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The kusarigama, meaning “sickle and chain,” is a real weapon used during the Edo period and onward in Japan. It was historically documented by many people including Japan’s greatest swordsman, Musashi. Kusarigama were invented to defeat swordsmen, and they are dangerous for a single opponent because of the range, but for that same reason they were never used on battlefields because they could pose a hazard to allies. I know that you’re just some dumb kid on the internet, and many of us go through that phase so to (hopefully temporarily) embody that is your right, but I thought I’d provide the information anyway because the reality is way more interesting than your joke.

Agreed, though to be clear, kusarigamas don't have scythes, they're sickles. The difference is that a sickle is small and single handed, and scythes are a 2 handed and generally the height of a person (think Grim Reaper).

Not tournament, just demonstration matches

Garbage? Don't pull the this isn't real Kendo and real Naginata-do crap. The NYC club is run by a highly respected Japanese 7th Dan in Kendo and Iaido. You don't know crap especially if you're trying to judge their technique from this little Isshu Jiai demonstration match against a Kusarigama.

@@RandomAllen go live in Japan for ten years then you will know what utter garbage this is

@@tonytrott6318 A deflection is all you got? You didn't even address anything I said. Go live in Japan for 10 years?🤣🤣🤣. What is this, 1990? I've trained with Hachidan and Nanadan Sensei, I've had the pleasure to train with members of Team USA and my club was founded by Team Canada. I've been to a seminar with Nishimura Sensei for God's sake. I don't know real Kendo? I'm not the one whining"Waaah, this Isshu Jiai demonstration match that NYC did for fun. It's not real Kendo". Why don't you shut up and train, or hey maybe take 5 seconds to learn some Kendo history before judging these people on a fun demonstration match .

Didn't quite touch; knowing not to give a bad response when your enemy is out of range is an important skill taught in most weapon arts.

All comes down to skill level

Yep, it does! I used to do a very different type of weapon fighting, where we started on opposite ends of a 20 foot ring, and pole weapons are supreme under these conditions; by the time you've gotten them to where these bouts are starting, they've already either gotten a hit on you, or are on the back foot.

Bruh you think you could just swing the sickle? No buddy swing the sickle equal suicide.

@@cheesuschrists maybe a spin attack?

@@literallynoone8223 no, it just doesn't work like that, you use this weapon's chain to unarm the enemy and then use the sickle to slash them

@@cheesuschrists I was joking :)

@@literallynoone8223 oh I apologise but who jokes like that

Naginata. Not spear. The two are different weapons

She lost every bout....

Tell me where did she dominated? She lost this fight!

Sorry you are mistaken

What fight were you watching?

It was a goofy demo that wasn't meant to be super serious

In combat, the purpose isn't to be fair, it's to win. Otherwise the spear would never have been invented.

@@charleybrett1663 the spear! Now I want to see that vs a kusa!

Historically many swordsmen also carried daggers and throwing knives, and it was a common practice for Ming & Byzantine/Roman shield-bearing swordsmen to wield throwing spears and throwing darts. Such weapon combination sets make swords extremely dangerous, even arguably superior to sickle-chain kusarigama and chain or any polearm. Qi Jiguang and Cheng Zhong You directly reference this, (significant considering both were huge spear/pike fanboys), and Shinkage ryu practice sword & knife throwing for this precise reason.

ギドラ They do.

They take actual kendo VERY seriously, this was just a demo for fun...

so what dan are you, gidora?

@@StrongZeroPowerHour 6th

No Taiwan Number 1 Japan number 2 China number 10

hamidious gud

Japan no. 1÷0

also 1:48

Well apparently the chain is to trap the opponent so the wielded can go in for the kill with the sickle.

Swinging the Sickle is absolutely foolish. You don't need it, the metal "Stone" piece will do more than enough damage.

Rotating the sickle would make the weapon weaker. You want to hit them with the heavy bit that creates shock and bypasses your helmet.

You'd cut off your own ass. That is the appeal of this weapon. You are avoiding one thing and another is getting in the way. You prepare to fend against the blades, you get hit by bludgeoning. You prepare for chain to envelope you, you get bonked by it. You get close enough to finish. You get disarmed by the blade. Its confusing

Ben Diamond or just some shuriken on hand ;)

@@anonymousshawn9996 nah, shurikens aren't that easy to carry and throw, and also they are a bit predecible

Musashi had his toughest battle against a Kasarigama

@@ap0lmc The only time he had a tough fight against the kusarigama was when he fought Hattori Hanzo who specialized in the weapon I have been training with a kusarigama for 12 years and trust me it is a lot less effective than people think. Also if u gonna make a statement at least spell the weapon right I mean it is in the description it's not that hard to read or even copy paste if u can't read!