Trained in the mountains surrounding the area of Los Ninjangelos, Ninja Academy is comprised of two ninjas, Indo and Outdo, who are going to simultaneously roundhouse Plush (read: rival dojo) this Thursday, Feb. 12 with their mixed martial arts.

Ninja Academy’s bass and drum instrumental fury is the perfect music for two ninjas; next to shurikens and smoke bombs, math rock is a ninjas best friend.

Indo and Outdo, although they portray a Western fictionalized depiction of ninjas in non-descript, flexible and fashionable black outfits, take ninja inspired music very seriously. They stick to their samurai code, lest they bring dishonor to their music.

They are secretly recording their new album and hope that with this tour, they can begin infiltrating the music industry, so come show a little support for some lonely ninjas, on the road, without a home, happy to roam.

Below, Outdo embodies the ninja spirit of kicking ass onstage and off by answering a few questions about Ninja Academy, rival bands and ninja racism.

AZNB: Does your name come from the 1990 comedy starring Will Egan and Gerald Okamura?

Outdo: Actually, Indo came up with the name because he was working on a project with someone (totally unrelated to that movie) and he saw the name. It wasn’t until after we were playing out that we realized there was a movie called ‘Ninja Academy.’ Crazy coincidence.

Do you have any rival bands that involve pirates or booby traps?

Outdo: There are actually other pirate and ninja bands out there, but they are not worth knowing. There’s only one ninja band worth knowing, and that’s Ninja Academy!

You have a humungous tour planned with dates all the way through the middle of May. How does a ninja keep up ones strength for touring and why are you putting yourselves through such a gauntlet?

Outdo: It’s going to be hard. We’ve never done a tour this long. Our backs will be aching, and our bodies sore. But we NEED to get our music out to the people. We strongly believe in what we’re doing and we feel that people should hear it.

What guest ninjas are you going to be touring with? Is it going to be Gongis Khan the High Priestess on taiko and dancing or Ninjamamalickum on vocal destruction?

Outdo: None, unfortunately. It’s only going to be Indo and me. We are but broke ninjas who can’t afford to take anyone else. Plus, we’ll have no room, unless one of them wants to sit inside my kick drum.

I was recently perturbed when I noticed pictures of you without your masks on. Isn’t that breaking one of the most important ninja codes?

Outdo: What? Imposters! That wasn’t us!

What are some ninja codes that you stick to more diligently?

Outdo: Writing good music and performing great shows.

You just started the Ninja Academy Blog in which you hope to discuss music as well as non-music related topics. Is this going to be another ‘Ask a Ninja’ blog?

Outdo: No, although that ninja is pretty funny. We’re funny, too, but we’re not comedians. We’re musicians. My hope for the blog is so that people can get an insight into our thoughts. Plus, I kind of wanted to keep a tour diary when we go on tour, so this is a good way to keep people informed on how we’re going while we’re on the road. We’re very much into community, so this might be another way to bring people together.

You also mention going ‘back to the circus in November 2009 for a 6-month stint in Vegas.’ What do you do?

Outdo: Well, both of us play in other bands to help pay the bills. I play drums in a circus called Spiegelworld from time to time. The Las Vegas thing is still being worked out at the moment. But even if it does happen, Ninja Academy will not stop. I will come back to L.A. to play shows and work on music.

What’s the biggest myth you’ve heard about ninjas?

Outdo: That ninjas don’t exist; Hollywood made them up.

Have you run into any prejudice against ninjas on the road?

Outdo: Actually, yes. We played in Boise, Idaho once and some drunk dude thought we were terrorists and wanted to kick our ass. Nothing happen. It was ridiculous. I really hope we don’t run into ignorant people like this on our tour. Time will tell…

You’ve been working on another album due out soon?

Outdo: Yes, we’ve finished recording and mixing it. It’s our best album yet. We’re not sure when it will be released because all the money we have now is going to be spent on this tour. I’m sure it will come out this year though.

What’s on the horizon for Ninja Academy?

Outdo: Releasing this album, licensing our music, getting into the national consciousness, world domination…

Is there anything you’d like to say to Tucson?

Outdo: Come to our show at Plush on Feb. 12 and BUY OUR SHIT!

Ninja Academy train their skills for Plush this Thursday, Feb. 12 around 10:30 p.m. They play back to back, sandwiched between Phoenix’s Colorstore and Tucson’s Mostly Bears. The show is $5.