history: When my son was 14, he got a back belt in Karate. He had to work really hard for that. When my son was 14_comma_ he got a black belt in Karate. He had to work hard for that. Wow. You must be proud of him. Congratulations 
current: Yes, it has been some years not, but I really was. He was in Karate for 8 years at that time.
next: I see. It was many years of work. I guess his classmates were afraid o him, not everybody is black belt so young. 