What Is It? - #50

Congratulations Happyflowerlady, well done!! :clap: Happy 50th Anniversary WII :D
 

here's a modern day version .. :eek:nthego:..
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Those little things don't look like you would be able to walk on top of water with them, and I am thinking that it would take a very light, and agile, person to even come close; which is probably why it was only done by a Ninja, who would have excellent balance, and flexability.
Even so, I think they look like they would do better with kind of sliding your way through shallow rice paddies than trying to actually float in them, and would undoubtedly be quieter than sloshing your way along.
We had eliminated about everything else there was to guess, so it was not so much a good guess, as it was the ONLY one left, but thank you for the cheers, in any case...
 
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Happyflowerlady said:
Those little things don't look like you wold be able to walk on top of water with them, and I am thinking that it would take a very light, and agile, person to even come close; which is probably why it was only done by a Ninja, who would have excellent balance, and flexability.
Even so, I think they look like they would do better with kind of sliding your way through shallow rice paddies than trying to actually float in them, and would undoubtedly be quieter than sloshing your way along.
We had eliminated about everything else there was to guess, so it was not so much a good guess, as it was the ONLY one left, but thank you for the cheers, in any case...
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That's why it made me laugh about the MythBusters episode - you have these two clunky, middle-aged, uncoordinated and untrained Americans failing at something that requires at least 10 years of training, then pronouncing it as fake. :numbness:

It HAS been suggested that they did indeed move the way you mentioned - more of a gliding-type of step. There is also speculation that there were other forms of water spiders, including something that looked like over-sized fisherman's waders.

It's tough to trace martial arts back through the years, but in the case of the ninja it's almost impossible to definitively say what was and what was not.
 
I had thought maybe the outer rings would 'float', while you stood on the inner square....but I couldn't imagine how one would stay balanced; I sure would be slipping and falling with the first step. So, makes sense that one would need training and very good balance to accomplish that.
 
Anne said:
I had thought maybe the outer rings would 'float', while you stood on the inner square....but I couldn't imagine how one would stay balanced; I sure would be slipping and falling with the first step. So, makes sense that one would need training and very good balance to accomplish that.
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That is, I think, exactly how they worked.

You have to remember they started training ninja when they were only 2 or 3-years old. It was the ancient Japanese equivalent of our modern-day Gymboree franchises.

By the time the kids were in their early teens they were already accomplished martial artists, actors and gymnasts and proficient in many other disciplines.

... our kids these days in their early teens are still in diapers. :rolleyes:
 
Phil, maybe we need to do more of that here for the children. My grandkids were in Tae-Kwan-Do for quite a while, but left because the teacher incorporated his religion into the class.....he would tell them to learn certain prayers, bible verses, commandments, etc. Then he became angry if they didn't do their "lesson"; in religion, that is. Since it was his studio, he could do as he pleased.

I was disappointed, as they were doing well, but agreed that religion shouldn't be part of the class - thing is, it was the one class that was closer, and convenient for them all.
 
Anne, I suspect that teacher might have been part of the "Christian Martial Arts" movement. It's a fairly large specialty sub-grouping that incorporates Biblical lessons into their classes.

As you might guess, I've been a thorn in their side. :playful:

I always included Taoist philosophy in my classes, but it was just that - a philosophy. I was careful to keep the religious part out. I had enough problems with people saying that I was teaching Satanic rituals and Communist manifestos. :rolleyes:

And with both of my sons I always tried to use physical challenges along with their mental stimulations whenever we were together.
 

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