My daughter decided to sign up for a session of taekwondo with us (my son and I) this week! I am thrilled and do not know what got into her. A while back she practiced with us for about 8 months, and earned a green stripe on her yellow belt. Then she quit. And that was usual for her, to pick something but then change her mind. Last week when she came to me and said “mom you aren’t going to believe me but I want you to sign me up for taekwondo” she was right, I didn’t believe her. I had been trying at various times to talk her into signing up again, knowing that it was futile. So for this to be her own motivation was awesome. And a special thanks to Maddie for helping to inspire Danielle last week!
Since Dani has signed up she has asked me to review the forms with her every night which gives me a great opportunity to practice myself. I even heard her ask Jonathan in the car last night “show me the punches”. She was talking about something called the examination procedure sitting stance punch sequence. Jonathan proceeded to show her six singles, two doubles and three triples from his car seat! Makes me smile.
Taekwondo is one of the few activities that you can participate in with your children, where you practice, learn and advance together. I can not think of many other sports that are like this. There is an immense satisfaction in being there and practicing with them. Watching her watch Ms. M intently as she is showing her Chung Ji makes me smile. Hearing her little girl kiup from across the room makes me smile. Prioritizing exercise and doing it together sets the stage for excellent habits in the future. And as for the now, I could not be a happier taekwondo mom.
