{"id":586,"date":"2011-10-27T10:03:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T14:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dadequate\/?p=586"},"modified":"2011-10-27T10:03:38","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T14:03:38","slug":"fight-a-ninja-improv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dadequate\/2011\/10\/fight-a-ninja-improv.html","title":{"rendered":"Fight a Ninja?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love organized public improv events.<\/strong> Love them. Also, I love ninjas and sword-fighting. So this video, courtesy of Improv Toronto<\/a>, makes me very, very happy.<\/p>\n

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If I teach my kids anything,<\/strong> I hope to teach them to be the kind of people who, when faced with a mysterious ninja proffering a foam sword and an invitation to fight, will take the opportunity to fight that ninja. And, if upon attacking the ninja they find themselves overrun by a horde of ninjas, I hope they will find it within themselves to KEEP FIGHTING with their fake sword rather than run away.<\/p>\n

I am convinced that those are the kinds of kids a good, strong father will raise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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