T a b le
In tro d u c tio n
P ro lo g u e
S e c tio n O b ta in in g
S e c tio n
C o n te n ts
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B la d e s
th e
N in ja
. . .. .. . . .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . ..
O ne: M a in ta in in g
T h ro w in g
K n iv e s
.. . . .. .
-
N e ith e r
a u th o r
re s p o n s ib ility th e
in fo rm a tio n
W A R N IN G
th e fo r
-
p u b lis h e r th e
c o n ta in e d
IN T R O D U C T IO N
a s s u m e s m is u s e
in
th is
IN T R O D U C T IO N
A
k n ife
le a rn s in
is
firs t
T a n to -jits u ,
N in ja
N o rm a lly , a
o th e r fo r
k n ife a
N inja
th ro w in g .
N inja k n ife
th ro w
a
w h ic h
k n iv e s ,
to
is
e x p e rt
th ro w
k n iv e s
k n iv e s ,
a re
s p e c ia lty
d e s ig n e d
k n iv e s ,
th e
p a rtic u la rly
fo u r
p rim a rily ,
N in ja .
b e c o m in g
le a rn s
W ith
c o u ld
a
a s
som e
e x p e rt
c a rrie s
to
w e ll
o b je c ts .
th ro w in g
c o m b a t
N in ja
a rt.
c o m b a t,
m any
s p e c ific a lly
g iv e n
k n ife
h a n d -to -h a n d
w e ll
a s
th e
th ro w in g b e
t h r o w n to
k n iv e s
a s
w e ll
if
a c h ie v e
th re e
g o a ls :
d is tra c t.
k ill. W ith
p ra c tic e
h a rd
o rk ,
N in ja
le a rn
to
N IN J A
K e n ji
th a t
he
c a p tu re d ,
H on
C a s tle .
m e rc h a n t
fro m
a
to
L o rd
to u c h
a
b e fo re ju s t a s
m em ber
th e
lo w e r to
th e
in fra c tio n ,
e y e s
e n te re d
o f
o n e
re fle c tin g
w a s th a t
w o u ld
o c c u p a tio n
ro u g h ly ,
th e m
m e e tin g a n
o f
c a re fu l
p ro v in c e ,
b ru ta l h im
b e
th o u g h
d is ta n t
K a ts u g a m i’s
tre a t
must
b e o f
H e
a t
g re a t
w o u ld
e v e n
h a v in g
S a m u ra i, d is re s p e c t
to
O ne
w ro n g
w o u ld fo r
a
n o th in g
w o u ld
s u b m is s iv e . th e
m ean
tro o p s .
d is g u s te d
c la s s e s .
d is g u is e d
th e
be
to
c o w e r lo o k , ta k e n
w a rrio r
N IN J A
N in ja o th e r
s id e . it
th e
C la n
to
w a s
th a t
th e
K N IF E
w h ic h
to
a rm ie s
th e w o u ld
th a t
lig h tly
h e
m e rc h a n ts
fo u r
s u p e rb ly
fla t,
to
c o n c e a le d c a rry
h a n d g u a rd s
w o u ld
a rm e d
tra v e lin g
c le v e rly
th e
th e
R um or
o rc h e s tra te d s e rio u s ly
fin a l
b a ttle .
re in fo rc e m e n ts ,
th e ir
w ith
in fo rm a tio n . w h o
c o u n te ra tta c k ,
W ith o u t
a llie d
re g a in
fin e s t
If
th e
ru m o r
th e
d e fe n d in g
th e
c a s tle
l e a d e r,
th e
in v a d e rs
ro u te d .
K n o w in g o n ly
a
la te
w a s
C a s tle ,
d u rin g
w ith
g a th e r
g e n e ra l,
H on
la u n c h
e n e m y.
b e
to
s e ig e
tru e ,
w o u ld
b e lo n g e d
fin e s t
a rro w p ro v e d
h e
b e in g
in v a d e r’s
s u c c e s s fu l
T H R O W IN G
som e fo r
b e
w ith
th e
w e re
o f
th e h is
K e n ji
ta n to
a llo w e d
b a la n c e d in
th o ro u g h ly
to
th ro w in g
s id e s
a
w a re s . o f
w h ic h c a rry . k n iv e s , w o o d e n w a s
th e
a ls o
ts u b a
w a s m ost
c a rrie d
w h ic h
w e re
w h ic h
s e llin g w e re
d e c o ra tiv e m ade
a
w --
“D id
I
h e a r
“Y e s , d id
d a re “G u a rd !”
o n to
lo rd ,”
K e n ji
th e
H u rrie d ly
th e
it s k ill
is
in d e e d
w e ll.
It
th e is
.
