On the second weekend of January, there happened to be the year-end presentation between the kendo club and the judo club. At the beginning, I was asked by Kotaro Sasaki to direct the other foreign athletes and make sure they were all sitting down and organized. 

The first part was the kendo dojo. The kendo club presented a few katas including some with the naginata which I have never seen before. Then, the first year students from the judo club performed a basic kata with the members of the kendo club. My friend Masaya was hilarious to watch because he clearly didn't remember most of it. 

After that, we moved over to the judo club.  But as we were moving, Agemizu sensei came up to me and told me to make sure that the foreigners were sitting at the right spot. It gave me a big responsibility, but it also made me proud. I had been given a task as a member of the club. Well at least that's how it felt.

There, the judo club performed a few katas, and the first year students from the kendo club also had a go at a few throws. When the judo guys were performing the nage-no kata, Kotaro forgot the sword one time, and I watched him run back to go get it in front of everyone. It was hilarious to watch.

Once that was done, some of the fourth year students had put up a little play which consisted of a man being lost and asking directions  to various people, yet everyone seemed to want to beat him up. To defend himself, he used kata and judo techniques to completely humiliate his opponents. It was a comedy at the same time, and I think it was a clever way to show the fundamentals of judo.

I didn't get to take pictures but I'm glad I got to assist to this presentation.