Ninja Warrior

I have favorite words. Words like rogue, jettison, anticoagulant and ninja. I love the word ninja. I like how it sounds. N-I-N-J-A. When I was a kid I wanted to be a ninja. I wanted to run around in a black outfit, hiding in the shadows, assassinating ninjas from rival clans and then disappearing behind a cloud of smoke.
The other night while dozing on the couch, the TV mumbling in the background, I was shaken, when I heard one of my favorite words come from the set. “Ninja Warrior”, it exclaimed. Without hearing any more I was hooked. But, what is this “Ninja Warrior”. I’ll tell you what it is; it’s the best game show to never come to America.
Gymnasts, Olympic athletes, wrestlers, and anyone who is willing try to compete in the greatest obstacle course ever invented. Any attempt at further explaining this heaven sent entertainment spectacle would be as futile as trying to disarm a ninja with a one of those card board tubes that come from wrapping paper at Christmas. So instead I will simple show it to you. Prepare to be amazed, to be inspired, to know that the ninja spirit lives on today.