.
u
th ro u g h
h is
te a rs .
th o s e .” s p ille d
b ru ta l
to
th e
w o rk
fo r
lo d g in g
fo o d
re ta in e rs
w o rk
old,
m a s te ry ,
fro m
fro m
g u a rd
r i d e r,
th e
p ic k e d
w h o
I
w ill
e x a m in e rid e r
w ith
th is
tu rn e d m e rc h a n t,
o f
th a t
e x a m in e d
fa m o u s
th e
b e fo re
n e v e rth e le s s .
th is
tim e .” s a id
.
its
c lo s e ly .
“H m m m ,
th a t
.
w h ic h
it
s ta n d a rd .
.
“B rin g
h a n d g u a rd s
s to n e s .
w o rk m a n s h ip
h is
.
m u tte re d
le a d e r
ts u b a ,
h is
.
lo o k th e
a t
th e
.
M its u n a ri
m ig h ty
p o in te d
-
fo r
a rtis a n ; th e
w ill
b e
g iv e n
n ig h t.
e v e n in g ,
s e e
a
th e
w h e re
m e rc h a n d is e m ore
I
to
m ore
the
th a t
g u a rd s .
n o
h a rm
c lo s e ly “D o com es
a s
I to
to w a rd
th e
g e n e ra l’s
q u a rte rs
in
o rd e r
to
s p y
o n
th e
g e n e ra l’s
c o n d itio n . re a c h in g e x p e c te d to
m ake
th e m
h is
in to
K e n ji
c o u ld
d im
m o o n lig h t
in to
th e
fe e t
to u c h e d
th e
fro m th e
S ile n tly a g u a rd s
f l o o r,
a
g re a t
h is
th e m
K e n ji
w a s
w h ile , te ll
lo w e re d
thin
s tro n g
s ittin g d re w
b y tw o
fro m
p o in t, to
h im s e lf ro p e . th e o f
O nce
in
c h a m b e r. h e
th e re , th e
th e
w a y
s l u m b e r.
d e s p ite
th e
c lim b
s lo w ly
in to
th e
Im m e d ia te ly
d o o r.
h is
h e
fo rc e d
d e te c tin g
w e re
v a n ta g e
a s
c a u tio u s ly
ro o m .
c o u ld th e y
fo u n d
ro o f
g e n e ra l’s
th a t
b a th in g
o f t w o
th e
s le e p in g .
much
m eans s ig h t
th e fo r
h e
g u a rd e d . o n to
b re a th in g see
c h a m b e r.
cham ber
b e -h e a v ily
lis te n e d
p e o p le
w e re
q u a rte rs ,
s ile n tly
N in ja
th e y
g e n e ra l’s
ra fte rs
tw o th a t
to
w a y
th e
th e
th e
th ro w in g
a s
h is
k n iv e s ,
N IN J A
S a m u ra i
le a d
h im
th e y
tra v e lle d
K N IF E
o f
th e
fa r
T H R O W IN G
c ity fro m
th e
c a s tle ,
th e
ro a d .
th e
th re e
A fte r
s to p p e d . “H e re
w e
th e
m ust
le a v e
s ig n a l.
y o u ,”
In s ta n tly
th e th e
le a d e r o th e r
s a id . tw o
m ust
S a m u ra i
w h ip p e d
th e ir “P ig ! lo s e
D o g !”
fa c e
“G iv e
th e
b e fo re u s
p e rh a p s
y o u r
lo rd .
s h a ll
d a g g e r.
O ur
d ra w K e n ji
liv e .
s k ille d
do
s w o rd s
w ill
us
to
life !”
g o o d s ,”
le t
“Y o u
s a id not
c u t
th e
th ird ,
a tte m p t
y o u
“a n d
to
to u c h
b e fo re
it.” fe ll
fo rg iv e n e s s . o f
ra g e d . re q u ire s
m oney
w e
h a n d le
S a m u ra i
to
th e
S lo w ly o n e
o f
h is
g ro u n d ,
tre m b lin g
re a c h e d th ro w in g
in to
k n iv e s
h is c o n c e a le d
b e g g in g g rip p in g th e re .
fo r th e
In
s w o rd , re a d y
to
“It in
is
d ie , y o u
w h o I
b la d e s ,
u s
th re w th e to
h is
fo u rth s trik e
s h a ll c a n
d ie ,
h it
b rin g
s h a ll
O ne
o n ly
s e e ,”
a it
th e
s h a ll
S a m u ra i. fly in g
to
th e
le a d e r s u rv iv e .”
th ird
k n ife ,
k n ife th e
th re e
k n iv e s .
A re
N in ja ? ”
T a n to -jits u .
“W e
w h ile
th e
fo llo w e d
m an
in
the
w a s
s p a rro w g ro u n d
s a id .
tra in e d
at
a s
a
c h ild
thirty
w ith
a liv e .”
“B u t
W ith
th is
m uch
is
c e rta in .
th a t
S a m u ra i
q u ic k ly , c h e s t.
