
小学校1年生から3年生を対象に自作の紙芝居を用いて「正義」「勇気」「武道」について話しました。
気持ちが繋がったので、突きと上段受けを教えました。
一番盛り上がったのは、風船を用いて圧縮と膨張を学ぶ時間。最後に、平和と調和について子供たちと話してお別れしました。
I was here today because I was asked by a private elementary school in Akabane, Tokyo to give an introduction to karate-do.
I told students from the first to third grade of elementary school about “justice,” “courage,” and “Budo” using picture stories “KAMISHIBAI” that I created myself.
Once we connected, I taught them Tsuki and High Block.
The most exciting part was learning about compression and expansion using balloons. Finally, I left the children with a talk about peace and harmony.

This school practices Catholic education, and there are many beautiful statues of the Virgin Mary on campus. As I was gazing at the statue, a nun called out to me and gave me a short tour of the school. We talked about the precious things that we must not lose, even as times change. She was the school’s chairman, and was very kind and gentle. With a gentle smile, she said, “Let’s meet again and have some fun,” and we parted ways.
