Translated from the original article at: http://news.kanaloco.jp/localnews/article/1201160025/
January 16, 2012
Members of the karate club put on an intense performance=Kawasaki Municipal Commercial School
On the 16th, the Kawasaki Municipal Commercial High School (the town of Totehon, in the Saiwai district) held a charity kagami biraki exhibition featuring their karate and kendo groups. The venue collected funds to go towards the Eastern Japan Disaster revitalization efforts. The funds will be channeled through the social welfare organization of the Kawasaki newspaper.
2012 marks the eighth occasion this New Year's event has taken place. School staff members brought kagami mochi and PTA members made shiruko soup. Volunteers from the physical education department cooperated in serving students who came to observe.
This year, 9 pupils from the karate group and 4 from the kendo group participated. In charge of collecting the funds were members of the social welfare pupil committee. A special entrance hall was set up in the venue, where students impressively displayed their kumite and kata, as large rounds of applause erupted from spectators.
Izumida Kasumi (17) of the karate group stated her impressions: "As we put on one performance after another, out hearts filled with prayer for the disaster area." Yokouchi Yasuki (17), president of the Kendo group "I want this year to have a greater start (than the last). We're aiming for victory at the next tournament, and wish to train to our best ability."
Original text:
川崎商業高の空手部と剣道部が鏡開きチャリティー演武、被災地支援へ/川崎
2012年1月16日
迫力の演武を披露する空手部員ら＝川崎市立商業高校
川崎市立商業高校（同市幸区戸手本町）で16日、空手と剣道の両部員による鏡開きチャリティー演武が行われた。会場で集められた募金は、神奈川新聞厚生文化事業団を通じて、東日本大震災の復興支援に役立てられる。
ことしで８回目を迎えた新春の恒例行事。教職員が持ち寄った鏡餅で同校ＰＴＡがお汁粉を作り、運動部員有志の協力で見学の生徒らに振る舞っている。
ことしは空手部９人、剣道部４人の生徒が参加。募金集めは、社会福祉委員会の生徒らが担った。エントランスホールに設けられた特設会場で、生徒らが迫力ある組手や形を披露すると、観衆から大きな拍手が湧き起こった。
空手部の泉田花純さん（17）は「一つ一つの技に、被災地の復興を祈る気持ちを込めた」と感想を述べた。剣道部の横内靖幸部長（17）は「ことしもいいスタートが切れた。大会で優勝を狙うぐらいの気持ちで、練習を頑張りたい」と話していた。
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