In practice, a method of attack is adopted in which a suspended chain of several dozen centimeters is rotated to gain momentum and then kusarigama is thrown linearly and it is like a method used in the art of manriki-gusari which is similar to stone throwing using a sling (in some schools, one holds the chain weight and throws it).
実際には万力鎖術で用いられる様に数十cm程垂らした鎖をクルクルと回転させて勢いをつけた上で直線的に投げつけるスリングによる投石に近い攻撃方法が取られる（分銅を持って投ずる流派もある）。