I was always told never to kick.
"Don't let me see you raising your foot to anyone!" was the warning which I learned to ignore at my own peril.
It sounds like you've imbuing your child with a good set of morals. I agree that he needs to be punished, but he also needs to know that kicking is unacceptable. Even though at first I thought the idea of an essay was very "school-master like", the more I think about it the more I like it.
Mr Mephisto
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