| For as long as I can recall, I have been a massive | | | | can make some, too: |
| Bruce Lee fan. I cannot count the number of hours I | | | | - Acquire a supply of glow sticks and some nylon |
| have spent watching his movies, nor the number of | | | | rope. |
| hours spent trying to emulate his amazing martial arts | | | | - Cut a length of rope approximately 5 inches long. |
| maneuvers. There is one scene in particular that will be | | | | - Attach two glow sticks together with the nylon rope. |
| with me until the end of my days; the scene from | | | | - Start swinging. |
| Enter the Dragon where Bruce kicks some serious | | | | Admittedly, it is a simple design. My first set was |
| bad guy ass with his trusty Nunchakus. | | | | constructed in record time, which must have seemed |
| A generation of wanna-be Bruce Lee's was spawned | | | | like a lifetime to my son as he waited patiently. I made |
| by that very scene. How many of you went out and | | | | a second set and we spent the afternoon playing fun |
| haphazardly manufactured your own 'chucks after | | | | ninja games. After that, we had a Power Rangers |
| seeing this flick? I was certainly inspired to do so, and | | | | movie marathon. My son is particularly keen on the |
| so were most of my friends. Most of us used wooden | | | | Red Ranger. I prefer the Blue one. |
| handles, and after some experimentation decided to | | | | Later on that evening, we decided to have one more |
| switch to something softer. Twenty years later, I still | | | | ninja battle before bed. It's amazing how inspiring Bruce |
| have a bump on my head. | | | | Lee can be. The wonderful thing about our new |
| After introducing my son to the magic of Bruce Lee, I | | | | nunchakus is that they glow in the dark. I dimmed the |
| decided to manufacture a pair of Nunchakus for him | | | | lights and performed my best Bruce Lee impression. |
| to play with. Having learned from my rather painful | | | | My son was completely awestruck, as he watched |
| mistakes, I constructed them from those disposable | | | | the twirling glowstick nunchakus. I only hit myself in the |
| glow sticks that all the Raver kid's use. Here's how you | | | | head once. Only this time, it didn't hurt. |