After getting my orange (third) belt last week, I got my first little "karate wound" - a scraped knuckle from a class dedicated to pad work. It might seem silly but I wear this skinned knuckle like a badge of honour, lol. I expect there's more to come!

Also thought you would get a kick out of this. My son started training just before I did, so we are both about half a year into our training. Usually our classes are separate, but once a week they offer a family class, so we do occasionally get the opportunity to be in a class together, which he loves too. He is just four years old but picking it up rather well. He loves sparring, which he has just started on a very basic level, and loves any sort of grappling type stuff we get to do, self-defense, etc. Basically he loves to beat Mummy up...lol. But he is respectful about it. Anyway, the funny story was the other day as he walked by at home, I pulled him up into my lap for a snuggle - Moms are allowed this. What does he do? Tap-tap on my shoulder! I had a good laugh and said, "Hey! You can't tap out of a hug!!" What a nut, lol.

Great story about you and your son...and you're right...you can't tap out of a hug, especially with a mom...GREAT STORY!!

Thank you for it...brought a huge smile to start out my long day.