Kusarigamajutsu

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Kusarigamajutsu is the art of using the Japanese weapon Kusarigama. Kusarigamajutsu is featured in several separate martial arts such as bujinkan (ninjutsu), and Shinto Muso-ryu. The Kusarigama is made up of three parts. The Kama ( a wooden handle with a curved blade protuding at a right-angle on one and, and a small loop at the other), the Kusari (a chain attached to the Kama) and a weight at the end of the chain. In a confrontation the kusari is swung in wide sweeping arcs to distract/entangle the opponent and the Kama is used to deliver a fatal strike.

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Araki-ryu - Koryu martial art that includes the use of the kusarigama.
Buko-ryu - Koryu martial art that includes the use of the kusarigama.
Isshin-ryu kusarigamajutsu - School of kusarigamajutsu found exclusively in the koryu martial art Shinto Muso-ryu.
Tendo-ryu kusarigamajutsu- School of kusarigamajutsu found in the koryu martial art Tendo-ryu bujutsu
Toda-ryu - Koryu martial art that includes the use of the kusarigama.