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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]
The two main types of origami symbol are lines and arrows [2] — arrows show how origami paper is bent or moved, while lines show various types of edges: A thick line shows the edge of the paper; A dashed line shows a valley fold. The paper is folded in front of itself.
Origami cranes The folding of an Origami crane A group of Japanese schoolchildren dedicate their contribution of Thousand origami cranes at the Sadako Sasaki memorial in Hiroshima. Origami ( 折り紙 , Japanese pronunciation: [oɾiɡami] or [oɾiꜜɡami] , from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper" ( kami changes to gami due to ...
Origami Warriors (Taiwanese translation: Origami Fighters, Chinese: 摺紙戰士) is a Taiwanese comic book created by Jhou Sian-Zong and published by the Ching Win Company. . This comic series includes the original series serialized in 1995, published volume in 1996 and 22 volumes in total, then Origami Fighters G published volume in 2003 and 19 volumes in total, and Origami Fighters A ...
Given two points p 1 and p 2 and a line l 1, there is a fold that places p 1 onto l 1 and passes through p 2. This axiom is equivalent to finding the intersection of a line with a circle, so it may have 0, 1, or 2 solutions. The line is defined by l 1, and the circle has its center at p 2, and a radius equal to the distance from p 2 to p 1. If ...
Wet-folding allows the paper to be manipulated more easily, resulting in finished origami models that have a rounder and more sculpted look. Wet-folding is most often used with thicker paper; normal origami paper is very thin and thus prone to tearing when using the wet-folding technique. [2] Yoshizawa believed the process was the most ...
To offset Origami's power being little use in combat, he has various weapons to assist him. The large shuriken on his back can be thrown and ridden, and he has an arsenal of normal sized shuriken. The swords on his back can also be used, and are able to project energy to use as a shield or distraction.
Kaginawa (鈎縄 or 鉤縄, lit. "hook-rope" [1]) is a type of grappling hook used as a tool in feudal Japan by the samurai class, their retainers, foot soldiers and reportedly by ninja. Kaginawa have several configurations, from one to four hooks.