Welcome!
- to the Internet's
premier English language resource for information on the history and training
in Shuriken-do, the traditional Japanese martial art of blade throwing.
Here
you can find accurate and up-to-date information on all aspects of Shuriken-do,
including an historical analysis of the origins and development
of the art, a list and description of most of the representative schools
that taught the art, a reference section that discusses and demonstrates the technical
aspects of throwing the shuriken, and a section on the design
and manufacture of various types of shuriken for enthusiasts who wish
to try making their own. I include the latest information on the important legal
issues surrounding the use of shuriken, particularly in Australia,
an attempt at a review of existing pubilcations; books,
videos and DVD's, including other websites, available
on the commercial market, as well as a question and
answer forum where I help visitors with any questions related to the art that
they may have. Finally, for the sake of completeness, there is an archival
section where I keep miscellaneous snippets of information that is hard to place
within the other pages of this site
Dubious
Shuriken-jutsu in Brazil - June 2007
A
Ninjutsu school Sho
Kumo Ryu advertises shuriken as one of their weapons. A
lot of their pics of blades were "borrowed" from Secrets
of Shuriken.com, so don't be fooled into thinking we have any
association with them. There are doubts on the authenticity
of the school's lineage, so caveat emptor.
Look
out for a full Portuguese www.Secrets-of-Shuriken.com.au soon!
- June 2007
Vitor
Amorin has graciously translated Secrets of Shuriken.com.au
into Portuguese for Brazilian readers, it will be online soon.
The content will be identical to this site, but will have some
extra material in Portuguese regarding legal issues, plus the
site owner may have some additional information on manufacturing
blades, which he is experimenting with.
Negishi
Ryu Shuriken on Yahoo Auctions Japan - Jan 2007
http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g52304605
(mirrored translated pages HERE
and HERE)
Please
check the News
section for all previous updates
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Why
am I doing this?
Over
the years students and visitors to the Takemusu
Aiki Association website have been asking about shuriken. Our
late headmaster, Morihiro Saito Sensei, taught the art to senior students
at Iwama dojo in Japan, and there seemed to be a growing interest
in the art worldwide. After finding surprisingly little information on
the web, and lots of inaccurate and misleading information, both on the
web and in a number of print publications, I decided to make available
some form of resource on the web, for shuriken enthusiasts.
These pages are a collection of information on the Shuriken art
that I have gathered over the years as part of my research and training.
I have gathered information from a variety of reliable sources, such as
print media, practitioners of the art, and other researchers. Thanks to
the many wonderful people who have emailed me with info about their own
experiences with shuriken...one of the more unusual and eclectic traditional
arts needing preservation today. Also, some of my own observations and
discoveries are added here as well, so this site represents the current
state of my knowledge on the subject. Enjoy! - Jason
Who
am I?
For a bit of background information on the creator of
this website, check the Bio |
