Somewhere in the world, Sho Kosugi hangs his head in shame. This past Monday, police were on the hunt for a victim of assault when they heard a man screaming for help. Apparently, while trying to clear a five foot tall fence, a man who described himself as a ninja had impaled himself on the fence and was unable to free himself. The report doesn’t mention that the man was dressed as a ninja, so he was either intoxicated or the worst ninjutsu student ever. First rule of ninja club: don’t talk about ninja club.
It’s typical for ninjas who have failed in their mission to sacrifice some part of themselves for the honor of the clan. If you’ve already dishonored yourself by potentially fatally harming yourself, what then becomes the punishment? Honestly, I’m just surprised that ninjas are still in the public consciousness. The last good ninja movie was, what, at least ten years ago? The upcoming Wachowski brothers movie “Ninja Assassin” notwithstanding, haven’t we moved on to pretending to be Shaolin monks or Ultimate Fighters by now? Hell, even being a Viking surely carries more cachet at this point than ninjas do.
Speedy recovery to the Michael Dudikoff wannabe, though. If you think scars are cool, then man, you hit the jackpot. Just tell them you got it while fighting a ninja, not being one.
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