手裏剣
Shuriken
Reading: しゅりけん
Throwing blade
JapaneseKobudo
Meaning
Small concealed Japanese throwing weapon, either a straight spike (bo-shuriken) or a star-shaped plate (shaken).
Related terms
- Hanbo半棒Half staffWooden staff of about 90 cm, half the length of a bo, used for striking, joint locks and restraints.Kobudo
- Jo杖Short staffWooden staff of about 128 cm, used in aikido and jodo.AikidoKobudo
- Jodo杖道Way of the stickJapanese martial art of the jo, a short wooden staff, practiced through paired kata against a swordsman.Kobudo
- Kama鎌SickleFarming sickle adopted as a weapon in Okinawan kobudo, often used in pairs for blocking, hooking and cutting.Kobudo
- Kata型FormA fixed sequence of techniques practised alone or in pairs, preserving the principles of a style.AikidoGeneralIaidoJudoKarateKendoKobudo
- Kenjutsu剣術SwordsmanshipClassical Japanese art of swordsmanship taught in the traditional schools (koryu), the forerunner of modern kendo.KendoKobudo
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