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the shizzle => shootin' the shit => Topic started by: mini on October 15, 2007, 08:46:37 pm

Title: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: mini on October 15, 2007, 08:46:37 pm: Anyone seen this Japanese show with its spanked up Krypton Factor assault course?

Legend is its only been completed once!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VG5_diRx4U

Competitors actually build courses to train on, similar to replicating Hubble!

(Currently showing on Challenge tv around 6 in the eve).
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: Houdini on October 15, 2007, 08:57:04 pm: Yeah, I've seen this before. Very impressive indeed: a few of these obstacles are way harder than they look. I'd love a crack at this course.
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: philo on October 22, 2007, 10:04:59 pm: hahaha yes! i love this show.
some of them are actually machines.
did you watch the olympic special one?
only athletes were in it and it was alot harder. if i recall this greek dude had biceps that stacked up like a dozen eggs.
impressive most of it!
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 22, 2007, 11:14:56 pm: Totally pointless and very difficult.
It really appeals to me ;D
I'd love to see Johnny Dawes :bounce: on this - with Seb and Grimer :beer2:(both drunk) providing the commentary. How do I go about making that happen?
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: Dr T on May 23, 2009, 09:24:47 am: Virgin 1 came in out of the ether yesterday...
ninja warrior for Saturday breakfast TV - quality ;D
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: SamT on May 25, 2009, 12:03:44 pm: Think its been posted on here before under the qual non bouldering vid clips thread - search youtube for Makoto Nagano - one of the guys who's completed it.
springy little fecker he is.
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: SA Chris on June 03, 2009, 12:35:31 pm: Quote from: Dr T on May 23, 2009, 09:24:47 am
Virgin 1 came in out of the ether yesterday...
ninja warrior for Saturday breakfast TV - quality ;D

It is indeed quality Saturday breakfast viewing. Would love a crack at it, although I suspect I would cripple myself.
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: SA Chris on April 27, 2015, 02:58:28 pm: UK Version.

http://www.ninjawarrioruk.com/

Shit by comparison.
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: Boredboy on April 27, 2015, 03:08:39 pm: Quote from: SA Chris on April 27, 2015, 02:58:28 pm
UK Version.

http://www.ninjawarrioruk.com/

Shit by comparison.

The worst piece of shite ever made
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: SA Chris on April 27, 2015, 03:55:37 pm: I had high hopes.
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: Johnny Brown on April 27, 2015, 05:22:22 pm: Leah Crane is going to be on it...
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: rich d on April 27, 2015, 05:24:13 pm: Quote from: Johnny Brown on April 27, 2015, 05:22:22 pm
Leah Crane is going to be on it...
she's on next weeks show
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: lagerstarfish on April 28, 2015, 09:32:37 am: if she wins, they'll probably downgrade it
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: Muenchener on April 28, 2015, 10:03:46 am: Will there be hangboard leg wrestling like in the BIFF? :popcorn:
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: petejh on April 28, 2015, 11:37:50 am: Quote from: lagerstarfish on April 28, 2015, 09:32:37 am
if she wins, they'll probably downgrade it

~~Ninja Warrior~~
'Amateur Boxer'
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: Will Hunt on April 28, 2015, 12:24:47 pm: I'm fairly sure Louis Parkinson (BIFF winner; pterodactyl shoulders man) is going to be on it.
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Post by: Grubes on April 28, 2015, 12:53:35 pm: Anyone know if Nathan Philips got on? Last time I spoke to him he was planning on going
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: willackers on April 28, 2015, 01:13:10 pm: Joe Swales qualified, he was on last Saturday. Nathan is on it but I've been told he didn't qualify.

It does look pretty lame compared to the proper Ninja Warrior, but it does look like good fun.
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: SA Chris on April 29, 2015, 10:51:50 am: All fun and doable apart from the balance stone things, which look a bit too luck based.
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: Oldmanmatt on April 29, 2015, 11:26:40 am: Quote from: SA Chris on April 29, 2015, 10:51:50 am
All fun and doable apart from the balance stone things, which look a bit too luck based.
Having done an assault course or two...

Those balance stones look Rock!
(Excuse the pun).

Also the curved wall at the end is pretty easy to get wrong.

This is only the qualifiers though, correct?

So the actual course will be much tougher, longer etc?

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Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: SA Chris on April 29, 2015, 12:13:03 pm: Still, pretty luck based compared to everything else.

I reckon the average climber would piss the final wall, unless they are dwarf sized.

This is qualifiers, top ten each week go through I think.
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: Palomides on April 30, 2015, 09:32:46 am: Quote from: SA Chris on April 29, 2015, 12:13:03 pm

I reckon the average climber would piss the final wall, unless they are dwarf sized.

Like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHY1wixlbhw

Hope this is the right clip - it's geo-restricted for me - should be here if not : https://www.facebook.com/take.escalado/videos/954617521231477/
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: tomtom on May 03, 2015, 06:01:39 pm: Apparently Leah is on the episode that's on right now (itv). Christ it's a shit program though!
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: stone on May 03, 2015, 06:38:27 pm: Saw Leah on this last night.

If Leah wins, she should go for the triple: Ninja warrior, X-factor AND master-chef all in one year.

Now that would be a true all round climber.
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: tomtom on May 03, 2015, 06:52:54 pm: Sadly knocked out... some good lock off skills on the ring thing though...
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: Oldmanmatt on May 03, 2015, 08:19:20 pm: Andrei Burton was on for a couple seconds last night.
Just his run up the the wall to finish in the top ten, apparently (I was watching the Banff, but the kids are fans of his so were eagerly awaiting).
So, there's another Brit climber/MTB'er through to the semi's.

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Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: SA Chris on May 04, 2015, 09:12:30 am: Quote from: tomtom on May 03, 2015, 06:52:54 pm
Sadly knocked out... some good lock off skills on the ring thing though...

Should have got bonus points for pissing it.
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: SA Chris on September 15, 2015, 03:13:09 pm: http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/14/american-ninja-warrior-winner

strong look.
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: cheque on September 15, 2015, 03:17:01 pm: Quote from: That American Ninja Warrior article
Below executive producer Kent Weed takes some of our burning questions:

Potential Tor cave link-up name there
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: masonwoods101 on September 15, 2015, 03:19:00 pm: Bus boy to millionaire.... Climbing is usefull!
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: SA Chris on June 03, 2019, 10:13:13 am: https://www.itv.com/hub/ninja-warrior-uk/2a3704a0040

Anyone who has been following this over the years (the kids are now massive fans too), worth watching this years final. (no spoilers!)
Title: Re: Ninja Warrior.
Post by: SA Chris on July 27, 2020, 09:14:48 am: Kids are really into Beastmaster on Netflix. Like NW but with national teams and loads of cheese. Good fun.