| rdfs:comment | - The darts are around 20cm (8 inches) long.
- It shared many ninja weapons hallmarks: it was cheap to make, easy to use and its useful outside of combat, most often for breathing underwater. A blowgun was a hollow tube usually made from bamboo. The ninja blowed hard into the tube, shooting out needles at high speed, or blowdarts. The needles rarely caused much damage, but were frequently coated with poison.
- The fukiya (吹き矢) is the Japanese blowgun, as well as the term for the associated sport. It consists of a long tube, with darts approximately in length. Unlike modern Western blowguns, the fukiya has no mouthpiece: instead, a shooter must maintain a seal with the lips as he forcefully exhales. The darts used in the fukiya are called fukibari. Traditionally, fukibari were two inches in length.
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| abstract | - The darts are around 20cm (8 inches) long.
- The fukiya (吹き矢) is the Japanese blowgun, as well as the term for the associated sport. It consists of a long tube, with darts approximately in length. Unlike modern Western blowguns, the fukiya has no mouthpiece: instead, a shooter must maintain a seal with the lips as he forcefully exhales. The darts used in the fukiya are called fukibari. Traditionally, fukibari were two inches in length. In Japan, fukiya is considered to be an archery sport, maintained by the Japan Sports Fukiya Association. In order to promote fukiya, the International Fukiya Association (IFA) was formed, based in Japan. The main organizations under the IFA are the American Association (ASBA), and the French Federation (FSBA).
- It shared many ninja weapons hallmarks: it was cheap to make, easy to use and its useful outside of combat, most often for breathing underwater. A blowgun was a hollow tube usually made from bamboo. The ninja blowed hard into the tube, shooting out needles at high speed, or blowdarts. The needles rarely caused much damage, but were frequently coated with poison.
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