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teaching shurikenjutsu is Ganritsu Ryu, active during the 17th century. This school utilized a long, thin implement with a bulbous head, thought to be derived from the arrow. 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.
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They often have a hole in the center and possess a fairly thin blade sharpened mainly at the tip. The holes derive from their source in items that had holes—old coins, washers, and nail-removing tools. This proved convenient for the shuriken user as the weapons could be strung on a string or dowel in
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in Japan are still unclear, despite continuing research. 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 earliest-known reference to a school
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is a throwing weapon consisting of a straight iron or steel spike, usually four-sided but sometimes round or octagonal in section. Some examples have points on both ends. 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).
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There are reports of shuriken being coated with poison, intended either as a throwing weapon or to be left in a conspicuous place for a victim to pick up. Other reports indicate that shuriken may have been buried in dirt or animal feces and allowed to harbor the bacterium
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Shuriken targets were primarily the more exposed parts of the body: the eyes, face, hands, or feet. Shuriken, despite low mass, were capable of dealing lethal blows at short ranges. In some cases, shuriken were capable of partially disemboweling targets.
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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. The major throwing methods are the
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were constructed from a wide variety of everyday items, and as such came in many shapes and sizes. Some derived their names from the materials of which they were made, such as
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and other bladed weapons, antique shuriken are not often well preserved (although some are blackened in ash to prevent corrosion), largely due to their expendable nature.
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or to other weapons in a samurai's arsenal, although they often had an important tactical effect in battle. The art of wielding the shuriken is known as
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generally resemble the popular conception of shuriken. They are constructed from thin, flat plates of metal derived from a variety of sources including
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the belt for transport, and the hole also had aerodynamic and weighting effects that aided the flight of the blade.
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and was taught as a minor part of the martial-arts curriculum of many famous schools, such as
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and they are now usually identified by the number of points the blades possess. As with
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to cause fire, or wrapped in a cloth soaked in poison and lit to cover an area with a
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is said to have won a duel by throwing his short sword at his opponent, killing him.
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Shuriken are simple weapons, but their historical value has increased. Unlike the
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There are earlier mentions in written records, such as the
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Modern commercially available shuriken, which are sold in
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were usually representative of a particular school (
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Shuriken functioned as supplementary weapons to the
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Index



Edo period
Odawara Castle
Japanese
手裏剣
concealed weapon
samurai
ninja
martial arts
dagger
metsubushi
sword
shurikenjutsu
Yagyū Shinkage-ryū
Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū
Ittō-ryū
Kukishin-ryū
Togakure-ryū
kunai
tantō

Osaka
Miyamoto Musashi

Iga-ryū Ninja Museum
ryū
caltrop
fuse to be ignited and thrown
cloud of poisonous smoke

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