"Absolutely!" So much hope and pride in her expression; this is everything her little twelve-year-old-heart desires.

In fact it's anything her __-year-old-heart desires.

Spoiler alert; dreams get crushed later on in life

She looks at his stance, and nods, "Good, now try this;" and shows him a basic punch. It's a little intimidating to be teaching someone else, but of course that's one of the best ways to figure out whether or not you've really learned something, isn't it?