Shuriken, a weapon of the ninja that people know so well. Or so they think.
Shuriken are portrayed as great throwing weapons utilized by the shinobi in many media aspects of Japanese culture. They originated from tools just like many other weapons any any culture, but just as any weapon they had their purpose.
My main question; What were some of the origins of all the different variations of the Shuriken floating around throughout history?
Do you think you can fill in some of the blanks in The Field of Kusa???
Throughout my time of doing stealth training I always found one sense extremely important and reliable, and that was sound. When trained correctly and diligently you can identify where a target is, whether you are being followed, and the sounds of nature both the norm and unfamiliar.
Recently my group and I have stumbled upon a deer corpse within the woods identifying that there was something to eat and remove these remains that are geographically close and native. I came to the conclusion that there are foxes in the area. Then the next session of training as it approached twilight we heard an odd sound, it was the sound of a fox doing it's consecutive barks. Personally I think it resembles the sound of a monkey call, but take this time to become familiar with the sounds of one of the creatures of the night. The Fox.
It's good to know the sounds of nature and how animals communicate with one another because that is when they will also be communicating with you, you just need to take the initiative and be aware.
