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Does anyone know of hanging kama katas? I belive this type of form (kamas with ropes attached) -- they are then called gama---something.

 

Any info?

 

Kita

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Kusari-Gama

 

perfected by Yamada Shiryukan mit is mainly used for disabling, disarming and entangling, then the sickle is used for the kill.

 

Yamada however was eventually killed by Araki Mataemon, a swordsman who confronted him in a bamboo grove where he was unable to whirl his chain without getting it caught in the bamboo

 

a VERY cool weapon. a slightly more exotic version of this would be the Ono, a short ax or hatchet with a cord atatcked to two weights or a small, crescent like blade.

If in your journey you encounter God, God will be cut


~Hatori Hanso (sonny chiba)

Posted

Thanks for the info! Definately a cool weapon, but there is not much info on the net!

 

I've learned one kusari-gama kata and my instructor knows 2 more.

 

Thanks again

 

Kita

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Does anyone know of hanging kama katas? I belive this type of form (kamas with ropes attached) -- they are then called gama---something.

 

Any info?

 

Kita

 

Kama and gama are the same word, just a phonetic shift.

 

Same as Keri - Geri


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  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

yes.

 

they also used it's protiges the koyoketsu-shoge (Sickle blade and ring on a long chain) and the manrikikusari (chain of equal power to 10,000 men)

If in your journey you encounter God, God will be cut


~Hatori Hanso (sonny chiba)

Posted

Maybe I should put on a ninja uniform and do my kata --- that would be TIGHT!!!!

 

....maybe not :P

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  • 10 months later...
Posted

I love the kursa-gama is my fav wapon i am self taut startd with a woodin won and now i use a relly won now home made with rlly good type of steal.

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