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Shurikenjutsu (手裏剣術) is a general term describing the traditional Japanese martial arts of throwing shuriken, which are small, hand-held weapons used primarily by the Samurai in feudal Japan, such as metal spikes bō shuriken, circular plates of metal known as hira shuriken, and knives ().
Shuriken are also known as throwing stars, or ninja stars, although they were originally constructed in many different shapes. 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).
Togakure-ryū (戸隠流) is a historical tradition of ninjutsu known as the "School of the Hidden Door", allegedly founded during the Oho period (1161–1162) by Daisuke Nishina (仁科大助) (a.k.a. Daisuke Togakure (戸隠大助)), who learned his original fighting techniques from a Chinese monk named Kain Dōshi. [1]
The chakram (Sanskrit: cakra, cakram; Punjabi: cakkra, cakkram) is a throwing weapon from the Indian subcontinent.It is circular with a sharpened outer edge and a diameter of 12–30 centimetres (4 + 1 ⁄ 2 –12 inches).
The 2019 anime series Fruits Basket is the second anime based on the manga series of the same name by Natsuki Takaya, this time adapting all 23 volumes of the story.The new anime adaptation was announced in November 2018, [1] featuring a new cast and staff, as per Takaya 's request, with TMS Entertainment handling the 63 episodes-long productions from April 2019 to June 2021, divided into ...
Second Thomas Shoal, also known as Ayungin Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Ayungin, lit. 'sandbank of silver perch'), Bãi Cỏ Mây ( Vietnamese ) and Rén'ài Jiāo ( Chinese : 仁爱礁/仁愛礁 ), [ 1 ] is a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea , 105 nautical miles (194 km; 121 mi) west of Palawan , Philippines . [ 2 ]
Shuriken School is a French-Spanish animated series that first aired on August 20, 2006. It was produced by Xilam Animation and Zinkia Entertainment (known for producing Pocoyo ) in association with France 3 and Jetix Europe .
The largest biosilica structure on Earth is the giant basal spicule from the deep-sea glass sponge Monorhaphis chuni. [19] The diagram on the right shows: (a) Young specimens of M. chuni anchored to the muddy substratum by one single giant basal spicule (gbs).