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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).
Japanese "makibishi" iron spikes, a type of caltrop. The term makibishi (撒き菱 or 撒菱) refers to the Japanese version of the caltrop.The tool (igadama) is a sharp spiked object that was used in feudal Japan to slow down pursuers and also was used in the defense of samurai fortifications.
Literally meaning spike or nail, the paku is a shuriken-like throwing dart, based on the Chinese piau or biu. Early forms were 2–3 in (51–76 mm) long and pointed at both ends. Its small size and double point were intended to make the weapon more difficult for the victim to see or avoid.
Two kusarigama. A kusarigama (Japanese: 鎖鎌, lit. "chain-sickle") is a traditional Japanese weapon that consists of a kama (the Japanese equivalent of a sickle or billhook) on a kusari-fundo – a type of metal chain (kusari) with a heavy iron weight (fundo) at the end.
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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).
Chigiriki. The chigiriki (契木) is a Japanese flail weapon. It consists of a solid or hollow wood (sometimes bamboo) or iron staff with an iron weight and chain on the end, sometimes retractable.