Blogpost 5: Throwing Star

If you want to be a ninja, you need a weapon like a sword, kunai, kusari, etc. For me, the most friendly weapon of ninjas were the shuriken or what they called "Throwing Star". Shuriken is used to throw from a distance to hit an opponent or to distract them. They called it "Throwing Star" because shurikens are shape like a star.

Shuriken

As I've searched on google what's the use of shurikens, I found this article entitled "Top 10 Myths About Ninjas" by Jamie Frater from listverse, he said that shuriken are used as a secondary weapon. Jamie also said that "Shuriken come in two varieties: Hira-shuriken (the famous ninja star) which were originally household items (such as washers and coins that were used to distract and were not usually sharp), and Bo-shuriken which are straight spikes up to 21cm in length. These were also originally household items (as were most Ninja weapons) such as chopsticks or hairpins. Their origins certainly makes it clear that these were not intended as killing weapons."

So what's the point of using shuriken if they're not designed to kill? For destructing purpose? It must be I guess, so they can perform their mission perfectly and with ease.

Another article that I found entitled "All You Know about Ninja Is Probably "Wrong"" by Brian Ashcraft from kotaku stated that shuriken really existed but still unclear how they were used. Brian said that "There's no historical record of throwing stars being decisive in combat, says Alt."

This will prove that shurikens are not made for killing, but for me you can kill your opponent with a shuriken by slashing or stabbing them. It's up to you now how are you going to use the Throwing Star.