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Get your shuriken here. There’s even a Master Kit. :wink:

Ninja-star throwing contest now accepting applicants, grand champion gets a golden shuriken
Koh Ruide 21 hours ago

Have you got what it takes to be the deadliest shuriken slinger?

Remember the younger days when folding your own origami throwing stars and planning an ambush on friends was a thing? We quickly learned that for all the coolness that came with throwing ninja stars, we could never come close to the fabled shadow warriors themselves.

But for those who still hold a glimmer of hope of joining the shadow ranks, the 10th Igaryu shuriken-throwing contest might be just the thing for you. Preliminaries will be held at seven locations across Japan from September to December, culminating in an ultimate showdown of honed wits and skill in March next year.

All compete to be the meanest slinger in the Old East.

Participants are to hurl five shuriken at a target situated a fair distance away from them, six meters (19.7 feet) for men and five meters for women to be exact. Aside from accuracy, proper etiquette and conduct are also factored into the final score. So while loudly invoking the names of forbidden ninjutsu while throwing stars might sound cool and all, the silent dignity befitting a ninja will score contestants more points.

An awesome shuriken made of solid gold will be bestowed on the grand champion, while the runner-up receives a silver star and third place gets a bronze one. And if you thought Japanese people have some kind of upper hand in throwing those stars, think again.

Because last years competition saw a Brazilian beating 239 competitors to take home that sweet golden shuriken grand prize.

Participants must be at least 15 years of age, and each preliminary location only accommodates 50 people. From the preliminaries, only the top 40 of all participants will proceed to the final round held at the Ninja Museum of Igaryu. The 1,000 yen (US$9.10) registration fee includes insurance, which comes in handy in the unlikely case someone cuts themselves with shuriken.

The preliminaries will be held as follows:

2 September Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store (Osaka-shi, Abeno-ku)
9 September Inuyama Ninjutsu Dojo (Aichi Prefecture, Inuyama-shi)
14 October Hizenyumekaido (Saga Prefecture, Ureshino-shi)
4 November Ueda Shiritsu Museum (Nagano Prefecture, Ueda-shi)
2 December Ninja Museum of Igaryu (Kyoto-shi, Shimogyo-ku)
9 December Uesen Hakuho Plaza (Iga-shi, Ueno Higashi-cho)
16 December Mie Terrace (Tokyo-to, Chuo-ku)

Since each location only holds a limited amount of people, prospective ninja should quickly write in directly to the Ninja Museum of Igaryu here to reserve their spots.

We foresee lots of candidates from Nara Prefectures awesome Ninja Academy taking part in this competition, but even if you arent a shadow warrior yet, why not give it a try? You might just unleash that inner ninja in you.

Source: Livedoor News, Ninja Museum of Igaryu via Hachima Kiko
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Legalize it

Move over axe-throwing ranges. Indiana just made throwing stars legal.
Sebastian Cahill


Two throwing stars embedded in a piece of wood. Prostydio/Getty Images

A bill signed into law in April made throwing stars legal in Indiana again.

State Senator Linda Rogers said throwing stars are “like any other knife.”

Rogers suggested the previous ban was due to fears about the stars that rose in the 1980s.

A recent Indiana bill just legalized throwing stars — the thin, star-shaped knives popularized in 70s and 80s ninja movies.

In an interview with Insider, State Senator Linda Rogers, who authored the bill, said the issue came up when owners of a mini-golf business in her district, Ninja Golf, reached out and expressed interest in adding a throwing stars range to their other amenities.

Ninja Golf, a “Japanese garden-style” course, includes a 27-holes of miniature golf, a nature walking path, a kabuki theater, and a karaoke lounge.

Rogers said the business referenced the growing popularity of axe-throwing ranges when they spoke with her, and likened them to their idea of using throwing stars.

“There’s no reason that these throwing stars should be illegal,” Rogers said.

SB 77 amends Indiana’s codes to include throwing stars in their definition of “knives,” which are legal in many cases, but still prevents the throwing stars and other weapons from being taken to or used on school campuses.

Previously, possession, manufacturing, or selling of a throwing star was completely banned and a Class C misdemeanor, which could hold a punishment of 60 days in jail or fines up to $500, according to Indiana law.

Authored by Rogers and fellow State Senator Liz Brown, the bill was sponsored and supported by multiple senators and representatives in Indiana’s General Assembly. The bill passed through the state House and Senate almost unanimously and was signed into law by the governor on April 20. It took effect July 1.

In order to meet qualifications to have a throwing star range, as Ninja Golf planned, businesses have to take a number of steps, which may include liability insurance and having experts in throwing stars on site, Rogers said.

In speaking to the state’s previous ban on throwing stars, Rogers said her colleagues brought up a number of reasons throwing stars were less lethal than other weapons that have protections under the Constitution.

Rogers suggested the law originally reacted to fears fostered in the 1980s. A story from 1984 by the New York Times interviewed police and families who called the throwing star a “lethal weapon” and part of a dangerous fad.

“This law was maybe a reaction to this panic, and maybe the eighties when we saw them in TV a lot, or in the movies — I think people got a little nervous,” Rogers said. “I think since that time people have recognized they’re simply like any other knife.”

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