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(urken) (Martial Arts (other than Judo & Karate) & Battle Sports) a martial-arts weapon normally in the shape of a star or cross with sharp extending edges, thrown with a spin towards the target [from Japanese, shu hand + ri inside + ken blade] Collins English Dictionary Total and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 Harper, Collins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
From the curators: The term "ninja star," often likewise referred to as a "throwing star," is a colloquial appellation for specific types of shuriken, a family of Japanese weapons created to suit the palm of a warrior' s hand and to be released in close fight, frequently by tossing them.
According to Serge Mol's Classical Weaponry of Japan (Tokyo: Kodansha, 2003) it was during the Edo duration in Japan (16151868) that metal "ironstones" (tesutsubute) forged into geometric shapes replaced more organic materials like rocks and large stones for use as missiles in military battle. It is from this that the shashuriken developed, though reliable realities have actually been superseded by the ninja star's fictional romanticization as the ninja assassin's weapon of option.
Over the last few years, manga, films, and other popular cultural formats have seen the ninja star in actiondipped in poison for a slow, sticking around death, or deployed dexterously to fell an unwary opponent. The unattributed style included here is inexpensively offered online as a prop for role-play instead of for fatal usealthough its spikes are still sharp sufficient to show lethal in the wrong hands.