My mother was the opposite. She basically babied and spoiled me. Most people would not understand but it frustrated me. So I essentially wasn’t able to start growing up until after high school. On one hand, I became fiercely independent but it could have turned out incredibly bad. I know a lot of people who never learned how to fight for themselves because their parents hovered WAY too much.
Most people with martial arts skills don’t behave that way, so I’m guessing the frog is a poser. You don’t want to advertise it. It’s always good to be underestimated.
I kind of like the interpretation though.