Had to pick my son up from the YMCA early today because he bloodied another kid's nose, lol. I was going to pick him up early anyway for his martial arts class but had to get him an hour earlier than I planned.
I asked him what happened and he told me that it was the same kid he immobilized last week for shoving him against a wall. I have to say, I'm very happy he takes martial arts because he keeps his head and does just what's needed to diffuse a situation. This other kid is the same age as him but bigger. Last week my son grabbed his wrist and turned it forcing the kid to turn and bend over, then my son pushed his face to the ground by the back of his neck with his free hand. I was so proud when the principal gave the story. Today, the kid told him he got lucky last week and tried to punch my son in the face so he blocked the punch and countered with a punch to the kid's nose causing it to start gushing blood according to the Y leaders.
Of course, they called me and said he can't stay the rest of the day due a violent incident, I guess it's their policy, so I needed to come get him asap. I happened to see the other kid leaving the school with his dad as I was driving in and he stopped, motioned for me to stop and then apologized for his son's behavior. I apologized for my son hurting his and he said,"don't worry about it" and, "he was just doing what anyone would do" and drove off.
Needless to say, today was a good day