NUNCHUCKS STREET FIGHTER | How to REALLY FIGHT With Nunchucks!

Let's look at how to really apply the Nunchucks in Filipino Martial Arts, known as Tabak Toyok or Chako. In Kali, Escrima, or Arnis we first want to neutralize the opponent's weapon by striking the weapon hand. This changes the psychology of the fight from a "defensive" mindset to a counter-offense mindset being more proactive over our self-preservation. Grab a pair of nunchucks or foam nunchucks from my recommended link below and give this a try!
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[@blackswordshinobi]

i love it other people say you can't fight with nunchucku i say you can if you know what you are doing

[@trentdevlaminck9927]

I love it when stupid ass people say shit like this so I can prove their dumbass wrong.

[@narcoticman7310]

It's not that he can't, it's just that a stick would actually be more effective, nunchucku are still functional, it's just not the best option. So yeah you could fight with a nunchucku.

[@richardcardinale7152]

I love nunchuk , I play with them all the time, I love the feeling of that weapon.

[@ErikTheWiz]

@@narcoticman7310 I guess the advantage the nunchucks would have over a stick is speed and the fact most people don’t know to defend against them.

[@CaptainRockoBD]

@@narcoticman7310lol you’re *SO* incorrect… nunchucks are *VERY* functional and *VERY* efficient *IF* you know how to use them. I train with nunchucks, and 100% would feel confident relying on them in self defense… they are extremely versatile aswell, as you can use them defensively, offensively, or both!

[@philipchan8294]

You are the first person to explain the advantage of diagonal and vertical strikes over horizontal strikes. Bounce back with horizontal strikes has been a huge problem for me for decades. Targeting the hand would probably also reduce the problem of bounce back. Many thanks.

[@NunchakuJutsu]

Ken Hill has covered the topic countless times over the years, as well as numerous other practitioners. Targeting the hand, is the only use for this offhand weapon. We've covered this throughout the years as well. They QQ all the time. You-tube. Put your voice to something. Say something. Why? They don't listen anyway.

[@mattbronsil6336]

One thing is you have to still treat that horizontal strike as a slash, like you would the diagonal strikes. That is harder to do instinctively.

[@Many.manmenwithotherman]

Follow though and it doesnt bounce back

[@CJ-ej6sk]

That cat is learning martial arts. You can tell because he is so chill and nonchalant watching them like a tiny master who is about to offer a critique.

[@aeroport043]

О, да. Вы точно подметили... коты это мастера боевых искусств, у них это в крови 😺👍

[@Cysubtor_8vb]

My dad was a big Bruce Lee fan, so I grew up with a pair or two of nunchaku in the house and got pretty good at striking in and out of various hand positions. Never really tried to actually hit anything with them, but shadow fighting with them was fun 😂

[@mystikrebel1089]

i started learning them at 13 and did get good and now seeing this excellent video decades later I need to get back into it

[@kalicenter]

👍🏼🙏🏼

[@NunchakuJutsu]

Hell yeah. This is the one that did it for you huh? lol. Whatever sinks Jonah.

[@BonaNation10]

And I'm 9 and im as good as the guy in the vid

[@andrewhatton8900]

Yeah dude me too,so been doing it for about 4 months and Loving it!

[@benperea8483]

You are a very gifted/natural teacher ..clear and concise!

[@kalicenter]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@don.richard8823]

After watching your video I'm getting back into action again with my nunchucks ☯️... Thank you

[@theironfox2756]

The most common attack with a knife is a grab and stab after a charge. So for practial purposes, training exercises that help you strike critically a charging target should be the first to learn. I don't know Kali, Hema, or Budo, but I can tell you how violence normally goes down.

[@vladislavjisa]

Yes, there are some videos here on KZbin from ufpro with demos on knife defence. The chance of not getting wounded is practically nonexistent. Even knife to knife or even with a gun at short range, there is no chance. The conclusion is that you have to break the distance, and then you can work or run away.

[@theironfox2756]

@vladislavjisa Being unscathed would require parrying the first attack, then striking at the proper target hard enough to incapacitate the attacker. I don't know how plausible that is, but a top tiered athlete with an unnarmed combat background should be able to do this to someone who sits around the house all day playing Madden. Although I know defending against a knife is super difficult, most criminals dont train 1.5 hours a day, 4-6 days a week.

