![]() Hira shuriken/shaken Various types of shuriken at the Iga-ryū Ninja Museum Miyamoto Musashi is said to have won a duel by throwing his short sword at his opponent, killing him. There are earlier mentions in written records, such as the Osaka Gunki (大阪軍記, the military records of Osaka), of the standard knife and short sword being thrown in battle. Surviving examples of blades used by this school appear to combine an arrow's shape with that of a needle traditionally used in Japanese leatherwork and armor manufacture. This school utilized a long, thin implement with a bulbous head, thought to be derived from the arrow. The earliest-known reference to a school teaching shurikenjutsu is Ganritsu Ryu, active during the 17th century. This is partly because shurikenjutsu was a secret art and also due to the fact that throughout early Japanese history there were many independent exponents of the skill of throwing long, thin objects. The origins of the bo-shuriken in Japan are still unclear, despite continuing research. Other items such as hairpins, kogata (utility knife), and chopsticks were thrown in the same way as bo-shuriken, although they were not associated with any particular school of shurikenjutsu. Four antique forged Japanese bo shuriken (iron throwing darts with linen flights) These two are technically different, in that the former does not allow the blade to spin before it hits the target, while the latter requires that the blade spin. The major throwing methods are the jiki da-ho (direct-hit method), and the han-ten da-ho (turning-hit method). ![]() The bo-shuriken is thrown in a number of ways, such as overhead, underarm, sideways and rearwards, but in each case the throw involves the blade sliding out of the hand through the fingers in a smooth, controlled flight. Some derived their names from the materials of which they were made, such as kugi-gata (nail form), hari-gata (needle form) and tantō-gata (knife form) some were named after an object of similar appearance, such as hoko-gata (spear form), matsuba-gata (pine-needle form) while others have names that are purely descriptive, such as kankyuto (piercing tool form), kunai-gata (utility tool form), or teppan (plate metal) and biao (pin). They should not be confused with the kunai, which is a thrusting and stabbing implement that is sometimes thrown.īo-shuriken were constructed from a wide variety of everyday items, and as such came in many shapes and sizes. The length ranges from 12 to 21 cm (5–8.5 in) and the average weight from 35 to 150 grams (1.2–5.4 ounces). Bo-shuriken Ī bo-shuriken is a throwing weapon consisting of a straight iron or steel spike, usually four-sided but sometimes round or octagonal in section. The art of wielding the shuriken is known as shurikenjutsu and was taught as a minor part of the martial arts curriculum of many famous schools, such as Yagyū Shinkage-ryū, Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, Ittō-ryū, Kukishin-ryū, and Togakure-ryū. Shuriken were supplementary weapons to the sword or other weapons in a samurai's arsenal, although they often had an important tactical effect in battle. The major varieties of shuriken are the bō shuriken ( 棒手裏剣, stick shuriken) and the hira shuriken ( 平手裏剣, flat shuriken) or shaken ( 車剣, wheel shuriken, also read as kurumaken ). ![]() ![]() They are also known as throwing stars, or ninja stars, although they were originally designed in many different shapes. Five types of shuriken Edo period shuriken in Odawara Castle Museum, JapanĪ shuriken ( Japanese: 手裏剣 literally: "hand-hidden blade") is a Japanese concealed weapon that was used as a hidden dagger or metsubushi to distract or misdirect. ![]()
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