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In the movie Ninja Assassin, a modified chain version of this weapon is used as Raizo's main weapon. In the movie Game of Death II, Lee Chen-kwok (李振國) / Bobby Lo (盧博比) uses one to cross a laser beam floor. In the first season of Netflix series Daredevil, the blade is used with great skill by the Japanese warrior Nobu. [6]
The Bujinkan organization teaches that the original Togakure-ryū utilized many special weapons. One was the shuko , which is a "spiked iron band worn around the hand". It enabled the wearer to use it as a defense against sword attacks and also to reach higher terrain, as it could be used to climb trees or walls, especially when worn with ...
Kakute are rings made from iron or steel that were sometimes worn by the ninja, and were favored by the kunoichi, having one to four metal spikes protruding from it. The spikes were sometimes dipped in poison. Kakute were usually worn on the middle finger with the spikes hidden inside the hand, and then used to attack when the enemy least expected.
Its lethality is due to 100 lb (45 kg) of dense material with six blades flying at high speed, to crush and cut the targeted person [51] —the R-9X has also been referred to as the "Ninja Missile" [52] and "Flying Ginsu". [51] It is intended to reduce collateral damage when targeting specific people. [53]
Minor weapons such as the tantō (短刀; dagger), ryufundo kusari (weighted chain), jutte (十手; helmet-smasher), and kakushi buki (隠武器; secret or disguised weapons) were almost always included in koryū jujutsu. Most of these were battlefield-based systems to be practiced as companion arts to the more common and vital weapon systems.
The museum's collection includes ancient ninjutsu writings analyzed scientifically along with ancient ninjutsu weapons. The museum has audiovisuals, models and extensive static displays of the weaponry and techniques employed by ninja. There are over 400 ninja tools and weapons on display, [1] including shuriken used in the time of the ninja ...
Takamatsu's claim to lineage in ninjutsu has been disputed by a few individuals. The 1963 version of the Bugei Ryūha Daijiten indicates of Takamatsu's Togakure-ryu: "this genealogy refers to various written records and oral transmissions and there are many points/places where embellishments have been added and people appearing in the genealogy are also made older than they actually are.
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