[@alzeriel]

Incorrect the most common knife attack is to repeatedly stab you while you're not looking. Obviously you can't train for this so the point is practically moot, but still. A knife is by far the best cqc weapon for its sheer speed and variability of attacks. When someone is within arm reach you lose to a knife. The rub is u don't usually even know you're in danger until it's far too late. If u want to defend against a random knife attack u need armor, otherwise it's just gonna come down to how lucky u can get before u bleed out.Good luck out there man, please don't think nunchucks will do anything in the real world. You'll just end up dead...

[@theironfox2756]

@alzeriel You must think criminal thugs are highly trained killing machines who can move in complete silence and have a poker face. Most violent degenerates just jerk off all day and play Madden or COD. Yes a knife is a big advantage, but if you are training 1.5 hrs a day 4 -6 days a week for 2 years, it comes to who connects first, your calloused hands that, through drills developed shock power, striking on a vital area, or their knife.

[@tonyfelices]

fox is right. almost every real life knife attack i’ve seen starts with an off-hand grab

[@ricksarazin1379]

I have been watching your videos for a while now, they inspired me to begin taking lessons. I traveled to the Philippines to begin learning Esrima, I'm about 60 Private lessons in now, Ive probably sparred about 35 times out of the 60. I see you have great material, do you guys ever put on the pads and go full on with stick fighting, it's a lot of fun and the gear they use over here is also made onsite. Do you have any videos of you and one of your students sparring? Thanks for all the content.

[@kalicenter]

🙏🏼👍🏼 Yes

[@tabithaYT]

Nice. Very well teaching. Thanks to u man👏👏👏

[@DarrenAlmli]

Always wondered sint the 70's how people use these properly- this Video helps me get the idea.

[@Alittleguy_]

Very clear instruction. Nice vid bruv.

[@kalicenter]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@jakescorpion1]

Great video. Great weapon nobody wants to deal with chucko

[@backtoprimal]

OMG, Yes! I love the Tabak Toyok, aka Chako, aka nunchaku, aka nunchucks, any other aka’s… you can think of???

[@andrewgarratt5191]

I played with them constantly as a kid and teen. They can be FAR more effective than most people seem to think. Shorter the chain, the faster, but more recoil. Shorten the stick, lengthen the chain and you can (practically!) eliminate recoil all together. I prefer to play with 12” sticks and 6” chain… but if I had to fight I’d go with a 12” chain and 6” sticks. 😅 but it’d never come to that because I can talk my way out of anything.

[@lashtal]

Can you imagine the PAIN you'd be in if someone hit your hand with that nunchaku? Possibly break your hand and/or knuckles. Even with adrenaline pumping, the attacker wouldn't be able to have a solid grip on the knife, possibly disarming as a bonus. The thing I like about nunchaku as a self-defense tool is how if you lose it, most opponents wouldn't know how to correctly use it if, for some reason, it ended up in their hands. But a knife? In most cases, the result would be terrible, no matter the skill level.

[@richardcardinale7152]

Metal nunchuk can break bones if you know how to play with them, can be easily lethal too. People don't realize what some people can do with a nunchuck .. it can come pretty fast lol.

[@samuelking2518]

Yep disarm first if they have any weapon. 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 I happen to walk around with them all the time, I train with them 4 days a week😂😂. Good stuff

[@shanekuwanda3628]

Also the head is a target, most people don’t have an insight on range, I like how he is moving back to maintain range

[@phishfoood]

Tom wasn't even stepping close enough to slash though. Would have been more convincing if you tom coat the fake with some ink and then made a concerted effort to hit you with the knife in some way

[@kennethhoppe2259]

Good to see someone fighting with Chucks not twirling them like a Baton.

[@marclee001]

Good job with the nunchaku striking angles, but I don't see this exercise of striking an attacker with a knife as useful, since a knife attacker would never attack from such a long distance. Both of you are within the effective range of the nunchaku. With a knife, you should be at close range, not at medium/long range. Congratulations for your channel, which I constantly follow. Greetings."

[@robertbrunston5406]

Awesome video! I use the chucks too. They are a lot more effective if you make your own from hard wood like maple or even solid PVC then they stay hit and no more problems. Thank you.

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

I have chucks made out of transparent fiberglass

[@o.joshuaigbo1590]

Looks fun for sure. Those chucks seem like longer range weapons which is better than nothing but compared to the small knife in close range-might be risky. Can you do a demonstrate against a sword or staff or against a throwing knife or axe?

[@ggpelo8860]

I bought nunchucks mikey officially my fav turtle now

[@ceej2739]

Single strikes are king. And footwork. Now that I’ve learned the triangle it seems to show up everywhere!

