| It's easy to understand why many people are fans of | | | | Nunchakus |
| the ninja legend. Ninjas are perceived as powerful, | | | | Nunchakus are quite a familiar sight in martial arts |
| highly capable warriors and their methods and | | | | movies. The late Bruce Lee, for example, made them |
| practices are highly admired, particularly by martial arts | | | | famous. A basic nunchaku is made of two pieces of |
| fans. If you or someone you know is a ninja enthusiast, | | | | wood rounded along its length and connected by a |
| here are some suggestions on which self-defense | | | | chain. One of wood pieces is held during an attack and |
| products to buy either for real-life self-protection or | | | | the other is used to hit a target. |
| simply as part of a personal collection: | | | | Used with enough force, a nunchaku can quickly |
| Shuriken | | | | disable an attacker in a very painful manner. It does |
| The shuriken is probably the most popular ninja | | | | require some skill to use, however, so it's important for |
| weapon. It's familiar to many ninja enthusiasts because | | | | every ninja enthusiast to learn how to wield it. It's a |
| it appears frequently in popular media such as TV, | | | | very effective self-defense product for use during |
| films, books and comic books. | | | | close combat. |
| A shuriken is a throwing star made from steel. A true | | | | Katana or sai |
| shuriken has sharp edges, meant to penetrate a target. | | | | These are bladed weapons and should be part of |
| Shurikens that are frequently sold by martial arts | | | | every ninja enthusiast's collection of self-defense |
| retailers usually have 4 points, although there are some | | | | products. A katana is a sword, frequently seen in |
| that are designed with 8 points. Shurikens are sold in | | | | samurai movies. It's a slim weapon with a sharp edge |
| packs, usually containing 4, 6 or 12 pieces. The blades | | | | and point, perfect for either defense or attack. |
| may either be sharpened or non-sharpened. | | | | A sai is generally shorter and usually comes in pairs. It's |
| A sharp shuriken can cut or wound either the target or | | | | composed of a slim, straight blade that gradually |
| its user. As such, it pays to practice with these | | | | tapers at the tip, a handle and a handle protector. Both |
| self-defense products first. There is a considerable | | | | edges and the tip of the blade are sharp, which means |
| amount of skill needed to ensure that they can be | | | | that the sai can be used to slash or puncture a target. |
| deployed safely by the user and hit the target at the | | | | Because it's made of steel, it's also strong enough to |
| same time. | | | | be used to parry an attack. |