Ninja Partner Fail

The essence of being a good ninja

I will assume the essence of being a good ninja revolves around not being caught in the act of "ninjing"(you know, sneaking and all that stuff). Along the same line, I suppose it helps having a partner that isn't too clumsy around his ninja weapons...

Be that as i t may, the video clip below cracks me up every time. It believe it is from a Japanese commercial - good stuff! Can't make up my mind if I'd call this a martial arts fail or a win though.

The benefit of having a capable partner

Ninja Fail - Image from Flickr.com

Build Your Own Ninja Weapons!

For all you ninja buffs out there

Yes ladies and gents, boys and girls, young and old alike, you can now learn how to build your own ninja approved arsenal of weapons; how cool is that? Obviously very cool indeed ... and you really don't need ninja skills to see that :-)

No less than 37 different ninja weapons for the modern era (I suppose that is right now) can be made with this new book that has been launched: 'Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction: Build and Master Ninja Weapons'.

(...) built from common household and office items—plastic utensils, markers, clothespins, paper clips, wire hangers, and discarded packaging—all clearly detailed on materials lists. Builders are offered a variety of samurai stars, blowguns, throwing darts, siege weapons, and ninja tools to choose from. Armed, trained, and shrouded in black, readers are now prepared for missions of reconnaissance, sabotage, and other grim errands.

Seems like a definite must have for kids of all ages, ninja or no ninja!

The Ninja Slap

Ah, these sneaky ninja fellows... Trying to keep all the good martial arts stuff, like throwing totally awesome and deadly punches, to themselves.

Well, the cat's out of the ninja bag of tricks and now you too can slap like a champ. You show that punching bag who's the real boss!

Incompetent Ninja Sidekick

You definitely want a competent ninja to be your partner in crime if you want to get away with acting as a volunteer firefighter and arsonist at one and the same time ... without being caught that is.

This duo apparently had a criminal scheme going, "so dumb only a Philly boy could think it out." Here's the story from gawker.com

The Squirrel Samurai

Here's the furry fellow you definitely want to call if you ever get in deep poo with bothersome ninja squirrel. I'm of course talking about non other than the Squirrel Samurai - always ready to kick tail!

Also, there's a lot more funny, wonderful, wild and cute martial arts stuff for you here.

Another Huge Ninja Success!

The latest downtown ninja parade was apparently a smash hit with a record turnout of children and adults alike.

Kind of a shame that we - the non-ninjas - can't see anything since the participants as well as spectators are approved ninja obviously. Awesome :-)

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More Ninja Turles

While waiting for the remake of mutant ones, here are some average and normal turtles - said to be teenage though ... and ninja (obviously).

Ninja, From Scottland

Enjoy this new cartoon about the "Scottish Ninjas". These fellows are absolutely not apposed to a bit of something strong to drink ... and a few chosen swear words.

Along with lots of fighting, anger, quarrels and general mayhem - I'd say this is bound to be a success :-)

Confuse-Us Speaks #27

A yes... our very own old Grandmaster of martial arts weirdness, Confuse-Us, is back with another edition of stage diving into the mixed-up world of martial arts lunacy!

Confucius - Illustration image from fotopedia.com/Google

This time he's found a piece from timesofindia.indiatimes.com, where you will find some (let's called them) "rather interesting" bits and pieces of information.

According to Devadanam, Aikido or mixed martial arts is the best form of self-defence and is generally taught to commandos of special forces.
Sailesh Varma of Association of Mixed Martial Arts India said, "Aikido is an effective self-defence technique that focuses on dislocation of joints and nerve points. On mixed martial arts, Varma said that it was a combination of several martial arts such as Judo, Aikido, Muay Thai and Karate.

Okidoki - It really is good finally to be informed about aikido! Being obviously uninformed, I thought (silly me) that aikido was something totally different. I guess it just goes to prove how little I actually know...

And that aikido is being a part of MMA ... wow, who would have known! These sneaky folks are good to keeping that a secret for so long. Most be some ninja activities for sure.

Or could it simply be that the good folks - here a martial arts instructor - of India knows something which has simply passed the rest of the world by?

A Ninja Ass-ass-in

They really don't come any deadlier, or scarier, than this - a real ninjass poster boy of lethal awesomeness. Sure hope you haven't seen him!

