syckle and chain, and kama and chain... this is a weapon that i would be most interested in learning but i am completely clueless as to what art this would be taught in or is it it's own seperate art [like kenjutsu]. any thoughts?

In japanese i think the weapon you mean is a kusari gama i THINK .im not sure but i think they use it in ninjitsu (i seem to remember reading about how they use it).Hope this helps.

If its a Kama with a chain and weight at the end, its a kusara kama. The only art I know that uses it is ninjutsu. I'm not sure if there is much difference between a kama except the chain. Ask rich, he'll know

yes i am talking about a syckle or a kama [not that i say either of those are the same thing] that have a chain with a weighted ball on the end... and i think you are right with kusara kama.. that name sounds familiar and i think i have run across it in a few books.. i figured that it would be ninjitsu but i didn't want to draw any conclusions. all i know is that is the one weapon i really truely want to learn. hopefully it'll cross my path soon enough.

I've heard that Kusara Kama's are hard to find. I also think its an interesting weapon. Equal only to the sword. (well, gun of course)

the multi-range attacks and defense offered by the kusara kama is what attracts me. when you think about it, it is 3 weapons in one, the weight acting as a bludgeoning instrument, the kama acting as the bladed instrument, and the chain useful for choking and tangling up the enemies weapon/body parts. a very flexible and spontanious weapon.