Would you consider learning self-defense important these days? Or do you consider learning self-defense as a form of violence?

This summer, per our son’s wish, we would be enrolling him to a karate sports clinic. For a long time now, he’s been saying he wanted to learn karate and he would always show this interest by doing some kicks and jumps trying to impress us with the things he already know about the sport.

At first, I was thinking, karate is violent. Why not swimming or basketball or arts and crafts instead? My husband said it is what he wanted and maybe, it would make him a little tougher. We always kid our son about his lameness and cowardice, being a unico hijo whom we love spoiling probably made him soft.

Although I’m afraid the may get hurt in the process of learning, I guess this is one of the moments where I have to let go of my son no matter how protective I am of him. It is hard though because I am such a worrier.  My husband even teased me about it saying maybe our son would be your shield like some self defense products. It’s funny I can’t laugh on this joke, I’m really worried.

I guess this is the reason why a lot of people tell us to make more more children. Because even if we don’t want to, particularly me, there’s a tendency to be over-protective and too concerned about our only child. It’s hard to allow him explore the world around him because of my fears. Now I understand why my father and mother were so strict, why there were so many rules to follow. I hope I’d be as effective as them as a parent. I hope I’d be able to cast away the fear of letting go of my child, to learn karate… and to learn life.

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