Mitchell's+Ninja

Ninjas were used for the unorthodox ways of warfare that other warriors were not accustomed to. These ways of warfare included assassinations, illusion, espionage, and various other martial arts. While in combat ninjas would use any different tricks, many using gun powder. They would use smoke bombs or firecrackers as a quick escape from the enemy. They also made cannons which would fire sparks or small projectiles. The ninjas often used small bomb-like things called metsubushi to fire at enemies. These where bamboo segments or hallowed out eggs that they would will with sand and either other or fire out of their cannons that would blind the enemy on contact. The ninjas even constructed land mines out of land mines out of mechanical fuse or a lit oil struck string.



Ninja's also had to fight in hand to hand combat. Bring hand to hand combat ninjas would wear shobo which are small wooden rings worn on their middle finger that maximized hitting pressure points. Though never been found there is speculation that ninjas used special swords called ninjato. Ninjato didn't have the complex heat treatment of normal weapons and a straight blade. It is said that is was used more as a utilitarian tool rather than an actual weapon.



Shuriken are another ninja weapon that was commonly used. An normal misconception made about shuriken is that it was only used for throwing as a weapon to kill people. Although more often that not it was thrown against walls or buildings to create diversions. If they are used to kill they are dipped in posion and if it were not dipped in posion it would often only cause minor damage and rarely kill people. There are two types of shuriken Bo-Shuriken and Hira-Shuriken. Bo-Shuriken are straight metal rods made of iron or steel that are used for throwing. They are 5-8.5 inches long and 1.2-5.4oz. Hira-Shiuriken are made of thin pieces of metal and are also know as the ninja star.

For more information on ninjas go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja For more information on shuriken go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuriken



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