Though everyone in the sport of Ninja agrees that there are different levels of athletes, there is no consensus at the national level about how to divide them up. If you just want to play on the obstacles, that’s fine,…
For those who would like to see how they stack up against other athletes around the country, one might want to compete in one of the established leagues. Although many have their opinions as to which is better and why,…
In the last few years, we’ve seen the growth of Regional Leagues that provide a good entry to the sport for beginners as well as those who just want to limit travel in order to participate. There are a half…
When we opened our first Rock Solid Warrior location in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina in 2019, we were told by our insurance agent that “Ninja Warrior” was the fastest growing sport in the nation. Unfortunately, while still in its infancy, COVID…
At this point there is no single governing body that is over the entire sport, but each league has its own governing body, and each gym is free to act independently or choose to host league-sanctioned events. Generally speaking, only…
In 2016, I was barely aware of the reality TV show called American Ninja Warrior even though it had started in 2009, inspired by the hit show in Japan called Sasuke which began in 1997. But in 2017, our friends…
Many of the best young ninjas in the country rarely have the opportunity to do three things: Participate in a highly competitive, multi-stage Ninja Competition Participate with other top young ninjas as a team in an extremely challenging tag-team competition…
The Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association (UNAA) is one of the largest and most established ninja warrior style obstacle course racing leagues in the world. Some of our coaches have competed in this league since season 3, and we've been hosting UNAA…
In 2021, two of the legendary athletes of the Ninja Sport, Chris DiGangi and Ethan Swanson, decided that it was time to raise the level and the access to the sport. They created the Ninja Sport Network to show the…
One of the original Ninja Leagues - the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association (UNAA) - is starting its 9th season. And we'll be hosting an Area Qualifier at our Rock Solid Warrior Fuquay Varina location on December 16-17. The UNAA has…
