[Equackasous]

Now if they want to tart it up with music and a light show, I have a problem with that.

I recently was fortunate enough to participate in a demo sponsored by the local Community College Japanese club which, can sometimes be *sort* of an anime convention if you know what I mean.
We were the last group to "perform"--er, I mean give a demo, and there was a Karate guy right before us. I guess the DJ at the event decided to "spice it up" a bit as he played some sort of strange techno "power" music which accompanied his performance, complete with disco lights.
I hate to say it, but the results were hilarious.
The words to "Everybody's Kung Fu Fightin'!" kept playing in my head...

~But our group, and especially our Sensei, was a bit worried that they'd try the same thing on us.
They didn't.
In fact, the audience went ape after our demo with huge cheers and applause! One Japanese guy even screamed out at our Sensei like some sort of crazed groupie, and he was swearing up and down in broken English that our Sensei was a Japanese T.V. actor he had seen somewhere. (I dunno, maybe he is????) anyway,
In the end, I was really blown away, because afterwards many people came up to us, thanking is profusely and asking us all sorts of questions and showing interest in Kendo.

I also felt pretty good to have been able to represent the Dojo in that way.
Funnier still, It turns out that the Karate guy had actually requested the music!


I think demos can be a bit scary, but in the end are good for you.