Yet another variation of the popular jujiken design from the Yagyu Shinkage Ryu, this blade has a narrower blade profile, with a semi-conical grind to the tips, which helps to keep the tips strong. This is the lightest of the Yagyu Ryu shuriken we offer. The steel is particularly thick (over ¼”, double the normal  10 gage steel we use), to give it more than enough weight for proper penetration and ample power in the throw. Based on historical designs and dimensions, and created by Adam Davis. Precision laser cut from ¼” thick plate 1018 steel for consistency. Own a piece of history, get your Yagyu Ryu Jujiken today!

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The seemingly limitless variety of the Kobori Ryu is displayed once again, with the kakumanji. This design is based more directly on a Buddhist religious symbol, hence the more angular design compared to its nagare style cousins. The advantages of this style of shuriken include, if it is thrown with the points spinning forward, it will cut and dig in, or if thrown with the points facing backward, it becomes a “clubbing” shuriken, a tsubute. Based on historical designs and dimensions, and created by Adam Davis. Precision laser cut from 10 gage 1018 steel for consistency. Own a piece of history, get your Nagare style Manjiken today!

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The senban (literally lozenge shaped) shuriken is endemic of the Togakure ryu. As it was derived from a nail pulling device or square washer, the hole size and shape can vary from being very large (almost 1 ” square) to fairly small. This is the "official" size for the Togakure Ryu, with a 5/8" square hole in the center. There are also examples with round holes to be seen, which are also the most often copied version, as the so called “moon star”, and are often undersized and too thick. Based on historical designs and dimensions from an example in a private collection, and created by Adam Davis. Precision laser cut from 14 gage 1018 steel for consistency. Own a piece of history, get your Togakure Senban today!

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The senban (literally lozenge shaped) shuriken is endemic of the Togakure ryu. As it was derived from a nail pulling device or square washer, the hole size and shape can vary from being very large (almost 1 ” square) to fairly small. This is the style preferred and endorsed by Stephen K. Hayes, with a 3/4" square hole in the center. There are also examples with round holes to be seen, which are also the most often copied version, as the so called “moon star”, and are often undersized and too thick. Based on historical designs and dimensions from an example in a private collection, and created by Adam Davis. Precision laser cut from 14 gage 1018 steel for consistency. Own a piece of history, get your Togakure Senban today!

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The senban (literally lozenge shaped) shuriken is endemic of the Togakure ryu. As it was derived from a nail pulling device or square washer, the hole size and shape can vary from being very large (almost 1 ” square) to fairly small. This style is heavier and more square, more like a 'teppan' shuriken, with a 3/4" square hole in the center. There are also examples with round holes to be seen, which are also the most often copied version, as the so called “moon star”, and are often undersized and too thick. Based on historical designs and dimensions from an example in a private collection, and created by Adam Davis. Precision laser cut from 10 gage 1018 steel for consistency. Own a piece of history, get your Togakure Senban today!

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A larger version of the yajujiken used within the Ikeda ryu. The term 'ya' means 'arrowhead shaped point', in relation to the jujiken. These are very difficult to get out of living tissues, once they are lodged. At over 6" across the center, measured from point to point, this shaken has a lot of penetrating power. The edges of the points are sharp, and should be thrown with care. Based on historical designs and dimensions, and created by Adam Davis. Precision laser cut from 10 gage 1018 steel for consistency. Own a piece of history, get your Ikeda Ryu Yajujiken today!

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This is the larger version of the Ikeda Ryu Yasanko. The term 'ya' means 'arrowhead shaped point', in relation to the sanko shaped shuriken. These are very difficult to remove from living tissue, once lodged. The Yagyu Ryu is known to use a similar sanko shaken. The working diameter of this sanko is nearly 7", if you measure the radius from one point in to the center, giving this shaken one of the deepest penetration potentials among the shaken sold here. The edges of the points are sharp, and should be thrown with care. Based on historical designs and dimensions, and created by Adam Davis. Precision laser cut from 10 gage 1018 steel for consistency. Own a piece of history, get your Ikeda Ryu Yasanko today!

