Ninja/Ninjutsu Podcast, Episode #1, Did the NInja Invent the Kusarigama?

My first attempt at a continuing podcast. I will get better at the technical stuff as I go along. In this episode, I lay out the argument for the possibility that the ninja created the Kusarigama. No one really knows who invented it or when. But there does seem to be reason to believe it was an offshoot of another ninja weapon. Enjoy.

[@shidanoseishindojo]

Very interesting Don and thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@ivanbrownstone5566]

Looking forward to more stuff like this ,I don't feel that allot of the historical aspect or history of the weapons is often transmitted by instructors

[@Maryland_Kulak]

Thanks for sharing your decades of scholarly research and intensive training!

[@thousander]

I've heard the Kusarigama was, in some cases, used by Samurai in siege/castle defense situations, where the defender could stand atop the wall and strike down at attackers scaling the walls with the chain and weight as well as put the blade to good use when an attacker got within range. Can you speak on this?

[@Tantojutsu]

Never heard of it, and do not see how it could work effectively. You would think that sort of story would be written in one of the dozens of articles on the weapon in Japanese I have read.

[@IRTBrian]

Great podcast, Don!

[@Maryland_Kulak]

I got value out of this! In your translation of the Bansenshukai, there is mention of equipment besides weapons that a ninja would carry on a mission. I would be very interested in learning more about the equipment carried on ninja missions.

[@Tantojutsu]

I might be able to do a podcast on that subject.

[@Maryland_Kulak]

Onegaishimasu!

[@Why-ct6kz]

Thankyou for this podcast