Then, once his attention was diverted or he became confused by the sudden introduction of a blade - either thrown or not - the ninja was free to do what he originally intended.Įven with all the mystery that surrounds the shuriken, which in truth only serves the Ninja's agenda, the weapon is not all that mysterious at all. They could be hidden during an encounter and then unleashed at the right time to catch the enemy off-guard. So that we get the meaning of "hand-concealed blades" or "weapons that can be hidden in the hand." In this context we can see that the weapons were designed and thought of more as tools for distraction or surprise rather than for killing or even maiming. Shu = "hand" (it's another way to say the same kanji for "te", as in kara-te "empty-hand," or shu-to "blade/knife-hand," better known as a "karate-chop" If we take a look at the Sino-Japanese kanji characters that make up the word shuriken, we find that. In fact, while it can include the "star-like" weapons we've all seen, the word doesn't even imply this very limited perspective. The word, shuriken, pronounced "shoo-ree-kehn," doesn't mean "throwing star" at all. Strange, isn't it how we can believe that a multi-pointed disk, designed in a way that scientifically won't allow a point to inbed into a target deep enough to cause debilitating damage - let alone death, can be taken as real but we have a difficult time believing that we can effect our world with our thoughts, words and actions.
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It's funny how a few movies or TV shows can create a "reality" around a thing, even if Hollywood's reality is just a figment of someone's imagination. And yet, it wasn't until the early 1980's, over a decade later, that these curiosities became "deadly weapons" with the coming of the Ninja craze to the Western-world.
In the opening sequence, a monk is throwing a multi-pointed "star" across the temple's courtyard-turned-training area, at a wooden target. I remember seeing them in the 1960's classic TV series, Kung-Fu, with David Carradine. I first saw these weapons being demonstrated when I was a young boy. My name is Jeffrey Miller and I'm a master teacher ( Shidoshi) in the art of Ninjutsu - the art of the Ninja. In case you don't know me or you're visiting the site for the first time, let me introduce myself. Known to most as the "throwing star," this powerful, little weapon is, like most things associated with the ancient shadow warriors of Japan, more than meets the eye. Next to the sword, with it's air of mystery and symbolism tied to the image and strength of ancient warriors, nothing says "Ninja" like the small, hand-held blades known as shuriken. Master One of the Most Powerful Weapons in the Ninja Master's Arsenal.
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