Gabriel getting ready for judo (although I am not sure that what he does genuinely falls into the "getting ready" category)

Gabriel's sports are riding and judo. He does the riding by himself; the judo he does with his best friend, Anaël.

After school, they come over and horse around. Then they put on their judo outfits. Often this simple task descends into chaos. As much as they are looking forward to taking off in the car for judo class, before they do they are invariably working at cross-purposes to this goal, since it takes a herculean effort by Mama to get them out of one set of clothes and into another. Much takes place in this eternal interim. Karate chops, splits on the floor, sliding, squeeling, imitation Chinese language hurled from one boy to the other, for example "Chee-chou-chang-tau!", John Travolta dances, and I know not what.