Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Shuriken are throwing blades. The major varieties are the Bo Shuriken (Dart) and the Hira Shuriken (Throwing blade with multiple points, sometimes called Shaken but more commonly known in the West as a Throwing Star). The art or skill of throwing Shuriken is called Shuriken-jutsu. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.