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The roppogata (literally 6 pointed blade) is a widely used design, however this style is endemic to the Kobori Ryu. This is representative of one of the largest versions of the roppogata that can be found within the Kobori Ryu. Based on historical designs and dimensions, and created by Adam Davis. Precision laser cut from 10 gage 1018 steel for consistency. Own a piece of history, get your Kobori Ryu Roppogata today!

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The happogata (literally 8 pointed blade) is a widely used design, however this style is endemic to the Kobori Ryu. This is representative of one of the largest versions of the happogata that can be found within the Kobori Ryu. The happogata is also believed to be based on the Mikkyo Buddhist 'horin' wheel, a religious artifact. Based on historical designs and dimensions, and created by Adam Davis. Precision laser cut from 10 gage 1018 steel for consistency. Own a piece of history, get your Kobori Ryu Roppogata today!

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Yet another variation amongst the wonderful variety of kobori Ryu shaken, the happogata (literally 8 pointed blade) is a widely used design, however this style is endemic to the Kobori Ryu. This is representative of one of the smaller versions of the happogata that can be found within the Kobori Ryu. The happogata is also believed to be based on the Mikkyo Buddhist 'horin' wheel, a religious artifact. Based on historical designs and dimensions, and created by Adam Davis. Precision laser cut from 10 gage 1018 steel for consistency. Own a piece of history, get your Kobori Ryu Roppogata today!

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The happogata (literally 8 pointed blade) is a widely used design, however this style is endemic to the Kobori Ryu. This is possibly one of the largest versions of the happogata that can be found within the Kobori Ryu. The happogata is also believed to be based on the Mikkyo Buddhist 'horin' wheel, a religious artifact. Based on historical designs and dimensions, and created by Adam Davis. Precision laser cut from 10 gage 1018 steel for consistency. Own a piece of history, get your Kobori Ryu Roppogata today!

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Chishin Ryu Bo Shuriken

The Chishin Ryu shuriken style is descended from Takemura Ryu. The form of shuriken, is a 'kugi-gata', meaning that its form was derived from the nails used at the time. The subtle taper begins a little short of the mid-point of the blade, becoming more apparent as the taper nears the tip. The butt end of the blade is beveled in a shallow pyramid fashion. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, the kugigata of the Chishin ryu is available now in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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Shirai Ryu Shuriken 1

