NINJA KNIFE THROWING

Other knives are meant to be thrown by holding the
handle. These knives have blade ends which are heavier
than the ends of the handles. The balancing point will often
NINJA KNIFE THROWING
be found approximately in the center of the knife or up to one
inch toward the handle. Such knives require round numbers
of spins in order to hit a target point first. Thus a knife
thrown by the handle must make one, two, three-up to five
or six complete revolutions in order to strike home. Any
increment of half revolutions will not strike the target point
first. If this is not clear at this point, the matter will be
explained in the section on throwing methods.
Still other throwing knives are designed to be thrown by
holding the blade. Such knives have lighter blades and
heavier handles. The blade’s center of gravity will be found
anywhere from approximate center up to a inch toward the
point of the blade. These knives must be thrown in half
increment rotations. Therefore, in order to land point first,
knives thrown by holding the blade must make anywhere
from l/2 up to 5% and 6% revolutions in order to hit home.
The universal throwing knife is the most versatile and
easiest knife to begin training with. Handle-thrown knives
are the second best.