Tapping away in the Shogakko

Here's what I'm up to if you're bored today.

I'm just finishing up in Koyasan's Primary School, and I've got to say, these kids are probably solely responsible for me being in anyway fit. They are ALL little Ninjas. I said a long while back about the transformation during cleaning time from cute little kids to Sweeping-Brush-Samaurai's. Today was just us "playing" a game wherein I battle them off with swirls from my scarf and they come in with flying kicks. Dodge ball on crack perhaps.

Rhapsody in Blue is playing....Actually, check that. It's ended and been replaced with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Huh, I'm just back from the Music room where I was just talking to the 11 year old who is playing DJ now during break. They're his own cds. I can see a lesson involving lyrics here...

Yesterday in Fuki was another Primary School visit. The whole PrimarySchool (so that would be 12 students then, no 1st Class) was playing basketball together and I help Tatsuya, the smallest boy in 3rd class, score by holding him up to the rim to dunk.

He held on.
I pulled.
He held on.
I stopped supporting him.
No change.

I think he's a about half a hobbit in size, and he seemed willing to hold on, with one hand, all day. I had to jump, yank, and pry him off.

Feckin' legend of a kid.

Because the Primary and Middle School (7 students) next door to each other in Fuki are so small now, they've joined together, and you can see some pics of the 1st 2nd and 3rd years last November kicking my ass at Othello here.


http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n267/davidlmorrison/JapanAug2006toJul2007/TeachingatFuki/

Meanwhile in Hanasaka, the even smaller village I teach at half waydown the mountain, (11 students) there is a slightly different school of martial arts to Koyasan: Cardboard Tube Samaurai. Just as honourable, but with a lot less pain. For me at least. There's some photos from December of 4th, 5th and 6th class here.


http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n267/davidlmorrison/JapanAug2006toJul2007/TeachingatHanasaka/
Looks like an unidentifiable lunch is up.

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