Poll: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A "NINJA SWORD"!
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I always called it a ninja sword or a katana, but mostly katana. I would have called them shurikens though. But I could call them apples and oranges but it still wouldn't make a difference to how deadly they are.
This is like saying "big assed gun" instead of minigun is a bad thing.
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I never knew
btw, my TrollSence is tingling
yeah, i was playing Gmod some time ago, and Claymore popped up in the tf2 browse list. turn out it was the eyelander.Kukakkau said:
I never knew
I think this is a bit harsh... Words have always been translated from language to language just because people choose to use a form that is more comfortable to them doesn't make them stupid. I would not expect any other country to call all inventions or techonologies used in English speaking countries by their original name that and to think that anyone actually would expect that.. well that is what sounds stupid to me.Fanta Grape said:
-- Not having a go at you as I realize you said you don't care, this was more of a general statement. Your comment was just what sparked me.
This is silly, especially when everyone knows that the proper terms are "Knifey knife" and "Doom Doilies".
Non-japanese ninjas are widely known as "spies".Merkavar said:i said ninja cause i dont want to offend the other non japanese ninjas. like that fat white ninjapirates ftw
Yes kids, the "ninjas" pop culture has polluted your mind with, i.e.: the magic casting lightning fast super human stunt masters that can cut through flesh and steel in a wink you heard of, didn't actually exist. In fact most of them didn't even carry swords. They were the modern day equivalent of spies/black ops. Mostly spies.
There is a variation of the sword which people refer to as a ninja sword. It was a straight sword with teeth, and was able to store things in the hollow handle. It would be used as an aid to climb walls as well as being a combat tool.
On another topic here, I don't see people refer to the Katana as a Ninja sword, but more over Samurai Sword. That doesn't bother me one bit.
On another topic here, I don't see people refer to the Katana as a Ninja sword, but more over Samurai Sword. That doesn't bother me one bit.
While I prefer "shuriken", Throwing Star is correct because shuriken (手裏剣 literally translates to "dart" or "throwing star".
literally translates to "dart" or "throwing star".
That wikipedia article says Ninjato didn't exist historically. So I wouldn't get worked up about the correct name for a fictional style of weapon.AugustFall said:
Let people call it what they want.
It's annoying, yeah, but not everyone is that into Eastern culture, so you can't blame them for not knowing the "proper" term for it.
It's annoying, yeah, but not everyone is that into Eastern culture, so you can't blame them for not knowing the "proper" term for it.
The current "Ninja" schools have a very erm, shall we say, debatable history. Unfortunately that is a common problem with lots of martial arts, students are usually told an idealised accepted history.
There is currently no evidence that the ninja actually used a specialised sword, none have been found that are particularly old and most serious historians think that they are a very modern invention.
Now as to the other part of the question I call them Shaken if they are a flat throwing "blade" whereas to me a shuriken is a rounded throwing weapon, sort of pencil shaped.
There is currently no evidence that the ninja actually used a specialised sword, none have been found that are particularly old and most serious historians think that they are a very modern invention.
Now as to the other part of the question I call them Shaken if they are a flat throwing "blade" whereas to me a shuriken is a rounded throwing weapon, sort of pencil shaped.
Ungh. This is the kind of thing I'm usually not bothered with. Nobody is in any way offended or hurt if I refer to a shuriken as a throwing star or a ninjato as a ninja sword. If anything, it makes thing clearer for people less familiar with the lingo. It's just the way language works.
Not that I don't understand your frustration, I'm not entirely without flaw myself. I fight back the corrections every time people refer to an Italian-ish sandwich with the word "panini". "Panini" is the plural form, so if there's just one of them it's a "panino".
Not that I don't understand your frustration, I'm not entirely without flaw myself. I fight back the corrections every time people refer to an Italian-ish sandwich with the word "panini". "Panini" is the plural form, so if there's just one of them it's a "panino".
If you want to get technical, it's not ninjato. It's ninjatō or ninjatou. The direct translation for this into English is - you guessed it - ninja sword. Getting annoyed at people for translating a word rather than using it as a loan word is a bit silly, to be honest.
wow, four pages of arguing over semantics
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i second this notion, primarily because they actually do suck and are overratedBroJing said:
No Katana/Wakizashi and shuriken option? Really now?
OT: WTF is a Ninjato I have never heard of it before.
OT: WTF is a Ninjato I have never heard of it before.