with a coupling element preferably one female and one male for attaching each end to a mating end of one of the end piece components or center piece component in typical use only one end of the component 58 is coupled to one of the three basic components 12 14 and 16 and usually when no other secondary components are used with the component 60 the end 62 is the end attached leaving the blade 60 free in this use of the component 58 the weapon is called a 34 kama 34 after the name of the sickle like tool used as a weapon by okinawan farmers centuries ago in combination with the kama is another chain like secondary component 70 similar to the flexible link component 30 but having a longer chain 70 39 which in combination with the kama forms what is called a 34 bakahatsugama 34 the chain component 70 is provided at one end with a first coupling element 72 for attachment to the end 62 of the kama 58 and an elongated handle 74 at the other end thereof by which one may grip the weapon by a hand and swing the bladed kama in circular fashion preferably the handle 74 is also provided with a coupling element for engagement with a mating coupling element on an end of one of the three basic components 12 14 and 16 to effectively lengthen the handle portion of the weapon another additional secondary component is shown in fig4 a and is indicated by reference numeral 78 this component called a 34 shikibo 34 is the same as the center piece component 12 with the addition of a ring or loop 78 39 made of leather.