Black Oak Kama

Product details

• Mostly regarded as a Okinawan Karate weapon
• Mainly agreed to have been developed from a sickle
• Made from hard wood black oak and is 50cm long
• Traditionally in pairs and used for cutting and trapping
• In recent times taken up by styles like the modern XMA

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Black Oak Kama Description

Originating from a simple farming tool, the sickle, kama have been developed into to a martial arts weapon in their own right. Many of the Japanese Kubudo weapons were developed like this, as when villages were attacked people grabbed all they had and what they were used to using the most. Imagine taking on a farmer who has been using that kama for the last 20 years for up to 14 hours a day, his muscles, body movement will be perfectly set up for dealing powerful blows and perfect cutting techniques.  

This is how many Japanese weapons came into existence and these Black Oak Kama are no exception. Designed for completely safe training and sparring practice and traditionally coming in pairs. Made from Red Oak wood and painted black, these are made from a very tough and super durable material that a lot of training weapons are made from these days.

Many styles have no taken to training with these now including the XMA practitioners who use the most flashy of moves and high energy performances. The traditional Okinawan forms look very different but emphasis is on survival and dealing strikes and disarms.  This pair of Black oak kama will serve you well and there is no reason why you’ll need to buy another pair.

Advice from the shop on your Black Oak Kama

“Your main trouble with these will be finding an instructor to teach you them. If you all ready have one, hold onto them tight If not you might have to get onto youtube and be prepared to do some driving to weekend seminars.”

Doug Swift – Owner of Enso Martial Arts Shop
           

Sizing of your of Black Oak Kama

Here are the dimensions of this Black Oak Kama:  

- Total Length = 50cm or 20”

- Blade Length = 14 cm / 5.5"

- Blade Width = 1.5" / 4cm

- Diameter of handle = 1.25" / 31mm

- Weight = 300g each (600g a pair)

If you have any questions about the Black Oak Kama you want to buy feel free to contact us at our shop to discuss it, call (0117) 9425832 or email [email protected]

Shipping your Black Oak Kama

We have a few different options for posting your items at Enso Martial Arts Shop. Prices vary depending on the overall order, weight, size etc. The checkout page will automatically workout the possible options for you. 

We can send your item(s) in the following ways:

Courier Tracked - Order before 1pm, we can pack and post the same day to be with you the next working day, this is not a weekend service. It is fully tracked and we will send you the tracking number when we process your order.

Hermes - In our experience an extremely slow service, we cannot guarantee it will arrive. It isn't an option on the website for good reason, so if you want this pitiful service and your parcel thrown into a random hedge near your house, if you're lucky, just to save about £2 then simply call us on 0117 942 5832 and we can process your order over the phone. 

UPS Worldwide - For anywhere outside the UK, we can post the same day but delivery times are dependent on the destination. Approximate delivery times are as follows: 

* Europe: 2-3 working days

* USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand: 3-4 working days

* All other destinations: 4-7 working days