{"id":568,"date":"2016-05-25T15:10:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T06:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryanilasasil.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/25\/sports-festival-the-japanese-way\/"},"modified":"2016-05-25T15:10:03","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T06:10:03","slug":"sports-festival-the-japanese-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?p=568","title":{"rendered":"Sports Festival, the Japanese way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/76cbc16c-9527-490f-b3ee-da74455d1216.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-559\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/76cbc16c-9527-490f-b3ee-da74455d1216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"951\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/76cbc16c-9527-490f-b3ee-da74455d1216.jpg 951w, https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/76cbc16c-9527-490f-b3ee-da74455d1216-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/76cbc16c-9527-490f-b3ee-da74455d1216-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nhappystorm.x.fc2.com<\/p>\n<p>Many schools are having their annual Sports Festival or what they call \u201cundokai\u201d (\u904b\u52d5\u4f1a). The entire school and the community, especially the teacher-advisers and students are pushing themselves very hard to come up with a very organized and fun undokai. Strenuous rehearsals are done many times a week.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is looking forward to the big day, which is usually a Saturday or a Sunday. With all their might, strength and agility, kids perform in various events.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oodama okuri\u00a0\u5927\u7389\u9001\u308a <\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bf4cf77a-4867-4ad5-9f75-41bf23efdc7a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-560\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bf4cf77a-4867-4ad5-9f75-41bf23efdc7a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bf4cf77a-4867-4ad5-9f75-41bf23efdc7a.jpg 320w, https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bf4cf77a-4867-4ad5-9f75-41bf23efdc7a-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0tsubaki-e.esnet.ed.jp<br \/>\nThis is a really fun and exciting Sports Festival event and is sure to make you shout and tingle. Literally, \u201coodama\u201d means giant ball and \u201cokuri\u201d means to send. Students are divided into teams (two-four) and are given a giant ball (colored according to their team) which they have to push with their hands above their heads starting from the front line to the back and forth in the shortest possible time. You can view this video and see how fun it is.<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/X3VbYoO0P9k<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>2. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tama ire\u00a0\u7389\u3044\u308c<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/a7d4d786-2ca8-4a1a-8fbf-91bff678e0ff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-562\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/a7d4d786-2ca8-4a1a-8fbf-91bff678e0ff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/a7d4d786-2ca8-4a1a-8fbf-91bff678e0ff.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/a7d4d786-2ca8-4a1a-8fbf-91bff678e0ff-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>allabout.com.jp<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>[wpvideo Yl64nq5b]<\/p>\n<p>\u200bAnother fun event that uses ball, tama ire (ball-toss game) requires speed and accuracy. To explain, \u201ctama\u201d means ball and \u201cire\u201d means to enter, it is a game which balls (usually made of cloth) are thrown into a basket on a high pole within a specified time. The team that has more balls in the basket wins. Watch the video here<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30c0\u30f3\u30b7\u30f3\u30b0\u7389\u5165\u308c\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wC3zWzNeLsY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>3. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mukade\u00a0\u767e\u8db3 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2d9beda8-24bd-44e4-853a-7c129e66d593.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-563\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2d9beda8-24bd-44e4-853a-7c129e66d593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2d9beda8-24bd-44e4-853a-7c129e66d593.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2d9beda8-24bd-44e4-853a-7c129e66d593-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ar75ts.exblog.jp<br \/>\n\u201cMukade\u201d means centipede. It\u2019s not a game using that creepy centipede bug, so don\u2019t be scared. It is centipede race. It is a running contest where students in the same team form a line or two and tie their legs together and run. Coordination and timing is very important in this game. Just imagine running fast with one of your legs tied to another leg.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u904b\u52d5\u4f1a\u266a\u5927\u767e\u8db3\u7af6\u8d70\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vnsvwH6P5Ks?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>4. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Taifu no me\u00a0\u53f0\u98a8\u306e\u76ee<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1760e832-83cd-4a60-b355-719940438211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-564\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1760e832-83cd-4a60-b355-719940438211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1760e832-83cd-4a60-b355-719940438211.jpg 420w, https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1760e832-83cd-4a60-b355-719940438211-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 cms.edu.city.hiroshima.jp<br \/>\nThe mechanics of this game is first, a group of students from a team carry a pole and then run as fast as they could and must rotate on a barrier twice like the eye (me) of a typhoon (taifu). I think that this is the only time that the word \u201ctyphoon\u201d means fun.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>5. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kumitaiso\u3000\u7d44\u4f53\u64cd\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/37357299-d2e3-4b86-b9ec-cea6dbb1dce9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-566\" src=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/37357299-d2e3-4b86-b9ec-cea6dbb1dce9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/37357299-d2e3-4b86-b9ec-cea6dbb1dce9.jpg 616w, https:\/\/maryanila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/37357299-d2e3-4b86-b9ec-cea6dbb1dce9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0hiromiphoto.com<br \/>\nI consider this as the ultimate event in the Sports Festival. Kumitaisou is a coordinated group gymnastics. It is breathtakingly awesome. It requires strength, concentration, coordination, teamwork and balance. Kumi\u7d44\u307f\u00a0means group, tai\u00a0\u4f53\u00a0 means body, and sou\u64cdmeans maneuver. Watch the video and see for yourself.<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/PEMdfqZFiR0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>happystorm.x.fc2.com Many schools are having their annual Sports Festival or what they call \u201cundokai\u201d (\u904b\u52d5\u4f1a). The entire school and the community, especially the teacher-advisers and students are pushing themselves very hard to come up with a very organized and fun undokai. Strenuous rehearsals are done many times a week. 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