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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).
Shirohige Ressei-menpo. 18th century, Edo period. Tokyo Fuji Art Museum.. Men-yoroi (面鎧), also called menpō (面頬) or mengu (面具), [1] [2] [3] are various types of facial armour that were worn by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan.
A full suit of traditional Samurai armour could include the following items: Dou or dō, a chest armour made up of iron and or leather plates of various sizes and shapes with pendents; Kusazuri made from iron or leather plates hanging from the front and back of the dou (dō) to protect the lower body and upper leg.
men (面): combined face mask and shoulder protectors ; kote (小手): hand and forearm protectors ; dō (胴): torso protector (breastplate); tare (垂れ): groin and leg protectors . A fifth component, sune-ate (脛当て) (shin protectors, or greaves), are worn by naginatajutsu practitioners.
Kabuto (兜, 冑) is a type of helmet first used by ancient Japanese warriors that, in later periods, became an important part of the traditional Japanese armour worn by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan. Note that in the Japanese language, the word kabuto is an appellative, not a type description, and can refer to any ...
STORY: This Cambodian artist creates elaborate masksthat are inspired by the centuries-old tradition of masked dance, Lakhon Khol Taming Suon is displaying the masks at the Sokha Hotel in Phnom ...
Plate Shuriken: Alfaro throws several plates at a target at high enough speed and with enough force to cut through multiple targets at once. Limon The sommelier of the Bishoku-kai, Limon is a woman of average build, with long black hair and strange markings under her eyes. She is one of the few Bishoku-kai members that Alfaro says are capable ...