Sports - Martial Arts Throwing Stars Professional Series Throwing Stars. Made of 440 Stainless Steel. Most of our stars are extremely sharp and are not toys. A must have for any serious martial artist or Ninja! A shuriken (Japanese 手裏剣; literally: "sword hidden in the hand") is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally used for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing. They are sharpened hand-held blades made from a variety of everyday items such as needles, nails, and knives, as well as coins, washers, and other flat plates of metal. Shuriken is the name given to any, small bladed object, while shaken is traditionally used to indicate the well-known "throwing star".
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Sports - Martial Arts Throwing Knives Professional Series Throwing Knives. Made of 440 Stainless Steel. Most of our stars are extremely sharp and are not toys. A must have for any serious martial artist or Ninja! Knife throwing is an art, sport, combat skill, or variously an entertainment technique, involving an artist skilled in the art of throwing knives, the weapons thrown, and a target. Although it was popularized in America in the late 19th century by traveling acts such as the Barnum & Bailey Circus, the history of knife throwing dates much further back. The art of knife throwing was first used in martial arts or hunting applications. It has been incorporated into the martial disciplines of the Japanese as well as some African and Native American tribes. In such cases, throwing a weapon when fighting is generally thought of as a risk. If unsuccessful it can leave the thrower without a weapon and arm your attacker. However, many warriors traditionally carried two or more weapons at the same time.
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Sports - Martial Arts Nun Chucks & Nunchaku Nunchucks & accessories for Martial Arts training & competition. The nunchaku comes from Okinawa , today a part of Japan. Many think that the nunchaku has descended from the rice flail (utzu), but this is incorrect. The most credible version of the nunchaku origin is that the nunchaku descends from an Okinawan horse bit (muge). Initially the handles of the bit Later it was changed to the straight-handled weapon that we know today. History suggests this farmers tool evolved into a deadly weapon by serving nobles. Since they were prohibited to carry any weapons, serving nobles would arm themselves with anything in reach. Two sticks connected by rope caught someone's eye. A warrior swung them, pictured himself bashing an opponents head - and nunchaku was born.
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Sports - Martial Arts Sais View our excellent line of Sports - Martial Arts Sais. The sai (釵) is a traditional Okinawan[2] martial arts weapon. The basic form of the weapon is that of a pointed, prong shaped metal baton, with two curved prongs called yoku projecting from the handle. It is generally used in pairs.
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