{
  "id": 5505253,
  "title": "When Becoming a Ninja Felt Easier Than Grieving My Divorce",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/when-becoming-a-ninja-felt-easier-than-grieving-my-divorce",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T06:15:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RICE Media",
    "slug": "rice-media",
    "url": "https://www.ricemedia.co/becoming-a-ninja-felt-easier-than-grieving-my-divorce/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Imran Johri, a marketing strategist and father of three, found himself unable to process his grief after his first marriage ended. Instead, he turned to martial arts and serial dating in Kuala Lumpur, using these activities to appear composed and in control. At 31, Johri was lying in bed at 2 AM in an upscale apartment, staring at the ceiling, crying, and feeling overwhelmed by regret. He realized that his entire life was crumbling, and he felt powerless to do anything about it.",
  "summary": "\"I thought I was trying to become dangerous, desirable, and untethered. What I had actually been searching for was somewhere safe to land.\" The post When Becoming a Ninja Felt Easier Than Grieving My Divorce appeared first on RICE .",
  "key_points": [
    "Imran Johri struggled to grieve his divorce.",
    "He turned to martial arts and dating in Kuala Lumpur.",
    "At 31, Johri felt overwhelmed by life's crumbling."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Turning to distractions like martial arts and dating helped Imran Johri mask his emotional pain, but ultimately couldn't shield him from confronting the overwhelming regret and powerlessness of his dissolving life.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}