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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 ) .
Jeremy Shafer is an American professional entertainer and origamist based in Berkeley, California.He has been folding origami since he was ten. He creates his own origami designs which tend to be whimsical and unique, such as his "Man Swatter", "BARF Bag" and his working origami household items, like his "Nail Clippers" and his awesome "Swiss Army Knife". [1]
People would wield the weapons with both hands to protect their horses against criminals. Another theory is that the kusarigama is based on the tobiguchi , which is a type of axe that had a "stout haft and a short pick-like blade". [1] There is no evidence of the kusarigama being used as a battlefield weapon in mass combat. Swinging its long ...
Likely used by ninja of the Iga province, it is thought to be a forerunner to the later more widely known kusarigama (sickle and chain). [2] Ninja were often recruited from the class of rural peasantry who resided on remote farmland, and the tool's resemblance to farming equipment and high versatility gave it many benefits in stealth combat. [3]
Jürgen Bieber: Ninja-to: The sword of the ninja, Verlag Autorenschmie.de, Wangen 2009, ISBN 978-3-940404-12-1 A Glossary of Arms and Armor, ed. George C. Stone, Southworth Press, 1961, p. 469 Secret Guide to Making Ninja Weapons, by Yamashiro Toshitora, Butokukai Press, 1986, ISBN 978-99942-913-1-1
Various chain weapons were used in feudal Japan.Recognised fighting arts with such weapons include gekigan-jutsu (using a ball and chain), chigiriki-jutsu (using a ball and chain on a short stick), and kusarigama-jutsu (employing a chain-ball-sickle weapon). [1]
Rose Brystowski, 68, had a choice to make. Others might have found it difficult. She found it easy. Brystowski, of Oak Park, Michigan, wasn't about to let her genetics forfeit her future. Doctors ...
Kyoryu Origami (恐竜折神, Kyōryū Origami): A 'dinosaur-themed support Origami with sharp teeth and an elastic neck. [c] Ushi Origami (牛折神): A massive ox-themed Origami that drags a black gissha behind it. It was the first Origami created by chance more than three centuries ago by the people of Mount Tsunobue, but due to an excess of ...