I
K e n ji
s w a tte d
s p in n in g
K e n ji
it
in
d re w
the
a w a y . m o o n lig h t
th e
fro m
h is
w a is t. S a m n u ra i fro m
h a lte d
h is
la u g h e d h u rlin g
“I
N in ja . la s t life
b la d e I
a m ake
a w a y
in to
o n ly
d id s h a ll
it
b o ld ly ,
th e
p u llin g th e
k n ife s e rio u s
q u ic k .
th e
le ft, S u rre n d e r
I
w ill
s to p
u n til
I
S E C T IO N
O b ta in in g T h ro w in g
M a in ta in in g K n iv e s
N IN J A
K N IF E
T H R O W IN G
N IN J A
A n o th e r m ay
th e
im p o rta n t
w is h
M any
o f
m ost
K N IF E
to
o w n
th e
fa c to r m ore
c u rre n t
im p o rta n t
T H R O W IN G
to
c o n s id e r
th a n
d e s ig n s fa c to rs
is
d e s ig n .
ty p e th ro w
w ith
A
N in ja
th ro w in g
w e ll,
w ith
re g a rd
to
k n ife .
p ra c tic e ,
th ro w in g
k n iv e s
a re : L e n g th W e ig h t B a la n c e L e n g th
is
the
firs t
flig h t m ust A
in
th ro w in g s e ld o m
n in e
k n ife
s h o rte r
p e n e tra tio n ; th e
a
th ro w in g
m ore th a n
n in e
th a n
s ix te e n
in c h e s
s e rio u s
w ill
s ix te e n d iffic u lt
m ay
k n ife
to
p e n e tra tio n ,
le n g th
k n ife k n iv e s
f a c t o r.
c h a ra c te ris tic s ,
le a s t
le n g th .
c ru c ia l
to
th e y
in c h e s o fte n in c h e s
th ro w .
d is tra c tio n s , a re
it in
re s u lt w ill
S m a lle r th e y v irtu a lly
K N IF E
N IN J A
b e
fo u n d
in c h
a p p ro x im a te ly
to w a rd s p in s
in
th ro w n
If
th is
e x p la in e d S till
o f
in
o th e r
h o ld in g
th e
h e a v ie r
to
h a n d le
c o m p le te
in c re m e n t
h a lf
th e
p o in t
th e
in c re m e n t
a
ta rg e t
m ust
in
p o in t
o rd e r
b la d e .
to
p o in t,
a re
b la d e .
d e s ig n e d
h o ld in g
o f
th e
th e
ta rg e t
to
to
a
m ust in
fiv e
p o in t
m a tte r
b e
g ra v ity
c e n te r
T h e re fo re ,
to
hom e.
lig h te r
k n iv e s
k n ife
w ill
m e th o d s .
c e n te r
a p p ro x im a te
th re e -u p
th e
k n iv e s b la d e ’s
n u m b e rs a
s trik e
s trik e
th ro w in g
ro u n d
firs t. tw o ,
th is
k n iv e s
k n ife
re q u ire
w ill
s e c tio n
th ro w in g
o f th e
m ake
c le a r
ro ta tio n s .
th ro w n
h it
re v o lu tio n s
is
fro m
c e n te r k n iv e s
re v o lu tio n s
h a n d le s .
a n y w h e re
k n iv e s
th e
th e
h a n d le .
o rd e r
b y
s ix
firs t.
th e
in
T H R O W IN G
o rd e r
b la d e
t h r o w n b la d e s
w ill
in c h
b e
to w a rd
th ro w n to
m ust
la n d m ake
fo u n d
in
p o in t
th e h a lf firs t,
a n y w h e re
N IN J A
ru le
is
to
u n d e rs ta n d tre a te d th e
a
it
irre g u la r s u rp ris in g fo rm e d N in ja
b y th a t
o th e r O ne is
a
u s in g
o th e r d iffic u lt
d e te rm in a tio n
a s
a
to
b e
th e
If
h a lf
a n
o b je c t,
s c re w d riv e r
th e
th ro w
th e
b la d e
ro ta tio n s .
is
a rt
o f
t h r o w n It
is
N in ja
k n ife
re m a in s
to
h e a v i e r,
It ite m s
be
w ith w ill
b e
tra n s -
th e
a
th ro w in g .
m ay
o b je c t
P ra c tic e
c a rd b o a rd
in
tra in in g . o f
o f
h e a v i e r,
th ro w in g
p ra c tic e
o b je c ts
b a la n c e
“h o u s e h o ld ”
m a s te re d
p rin c ip le s
is
la rg e
d e a d ly
o f
ro ta tio n s .
m any
d e s ig n e d
th e
c e n te r
h a n d le
ite m s
w h o
s u c h
the
h a n d le ,
T H R O W IN G
e x a m p le ,
fu ll
ju s t in to
ite m s
If
u s in g th e
th e
flie s .
k n ife .
b la d e ,
th ro w
find it
lik e
K N IF E
b e
damaged
o fte n
o r ju s t
th ro w in g
c a re fu l;
b e
to
ru in e d k n o w
a p p lie d
w e ll.
c a u tio n s k ill
to
le a rn
c o n s ta n t
b e
e x p la in e d .
w h ic h p ra c tic e .
