Ninja Weapons Chain and Shuriken

This handy volume introduces the exciting and deadly secrets of two ninja arts-the chain and the shuriken.

The Masaki school of chain fighting was developed in the feudal society of the early eighteenth century by a swordsman-sentryin Edo(Tokyo)Castle. Feeling that the shedding of blood in such a hollowed place would be disgraceful, he successfully devised the effective combat use of the weighted chain.

The equally devastating art of shuriken, the throwing of metal stars and spikes, evolved shortly after chain fighting. The easily concealed shuriken soon became known as an extremely effective weapon for both ninjas and samurai warriors.

The reason for listing this book is that it is helpful in helping you use elements of your environment for self-defense. This book covers the manrikigusari, also known as the gusari, the weighted chain. A flexible belt with a heavy buckle and steel tipped tang is a close approximation. Learning to use the gusari then is a useful way to learn how to use your belt when you need to. Certainly the "ninja" thing has been overplayed with kiddie movies. But real ninjas did have some useful tools such as the gusari. It is so good that it is illegal in several states in the U.S. The book also covers the shuriken, the throwing star. The author is Charles Gruzanski who is the first Westerner to be admitted to the International Martial Arts Research Association. Paperback, 7 x 5 inches, 103 pages, 4th printing 2003. ISBN 0-8048-1705-7

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