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Shirai Ryu was founded by Shirai Toru Yoshikane, born 1783 in Okayama and died in 1843, aged 61. The ryu itself is considered extinct, though the techniques are still taught within the Negishi Ryu. The Shirai Ryu may lay claim to one of the wider varieties of bo shuriken, based on lengths alone, as well as deriving their shuriken from both square 'kugi' (nails) and round cross section needles of the day. This is the second smallest of the style we offer, at 7" long, and 1/4" square. The butt end is rounded, with a faceted grind for the tip, over 3/4" long. These shuriken are easily concealed if needed, but throw very well and penetrate soft targets deeply. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these kugigata of the Shirai ryu are available now in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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Shirai Ryu was founded by Shirai Toru Yoshikane, born 1783 in Okayama and died in 1843, aged 61. The ryu itself is considered extinct, though the techniques are still taught within the Negishi Ryu. The Shirai Ryu may lay claim to one of the wider varieties of bo shuriken, based on lengths alone, as well as deriving their shuriken from both square 'kugi' (nails) and round cross section needles of the day. This is the next largest of the style we offer, at 10" long, and 1/4" diameter. The butt end is rounded, with a conical grind for the tip, over 1" long. These shuriken are not as readily concealed, but throw very well and penetrate soft targets deeply. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these harigata of the Shirai ryu are available now in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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Shirai Ryu was founded by Shirai Toru Yoshikane, born 1783 in Okayama and died in 1843, aged 61. The ryu itself is considered extinct, though the techniques are still taught within the Negishi Ryu. The Shirai Ryu may lay claim to one of the wider varieties of bo shuriken, based on lengths alone, as well as deriving their shuriken from both square 'kugi' (nails) and round cross section needles of the day. This is the largest of the style we offer, at 10" long, and 1/4" square. The butt end is rounded, with a faceted grind for the tip, over 3/4" long. These shuriken not as easily concealed, but throw very well and penetrate soft targets deeply. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these kugigata of the Shirai ryu are available now in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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This shuriken art was reportedly passed onto Manzo Iwata Sensei of Shito-Ryu by Seiko Fujita Sensei, in 1948. The shuriken of the Shingetsu Ryu is similar in size to some of the Shirai Ryu blades, however, they are somewhat thicker toward the tip end of the shuriken, with a faceted style of grind rather than the conical grind found on the harigata variety of Shirai Ryu blades, of comparable size. At 7" and 1/4" diameter at the smallest diameter (the largest diameter being 9/32" just behind the point grind), these shuriken are easily concealed if needed, and this shuriken is easily capable of penetrating any soft targets with ease. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these shuriken of the Shingetsu ryu are available now in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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Founded in the late fifteenth century, the Kashima-Shinryu is one of the oldest martial systems in Japan. The art is a 12 discipline art, which includes a shurikenjutsu component. The shuriken resembles one of the Negishi Ryu variants, and is thrown in the 'direct hit' method (choku-da-ho), but the grip is different from the Negishi Ryu method. The blade is held slightly angled across the palm, with the tip resting against the index finger, and the throw mimics the 'collar-cut' of using a sword (kesa-giri). The shuriken, as it is relatively short, is moved up in the grip for closer targets, and further down toward the center of the palm for more distant targets. At a length of 4 and7/8", this blade is one of the shortest we currently make. The thickness of the square profile tapers from 9/16" to 3/8" at the butt end, starting at the octagonal faceted point, which extends (measuring from the flat of the square) 1" forward to the tip. These shuriken are easily concealed if needed, and this shuriken is easily capable of penetrating any soft targets with ease. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these shuriken of the Kashima Shinryu are available now in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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Ikku-ken is the name given to a relatively modern style of shuriken, created in 1965 by modern day shuriken master, and author Shirakami Eizo. Unfortunately, the master passed on in 2001 at age 80, leaving no apparent successor to the ryu. It was his innovation to use the double pointed blade shown here, as he studied with Master Naruse Kanji, the 3rd headmaster of Negishi Ryu shurikenjutsu, whom, in turn, was a student of the aforementioned founder of Shirai Ryu, Shirai Toru. The reason for this innovation, was to be able to throw either in the Negishi style of throwing, or the Shirai style of throwing, without the need to change either the style of shuriken he was using, nor the position in the hand, to execute a successful throw. While double pointed blades have been around for centuries, this idea appears to be somewhat unique, in combining the idea of making/using a more versatile blade, to cover the styles of throwing for at least two schools. This style of Ikku Ryu blade (Or Ikku-ken) is 3/8" thick, in square cross section, and over 7" long, with a taper that begins gradually, ending in the curved tapered tips shown here. These shuriken are easily concealed if needed, and this shuriken is easily capable of penetrating any soft targets with ease. