Just wondering. I’m bored. I have holidays. And not much to do.
So i started thinking “Hey, maybe i’ll learn some weapons”.
We learn the staff in class, and i’m happy to keep doing that and not try to mess up my form or technique on some video.
But other weapons i’m willing to give a try.
I’m looking at the nunchaku, just for kicks. Its only for show off purposes, i’m not about to head out to the bar and break out a couple of 'chucks and start high pitched squeeling.
Just wondering if anyone else has seen or used or learnt a weapon off of video and what it was like.
I’m interested in just about any weapon, so it doesn’t have to just be the nunchaku.
Well you asked the right guy :: points to name:: heh.
I didn’t learn nunchaku from a video but I do have a series called something like “Master Yu: Nunchaku” Its like 4 or 5 tapes that make one whole set. Not bad at all really. They show you a lot of techniques, explain them as well as can be expected by video and should suite your purpous nicely. Then there is this video by Fumio Demuras. It is very basic (just as basic as the first tape of the other series I mentioned), but will tell you more about the basic stuff, which is good. Of course, videos won’t help much, but if you practice what you see in the video you would look cool to people who don’t know any better.
BTW, please don’t hurt yourself with the nunchaku. Couldn’t you have picked a nice weapon like the bo? Nooooo, you have to pick the one weapon that everybody knocks themself out with.
hi satanachia. i have a clip of a guy performing the nunchuks at one of the melbourne unis. apparently he learnt it from a book just for fun as well. the clip is pretty good quality, but i forgot the url. if you want it, u can email me at triskellin@hotmail.com and i can send it to u.
This Pek Kwar Broadsword is a very cool form. It looks very nice and it is easy to follow from their video tape. Their applications shown on the video are pretty cool too.
I have been learning it for a couple of weeks and i am going to finish the form soon.
I cant live without practicing this form every single day.
I just watched Triskellin’s video. I say he would fit right into a kobujutsu class in karate or where ever. He already has the “upper hitting” shoulder exchange, the horizontal 8, the vertical armpit slash, and using your own body to stop the nunchaku without getting hurt. He only made a few noticeable errors but they were very quick and he went on smootly without making a big deal about it.
I have the exact same pair of nunchaku he was using. He was using rattan nunchaku with burnt design in them. They are very popular to use in competition due to their extremely light weight, good quality, and good price as well. Plus they look “humble” and traditional compared to all the fancey rainbow designed and glow in the dark nunchaku and all those that are supposed to be prettier looking. I hate those kinds of nunchaku.
BTW, real fighting nunchaku are much heavier and it really takes a lot of practice to get fast with them. One way to get fast with a heavy pair of wood nunchaku is to practice with a heavy pair of metal nunchaku. Those are really slow, and I think it takes all the best points the weapon has to offer and throws it out the window. It’s like using a mace from medieval times. However, I’m sure a true master would be fast with even the heaviest nunchaku meaning he would have the most speed and power possible.
Many masters say that if you want to get good with them, pick up a heavy pair and start practice. If you hit yourself you will learn. However, just as many seem to disagree saying you should start out with soft foam nunchaku so your training won’t stop everytime you injure yourself.
I would say the last seems more logical because with the foams, I hit myself in the head dozens and dozens of times. Think of all the injuries I saved myself. Once I was practicing with heavy wood in total darkness and wiped myself out in the face. That means I was not “feeling” the nunchaku but relying too much on eyesight. The choice is yours but I say start with the soft ones. And if you want to use hard ones then I suggest the one used in that video. I’ll give you a link if you want to buy some off the Internet. AND DON’T PRACTICE INSIDE YOUR HOME! NOT EVEN WITH FOAM! THEY WILL FLY OUT OF YOUR HAND AND HIT YOUR SOMETHING OR SOMEONE LIKE MY BROTHER GOT HIT BY THE CHAIN OF MY FOAM NUNCHAKU!
And on a final note, be sure nunchaku are not illegal where you live. In most places they are only illegal to conceal while walking down the street (though a gun is not illegal, go figure). But you can still practice them in your backyard or at a dojang. However, there are a few states where they are illegal completely so don’t even think about it if you live their. Just find out on the Internet where they are illegal.
I’m looking around but having trouble finding things. Incidentally, i’m in australia, so the laws are different here. Does any of the other aussies know anything about the laws with weapons and what is/isn’t allowed?
I remember we went through some in class and found quite a few to be rather comical.
Incidentally, i am interested in seeing the video, i’m not sure if i have enough space or whatever in my email though, so i’ll have to sort that out first…
I only just thought about this, but where does the name “nunchaku” come from? Specifically the pronounciation too.
I mean they’re okinawan right?
Unless its just a particularly poor romanji/english translation and should be written more like
“nunchyaku” and pronounced “noon-chya-ku”
or perhaps even written “nanchyaku”.
Or is my romanji wrong? Or is it just because off all these americans saying it with an accent?
hey satanachia, i’m from aus too !! nanchaku are legal but require a license to purchase…
i’m glad you guys enjoyed mr. mok’s video (i posted the video that triskellin is talking about)… he has since added new moves to his repotoire… and i will post another video soon, so stay tuned!
anyway.. i think nanchaku are fun… but i played with some a few times and got hit… quite painfully… i was using heavy black wooden ones… just my 2c on nanchaku
