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  2. Kusarigama - Wikipedia

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    The first type has a weapon in the shape of a sickle that has a chain attached to the end of its shaft. The use of the first type depends on the ryū (school), with the weapon being held in either hand and its chain and weight being held in the other hand to be swung at the other person. Depending on how easy it is to see the weapon's weight ...

  3. Kakute - Wikipedia

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    Kakute are rings made from iron or steel that were sometimes worn by the ninja, and were favored by the kunoichi, having one to four metal spikes protruding from it. The spikes were sometimes dipped in poison. Kakute were usually worn on the middle finger with the spikes hidden inside the hand, and then used to attack when the enemy least expected.

  4. Kunai - Wikipedia

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    A Kunai normally had a leaf-shaped wrought blade in lengths ranging from 20 and 30 cm (7.9 and 11.8 in) and a handle with a ring on the pommel for attaching a rope. The attached rope allowed the kunai's handle to be wrapped to function as a grip, or to be strapped to a stick as a makeshift spear; to be tied to the body for concealment; to be used as an anchor or piton, and sometimes to be used ...

  5. Kyoketsu-shoge - Wikipedia

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    In the movie Ninja Assassin, a modified chain version of this weapon is used as Raizo's main weapon. In the movie Game of Death II, Lee Chen-kwok (李振國) / Bobby Lo (盧博比) uses one to cross a laser beam floor. In the first season of Netflix series Daredevil, the blade is used with great skill by the Japanese warrior Nobu. [6]

  6. Kunoichi - Wikipedia

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    Kunoichi (Japanese: くノ一, also くのいち or クノイチ) is a Japanese term for "woman" (女, onna). [1] [2] In popular culture, it is often used for female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo). The term was largely popularized by novelist Futaro Yamada in his novel Ninpō Hakkenden (忍法八犬伝) in 1964. [1]

  7. Chain weapon - Wikipedia

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    A chain weapon is a weapon made of one or more heavy objects attached to a chain, sometimes with a handle. The flail was one of the more common types of chain weapons associated with medieval Europe , although some flails used hinges instead of chains.

  8. Kusari-fundo - Wikipedia

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    Kusari-fundo is a handheld weapon used in feudal Japan consisting of a length of chain (kusari) with a weight (fundo) attached to each end of the chain. [1] Various sizes and shapes of chain and weight were used as there was no set rule on the construction of these weapons. Other popular names are manrikigusari (萬力鏈) (lit.

  9. Kaiken (dagger) - Wikipedia

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    However, a real blade is not used. No one legally wears or carries a kaiken today in Japan, as this is a violation of the Gun and Sword Law. [ clarification needed ] They can be legally transported, however, provided they are carried together with their registration certificate.