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 weight at the end of the chain. The kusarigama is used by swinging in wide sweeping arcs to distract or entangle the opponent while the kama is used to deliver a deadly strike.

Kusarigamajutsu is featured in other martial arts namely Bujinkan (ninjutsu) and Shinto Muso-ryu.

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