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Fun fact, Ninja Throwing Stars started out as boot Spurs.
doubt it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuriken
I was going to provide more evidence of my claim since your link provides no context on their origins at all, but it turns out the representation of Ninja as an oppressed lower class of peasants and farmers might just be a century old wives tale.
im pretty sure Japan didnt even use boots.
I'm not sure, but they definitely had cattle so they probably used some kind of spur.
Per wikipedia:
Rowel spurs being the spinning wheel kind. Most spurs were more like bird talons on the back of your boot.
I.e. shit for throwing.
Alright but it wasn't until 3 centuries later that Ninja were popularized, so...
Somebody get Sergio Leone