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May 17th, 2014
“Three, two, one, yoi shoot!” With a swing of our arms, the children and I launched our tops from our hands, careful to hold on to the thread. “Shippai!” or “I failed,” a student said her top toppled over. But not me. Not this time. “Dekita! I did it!” I shouted with satisfaction, my top spinning across the floor.

After a few days of practice and frustration, I finally did it. My technique wasn’t perfect, but I could now spin a Japanese top, my new favorite toy. And I wasn’t alone. For the time being none of my students were thinking of their toys at home.

Read the full article at:
http://www.tofugu.com/2014/04/11/waging-epic-battle-with-japanese-tops/
Posted by ta0paipai | May 17, 2014 6:09 AM | 0 comments
It’s time to ditch the text file.
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