Not all ninjas wear black masks and carry nunchucks. On Imgur, they wear green.
Today’s amazing story comes from Imgurian AmericnaNinjaNerdier aka Alex! Three years ago Alex began training for the TV show American Ninja Warrior. He joined a Ninja gym in the San Francisco Bay Area and got to work with one goal in mind–get on the show and hit the red buzzer (which signifies the successful completion of the course). He made it to the show! But was sadly disqualified on a technicality.
Our Ninja runs every course wearing green suspenders and a bow tie. Why, you ask? He says, “I wear Imgur colors because when I first started training, I didn’t really think I could be on the show. But this community was, and is, a force of positivity in my life, and y’all helped me start to believe.”
So I strapped on my Imgur colors and cranked it out – even talked about you guys!
This summer he got the chance to compete in Vietnam on Sasuke Vietnam, the original Ninja Warrior show that Alex had been watching ever since he was a little kid. He worked nights and weekends for two straight months as an Uber driver, on top of his day job, to be able to finance the trip.
“When I finally started training in 2013, I didn’t dare dream I would ever get a chance at Sasuke, in Japan or anywhere else,” he said. “But with the support and encouragement of YOU on this site and everyone in this fantastic ninja community, I was given a shot at tackling Vietnam’s Midoriyama with all these amazing International ninjas!”
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When it was finally game time, Alex reports that the scariest of the obstacles was The Hedgehog. It can only be described ass a rotating log with other logs on it. He studied it for the morning and determined the best course of action was as follows:
“As you approach, take a second to visualize success and feel the timing out. Then, once you’re ready, quickly and calmly stick your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye.”
When he finally took the course, he approached with confidence, humor, and a good-luck slap on the back. The crowd of fans brandished green and cheered him on. He breezed through and made a very tough challenge look easy, taking on obstacles like the log, the giant swing, the quadruple steps, and more.
Congratulations to an amazing Imgurian on this incredible feat of human endurance! Check out his full ninja run on his Imgur post below.
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