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    JtathaA Guest

    Question kusari kama

    Does anyone know where to purchase a kusari kama (sickle and chain). I have been searching and have not had much luck. I wll be greatful for any information.

    Jakku Miyamoto

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    Tozando carries one that looks pretty good. It is item # GM10, and is priced at 35000 yen ( I think about $285 US).

    Brian Dunham

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    I dont see it on their website, is it on there?

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    Default Bugei

    Bugei trading company has one available. It is made from sword steel and is reputed to be very good, from what I have heard.

    Their address is as follows: http://www.bugei.com/

    However theirs does not come with a chain for legal reasons. Unfortunatly they do not offer a chain as a seperate item.

    I hope this helps.

    U-235

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    This picture is from thier last big sale flyer from last year, so it has a different item #. It is currently in thier printed Iaido catalog as item #GM10. If you go to the Kendo FAQ on thier site, there is a place that you can order catalog items that are not on thier site.
    I think this is probably better than the kama from Bugei although I'm sure that it is not made of sword steel. I think Bugei's has a funny shape and is a bit too ornate.
    I have the jutte and tessen that Tozando sells, and I can say that they are constructed very well, and I imagine thier kusarigama is, as well. It is a bit expensive, but you get what you pay for.

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    Mr. Dunham:

    That is some interesting information. I will have to try and obtain a hard copy catalog from Tozando.

    I am curious if anyone has a Kusari-Gama from Tozando and what their experiance is.


    U-235

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    Default kusarigama available at Japanese Treasures

    We can provide this Kusarigama right here at Japanese Treasures on E-budo.

    At a local weapon store I had it in my hands before and really liked it. However as the price is quit high, I hesitate to offer it before. I will try to get a better pic of it up within the next few days.
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    Default If you make this weapon available post as many details as possible

    I too might be interested in getting one or two of this kusarigama.

    If you can make these available, please post as much information on them as possible.

    I just noticed that in the picture above, it appears that the chain connects at the top of the blade. Is that the case?

    Thanks much,
    John Bowden

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    If your intrest in the Kusarigama is for training you might find the kusarigama sold by i beleive www.TigerClaw.com to be of some limited use. Its cost is minimal so dont expect awesome performance. but it may help you get used to useing both the kama and the kusari at the same time and you can then move on to the higher quality and more traditional weapon.

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    Default Tigerclaw "weapons"

    The kama carried by tigerclaw are not of
    a quality that I would be comfortable training
    with.

    There really are ZERO kusarigama of the
    old style available in the US. The Paul
    Chen have a nice sword blade but the rest of
    the design is ornamental.

    For non kusari kama, Shureido is purported to
    make a good farming style weapon, and there
    is a non traditionally styled but very nice
    kama made by weaponsconnection.com. The latter
    has an interesting backhead impact point
    (which interfere's with reverse grip waza.) This
    point could be drilled and used as a connection
    for chain and ball kusari. The kama itself is
    of excellent workmanship, partially polished.

    Interestingly, my local museum has a very fine
    battlefield kusarigama in it's collection. It
    would be fun to try to replicate it. The design
    is somewhat like the tozando item except the
    chain inserts into the back head of the blade
    rather than at the top. (a better place IMO.)

    If other e-budoka are aware of other weapon
    quality kama/kusarigama makers that US customers
    can buy from, please post the details.

    John Bowden

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    One of my suppliers just provided me with some information about a variety of chain weapons, including kusarigama. I can now get four different types from Japan, but I haven't had a chance order any for evaluation yet, so I can't speak to their quality, though I can say that the prices I have seen are ridiculously high. If anyone is really intersted in them, please email me privately.

    Peter Boylan
    peter@budogu.com
    Mugendo Budogu LLC
    Fine Martial Arts Books, Videos, Clothing and Equipment from Japan
    http://www.budogu.com

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