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these shuriken of the Ikku Ryu are available now in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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This style is one of the most famous martial arts of Japan, with a long and distinguished history. It is a composite art consisting of many weapons, sword and shuriken included. The method of throwing (direct hit) is virtually identical to the Negishi Ryu, and in addition to the similarities in the styles of shuriken shapes, these two ryu may be very closely linked or related. The 'daishuriken' (meaning large shuriken) is the heaviest of the styles found among the ryu, with its weight concentrated to the front of the shuriken. The dispersal of the weight of the shuriken also affects its rotation in flight, making it better suited for targets of different ideal distances. This shuriken is 6 1/2" long, and over 1/2" thick at the base of the tip taper, tapering back to 5/16" at the butt of the shuriken. These shuriken are easily concealed if needed, and this shuriken is easily capable of penetrating any soft targets with ease. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these shuriken of the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu are available now in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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This style is one of the most famous martial arts of Japan, with a long and distinguished history. It is a composite art consisting of many weapons, sword and shuriken included. The method of throwing (direct hit) is virtually identical to the Negishi Ryu, and in addition to the similarities in the styles of shuriken shapes, these two ryu may be very closely linked or related. The 'chushuriken' (meaning medium/middle shuriken) is the heaviest of the styles found among the ryu, with its weight evenly distributed through the length of the shuriken. The dispersal of the weight of the shuriken also affects its rotation in flight, making it better suited for targets of different ideal distances. This shuriken is 6 1/2" long, and over 3/8" thick at the base of the tip taper, retaining that thickneess back to the tail taper, where it tapers to 3/16" for the butt of this shuriken. These shuriken are easily concealed if needed, and this shuriken is easily capable of penetrating any soft targets with ease. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these shuriken of the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu are available now in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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The blade used by the Tsugawa Ryu is a large, double pointed spatulate blade, called by some a teppan, and by others a ryobari-gata shuriken, or ryohashi tsurugi-gata shuriken, as it has two points that are similar to the double edge straight sword called tsurugi. Many sources indicate that it was derived from part of the armor, or yoroi, of the samurai, that could be ripped free of the protective suit and thrown at an enemy as a sort of 'weapon of last resort', to gain an edge in combat. At 7 1/2" long, 1" wide, and over 3/16" thick, this fully tempered, solid 1075 spring steel blade is one of two variants that will be made available. These shuriken are easily concealed if needed, and this shuriken is easily capable of penetrating any soft targets with ease. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these shuriken of the Tsugawa Ryu are available now in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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Named for the region where these were commonly used, a simple tanto blade has been adapted for use as a throwing weapon. Devoid of any furniture, this partially double edged blade has a fully functional edge, that is 'ax sharp', to maintain some utility as a cutting tool if needed, but not so sharp as to easily cut the thrower. The mekugi-ana (peg hole) is functional, if the user decides to put the blade to use as a working tanto. 10' long, with a 6 1/2" main edge, 2" secondary edge, 1" wide at its widest point, and 3/16" thick, this solid 1075 spring steel blade is fully heat treated and tempered to a spring temper to endure years of throwing. These shuriken are easily concealed if needed, and this shuriken is easily capable of penetrating any soft targets with ease. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these shuriken of the Koga Ryu are available now individually, or in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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The famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi was reportedly the founder of this school, which involves throwing a blade up to 14" long, probably a tanto. Shorter examples are also known, some including tassels tied through the mekugi-ana (peg hole). This example is 10" long, with a 6 1/2" functional edge. The edge is left 'ax sharp', so as to retain functionality as a knife if needed, and not so sharp as to easily cut the thrower when thrown. At 1" wide at its widest point and 3/16" thick, this solid 1075 spring steelblade is fully heat treated to a spring temper to endure years of throwing. These shuriken are easily concealed if needed, and this shuriken is easily capable of penetrating any soft targets with ease. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these shuriken of the Enmei Ryu are available now individually, or in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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Little is known about the Araki ryu, however, this style of blade has been identified as belonging to the Araki ryu, by Yumio Nawa Sensei. This is among the largest of the style, over 12" in length, in the style of a te-yari blade, the te-yari being smaller than a normal yari, but larger than the uchi-ne, a small throwing spear. The te-yari was not normally thrown. However, the blade by itself, evidently was. Hokogata (spear-blade shaped bo shuriken) like this can be found as short as 6", and as large as this example, at over 12", with a 7" traditionally ground 3 sided yari cross section, and over 1' wide. Left unedged for the safety of the thrower, the solid 1075 sping steel blade can readily be sharpened, if desired. Other smaller sizes will be offered in the future for this blade style. This shuriken is easily capable of penetrating any soft targets with ease. Elegant in form, and offering excellent penetration, these shuriken of the Araki Ryu are available now individually, or in sets of 3, 5, and 9. These are exact replicas based on historical designs and dimensions, personally hand ground by Adam Davis from solid steel bar stock, before being heat treated. Available hand polished, black oil coated, or black enamel coated. Get your set now, and practice your skills the traditional way!

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