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