[@kalicenter]

👍🏼

[@bernardbarroga1497]

Cat: can’t you guys find better things to do??!😸😹

[@vladislavjisa]

A very rare and uncommon technique is not to use Nunchuckas, but if you have a belt with a heavy buckle you can use it in the same way. However here you must to know how to fix a belt quickly around your wrist. The idea to injury the hand, wrist etc. is not no different from Nunchuckas. It is an old method from USSR army soldiers. Buckle can smash even truth thick closes and cut them what actually depend on your buckle style and weight. Solution is - if you have something longer as you oponent that is OK. A belt can also attack the eyes.

[@tommuc8538]

Wow, that was real knife attack...

[@ayyonmichaels9731]

you use a lot of low grip, you would probably have more control over the chuck recoil by adjusting your grip to a medium and/or high grip. that way your hand is out of the strike zone. also this is just a theory, however i think practing jab style strikes with the chucks would be good to hit someone in the face nose eyes chin mouth ect from distance, especially if someone is rushing you...

[@ayyonmichaels9731]

fyi, im only a novice, and have no combat experience with nunchucks but i shadowbox with my chucks...

[@신원직-u9k]

손목을 치는 것보다 상대 머리나 급소를 노리는것이 더 유리할 것으로 판단됩니다. 가르켜 주는 영상이며 스킬에 대한 설명은 훌륭하다고 생각합니다. 상대가 칼을 쓸 정도면 칼을 든 손도 상대적으로빠르기 때문에 맞추기는 쉽지 않을것으로 보입니다. 또한 쌍절곤은 거리가 더 멀게 나가는 무기이므로 상대 머리또는 목 엘보우 정강이 등을 노리는것이 가능합니다. 위협만 주어도 상대방은 들어오기 함듭니다.

[@soupking5392]

Do not rely on this toy to save your life super impractical and you have no leverage as soon as you have no room to swing its over

[@robertadcock8011]

Nunchaku or nunchucks actually are very effective close range the same way as the short stick utilizing knife thrusts, slashing/slapping as limb destructions, temple stabs and a whole variety of joint, and limb destructions as well as targeted blunt strikes can bruise break and cripple an opponent!

[@soupking5392]

@@robertadcock8011 No

[@ruatkimarka_]

Let me hit you with nunchucks and lets see how tough you are Sir. 😃

[@mr.anonymous5856]

Ive been carrying my foam nunchucks with me everywhere lately, they are like my version of a fidget spinner lol just yesterday on my 20 minute walk to the bus stop and my 20 minute wait for the bus, I was just chucking in the the zone 😂. How much would a woodchuck chuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck chuck's! Lol! I'm totally gonna make a comic book of a ninja Woodchuck who chucks nunchucks, who is also a huge ninja turtles fan, maybe do a spoof of a Michelangelo and Woodchuck doing a competition chuck off! 🤣

[@alanmodimages]

Good video. I wished you had put a helmet on him however to show the finishing strikes to the head. Disarm, yes.. but taking out might be necessary too.

[@NunchakuJutsu]

Why would you finish to the head? A broken hand is sufficient to end the immediate threat. Once he is incapacitated, immediate threat neutralized; you as an honorable martial artist, would need not resort to such head bashing, I'm sure. If you feel that overwhelming need to bash someones head, hang up your belt, and see yourself out. See, this is why I don't train the 21st century. I wouldn't have any students anyway. Nup, I'd rather teach pigs how to fly, than deal with these animals.

[@alanmodimages]

@@NunchakuJutsu It really depends on the setting. Nunchucks are fairly free to own but illegal to use in America. It's not a 100% rule to say that if an assailant's hand is broken, then the threat is over. We have a huge drug problem in this this country. Honestly the person attacking might not even realize their hand is broken. Most bouncers can tell you that they moderate their force and that sometimes the first technique which would have enough stopping power for a normal person does not work unfortunately, and you have to be mentally and physically prepared to go to the next level. Also, if it comes to a situation where I feel I HAVE to use nunchucks, it means many things have gone terribly wrong in the normal course of self defense. Who among us with honor really wants to take a life? Those of us who wear a belt have regular and nuanced conversations regarding the correct and humane approach to the use of force. Who wants to go to prison or have nightmares about a life taken? All I am saying is that you fight like you train and you train like you fight, but any person with a conscience and proper martial judgement will have the wisdom to approach each situation appropriately. Train intelligently. This I am sure you understand, but thanks for your feedback in the meantime.