K n ife
re q u ire s S tu d y
th ro w in g d e d ic a tio n ,
th e
fo llo w in g
to
S E C T IO N
T W O :
T h ro w in g
tw o
b a s ic
w a y s
h a n d le
th e
u n d e rh a n d th ro w s
a re
o f
M e th o d s
g rip p in g
b la d e .
th ro w .
p e rfo rm e d
d is c u s s e d
a lo n g in
th ro w in g
tw o
th e
te c h n iq u e s ,
a
w ith
w ith d e ta il
th ro w in g
som e in
th is
k n iv e s
a
b a s ic O th e r
s id e a rm
m ust
b e
th ro w s m ore
m o tio n .
v a ria tio n s , s e c tio n .
k n ife
w ill firs t,
d is c u s s e d .
a re
b y
a re
th e th e
c o m p lic a te d A ll
o f
th e s e
p re s e n te d to
carry
N IN J A
a re
o n ly
p ro b a b ly th e m
o u t;
a
few
com e
K N IF E
of
up
the
with
in v e n tio n
T H R O W IN G
p o s s ib ilitie s . som e
o f
a d a p ta tio n
h is
B y o r
is
an
n o w,
h e r
o w n
th e
re a d e r
id e a s .
T ry
im p o rta n t
p a rt
k n iv e s
a c c u ra te ly
fro m
h a n g in g
u p s id e
N in jits u .
T h ro w in g A
N in ja
p o s itio n b e g in
s h o u ld (e v e n
w ith
n in e ty
S ta n c e
th e
d e g re e
to e ig h t
le a rn ly in g
s ta n c e .
a n g le h a lf
throw
p ro n e
“N e k o ”
a s h o u ld
to
s h o u ld s h o u ld e r
c e n te re d
fe e t c o m fo rta b ly
w id th s th e
a p a rt. le g .
d o w n ),
s h o u ld
fo rm
a
s e p a ra te d M ost p a rt
th e th e
T h ro w in g A
N in ja
p o s itio n b e g in
S ta n c e
s h o u ld (e v e n
w ith
n in e ty
le a rn ly in g
th e
a
a r m .
th ro w ,
k n ife w ith A
ju s t
u p s id e
s h o u ld e r
s h o u ld in to
is
b e fo re
m a x im u m fo llo w
2 .1
tw is t th e
th ru
in to
to
th e
s m o o th
th ro u g h
the
2 .4
fo r
M ost
fro n t
th ro w ,
s tro k e ,
N in ja
b e
p a rt
th e
le g
th e
th e
p re c is e
re le a s e
d riv in g
d e p ic tio n
fo r o f
o f
th e
th e th e
ta rg e t. a
th e
th e
th e
th ro w in g
a c c o m p a n ie d re a d y
a
th e
ro c k e ttin g
s tro k e th e
fo rm
s e p a ra te d
in to
s h o u ld th e
s h o u ld
le g .
v e lo c ity ,
th ro u g h
d o w n ),
a p a rt.
re a r
s h ift
th e
fro m
c o m fo rta b ly w id th s
s h o u ld
th e fo rc e ,
fe e t
th e
c a lc u la te d
re c o v e ry -le a v in g P h o to s
h a n g in g
s h o u ld
w e ig h t
e n tire
s m o o th
a g ile
th e
A im in g
a c c u ra te ly
c e n te re d
s h o u ld e r
b o d y ’s
k n iv e s
s ta n c e .
h a lf
s h o u ld
h ip s
p ro n e
a n g le
to
p ro p e r
throw
“N e k o ”
d e g re e
w e ig h t
to
q u ic k , th ro w .
b a s ic
H a n d le W hen h a n d le re s t
th ro w in g s o
th a t
a g a in s t
fin g e rs 2 .5
G rip
it th e
s h o u ld
th ru
v e rtic a lly .
