The Kama has a short blade at right angles to a hardwood handle. The handle is a little longer than your forearm and tapers from the Gedan Tsukagashir to the Ushiro Tsukagashira. The Monouchi is between 6 and 10 inches in length. It is sometimes upgraded to Kama-Yari (Spear with a hook blade) and the Kusari-Gama (Sickle and Chain)
The Kama is a hand-held sickle wich was used for rice harvesting.
It can be found in Souther Asia and Japan.
Typically two Kama are used. Because of the Monouchi and the difficult
techniques used, the Kama is considered an advance weapon. Great care and
focus is required as well as many hours of practice.
The Kama is gripped at the Ushiro Tsukagashira not at the Moto. The Kama has two positions, open and closed. The open position is when the Kama is gripped like a hammer. The closed position is when the handle of the Kama rests along the forearm. The Kama rotates between the index finger and the thumb when going from the open and closed positions.