of Shuriken and throwing stars

not2sharp · 18th October 2006, 05:41 AM

Our search engine failed to turn anything up so I though this would be worth a few lines.

Like the many who grew up during the 60s and 70s I couldn't help but be exposed to the countless kung-fu movies that were so popular at the time. We seemed to have an endless tolerance for badly dubbed cheap films, with plenty of corny acrobatics, much yelling, and an endless supply of broken crockery.

It was fun to watch the various heros and villans battle it out with exotic weapons; how refreshing after the many decades of bowie knives and six shooters; the long ranged weapons here took the form of spears, arrows, and frequently throwing stars. But, what of those throwing stars; spears and arrows we know well; but, it dawns on me that I have never actually seen an original antique star-shaped shuriken. Did these ever exist, or did Hollywood simply discover a new use for those many thousands of old spurs they once had in their prop rooms?

Here is some theme music:

http://rosemck1.tripod.com/ive-got-s...gle-jingle.mid

n2s

18th October 2006, 05:41 AM	#1
not2sharp Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 210	of Shuriken and throwing stars Our search engine failed to turn anything up so I though this would be worth a few lines. Like the many who grew up during the 60s and 70s I couldn't help but be exposed to the countless kung-fu movies that were so popular at the time. We seemed to have an endless tolerance for badly dubbed cheap films, with plenty of corny acrobatics, much yelling, and an endless supply of broken crockery. It was fun to watch the various heros and villans battle it out with exotic weapons; how refreshing after the many decades of bowie knives and six shooters; the long ranged weapons here took the form of spears, arrows, and frequently throwing stars. But, what of those throwing stars; spears and arrows we know well; but, it dawns on me that I have never actually seen an original antique star-shaped shuriken. Did these ever exist, or did Hollywood simply discover a new use for those many thousands of old spurs they once had in their prop rooms? Here is some theme music: http://rosemck1.tripod.com/ive-got-s...gle-jingle.mid n2s Last edited by not2sharp; 18th October 2006 at 05:54 AM.