KARATE KID ISAAC IS A PROPER LITTLE BELTER!
BY NADEEM HANIF
10:30 - 01 May 2007
Meet the real karate kid. Two-year-old Isaac Hill has become the youngest person in Leicester to win a martial arts ranking.
Isaac is barely out of nappies but can already punch and karate kick his way around a class with children years older than him.
The pint-sized pupil has already moved from the beginners’ white belt standard to the first grading of white belt with red stripe in just three months of training.
Proud dad Andrew Hill, of Featherstone Drive, Eyres Monsell, said his baby Bruce Lee always looks forward to his classes.
He said: "It’s a real achievement for him because he was 13 weeks premature after being born through IVF.
"He has had to have a real fighting spirit to come through what he already has at such a young age.
"Although he is only two you can tell there is a determination about him.
“I decided to take him along because I thought it would be a good way of him using some of his energy.”
Isaac chops through a 30-minute session every Friday at Shane Varney’s Karate School in South Wigston, which his 20-year-old sister Pagan also attends.
Mr Hill said: “The instructors are very patient with him because at his age he likes to do different things.”
Shane, who runs the karate school, said he was delighted with the speed of Isaac’s progress.
He said most martial arts schools did not have children under three taking part and he believed Isaac was the youngest child to be given a grading in Leicester.
Isaac has been involved in the school’s Lil’ Dragons sessions with other young children.
Shane said: "To complete the grading candidates have to complete a series of moves over 30 minutes.
“It takes a lot of concentration but we took into account Isaac’s age.”
“Everyone is really impressed with how he has been getting on and although it is far too early to say how good he will be, he is showing a lot of potential.”
Aww how cute!!!
They named their daughter Pagan!?