echnique and Form of the Three Sectional Staff in Kung Fu 

Paperback
1983
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎  224 pages
  • Joseph C. Hess  

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    This is a good reference book for anyone that is interested in learning this weapon. It shows you all the bases of this weapon how to hold it stances so on and so forth, You can teach yourself, so I suggest you get someone that knows what they are doing because this weapon is no joke when you learn it, you will have so much fun. It's very fast pace, but I assure you know one would want to get close to you after you learn this weapon, but this is a good study guide to learn from. Be extra careful,  good luck.

    Law-enforcement officer Joseph C. Hess - expert in goju-ryu, Okinawan karate, gung fu, judo, aikijitsu and jujutsu, and former full-contact karate champion-takes his knowledge of this ancient Okinawan weapon adapted to traditional uses for modern street situations. Covers basics, training drills, blocking, striking, defenses and takedowns. Fully illustrated with instructional sequences. 224 pages.

    The nunchaku (/nʌnˈtʃækuː/) (Japanese: ヌンチャク, sometimes "dual-section stick", "nunchuks"[1] (/ˈnʌntʃʌks/), "nunchucks",[2] "chainsticks",[3] or "chuka sticks"[4] in English), (Chinese 双节棍, Shuāngjiégùn) is a traditional East-Asian martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks (traditionally made of wood), connected to each other at their ends by a short metal chain or a rope. It is approximately 30 cm (12") (sticks) and 1 inch (rope). A person who has practiced using this weapon is referred to in Japanese as nunchakuka (ヌンチャク家, nunchakuka).

    The nunchaku is most widely used in Southern Chinese Kung fu, Okinawan Kobudo and karate. It is intended to be used as a training weapon, since practicing with it enables the development of quick hand movements and improves posture. Modern nunchaku may be made of metal, plastic, or fiberglass instead of the traditional wood. Toy versions and replicas not intended to be used as weapons may be made of polystyrene foam or plastic. Possession of this weapon is illegal in some countries, except for use in professional martial arts schools.

    The origin of the nunchaku is unclear. One traditional explanation holds that it was originally used by Okinawan farmers as a flail for threshing rice. Another weapon, called the tabak-toyok, native to the northern Philippines, is constructed very similarly, suggesting that it and the nunchaku descended from the same instrument.

    In modern times, the nunchaku (Tabak-Toyok) was popularized by the actor and martial artist Bruce Lee and by Dan Inosanto.[5] Lee famously used nunchaku in several scenes in the 1972 film Fist of Fury. When Tadashi Yamashita worked with Bruce Lee on the 1973 film Enter the Dragon, he enabled Lee to further explore the use of the nunchaku and other kobudo disciplines. The nunchaku is also the signature weapon of the character Michelangelo in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.

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