Originally posted by poryu
(...)I think the Large Kusari Gama i think John Sims refers to is similar to the one on the cover of Hatsumis history and traditions book. It has a dodgy siloette of a ninja with a huge Kusari gama.
That I believe is from Koto Ryu and is called Yoroi Gama. (...)
There are two photos on page 139 of "Ninjutsu, History and Tradition", showing Hatsumi with what is described in the text as an "oh-gama".
Joachim Hoss
Cologne, Germany
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