This is the last of 42 posts this month relating to Kusarigama - who knew there would be so much to say on the subject? To close, I would like to make an observation on the training weapons commonly used that has a broad application across any art. In the photo above you can see one of my rudimentary training weapons - I like to construct the right training weapon for the right job - they enable the practice of skills that you otherwise can't practice - however you have to be careful. You will notice that this weapon has a chain - I use this to practice casting. (If you are interested I use 2.5mm curb chain 16mm x 10mm, with the blade part of the Type 3 being a hardware store wall bracket so it is properly reinforced). On practicing with the rope, I found I could do quite a lot with it. I began to focus on the recovery of the rope so I could continuously cast and recast. This became easy with the rope - I could stand with my left leg forward, cast the rope straight down the cen