Jumping Bars ~ Sasuke Ninja Warrior

The Jumping Bars (ジャンピングバー) was an obstacle introduced with the Third Stage redesign in SASUKE 14. Competitors must swing and jump to the next bar below. Usually, this obstacle leads into another obstacle without any rests in between. Over the nine tournaments it has been a obstacle, the obstacle has gone through three versions. It was taken out of the Third Stage after Urushihara Yuuji's Kanzenseiha.

The Jumping Bars, SASUKE 24

G4 Name: Jumping Bars

SASUKE Competitions

Stage: Third Stage

First: SASUKE 14

Last: SASUKE 24

Total: 11 Competitions

First Attempt: SASUKE 14, Kobayashi Shinji

First Clear: SASUKE 14, Kobayashi Shinji

SASUKE 14 - 15 Version

In the first version of this obstacle, competitors had to jump through six bars, each 1.6m apart. The total length of the obstacle was 8m. This version of the obstacle was the hardest out of all of them, as most competitors were physically drained by the time they reached the Climbing Bars. This version of the obstacle took out two people,Nagano Makoto and Yamada Koji in its two tournament span. Only three people cleared this version: Takeda Toshihiro, Shiratori Bunpei, and Kobayashi Shinji.

Yamada Koji on the Jumping Bars, SASUKE 15

SASUKE 16 - 17 Version

Because no competitor even made it to the Pipe Slider in SASUKE 14 or SASUKE 15, the producers of the show decided to make the Third Stage slightly easier. The first bar was positioned further away from the resting platform to allow competitors to have more leg room when gathering up momentum. The number of bars were also reduced from 6 to 4. This proved to make the obstacle easier, as no one failed there in SASUKE 16 or SASUKE 17.

Nagasaki Shunsuke on the Jumping Bars, SASUKE 17

Shin - SASUKE Version

Following Nagano Makoto's kanzenseiha in SASUKE 17, the Jumping Bars were changed again. The first bar was placed even further away from the resting platform, requiring competitors to jump for the first bar.

A modified version used in American Ninja Warrior adds a trampoline at the starting platform.