Ninja Warrior is a TV show in Japan where athletes have to clear an obstacle course. What I love about this show is that all athletes have a different background: ranging from fishermen, firemen, wrestlers, track athletes such as triple jumpers, and of course gymnasts.
Wrestlers seem to be more grounded when going over the obstacles. Fishermen have horrible form climbing up poles and ropes, but they have the tightest grip from what I've seen. Gymnasts have no problem at all when having to swing their bodies from rope to rope, or jumping from a trampoline onto a high bar and swinging their bodies onto a platform.
From what I've seen, fishermen and firemen tend to the best in this competition. Who else finds this surprising? But of course, all the gymnasts I've seen have all made it to the final round.
Jordan Jovtchev entered the Ninja Warrior competition and made it to the last round! When I heard his name I went crazy. I was cheering for him until... well, check out the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJmCem8qbTE
He's about 30 seconds into the clip.
P.S. Please help me find the full length episode of Jordan. I will post it here if I find it.