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Twist
04-06-2007, 21:51
Bo-Shuriken

Can anyone recommend a reliable website that sells bo-shuriken (for martial arts, not display)
Jon_Bahey
04-07-2007, 01:41
are you talking about the bujikan or ninjitsu spears? I would talk to your sensei...
Twist
04-07-2007, 20:42
bo-shuriken are throwing spikes

(a spear is a "yari")
Jon_Bahey
04-08-2007, 00:33
can not a spear be the same as a spike? Is not the spike and the spear both a pointed object of different sizes used in different ways? again consult your Sensei he or she will know the best place to get them. Good luck and be safe :bow:
Twist
04-08-2007, 06:27
can not a spear be the same as a spike? Is not the spike and the spear both a pointed object of different sizes used in different ways?

Thanks for the advice.

P.S.
Shuriken literally means “hand hidden blade”, so yari wouldn’t fall under this category. On a philosophical level you might be able to argue that they are the same… but other wise I don’t think you'll find many supporters of this idea.
David Craik
04-09-2007, 21:01
can not a spear be the same as a spike? Is not the spike and the spear both a pointed object of different sizes used in different ways?

Apart from the fact that one is a few inches long and the other several feet, a shuriken is thrown and a yari is not, and that one is a polearm and the other isn't I would say that yes, they are precisely the same. Just like a rapier and a roofing nail, virtually interchangable.


Twist, I notice that you list your real name as 'Niker Zoing' but sign your posts 'Dante Zoing'. Are either of these your real name?