thinking she would forget about it.) Well, she didn't. So, we paid for a "trial class" where they give you a little karate outfit and she gets to try out two sessions with their lead instructor. Man was I impressed! In 30 minutes he talked about goal setting, hard work, respect, and challenging yourself. She ate it up! We were in a little bit of sticker shock when we heard the 6 month price, but thought we would try it out to see if she would stick with it.

I hope she does, I just LOVE what it is teaching her. Already she has incorporated some of the learnings. One thing he focuses on is facing challenges with the attitude of "bring it on" versus - that is too hard. I have already heard her say "bring it on" a few times since last week when I asked her to read me a book that may have been a little challenging :)

It has also been good for her because there are 6 "beginner" classes a week. You can come to whichever two fit your schedule. So, she has a different class each time, with all different skill levels. It was good to see how she handled being the least experienced in the class. She watched others, asked for help and really has quite a good roundhouse kick ;)

this was the night of her white belt "ceremony" 

she has great form when punching (in the middle) 

she needs to learn that accuracy is more important than power - getting there 

looks so cute in her little karate outfit (that is wayyyyy too big ;)