Nunchaku


 
 

A nunchaku (Chinese: ??? shu?ng ji? g?n, ??? li?ng ji? g?n, or ??? s?n ji? g?n), 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 ji? g?n is actually like a nunchaku, but with three sticks instead of two.

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Martial art: Martial arts, also known as fighting systems, are bodies of codified practices or traditions of training for combat, usually without the use of guns and other modern weapons. Today, people study martial arts for various reasons including competition, fitness, self-defense, self-cultivation (meditat...

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Introduction
History
Formal nunchaku styles
Anatomy of the traditional nunchaku
Anatomy of the modern nunchaku
Nunchaku in combat
Care of the nunchaku
Nunchaku masters
Bruce Lee and Nunchaku Trivia
See also
External links
 
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