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Post by ninja1985 on Sept 18, 2020 7:08:53 GMT -5
General Question, but how come we don't see a lot of ninja's from the G4 Era anymore?
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Post by casuallystranded on Sept 18, 2020 11:43:27 GMT -5
either they retired (Jake Smith), became famous (Star Lord), disappeared off the face of the earth (Sean Morris), or NBC doesn't like them
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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Sept 18, 2020 12:50:05 GMT -5
either they retired (Jake Smith), became famous (Star Lord), disappeared off the face of the earth (Sean Morris), or NBC doesn't like them Wait, who is Star Lord? Surely you can't be talking about Chris Pratt? |
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Post by casuallystranded on Sept 18, 2020 16:31:06 GMT -5
either they retired (Jake Smith), became famous (Star Lord), disappeared off the face of the earth (Sean Morris), or NBC doesn't like them Wait, who is Star Lord? Surely you can't be talking about Chris Pratt? Nah it's Chris Romrell (4th fastest time in ANW 5 Denver, made it to Stage 2, hasn't competed since ANW 6). He is actually Chris Pratt's stunt double, for everything from Jurassic Park 6, Avengers (hence Star Lord), and 'Cowboy Ninja Viking', whatever that is |
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Post by tyler on Sept 19, 2020 0:15:22 GMT -5
It's been a long time. A lot have gotten older and aged out of it. The course has also gotten a lot harder. To be successful in ninja it needs to be more than something you do on the side. You need to devote a significant amount of time to training.
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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Sept 19, 2020 8:03:40 GMT -5
Wait, who is Star Lord? Surely you can't be talking about Chris Pratt? Nah it's Chris Romrell (4th fastest time in ANW 5 Denver, made it to Stage 2, hasn't competed since ANW 6). He is actually Chris Pratt's stunt double, for everything from Jurassic Park 6, Avengers (hence Star Lord), and 'Cowboy Ninja Viking', whatever that is That is actually really awesome. When you think about it, it's amazing how many athletes have had their careers boosted by appearing on ANW, Jessie and Meagan being big examples. |
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Post by subtleagent on Dec 3, 2020 23:56:51 GMT -5
The course had evolved, they got tired of competing, they had other career opportunities they wanted to focus on, it's really a myriad of things. It showed in their last few performances, they just weren't up to it anymore. The only real exception is Paul Kasemir, but he was more kicked because he didn't have enough profile for NBC's standards.
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Post by tyler on Dec 4, 2020 19:22:10 GMT -5
The course is at a point right now that to have a chance you pretty much need to dedicate time to training specifically for ninja. I would be curious for when was the last time someone who never trained in a ninja gym made it to stage 1? It's not like how it used to be with having some athletic ability and having a good chance at making it to Vegas. A lot of the earlier ones weren't dedicated to ninja. They had other jobs. Ninja can't just be something you do for a few days of the year. It now requires a significant chunk of training. Some just wanted to move on with their lives and not dedicate a significant amount of time to training.
Then there is the explosion in popularity. In season 4, many didn't know about it. Back then, if you wanted to compete you actually had a pretty decent shot. Now it is a household name. They can get a lot of more popular story contestants. The reality is that from the early days there were only a handful that were standouts. Most didn't fare too well. They would rather have an interesting person fail stage 1 than a "boring" person fail stage 1. Sadly, some people had a poor season like Paul Kasemir and his story wasn't deemed too interesting so he wasn't invited back for the next season. That season a lot of the big names weren't invited back. David Campbell had to compete as a walk on. Additionally, some got tired of the reality aspect. The focus has shifted further and further from the competition. Contestants need to lie on film sometimes to make the tv aspect work.
Then there's aging out. After you hit your late 30's it's the start of a decline. Injuries take longer to recover from. Both over training and under training increase the risk of injury.
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