The Primitive Bo Shuriken is a wooden throwing spike. It is the predecessor to the steel throwing dart or ninja needle. This weapon was used in pre-agricultural Japan for survival hunting purposes. I'll also show my spin technique for throwing these spikes at a target.


1. Cut a 2 in diameter thick stave of green wood from elbow to your palm.

2. Remove the bark.

3. Sharpen the thicker end of the stave into a point.

4. Put a Bevel on the thinner end.

The completed throwing spike took only 5 minutes to craft. Let’s test it out.

The Bo Shurikan can be traced back to the Neolithic Hunter gatherer Jomon culture who inhabited Japan 2300 hundred years ago. Written mention of this weapon began in the 5th century, where Lord Yamato was described as hunting Sika Deer with a “thick wooden chopstick”.

The Throwing Spike shares many similarities to other throwing stick style weapons. Principally, the design lends itself to high hit probabilities at survival hunting ranges.

There are a few differences worth noting:

1. The bo shuriken does not have much of an air foil effect (unlike say the rabbit stick) this marginally reduces the weapon’s effective range.
2. The ability to make each spike consistent in length and thickness will marginally increases the accuracy of each shot.
3. Most importantly, the Bo Shuriken’s form factor allows you to comfortably carry 4-5 spikes while on the hunt. You just can’t do this with other throwing stick weapons such as the Boomerang or Apache star.

Overall I’m impressed with this unique weapon, It is accurate, powerful, and easy to make, making it an ideal survival hunting weapon, especially for beginners with very little to no training. Anyways, thanks a bunch for watching, if you like this video and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel. Thanks, bye!