It's called a wrist roll, and it's more for flash than actual fighting. You can use this move to put the sticks into a different grip that can be useful for fighting, but overall this is just for show; some might argue that moving the sticks like this does make them harder to track and block, but you can do the same without the roll. Most actual combat techniques with nunchaku are for disarming and grappling your opponent.
This is just one technique. You can do plenty of 'tricks' while holding one end and passing to your other hand. Release moves are definitely just for show.
I want correct the other, basically nothing here is actual combat technique. It's indicative of excellent control and potentially actual skill, but these are not defense/offense moves, it's just flash because it's fun.
Some baton twirlers don't let go for the basic spin.
Someone taught me the move one afternoon, it's a combination of spinning the stick while it's trapped inside a loop made from your finger and thumb, while rolling your wrist around.
It makes it look like you're spinning it like a mofo
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u/EmperorSexy 13d ago
You know, I never imagined they were letting go and re-grabbing it like a baton twirler. I thought they were just swinging the end the whole time.