2 .8 ).
a is
k n ife
th e
c e n te re d
in s id e
c u rl
tra v e l
s trik e
p e n e tra tio n
a t
h a n d le
th ro w
k n iv e s
th ro w n w ith
lo n g e r
le s s
th e
th e s e c u re ly th a t
re s t (s e e
h ittin g
th e
s h o u ld th e P h o to s
th e y
h o riz o n ta lly ,
v e lo c ity ,
d is ta n c e s .
o f
th u m b
h a n d le
th e
K n iv e s
g rip
th e
th e
a ro u n d
A lw a y s
in
h a n d le ,
tra v e l th e y
p o w e r,
B la d e th ro w g rip th e
G rip a
th e
o f
le n g th
a g a in s t
k n ife
th e
o f
th e
th e
th e b la d e
b la d e
o p p o s ite
s id e .
b la d e
w ith
(s e e
th e th e
A g a in ,
P h o to s
th u m b
re s t
o f
th ro w
2 .9
ru n n in g th e th e
fin g e rs k n ife
th ru
2 .1 2 ),
p a ra lle l c u rle d v e rtic a lly .
to
o th e r g rip
(see Photos
2 .1 6
th ru
e ith e r th e
g rip s
are
2 .1 3
2 .1 8 ).
th e
th ru
th e
h a n d le
th e
b la d e
o r
h o ld in g
th e
k n ife
a g a in s t
g rip s
p ra c tic e d
to
th e
o r
h o riz o n ta lly . a c c o rd in g
to
th e
th e
is th e
a re p a lm
th e
g rip
th e
p o in t,
a g a in s t p a lm
w ith
p in c h in g
p rim a rily
g rip
is
b e tw e e n
p e rfo rm e d
th e th e
p a lm , th u m b .
u n d e rh a n d , A ll g u id e lin e s
p in c h
(see Photos
p e rfo rm e d
p a lm
h a n d le
th ro w
a n d
g rip
f o r e f i n g e r.
c u p p in g
v e tic a lly ,
m e n tio n in g .
2 .1 5 ),
p in c h
o f
th u m b
worth
s id e a rm ,
th e s e
th ro w s
w h ic h
s h o u ld
fo llo w .
O v e rh a n d A fte r b e h in d
T h ro w
c h o o s in g th e
e a r.
d e s c rip tio n
o f
fo rw a rd
th e
b e fo re P h o to s
th e
S h iftin g
th e
th e
th ro w .
g rip , th e
th ro w in g
ta rg e t, o f
2 .1 9
p ro p e r
th e
2 .2 0
th e
w e ig h t
re le a s in g
a
th e th e
F o llo w N inja
a rm
e x p la in e d
s ta n c e ,
s tro k e .
th ro w in g
th ro u g h a
in
th ro w in g
th ro w in g
u s in g
ju s t
b la d e
th e a rm
k n ife
ju s t
r e c o v e r. g rip
in
th e
U n d e rh a n d A fte r
s e le c tin g
b e h in d re le a s in g b e fo re P h o to s
th e
th ro w
fro n t k n iv e s
s tra ig h t te n
re v e rs e s th e
a t
th ro w in g
th ro w .
th e
In
th e
k n ife
in to fe e t th e
w h ile
Ninja
p a rtic u la r th e o r
ta rg e t, le s s ).
m o tio n ,
th ro w in g
th ro w in g
a rm
p ro p e r
F o llo w
a th is
th e
th e
s tro k e .
t h r o w e r.
p u rs u e rs
g rip ,
P ro p e l
2 .2 2
(a p p ro x im a te ly th is
p ro p e r
h ip .
o f
2 .2 1
th ro w n
th e
th e
th e
u n d e rh a n d is
T h ro w
m o m e n t,
ty p e
a o f
p a lm
u s u a lly
b e g in n in g
ru n n in g .
th is
g rip
te c h n iq u e
in
th e
c lo s e
w ith
ju s t
r e c o v e r.
th ro w ,
in te re s tin g
N in ja
fo rw a rd ,
th ro u g h
u s in g
a rm
th e
k n ife ra n g e
v a ria tio n th e
k n ife to
in
th ro w
S id e a rm
T h ro w in g th ro w in g
th ro w
e ith e r
fris b e e to
o r
a
fo rw a rd s b a s e b a ll,
m a s te r
A fte r
th e
in s id e
th e
th e th e
c a s t. a
m ost to s id e th ro w .
o f
k n ife
g rip ,
o f
b rin g
th e
u s in g p a rt a t
a o f th e
p in c h s id e a rm ta rg e t.
th e
is
k n ife
g rip
m ore
in
d iffic u lt
h e ld
a rm
U s u a lly
is
th e
s ta rt w ith
th e
s w u n g th e
2 .2 3
s id e a rm is
to
b e fo re
P h o to s
th e
a
a rm
is
th ro w in g
to
th ro w in g
p re c is e ly
r e c o v e r.
to
tra in in g .
th ro w in g
b e g in n e rs u s u a lly
to
th ro w in g
re le a s e d th ro u g h
a re
p ra c tic e th e
th e
o th e r
p ro b le m
o f
W h e th e r
th e
s tra ig h t
S im ila r
th ro w in g
g re a t
p ro p e r
F o llo w
Ninja
th e
a
m e n tio n e d
b a c k w a r d s .
