So proud of ChinaBoi. Some kid at the dorm tried to sucker punch him, and Charlie caught the punch, put him in a wrist lock, and sat him down. 

What I'm proud of isn't that he defended himself--I expect that, since we are a martial arts family--but that he controlled the situation and didn't snap the kid's wrist (which he is more than capable of doing).

Funny, but his brother had a similar episode way back when he was blue belt.  Rick had been bullied a lot in school, and he never let anyone know that he took martial arts because he was afraid they'd come after him even worse.  But one day at the bus stop, some kid put him in a head lock, and instinct and training took over--Rick used his jujitsu moves to escape and gain control of the other kid and very gently forced him down to the ground.  By the time he realized what he had done, the other kids had just backed up in a circle and fallen silent.  He never had another problem with being bullied again.

I'm very grateful that our karate association teaches not only how, but how far.