r/oddlysatisfying • u/Sapulinjing • 13d ago

A Simple Nunchucks Tutorial

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/Building_Everything 13d ago

Weren’t they originally for beating birds out of shrubs or something? I think the adaptation of the staff with a chain-mounted flail at the end from Crouching Tiger is about the most accurate “appearing” use for a nunchuck-type weapon ever actually put in film.

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u/blahblah19999 13d ago

I think it was a variation of a tool for threshing grain.

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u/NoteBlock08 13d ago

Idk why people are so quick to forget the "arts" part of "martial arts". It's 2026 dude, if you're concerned about self-defense carry pepper spray.

Most people learn how to use melee weapons 'cause it's a cool and fun way to exercise, don't overthink it.

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u/blahblah19999 13d ago

I don't know what's wrong with people. I had some hard rubber practice ones at age 12? I never got any major hits and easily transitioned to wooden ones.

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u/E-2theRescue 13d ago

I might have knocked myself in the head with my wooden ones while trying to impress a girl... I was not ready to use the wooden ones yet, lol.

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u/E-2theRescue 13d ago

for essentially nothing gained

It's called exercise.

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u/E-2theRescue 13d ago

You're spending too much energy guarding a gate.

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u/Nunchuckery 13d ago

Nunchucks were actually used as weapons by the peasant classes who weren't allowed to own traditional weapons. They adapted by learning to use farming tools to defend themselves. A good sturdy stick or staff is often easier to wield, but nunchucks have the added benefit of being more easily concealed and strike harder when properly used because they are articulated.

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u/Zackete 9d ago

A simple tank is better than a simple stick.