I used a second solution.
My kid REALLY didn’t want to fight, so I encouraged him to become friends with the scrappiest Irish kid I knew. It worked beautifully.
My kid never had to lay a hand on anyone (unless he wanted to, and you know, defending yourself is catching), and the Irish kid had a ton of excuses to get into fights, which he thought was just great.
I think I saw that movie
I love it!! That was brilliant thinking!