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Meifu Shinkage Ryu
Soke Otsuka Yasuyuki
of the sword is two, cut and thrusts. But there are third usage that is throw out the sword to the
enemy in the emergency.
The technique of throwing the sword was a source of Shuriken jutsu. However, when the sword
is thrown out to the enemy, Samurai lose his arms. Then Samurai became to prepare a small
arms to throw out beside their sword. At that moment, Shuriken jutsu became independent.
What is the difference between throwing stars (shaken) and projectiles (bo-shuriken?
To thrust the target by throwing stars, you need not the difficult skill. However, the shape of
throwing star is complex to make and it’s costs are high. It is inconvenient to carry, because the
point of the star is in all sides.
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