Nunchaku

A nunchaku (Chinese: ??? shu?ng jié gùn, ??? li?ng jié gùn, or ??? s?n jié gùn), also known in English by the plural nunchucks (variously rendered as nunchuks, nun-chucks, nun-chuks, nun chucks, nun chuks, or just chucks for short), is a martial arts weapon of the kobudo weapons set and consists of two sticks connected at their ends with a short chain or rope. The other Kobudo weapons are the Sai, Tonfa, Bo and Kama. ??? s?n jié gùn is actually like a nunchaku, but with three sticks instead of two.

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Chinese - English - Martial art - Weapon - Kobudo - Sai - Tonfa - Bo - Kama

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