Ninja Stealth Cake

Love cake? Love to appear all healthy and stuff? In that case, it's about time to get a little sneaky... It's time for some ninja bakery :-)

Ninja vs MMA

Well, not ninja vs MMA for real obviously. It's a fun Nexus commercial featuring non other than Georges St-Pierre fighting ninja. Don't see much of his MMA skills though... :-)

Ninja Turtles are Evil!

Plain and simple evil ... "They are not good people!" Well, at least according to these religious nutcases :-)

Ninja Warrior, at 87

Australia -- "I've always said to myself I'm not going to feel old until my hair goes grey," says 87-year-old Doreen Lanning from Penrith.

The frisky senior took up ninjitsu 16 months ago and she's is now training to become a ninja warrior, in spite of her age and two hip replacements, according to smh.com.au.

The 'Shadow'

OK, so I admit it... I'm as boyish and childish as they come. I have even made it my mission not to become too grown up ... ever - that concept is so plain boring!

That said, even I find it very weird - troubling even - to read about a grown man, aged 33, dressed up as ninja, trawling the streets at night to "to protect the public" in jolly old England.

- Ninja costume? Check.
- Carrying weapon? Check (wooden pole).
- Wearing hearing aid to be able to hear better? Check.
- Stalking in the shadows? Check.
- Adult? Check (sort of).
- Devised his own interpretation of the martial art? Check.
- Street name 'Shadow'? Check.
- "Patrolling" the streets? Check.
- Sometimes spending all night out on the streets? Check.
- Has developed a special roaring war cry? Check.
- Will use force if required? Check.
- Proudly posing for pictures in the papers? Check.
- Police not happy about it? Check.
- Honorary Martial Arts Maniac? Double check.

Too Much Ninja Turtles

UK -- (Northern Ireland) A judge has allegedly lamented that too many young men today are "fascinated by martial arts and Ninja Turtles".

This rather strange conclusion came after a 22-year-old man was found guilty of assault and various other offences.

The defendant was reportedly arrested after being seen staggering along the streets of Londonderry carrying a circular saw and later holding a police officer in a headlock.

So there you have it ... those green fellows may land you in a heap of trouble. I better cut out this martial art thingy all together.

I suppose alcohol is still OK since the judge didn't make a note about that.

Ninja Games

Virginia -- A 13-year-old boy was lucky to get away without serious injuries after he impaled himself through the neck with a bamboo spear while playing a ninja game in Lynchburg, according to upi.com.

The child was injured while playing with friends and he apparently had the stick on to his back when the mishap occurred.

A friend said that the boy had jumped and that the makeshift spear went through his neck when he hit the ground. "The stick must have went forward," the friend, said.

The stick reportedly went through the boys's neck and exited 3 inches behind his left ear. He was rushed to hospital, but no arteries were hit as luck would have it.

Wannabe Ninja

Mississippi -- Dang! A middle-aged ninja wanna-be confronting police? Aren't these guys usually teenagers who's been watching too many fantasy movies?

And I really do wonder what's next... A black clad granny sneaking her walker around the neighborhood while clasping her "numbnuts" (aka. nunchaku)?

In any case, I digress - you can read more about the 49-year-old Biloxi man who was taken down by police after threatening officers with a pair of nunchaku and a throwing star. You really can't make this stuff up... :-)

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Ninja Watch

UK -- While police in West Kent say they were unaware of recent ninja activities and were advising residents they couldn't take the law into their own hands, the local ninja himself is busy patrolling the streets and performing heroic acts like helping old ladies cross the road and returning lost cats, according to dailymail.co.uk.

Determined to "bring justice to the streets", the 25-year-old masked crusader claims he is in fact a ninja, and that his self-initiated one man operation of "Ninja Watch" is spent patrolling Turnbridge Wells.

While I'm sure his secret ninja ability to warn illegally parked drivers how they risk a parking fine is received favorably by the drivers; others have described his actions, such as helping ladies crossing the road, as odd. I do wonder why...

More Ninja Shenanigans

Pennsylvania -- A man was reportedly dressed like a ninja (of course, what else...) and carrying a sword when he broke into a number of cars in Uniontown on Sunday morning.

The man finally pulled a sword and tried to stab a witness who confronted the black clad and masked "ninja", according to wtae.com.

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