The art of using the Japanese weapon kusarigama is called Kusarigamajutsu (鎖鎌術:くさりがまじゅつ?).

The weapon kusarigama is made up of three parts: the kama (a wooden handle with a curved blade protruding at a right angle on one end, and a small loop at the other), and the kusari (a chain attached to the kama) and a [...]

Ninjato, also known by the names of ninjaken or shinobigatana, is the most common name for the famous Japanese sword that a ninja carried. It belongs to the category of short swords, crafted with far less care than katana or tachi of the samurai. Ninja favors the straight ninjato due to its smaller [...]

Kusagirama is a traditional Japanese weapon consisting of kama (the Japanese version of a sickle) on a metal chain (manriki) with a heavy iron weight at the end.
It is ironic to know that Kusarigama is derived from a farmer’s scythe but farmers did not carry kusarigama. It was often carried as a weapon during [...]