THIS IS THE THIRD OF THE NINJA009 SERIES. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE FIRST TWO
BULLETINS AND I'M SURE YOU'LL ENJOY THIS ONE AS WELL...
***WARNING***
IN CALIFORNIA, THERE IS A LAW THAT PROHIBITS SHURIKENS. IF YOU GET CAUGHT
CONCEALING ONE IN YOUR POCKET OR ANYWHERE ELSE ON YOUR BODY IN THE STREETS,
YOU WILL BE CAUGHT AND THE OBJECT WILL BE CONFISCATED. IF YOU ARE OVER 18
YEARS OF AGE, YOU CAN BE FINED AND SENTENCED A FEW MONTHS IN JAIL. SO DON'T
BE STUPID ABOUT THINGS. DON'T SHOW OFF WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
BACKGROUND ON SHURIKENS:
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THE SHURIKEN OR THE THROWING STAR HAS MAINLY ONE PURPOSE TO THE NINJA. A
DISTRACTION FOR ESCAPE, MUCH LIKE THE SMOKE SCREEN. THE NINJAS IN THE OLD
DAYS, USED THE STAR TO CREATE A DELUSION. THE NINJA WOULD THROW THE STAR
IN A DIRECTION WHICH MADE A SOUND IN A TOTALLY WRONG DIRECTION SO HIS OPPO-
NENT WILL BE SEARCHING YOU IN THE WRONG PLACES, THEREFORE YOU CAN ESCAPE.
IN MODERN MOVIES, I HAVE SEEN THEM USE IT TO KILL AN OPPONENT. AS I HAVE
LEARNED FROM MY GRAND MASTER, THE SHURIKEN IS NOT ACCURATE ENOUGH TO KILL
MOST LIKELY, YOU CAN ONLY DAMAGE THE PERSON HIT BY THE SHURIKEN. THEREFORE
IT IS ONLY USED AS A DISTRACTION DEVICE. BUT, KNOW AS A FACT THAT SOME
NINJAS, ONLY A VERY FEW, WERE EXPERTS ON SHURIKEN THROWING AND WERE ABLE TO
KILL WITH IT. THERE WERE EXACTLY TWO PEOPLE IN THE HISTORY OF JAPAN WHO CAN
PROPERLY THROW A SHURIKEN. THEY WERE AROUND IN THE 1500-1700 A.D. I KNOW
THAT THERE IS NO ONE IN THIS WORLD, NOW, WHO CAN THROW A SHURIKEN AND ACTUAL-
LY KILL ANOTHER TRAINED NINJA. MOST MODERN NINJA HAS THE KEEN HEARING ABIL-
ITIES AS THE OLD NINJA, SO THEY CAN HEAR THE SHURIKEN CUT THE WIND. SO THEY
KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT CAME FROM, AND AROUND HOW FAR AWAY IT WAS THROWN. I
DON'T KNOW HOW TO TEACH METHODS OF HEARING BUT I WILL TRY MY BEST IN MY LATER
SERIES. WELL...ANYWAYS...
SHURIKEN
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THE OLD WAY OF BUILDING THIS WEAPON IS A VERY COMPLICATED TASK. FIRST YOU
MUST BUILD A LIMESTONE FURNACE, WHICH TAKES ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THEN, YOU CAN
START BUILDING YOUR WEAPONS. YOU MUST ALSO KNOW HOW TO FORGE THE WEAPON.
THEREFORE, I CANNOT REALLY TEACH YOU HOW TO MAKE IT THE OLD WAY. BUT LATER ON
IN THE SERIES I SHALL TEACH YOU HOW TO BUILD A FURNACE AND HOW TO BUILD WEAPONS
THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. BUT THIS TEXT WILL TEACH YOU A SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE
METHOD OF BUILDING AND SHARPENING ONE.
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MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
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- A SHEET METAL OF AT LEAST 3/16" THICKNESS.
- A HACKSAW OR SOME OTHER CUTTING DEVICE.
- A SHARPENING STONE, HARD ( NOT SOFT ARKANSAS ).
- A STEEL MALLET ( A HAMMER SHOULD DO ).
- A VISE
- AN ANVIL OR SOME OTHER FLAT METAL SURFACE.
