What is the official term for the rope weapon in karate?

The rope thing that they like wrap around their leg then kick and it flys out. Similar to what Jackie Chan does with the horseshoe and rope in Shanghai Noon.|||The Surujin or Suruchin is of of the tradional weapons of Okinawan Kobudo. It comprises a 2-3 meter long rope with a weight tied to each end.





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Manriki is a traditional Japanese throwing chain, generally about 11 inches long. It belongs to the broad class of chain weapons. When used with a whipping motion of the wrist, it can injure or knock out opponents at a considerable distance. Some manriki are made with chains as long as 3 to 6 feet with weights on the ends.|||i didnt think karate had weapons|||Rope of Death Weapon Thingy|||It is a Chineese weapon, called a rope dart.





Many of the techniques performed with it are similar to those performed with the chain whip. The chain whip is made with metal peices 3 to 6 inches long, the peice are joined together with metal rings to form a long chain.





Agreed it is not in Karate.|||Not a karate weapon.





Karate means empty hand; no true Japanese style teaches weapons, and the Okinawan styles only teach those farming instruments that can be adapted as weapons, i.e. bo staff, sai, tonfa, etc.





That said, the weapon you%26#039;re thinking of is improvised, base on an actual weapon that%26#039;s Chinese, meaning it%26#039;s kung fu (wushu) and not karate. Note how you mentioned a kung fu cinema star and not a Mr. Miyagi.|||There are no weapons in traditional karate, karate means %26quot;empty hand%26quot;, as the previous poster stated.