p o s itio n .
d iffic u lt fly
a lre a d y
s id e a rm
o u ts id e
fro n t
2 .2 4
k n ife
th e
th ro w in g
o r
o f
o r
re q u ire s
s e le c tin g
in to
te c h n iq u e s
th ro w .
g e ttin g
th e
k n ife
to
p ra c tic in g
th is
im p ro p e r
N IN J A
V e rtic a lly v ie w e d
K N IF E
T H R O W IN G
T h ro w n fro m
th e
K n ife s id e
N IN J A
H o riz o n ta lly v ie w e d
S T R A IG H T
K N IF E
T H R O W IN G
T h ro w n fro m
th e
(S H O R T
K n ife s id e
D IS T A N C E S )
E s tim a tin g A
D is ta n c e s
k n ife
th ro w e r
d e g re e a b ility w ith
o f
b e
e s ta b lis h e d
ta rg e t
p ra c tic e
d is ta n c e
p ra c tic e d
to
d is ta n c e s
th ro w
a c c u ra te ly .
a re
O nce fiv e h it
th ro w s
in
ju d g e
h o u rs
w h ic h
fro m
a b le
to
lo n g
tra in in g .)
to
b e tw e e n .
K n ife
fro m
d is ta n c e
to
o rd e r
d is ta n c e s
fro m
b e
in
g a in e d
s e c tio n
s h o u ld
a b le
p re c is io n
o n ly
fo llo w in g
m ust
m a rk e d
a to
th e
o f
Ninja th irty
p ra c tic e . o ff. le a rn s
to
tra in in g .
R o ta tio n s
S h o rt a
ra n g e k n ife
th ro w s , to
tra v e l
a p p ro x im a te ly in
a
s tra ig h t
te n lin e
to
B e g in
(S e e to
the
th e
h it
ra n g e
th irty
a
a
fe e t,
ta rg e t
fro m
w ith
ta rg e t.
fifty
in fe e t
S E C T IO N
T ra in in g
M e th o d s
S a fe ty
S a fe ty m ost
im p o rta n t
A lw a y s o f to
p ra c tic e . th e
b a s ic
s a fe ty M ost
s e rio u s
T h ro w in g
s a fe ty
g la s s e s in ju rie s , k n iv e s ,
o r if
p rin c ip le s
g o g g le s th e y
d o
e s p e c ia lly
a re :
d u rin g o c c u r,
k in d a re
s h o rt
u s u a lly ra n g e s ,
N IN J A
D o b e fo re
it
th ro w n
is
m ove
m a s te re d ,
k n ife
F ifth
s h o u ld
fro m
o n to
s tic k
T h ird ,
w o rk
b e
th e
te c h n iq u e p ro p e r
firm ly
to
in
th e
p o w e r.
w o rk a b le
T H R O W IN G
W ork
s h o u ld
fin a lly ,
N in ja
th ro w
a
te c h n iq u e
firs t;
a
w o rk w o rk
fro m
k n ife
th e
ta rg e t.
F o u rth ,
th ro w in g
u n til
p o s itio n .
a c c u ra te ly
a t
a n y
A
tim e ,
p o s itio n .
W h e re
to
S e le c t
T ra in a
ta rg e t. w ith
n o t
K N IF E
th e ir
basem ent fu rn itu re , dam aged.
s a fe
a re a ,
in s id e
B e g in n in g th ro w s . fo r
o r
o u ts id e ,
p ra c titio n e rs If
th e
e x a m p le , o th e r
ta rg e t
th e re
a re is
a p ro p e r
in s id e ,
is
n e a rb y to
b a c k s to p
n o rm a lly in
s h o u ld
o b je c ts
s o lu tio n
w ith
v e ry a
w ild
ro o m w in d o w s ,
w h ic h e n tire
c o u ld w a ll
a
N IN J A
a
p o rta b le /s ta tio n a ry
a
s im p le
K N IF E
is b e
th e
m o d ifie d
3 .1 ,
I l
T H R O W IN G
l
to
fit
th ro w in g
1 l
g iv e n
b e lo w . the
k n ife
d e s ig n
s p e c ific b a c k s to p ).
I
0
S ID E
is
N IN J A
T o o ls
K N IF E
R e q u ire d :
D rill
w ith
W re n c h to
o r in
p ro p e r ra tc h e t th e
n a ils
c o n s tru c tio n s ta n d a b le ,
b it
to
to
m ake
o f
m in u te s . in s id e W hen b o lts
A s o r
w e ll
g la n c in g
tra n s p o rtin g
th e
b o lts
b o lts
(or
a
hammer
ta rg e t)
b a c k s to p
tra n s p o rte d a s
fo r
re m o v e
a t
is
th e
th e
d is a s s e m b le d ,
h o le s
s ta tio n a ry
th e
fro m
th e
in s e rt
b a c k s to p b e
T H R O W IN G
s im p le
u n d e r-
d ia g ra m .
s ta tio n a ry
p o rta b le k in d
re a s s e m b le d m uch
e a s i e r,
a s
it
c a n
e ls e w h e re it
c a n
be
in
used
o u ts id e . p u ttin g n a ils
th e
b a c k s to p p ro tru d e
t o g e t h e r, o f
th e
m ake fro n t
s u re o f
th e
th a t
th e
ta rg e t.