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HOW TO MAKE IT
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IT IS QUITE SIMPLE THE MODERN WAY, IT ONLY TAKES A FEW HOURS AT MOST. FIRST,
YOU MUST DRAW THE SHAPE AND SIZE OF SHURIKEN YOU WANT ON A PIEC OF PAPER.
AFTER YOU HAVE CHOSEN YOUR DESIRED SHAPE, DRAW IT ONTO THE METAL WITH AN AWL
OR SCREWDRIVER. THEN, CLAMP THE SHEET METAL ONTO THE VISE. CAREFULLY CUT
OUT THE SHUIKEN. SOMETIMES IF YOU USE THICK SHEET METAL WITH A HACKSAW, THE
SAW BLADE TENDS TO GET WARM AND SOMETIMES START TO WARP, SO APPLY SOME KIND
OF LUBRICANT OIL AND IT SHOULD REDUCE THE FRICTION THAT CAUSE THE HEAT. AFTER
YOU CUT OUT THE SHURIKEN, THEN YOU MUST START MAKING THE EDGES SHARP. START
HAMMERING DOWN THE POINTS OF THE SHURIKEN. AFTER A FEW POUNDINGS, THE POINTS
SHOULD BE A BIT FLATTER THAN THE CENTER OF THE SHURIKEN. THEN START WORKING
ON THE SIDES OF THE POINTS. BUT REMEMBER NOT TO GO TO DEEP INTO THE CENTER OF
THE SHURIKEN SINCE THE CENTER SHOULD BE THE SAME THICKNESS AS YOU STARTED WITH.
AFTER YOU START SEEING THE EDGES BECOMING GROUNDED, THEN STOP THE POUNDING.
GET THE SHARPENING STONE. AT FIRST JUST GRIND THE SHURIKEN IN A CIRCULAR
MOTION NEAR THE TIPS OF THE POINTS. AS YOU BEGIN FEELING THE POINTS SHARPEN,
WORK ON THE SIDES. KEEP WORKING ON GRINDING THE STEEL, UNTIL AN EDGE BEGINS
TO FORM. MAKE SURE YOU SHARPEN BOTH SIDES EVENLY. WHEN THE EDGE BEGINS TO
FORM, THEN YOU MUST SHARPEN THE SHURIKEN WITH CAREFUL STROKES. YOU MUST NOT
FORCE THE SHURIKEN TO SHARPEN. YOU MUST STROKE THE SHURIKEN BACKWARDS. NEVER
PUSH IT FORWARDS TO SHARPEN IT OR YOU'LL LOSE IT'S EDGE AS YOU TRY TO DEVELOP
IT. STROKE IT BACK FOR A WHILE, UNTIL THE POINTS BEGIN TO GLARE. AFTER AN
HOUR OF STROKING, THE BLADE SHOULD BE COMPLETE. WHEN YOU FIRST TRY TO BUILD
THIS THING, YOU MIGHT NOT GET A WELL BALANCED SHURIKEN. AS A MATTER OF FACT,
WHEN I BUILT ONE THIS WAY, IT TOOK ME TEN TRIAL SHURIKENS BEFORE I GOT A
DESCENTLY BALANCED ONE. ALL IT TAKES IS PRACTICE. YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW THAT
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
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THROWING TECHNIQUES
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I CAN WRITE A WHOLE BOOK IN TEACHING HOW TO THROW THIS THING. I WILL TEACH THE
BASIC METHOD OF THROWING THIS TOOL. GRIP ONE OF THE POINTS WITH YOUR THUMB &
YOUR FORE AND MIDDLE FINGERS. TO AIM IT TO THE DESIRED OBJECT, LOOK AT THE
REST OF THE SHURIKEN THAT IS NOT COVERED BY YOUR GRIP. THE HALF POINT FROM THE
TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR VISUAL POINT, IS WHERE THE TARGET SHOULD BE FOCUSED
AT. WHEN YOU RELEASE IT, SNAP THE SHURIKEN WITH YOUR MIDDLE FINGER. IF THE
SHURIKEN FLYS VERTICAL WITHOUT ROTATING HORIZONTALLY, THEN YOUR SHURIKEN IS
FAIRLY BALANCED. PRACTICE THROWING THE SHURIKEN EVERYDAY, YOU CAN FIGURE OUT
OTHER COMFORTABLE METHODS OF THROWING AND HITTING THE TARGET. HAVE FUN...
WRITTEN BY: THE NINJA WARRIOR
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