Summer Camp Helped in Real Life
The last day of summer camp was one of the best days of summer camp. Our young folks lived up to every expectation I had, and they outperformed beyond that, too. This week included sleight of hand, swords, hiding in public spaces, and today: rescuing a damsel (or two) in distress.
We had just had lunch and were walking to the park, when across the street we saw two women looking at their car, holding up the hood, with an empty bottle of coolant next to them. We all looked at each other and realized this was a great time to put into practice some of the skills and attitudes that we practice every day. We’ve used some of our “Urban” summer camp weeks to do a little basic car maintenance, and this was perfect timing!
Read MoreTwo Way Radios for Summer Camp: Which One is Best?
Want to be a real professional “operator” at Summer Camp this year? We talk a LOT in Summer Camp, and we have a great time … and some of that talking is done over the radio. We learn to use modern phonetic alphabet, “ten-codes” and we’ve even built simple receivers from scratch.
While there’s NO requirement to buy your own radio, it’s a super handy part of emergency preparedness, and it’s a ton of fun, you will hopefully use it plenty outside your camp time, and it’s actually quite affordable.
We will discuss plenty of alternative (and traditional, ninja-style) communication methods, too. But let’s also remember that even cool, old-time ninja were contemporary at their time, and used the coolest gadgets they could get their hands on, too.
Read MoreThanksgiving Weekend Camp
Get your fix of camp fun during a different season!
Alright, ask and you shall receive! Apparently Summer Camp mayhem is so missed that we have had a few people request more. Well, it can’t be “summer camp” but we will be doing a little weekend camp for Thanksgiving weekend! Saturday and Sunday, November 27 & 28, from 4-10pm, we will be doing an evening training camp like we did during the last weekend of summer!
Camp is an great opportunity to work on those ancient and modern ninja skills. We only have a limited amount of time in class to cover material that would have once taken an individual’s lifetime to procure. At least with these extra-curriculars, like camp, we have the opportunity to take a glance at what it truly meant and means to have that ‘nin’ 忍 perseverance of the ninja. Much was encompassed in becoming a well rounded individual in a variety of skills, that would come in handy for missions and life in general. With the future being a little less secure than it might have been a few years back, being fully knowledgeable or at least familiar with a variety of skills might be what makes the difference between having ‘good luck’ or an ‘ill fate’. Though we will be looking at some heavy topics, we’ll definitely be having a great time while increasing our knowledge base!
Our Los Angeles Summer Camp Makes Sense to Somebody?!?
Here’s somebody who would have REALLY enjoyed coming to our Ninja Summer Camp:
Summer Camp
We’re about to start our annual (awesome) summer camp days, and I’ve been looking forward to this for a while (probably since last summer camp ended).
Every year is a little crazier than the last, and the kids review skills and add new ones. We spend the first morning of the week analyzing our theme, and pick some goals to pursue. It’s all team oriented, served by high end personal individual skills.
I really wish I got to do this as a kid!
If you’re an adult and you’d like to be an assistant, you can get involved, even without being a full participant. I am SO thankful for the adults we’ve had help out as attackers and ambushers along the road, so that the kids can learn to protect other people from sudden craziness like that – you guys are awesome!
We’re almost at capacity, but if you’d like to be a full participant, then please let me know asap.
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