[@IlokanoWarrior]

us Filipino kids called them Chakoo Sticks in the 80's. My older cousins were good with these things. I learned Chakoo before I learned Arnis sticks

[@TheProphetLastLies]

I love this. Man needs to do a response to shadiversitys negative replies to nunchucks

[@rbarrett111]

Abosolutely! I can see you need some octagons! I'm gonna watch on, to see if you do any snap-thrusting forward strikes, like a spear. Those are pretty damn hard to counter, I'd say. Also, hitting (big) trees with your strikes is a good way to learn to handle the rebound. I'm a big fan of the idea that chuks are a practical weapon. I wouldn't recommend gettting out nunchuks in a real fight, unless someone has practiced real strikes a lot. I can appreciate speedchuk exhibitions, but learning to practically strike with them is essential . . . probably obvious. I guess it's also important to have some real chuks made of hardwood -- speedchuks likely won't get it. If you can get your hands on some octagon chuks with swivel, I think you've found a treasure and should buy them immediately.

[@MartinMadiba-u3i]

Well explained particularly for thé strikes.

[@fred9267]

Nice!

[@kalicenter]

🙏🏼

[@Engravings.og_melii]

the only negative i found to this was a seperation of left and right hand as a nunchuck should be practiced with both hands for better flow

[@kalicenter]

Absolutely! I typically show one side for ease in the video as I find most people today (not saying this is you) have an attention span less than a goldfish. 👍🏼

[@Al-jg1vf]

Great video, man! Are you able to make a video of the nunchaku and kali stick (one hand holds the nunchaku and the other hand holds the kali stick)? Thanks!

[@Vamingo]

The referee is great!

[@markelder7160]

Bruce lee was awesome in nunchucks you are good to.

[@cristianbosio8657]

Awesome on the online school we have tabak toyok training. Thanks guys

[@kalicenter]

Thanks! 🙏🏼

[@jamesdewer]

Those heavy wood with the steel swivels will f### you up. Chuk rock! Tri-bar next!

[@BillyHandsome]

With a nunchaku what I find most effective is constantly moving in a circular motion no matter the distance from my opponent

[@ryanjackson1143]

"Ah a fellow chucker eh"

[@kalicenter]

🐢

[@SantoPanchodecruzGonzale-qq1zz]

Evade and slap love it better then using your hands

[@abhigyansinha7924]

Yeah good one i use steel ones, and thats lethal bro but takes a lot of training and practice

[@maksant7760]

Всё то же самое попробуй в маленьком пространстве,в лифте например. Думаю нож окажется более эффективным,чем нунчаки. Сейчас весь бой был построен на том,что отходишь назад,создаёшь дистанцию не обходимую для маневра с нунчаками. А если сзади стена и справа и слева стены очень близко.

[@emeraldent]

Milk74 is a Sav O with the nunchuku!

[@NikosKatsikanis]

how to counter a grappler running at you with a knife

[@Zeeboklown]

Living in a neighborhood where EVERYONE carrys a knife, I like to keep my dad's old chuks in my backpack. I also carry a long ass sheath knife but not cus it's big, but cus I can use the longer blade as a parrying dagger in case someone pulls a blade on me. That and pepperspray, never underestimate that shit.

[@wocathoden]

@ 1:08 is where ALL the HEMA crowd get lost. It's not do 1 move... stop, do 2nd move, ect. More of a constant flow double handled flail, yeah?

[@revelation5577]

excellent

[@kalicenter]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Rivalis69]

I never leave home without them 4:05

[@belajaredit6081]

That's very excellent technique

[@derecksumair3111]

You have some nice skills rock on 🤘

[@sunnyraindog]

after your first strike he would close in while you prepare for your initial nunchaku position. this is your weak timespace. what would you recomend to prevent safty there ?

[@laperrablanca1]

Interesting video Paul. I remember you showed in an old video similar techniques to use with the single stick against knife. Same principle of defang the snake... hit the knife hand. Thank you!

[@kalicenter]

One system, transference of skill. 👍🏼

[@NunchakuJutsu]

Yeah, we've been telling that to people for years. Well, I have. Ask the Nunchaku Pioneers. Anywho, glad you could join us...from the depths of the abyss. Was wondering when y'all were going to catch up.

[@sathvikvommi1360]

Cat: this looks kinda interesting watching 😁🐈

[@AhmadMuseini-dj8ov]

Amazing

[@Purpleninjawv]

Least this wasn't stupid juggling ty

[@youtubekeepsshadowbannin-ym4go]

Good solid video.

[@MvstafaMvstafa]

Im walking around with nunchucks rn..

