Origami "Shuriken", a manufacturing method

Widespread in the world is the Japanese art of origami. There are many different categories in Japanese culture. The most important is the culture of the ninja and samurai. These are Japanese warriors, whose speed and combat technique are on the verge of fantasy. The range of weapons used by them was very wide. Shuriken can be attributed to one of the types of weapons, it can be divided into two types: stars and throwing arrows.

Legendary weapon - shuriken

From Japanese literally, shuriken is translated as "a blade hidden in the hand." Indeed, this weapon is very dangerous and can easily be hidden in your hand. It was made of metal, 4, 5 or 8 strips with sharpened corners were cut out, and holes were made in the middle. Shurikens were widespread and were required to equip samurai.

Origami

In the modern world there is a huge variety of ideas that can be embodied from paper, and they can become a good toy for a boy. More details on how to make origami "Shuriken", we will consider a little later.

To feel like a real ninja and make weapons, you need only A4 paper, and if it is also multi-colored, you can make the craft brighter, and the model more complex.

Instructions on how to make shuriken

In order to develop your origami skills, you need to start with simple models. Origami "Shuriken", have a huge variety of models, the most common is a four-pointed star.

Four pointed star

The star will turn out bright if you take 2 sheets of paper of different colors. We make origami "shuriken", the manufacturing scheme of which is the simplest:

1. A sheet of paper needs to be folded lengthwise, resulting in two rectangles. Wrap the corners of each rectangle inward. The result should be two triangles with equal sides. The most important thing in this process is that the corners are folded towards each other.
2. It is necessary to fold the sheets again symmetrically along the lines of the resulting triangles.
3. The figures that result from this process must be mirrored with respect to each other. To do this, turn the left module and combine it with the right one, putting it on top.
4. We insert the right and left triangles of the lower part of the product into the gaps with the corner of the upper part. After such origami manipulations, the Shurikens become like a disconnected star.
5. We turn our workpiece over and again put the corners in the gaps. All origami "Shurikens" are ready.

Eight pointed star

In addition to the manufacturing options for the four-pointed figure, it is also possible to create an origami "Shuriken 8-point". The manufacturing scheme of an eight-pointed origami star is as follows:

1. Take a piece of paper in the shape of a square. We place it on the table in the form of a rhombus. Vertically fold it in half.
2. Each part of the triangle obtained as a result of these manipulations must be bent so that a fold line passes through the acute angle located at the top.
3. We make notes in the form of fold lines across and diagonally.
4. We turn the lower part of the workpiece, then bend the lower corner, as a result we get the necessary part of one of the ends of our star.
5. In the same way, we make the remaining seven parts of the Shuriken star. They can be made in the same color or in different colors.
6. Next, we connect the origami star by inserting the corners of one part into the pocket of another. All segments must be shifted to the center. As a result of our work, we got an eight-pointed star "Shuriken".

For children, especially of school age, one of the favorite toys are the Shuriken origami. This “weapon” can be activated in several ways. Holding the corner of the origami star with your hand , throw forward parallel to the floor or slightly up. Or bend one hand into a fist, put a star on it, and with your free hand lightly hit the manufactured "weapon" in order to fly far.