Two weeks ago, I found myself in Newport RI visiting for the Tall Ships festival and also the Black Ships Festival. One of my college pals came along with me to explore the town.
The Black Ships Festival caught our eye because of this listing we found on the internet:
Ninja Demonstration 2:30PM
R.I. Ninjutsu Center will demonstrate this secretive form of martial arts that has lasted more than 900 years.
Ninjas! Real, living, breathing ninjas! In NEW ENGLAND, no less! We arrived in Newport at 2pm with plenty of time to see the ninjas use their ninja magic and silent stalking skills.
Upon arrival at the festival we noticed that the only Japanese people at the park were serving sushi. This foreshadowed the remainder of the day. There were no ninjas to be found. Around 3pm, an akido group came out. We thought that could be cool until six white guys with swords arrived. One looked like Ron Jeremy, another looked like a real-life version of the Simpsons' Comic Book Guy. They twirled their swords around a little and demonstrated (for about 15 mins) the samurai suicide ritual. We left, unimpressed, and ninja-less.
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