Cazio, check out Bud K. they have a full line of Shinwa traditional hand forged swords, and for the work that goes into them, they're priced nicely. Very good looking blades too!

For me it was the early 70's. One of my first 6th grade shop projects was a bunch of metal throwing stars. We caught heck when they started showing up stuck in the ceiling of the breezways. From there moved on to the nun chucks. Whenever it was jacket weather, I would carry a set with one stick running down the left sleeve inside, ready to pull out. The only thing I ever hit with them was myself, but thought I was ready and bad @$$. From High School days I still have a couple of sets that a friend in cabinet shop made for me. A set of hexagonal Bubinga wood. And some round ones that are teak, grooved and lead filled on the ends.
Ahh, good memories......

I went through my ninja phase in the 80s. It was less ninja, and more phase.
my Mom was the opposite of your Dad, sar5

No spiked claw gloves, no ninja swords, no throwing stars or throwing knives, No rated R movies. I was told "no" a lot growing up.

I had a few stars, and "chucks". Got to messing with them in the Philippines. Also that's where I got my first POS butterfly knife. Got back to the world and got some nice Benchmade ones but the first GOOD one was the utility model from Pacific Cutlery, the for runner of Benchmade!

Of all the "NINJA MANIA" My favorite was the Sai. Funny that I never had a set. But I always thought they would be the best "Defensive" weapon, and not all that bad of an offensive one. I had "dreams" of a drop sheath double set up, one on each leg with tie downs. Man that was a long time ago.