K N IF E
N IN J A
P ra c tic e o n to o f
th e
th e
te n
fo llo w in g u n til
k n iv e s
w ill
o th e rs . s h o u ld
if
som e
a lw a y s
2 .
w ill
w o rk
t e a c h e r.
O v e rh a n d
T h ro w
U n d e rh a n d S id e a rm
4 .
P a lm
5 .
P in c h
T h ro w T h ro w
G rip G rip
th ro w s
th ro w s
th is
T h ro w T h ro w T h ro w
m ove
c o n s is te n tly a re
d e v e lo p
O fte n
g re a te s t
is
th ro w s ,
s tic k . to
s u rp ris e d
it
T H R O W IN G
a re v a ry th e ir
p o s s ib le
o n ly o f
th e h is
m ore fro m o w n
to
b a s ic o r
make
n in e
th ro w s ,
a
N inja
h e r
d iffic u lt p e rs o n
to to
m a s te r
p e rs o n .
E x p e rie n c e
th a n N in ja is
the
.-...
“s-w
.
I
L
I
nnuwlnu
D is k D ia g ra m
T a rg e ts 3 .2
H IG H
/
N IN J A
K N IF E
T H R O W IN G
I M o v in g
T a rg e ts
O nce (o n e
o f
w ith
th e th e
liv e ,
ta rg e t
b a s ic
s k ills
th re e
w e e k ly
m o v in g
th a n
a re
s e s s io n s )
ta rg e ts .
a n o th e r
m a s te re d ,
W hat
a
L IV E
p ra c tic e
k n ife
p a tte rn s
p ro p ria te
O th e r
s h a rp be to
tra in in g th e
a
w ill
to
more
th in g
(s e e
D ia g ra m o f
d e s ig n s to
a
re a l
p o in ts . made
A
fro m
in c h
b e
train
c h a lle n g in g m ust
re -
W H IL E
a
l/2
th e y
in c h
e x a c tly w ill
b e
fa s h io n
th e y
ro u n d in g fly
to
p la s tic
e ffe c tiv e
le n g th s
c h a ra c te ris tic s
s o ft
k n ife ,
c ru d e , c u ttin g
3 .3 )
in v e n te d ,
th ro w in g
w ill flig h t
w e e k
In s te a d ,
p ra c tic e
s im ila r
in to
a
le a s t
K N IV E S W IT H
a ls o
be
N in ja ?
T IC IN G
w e ll,
N inja
c o u ld
m e m b e re d :
r u b b e r.
a t
lik e c lo s e
o r
s h o u ld
h a rd fly
s h o u ld
tra in in g d ia m e te r
ro d
th e th ro w in g
k n iv e s , m ay
N IN J A
m ore num ber
th e
th e
W hat
O nce
th e y
o f
o f
T h is
w e e k ly
th e th e
5 ,
lo n g e r
a ls o
s p ra y
th e liv e
1 0 ,
1 5 ,
ra n g e s
w ill
p e rfo rm e d
2 5 b e
B e g in
s p ra y
p a in t
p ra c tic e
s k ills
a n d
a t
3 0
ta rg e t. fe e t
te n
p re p a re
ta p e
fe e t,
th e y
s h o u ld o r
th e
m anage flo o rs
b e
a n d
tw ic e
M ark
fro m
to
a lw a y s
fro m
w ill
le a s t
d iffic u lt
w ill
fo re s t/c ity ,
s e s s io n s ) ,
th e ir
w ith
a
c o m b a t.
ta rg e ts ,
ta p e th e
the
s itu a tio n s
b a s ic
a t
th ro u g h th ro w in g
in
tra in in g
2 0 ,
w o rk
N in ja s
a c tu a l
k n iv e s
p a in t
f l o o r,
fo r
th e
h u n d re d
b o th
re a lis tic
w ith
th re e
to
in s id e /o u ts id e ,
tra in in g
tw o
th e
a re
if
m a s te re d
o f Som e
W hat
N in ja
N in ja
th ro w
w ill
P ra c tic in g
th ro w in g
(tw o s till
if
d a y /n ig h t?
k n ife
T H R O W IN G
p ra c titio n e rs
s c e n a rio s .
k n iv e s ? in
K N IF E
re m o v e d
s ta k e
ta rg e t. in s id e . b rig h t fro m
e v e n tu a lly th e s e
d is ta n c e s .
