Shuriken

Shuriken

by The Ninja Warrior

Shuriken

THIS IS THE THIRD OF THE NINJA009 SERIES. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE FIRST TWO BULLETINS AND I'M SURE YOU'LL ENJOY THIS ONE AS WELL...

***WARNING***

IN CALIFORNIA, THERE IS A LAW THAT PROHIBITS SHURIKENS. IF YOU GET CAUGHT CONCEALING ONE IN YOUR POCKET OR ANYWHERE ELSE ON YOUR BODY IN THE STREETS, YOU WILL BE CAUGHT AND THE OBJECT WILL BE CONFISCATED. IF YOU ARE OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE, YOU CAN BE FINED AND SENTENCED A FEW MONTHS IN JAIL. SO DON'T BE STUPID ABOUT THINGS. DON'T SHOW OFF WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

BACKGROUND ON SHURIKENS:

THE SHURIKEN OR THE THROWING STAR HAS MAINLY ONE PURPOSE TO THE NINJA. A DISTRACTION FOR ESCAPE, MUCH LIKE THE SMOKE SCREEN. THE NINJAS IN THE OLD DAYS, USED THE STAR TO CREATE A DELUSION. THE NINJA WOULD THROW THE STAR IN A DIRECTION WHICH MADE A SOUND IN A TOTALLY WRONG DIRECTION SO HIS OPPONENT WILL BE SEARCHING YOU IN THE WRONG PLACES, THEREFORE YOU CAN ESCAPE. IN MODERN MOVIES, I HAVE SEEN THEM USE IT TO KILL AN OPPONENT. AS I HAVE LEARNED FROM MY GRAND MASTER, THE SHURIKEN IS NOT ACCURATE ENOUGH TO KILL. MOST LIKELY, YOU CAN ONLY DAMAGE THE PERSON HIT BY THE SHURIKEN. THEREFORE IT IS ONLY USED AS A DISTRACTION DEVICE. BUT, KNOW AS A FACT THAT SOME NINJAS, ONLY A VERY FEW, WERE EXPERTS ON SHURIKEN THROWING AND WERE ABLE TO KILL WITH IT. THERE WERE EXACTLY TWO PEOPLE IN THE HISTORY OF JAPAN WHO CAN PROPERLY THROW A SHURIKEN. THEY WERE AROUND IN THE 1500-1700 A.D. I KNOW THAT THERE IS NO ONE WITH AN AWL OR SCREWDRIVER. THEN, CLAMP THE SHEET METAL ONTO ACHING HOW TO THROW THIS THING. I WILL TEACH THE BASIC METHOD OF THROWING THIS TOOL. GRIP ONE OF THE POINTS WITH YOUR THUMB & YOUR FORE AND MIDDLE FINGERS. TO AIM IT TO THE DESIRED OBJECT, LOOK AT THE REST OF THE SHURIKEN THAT IS NOT COVERED BY YOUR GRIP. THE HALF POINT FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR VISUAL POINT, IS WHERE THE TARGET SHOULD BE FOCUSED AT. WHEN YOU RELEASE IT, SNAP THE SHURIKEN WITH YOUR MIDDLE FINGER. IF THE SHURIKEN FLYS VERTICAL WITHOUT ROTATING HORIZONTALLY, THEN YOUR SHURIKEN IS FAIRLY BALANCED. PRACTICE THROWING THE SHURIKEN EVERYDAY, YOU CAN FIGURE OUT OTHER COMFORTABLE METHODS OF THROWING AND HITTING THE TARGET. HAVE FUN...

WRITTEN BY: THE NINJA WARRIOR