The first weapon Ninja has to master is a knife! That’s how they learn the knife art Tanto-jitsu. Ninjas also learn hand-to-hand combat and the art of throwing many objects, such as shurikens and knives. Not all knifes are made for throwing, so there are the types which are specifically made for that. A Ninja who masters the art of throwing knives is a lethal weapon himself. A Ninja usually carries four types of knives to throw. He carries a combat knife along with that for necessity.

Ninjas throw knives for three primary reasons: to distract attention, to attack, and to kill!

Even though all of there goals require hard work and dedication, especially the last one, a dedicated Ninja can make it possible.
To be able to achieve this through consistent practice, there should be at least ten knives available for the Ninja to practice with. You can find them at various online stores, like here or here.

If you are interested in learning more about the knife throwing techniques, check out these books:

Knife Throwing Techniques of the Ninja

Throwing the Ninja Star of Death (Paperback)

And here is a short tutorial for throwing Kunai knives by Choson Ninja:

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