Som e
D ia g ra m P ra c tic e
K n ife
3 .3 P a tte rn s
N IN J A
to le a rn e d
m ust
th ro w
tw o
a ll th e
tra in in g
s im p ly
N in ja
k in d s b a s ic
is
p ra c tic e .
w e a th e r o f
th re e
k n iv e s .
T h is
c o n d itio n s
k n ife
N o th in g
th e s e
c o n s is te n tly
s k ills
T H R O W IN G
re a d in g
h u n d re d o f
K N IF E
th ro w in g
a t a re
a ll
te c h n iq u e s .
w ill A
tru e
tim e s
tra in in g fo r
a t
le a s t
m ust o n e
m a s te re d .
c o n tin u e y e a r,
o r
in u n til
S E C T IO N
K n ife
T h ro w in g
In
a c tu a l
1 )
To
c o m b a t,
N in ja
th ro w
in
k n iv e s
C o m b a t
fo r
th re e
p rim a ry
D is tra c t W ound K ill
T h e re th e
th re e
a re
o th e r
m ost
b a s ic
s p e c ia l
th e s e
a re
N IN J A
K N IF E
T H R O W IN G
K ill k ill
an
p u rp o s e
to
opponent
ta rg e ts
th e
a
k n ife
a c h ie v e .
a c c u ra te ly o f
w ith
ju g u la r
th ro w
le th a l th ro w n
v e in s ,
o r
is
the
ta rg e t
is
b la d e e v e n
th e
m ost th e th e
s p in a l
c o rd .
d iffic u lt th ro a t w in d p ip e ,
O th e r
le th a l
a re :
T e m p le s O pen
O f to
c o u r s e
a c c o u n ts
M o u th
a ll o n
o f
th e s e
te le v is io n
ta rg e ts in
a re
d iffic u lt
the
m o v ie s ,
to
h it.
th ro w n
C o n tra ry k n iv e s
to
N IN J A
P o is o n e d s c ra tc h
fro m
P o is o n e d w ith
p o is o n .
a
a re
h a n d le .
It
T H R O W IN G
s p e c ia l
th ro w in g
k n iv e s
p a s te . th e
a n o th e r
p o is o n e d
th ro w in g
p o is o n
k n iv e s th e
k n iv e s
K N IF E
is A v o id
u s e .
E v e n
k n ife
be
made
to
th ro w
c o m in g
n ic k
p ro v e
b y
in
a
c o a tin g
p o is o n e d d ire c t
th e
o r fa ta l. b la d e
th ro w in g
c o n ta c t
w ith
a
I
S E C T IO N
D e fe n s e
F IV E :
A g a in s t
T h ro w n
K n iv e s
A
N in ja
a g a in s t
to th ro w n
a c c o m p lis h
D o d g in g B lo c k in g C a tc h in g
th is :
k n iv e s .
p re p a re d T h e re
to
d e fe n d
a re
th re e
h im b a s ic
h e rs e lf w a y s
to
N IN J A
p o s s ib le . W ith th e
a
In s w o r d
k n ife
o b je c t
th is
w a y,
o r
s ta ff,
o f
th e
as
T im in g
is
a
w ith
T h is
th e
te ll
C a tc h in g
the
b lo c k
fa ils , a
a i r.
book
If o r
a
a
in ju ry
N inja
w e a p o n
e v e n
n o
is
w ill
s im p ly
n o t
k itc h e n
re s u lt.
th e n p o s t)
b e
u s e d . Y
k n iv e s
o f
recom m ended
p ra c tic e
if
T H R O W IN G
im p o rta n t.
S w a ttin g
N in ja .
K N IF E
o r
a ir
to
s h o u ld
k n iv e s .
th e
b e
w h o p ra c tic e d
C o n c e n tra te th e
s u c c e s s fu l
fire a rm . th e
is
a tte m p t
is
w ith
a
h ig h ly
c a u tio n
s la p p in g te ll-ta le w a s .
d a n g e ro u s tra in e d w ith th e
tra in in g
s a fe
k n ife b lo o d
w ill
A F T E R W O R D
Som e
m is in fo rm e d
fa v o rite
o r
tru e .
A lth o u g h o f
th a t
a
e v e n
k n ife
is
the
tu rn
b e lie v e
th a t
p re fe rre d a
k n ife
is
o f the th a t
th e th e
a
fa v o rite
a ll
th e
tra in s N in ja
is o n ly
ju s t
fa c e t fa c e t
of
w ith , is
a re
a re o f The
fre e
W a y.
th e
T h is
is
o f
th e
to
e rro n e o u s . c a p a b le
to
T a n to -jits u
is
o u ts id e
Ninja o f
k n ife N in ja .
firs t
fa v o rite
th ro w in g in
th e
m in d
N in ja u s in g
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