Kusarigama

The kusarigama is functionally two weapons atached together. The base of the weapons is esentially a kama. Atached to the back of the kama, directly oposite to the blade is a four to six foot chain usually weighted at the end. This provides considerable flexibility. The chain can be used to lash out and entangle oponents while the kama provides a close range weapon. This makes the kusarigama both useful as a weapon and as a tool, though it has unpleasant associationsas a favorite ninja weapon. (3e, pag. 173)