I can still take a punch

Or a kick... to the stomach! Hurrah for me :-)
Okay, for those (many of you) who are out of the loop, I've finally gone back to Karate (at Stronger You) and yesterday's class we put on our sparring gear, and the questions jumped into my head "Can I still handle getting hit?" And more importantly "Can I hit back without hurting someone or making them laugh at my weakness???" And to my very pleasant suprise, first, I still have ab muscles, second, they are fully functional (no pain getting a nice solid kick to the gut!) and most importantly, I neither hurt my partner, nor left them on the floor laughing.
A very, very satisfying Monday afternoon overall...
:-)