[@boleperishon5272]

If you want to learn how to use nunchaku for self defense, watch Okinawan kobudo katas. Simplicity is the key

[@natetinsley3119]

It wont stop a bullet - dale gribble

[@kalicenter]

Wow! Such a genius! Congratulations on that high IQ you must have! 🎊🎉

[@natetinsley3119]

@@kalicenter it's from a king of the hill episode, was a joke. Nice sense of humor 👏

[@six66string]

That orange cat wants to learn the chucks too lol

[@kalicenter]

He’s the one who taught me 👍🏼

[@NikosKatsikanis]

should a wire wip work the same ?

[@adrianlee3635]

The cat looking at both of you will be thinking to himself, in actual real fight, no one will be having a nunchucks ready in time for a knife attack...so all this is just for show and fun...because in real fight it's all about REFLEXES...the one that has it wins...not necessary be carrying any weapon/or objecst at all.

[@rolmanlugo643]

HAY QUE ESTAR BIEN LOCO PARA SACAR UN CUCHILLO CANTRA UN NUNCHAKU-

[@user-yi9uv7uj9p]

What brand of nunchuck are thoes i wanna get a pair so i can train with

[@Roman-le7ri]

Awesome

[@elvisnelson3148]

I know it's training, but he was instructed to stay back, a true person with a knife would come in charging not swing the knife 3 feet away from the person.. he wasn't close enough to cut .

[@user-nj7zz1ry5z]

Привет из России! У нас применение нунчак - это не самооборона, это статья уголовного кодекса. Поэтому если ты видешь угрозу от ножа, то можешь защищаться ремнем с пряжкой. Так делал в фильме "Аудитор" главный герой. В суворовском или нахимовском военном училище каждый курсант имел навыки работы поясом с пряжкой при нападении хулиганов. Пояс - это и кастет и нунчаку и палка. Удачи!😅

[@GOBLITE]

So nunchuks is just a weapon that gives u 99+ stats on parry?

[@l30singalong]

there's a cat watching them making of this video

[@shadowphoenix8962]

Here in ma. Chucks illegal to carry,even illegal to make.and yet taught inmost martial schools.

[@michaellarocca4879]

Here in Florida i just mail ordered 2 of the exact real ones he has, for training. But if i got caught carrying them the most i might get is a sideways look from the police for being unconventional.

[@NunchakuJutsu]

Yet....one of the least documented martial arts weapon. Very interesting turn of events. I agree.

[@Lyuyenting]

There is a good cat！

[@tethys17]

I always call them nunchaku because that's their original name

[@taccntb4345]

That damn cat!

[@SeventhDoorOpen]

I always carry one in my bag

[@unterwegs2023]

Why would he have a knife fight at that distance? A knife is a close combat weapon, not a distance weapon

[@joelmoreira3886]

Estou aqui pelo canal núcleo Dharma

[@victorpham4996]

Try to hit finger holding 🔪, attackers drop the 🔪 right away

[@wojciechludwisiak6943]

the film should be about how to really figt when somebody really attacks you with a knife, not pretend the attacks..

[@barisdogan17]

cat is watching hahahaha :D

[@bcthomps]

Where do you get your chuks from?

[@kalicenter]

Link in the description box

[@Judiel-y9j]

How much your nunchuko?

[@gerrepair9014]

Ok, but what if he's really trying to stick you?

[@kevinl7173]

People still can hide the nunchuks between the ankle and the knee

[@tristanpottier5547]

The real master in this video is…..THE CAT 😸

[@АлексейОжегов-ь2д]

Чувак в семейках в конце видео вошёл во вкус.

[@michaeleggert9071]

nice work with the nunchacks, but i see the problem in your demonstration that your partner used a short knife and was WAY too far away to use it.... none of his attacks came even close to you AND you also took a step back to keep the distance to him so that you can use the nunchacks.... So either you should have shown the defense against other, longer weapons like sticks or polearms, of IF you use the knife then you should be really up close, and thats no good distance to use nunchacks. Just a thought for how you could make even better videos

[@kalicenter]

Thanks. Yes, openness gives more camera clarity. The inspiration is for viewers to go train and practice the material as they see as it should be done. 👍🏼

[@bangbeto]

Mantab Guru

[@DuongThai-tu9uh]

❤❤❤

[@daniyarkurmambayev5950]

Peolpe do not fight with the knife this way. They keep in absolutely different way, not like a sword or rapier

[@jasonchang2716]

Paul Ingram trying to be like Bruce Lee with nunchucks.

[@kalicenter]

👍🏼

[@irwansigieo2362]

just use iron nunchuck 1 hit with speed, the arm + the weapon will be done

[@trentdevlaminck9927]

Did i just hear a Cat❤ 🐅

[@martinus9958]

Against a knife keeo always the distance and destroy the hands...