Shinobi Gear, Inc.

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Hand made rope version manriki chain. These manriki chains are made of soft durable rope with rubber simulated weights on each end for a realistic look and feel. Hand made by us, ensuring the best quality in training gear available. Nobody brings you more selections!

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• Kusari-fundo is a hand held weapon used in feudal Japan consisting of
  a length of chain (kusari) with a weight (fundo) connected to each end
  of the chain. 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 meaning ten thousand power chain
  or just manriki.
  
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• The chain (kusari)
  
• Typically the length of the forged chain could vary from around 12
  inches up to 48 inches. The chain could have many different shapes
  including round, elliptical, and egg shaped. The thickness of the chain
  also varied. Usually the first link of chain attached to the weight was
  round and often larger and thicker then the rest of the links of the
  chain.
  
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• The weight (fundo)
  
• The fundo of a kusari fundo.The weight attached to each end of the
  chain could have many different sizes and shapes, the weights were
  usually exactly matched in size and shape but on some of the related
  chain and weight weapons the weights could be completely different
  from each other, with one weight being much longer then the other like
  a handle on one end or one weight could be round while the other
  weight could be rectangular. Weight shapes include round, hexagon,
  and rectangle. The weight could be fairly light or quite heavy with the
  typical weight being from 56.25 grams to 112.5 grams.
  
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• UseThe use of the kusari-fundo was taught in several different schools
  ryu as a hidden or concealed weapon and as a self defense weapon.
  The kusari-fundo was useful when carrying a sword was not allowed or
  practical, samurai police of the Edo period would use a kusari-fundo as
  one of their non lethal arresting weapons.