THE ART OF SHURIKENJUTSU - The REAL Purpose of Samurai Shurikenjutsu | Takeda Ryu Explained

Most people think Shurikenjutsu was a separate Samurai art. It was not. The shuriken was never meant to win the fight. It was meant to create the opening for the sword. Thrown from only one sword-length away, these blades forced an immediate reaction — and in the world of the Samurai, one single reaction could mean life or death. In this video, we dive into the rarely explained combat strategy of Takeda Ryu Shurikenjutsu: • why the shuriken was part of Iaijutsu • how Samurai trained to pierce armor • how the strategy of Shurikenjutsu worked • seated combat inside Japanese castles • transitions from throw to sword draw • reactive combat tactics of classical warriors No sport. No fantasy. No Hollywood mythology. Only practical battlefield strategy from a classical Japanese martial tradition. Budo Institut Vienna, Austria #samurai #shuriken #iaijutsu #martialarts #koryu #budo #takeda