How to throw a Kunai knife or a throwing star

in this instructible i will show you how to throw a kunai knife three different ways and how to throw a throwing star. btw this is my first instructible so dont pound on me too hard

Step 1 Get a knife or star

I used this instuctible to get the knife i used and this instructible to get the star i used

Comments

[black hole]

The throwing method you use for the shuriken is accurate, but kunai were thrown like a knife, with a gentle "brushing" from the index finger, so that it flew point up until just before impact when it turned to horizontal. Other than that, great job! I love Ziggy. See my 'pigs below.

[devonfletch]

your arm is at a 45 degree angle to WHAT???

[fisherblue23]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[happyjo]

I love Ziggy!

[zombiesurvival]

my name is ethan

[chamster]

I have two twin sister guineapigs who are black and white and named Squeaky and Muffet

[daftmorgan]

dude this really wouldn't work in real life i know ive been throwing knives and axes (and even a batarang) since i was little and this would probably completely fail with a real metal kunai or "shuriken"

[Camisado]

Wrong. I'm sorry, but I'm guessing you're just a 13-year old Naruto fan (I can see that by the design of your paper kunai) who don't know anything about real ninjas. Naruto's pretty damn cool, and to tell you the truth I'm a pretty hardcore Naruto fan myself, but they are not real ninjas. Try searching for videos or books on shuriken or kunai throwing (I reccomend Suzuki Houzan's videos and books). I'm sorry dude, but this is just wrong. I have real kunais and shurikens and I've gotta say your method doesn't really work with metal knives and throwing stars. Oh, and FYI, those type of shuriken are called shaken or hira shuriken.

[qwertyman10]

Since you throw metal, are you supposed to keep the blade straight or calculate how many times it spins before hitting the target? I want to learn to throw knives and might be getting some soon. 

[king kolton9]

well the masters calcuate by thinking if i throw it this hard and im this far away it'll spin this many times (it's not hard im 11 and i can do it it just takes practice) before it hits

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[Camisado]

I don't. Traditional kunais are not really for throwing, they are crude-shaped farming knives, and they are used more like a prying tool or a crowbar. I don't throw kunais, because I know they are really not meant to be used that way. I throw shurikens. My method of throwing it is by bending my knees and throwing it straight from my right arm. I'm not saying that my method is 100% correct, I'm not an expert on shurikenjustsu. Check out scottbaioisdead or HouzanSuzuki's videos on YouTube. Now THAT'S what you call shurikenjutsu experts.

[sk8master]

yo thanks for the info and im not 13 im 11

[skidude28]

Heeheehee...

[amin2005]

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[ymliman901]

lol guinea pig

[fluffyhedgehog]

I have aguinea pig that looks just like that named Ethan! =D

[snowball25]

lol "ninja"

[iloverockenroll]

hay you like naruto lets be friends idk if we can i am new

[FFVIIBOY]

dude you joined instructables on my birthday last year!

[ErikGrajo]

well, it looks like ur a naruto fan, but thats ok lol. Theres a easier way of holding it you kno? and u can throw the knife straight in the air about 6ft. away. Im a black belt in Kempo, but im in 7th Kyu in ninjutsu :P. Feel free to ask any questions!

[viper wong]

Thanks, I'm able to throw one now  ^^

[paperman999]

nice

[trevyboy]

hey what i do to throw the stars i have my arm like im flexing my biceps and put the star in between my thumb and pointer and touch one of the points to my shoulder and throw my arm forword and flick my wrist at the end

[bdblock94]

great now i can throw my star:

http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-make-a-cheap-throwing-star-/

[koga wolf]

its a panda-bear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<3

[ghitle]

i like our evil guinea pig and Im not 13 Im 10

[hinata0097]

I love it now i can attack my sister. I'm a naruto fan to this is awesome

[REA]

very good! i tried the drill throw with a pencil (only thing i could find laying around) and i could hear it spinning!

[skidude28]

I disagree.

I throw my (real) kunai by:

Holding my right arm vertical, but my elbow down. I go down 45 degrees and let go, with a follow through.

Check out my throwing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbjzecnWyso&feature=channel_page.

[sk8master]

once again thanks for the info

[skidude28]

Once again?

[DaNerd11]

If you have some metal working skills you can easily make a sheet metal shuriken. They go right throught card board boxes if you throw them correctly.

[lobo_pal]

Good job for your first, but if you're going to use the term kunai, you should also use shuriken. Minor grammar errors, but good.

[sk8master]

might use that in some of my other instructables thanks for pointing out spelling and grammar ill check that out better next time