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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[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@teknix314]

Thank god I found a video where someone knows what they're doing and talking about. Too many amateurs claiming nunchuks aren't an effective weapon. I can do staff and sword and recognise the nunchuks would be incredibly difficult to defend against in a fight.

[@DarrenAlmli]

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

[@OneShadow7]

I love them, my mom thought me how to use them when I was 4 I have practiced them occasionally ever since its a fond memory.

[@Alittleguy_]

Very clear instruction. Nice vid bruv.

[@kalicenter]

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

[@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

[@jakescorpion1]

Great video. Great weapon nobody wants to deal with chucko

[@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.

[@jaymie855]

I practiced with nunchucks, and from my experience, it does hurt like hell when it bouncing back and hit my hands , arms and elbows after I swing at the dummy. Sometimes, I also got hit on the head with the bounce. And the pain is just the same, like hell, everytime I got hit when the nunchucks bounce. That's not on the full speed, since it's just a bounce back, the momentum got slowed down after it hits the target. I learned there's away to not get the nunchucks bounce back and hit my limbs or my head anymore, which is to strike with full speed, give everything I got in that swing, and don't stop swinging even after the nunchucks hit, keep the swing to the end, and the nunchucks don't bounce back, instead it just go through to the direction of my swing. This method is dangerous since someone could die from getting hit in the head with nunchucks at full speed. I keep it for emergency, I only use it when my life or my loved ones in danger.

[@cvs768]

This is absolute fantastic. first of all it’s extremely fun. second dude who doesn’t want to use nunchucks and it’s extremely effective weapon

[@garryjohnson1065]

Thanks for sharing💯🙏🏽👊🏽

[@backtoprimal]

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

[@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

[@rickwhitehouse8069]

When I was 16, and 17 years old I took martial arts training. We were forbidden to use any weapons until we achieved a brown belt, or higher. I hung out with the rough kids in the class, and we improvised our own noon chakoos, or num chucks. And we taught each other how to use the weapon, and we did it all wrong. We would get them going too fast, and they would fly apart. We would practice alone most the time, so we wouldn’t accidentally hurt someone.We had a lot of fun playing with the weapon. the times we hurt ourselves, we had to keep it secret. For fear our Karate instructor would find out, and we would be in big trouble. So we had fun, but times it wasn’t so much fun.

[@MrLeiduowen]

The major shortcoming of the proposed defense is that the attacker gives you too much space here. You can clearly see that even if he finished his moves, he wouldn't touch you with the blade. In real life, the attacker would be much closer and faster than what you're showing. I wouldn't risk getting stabbed in this situation.

[@revelation5577]

excellent

[@kalicenter]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@MartinMadiba-u3i]

Well explained particularly for thé strikes.

[@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!

[@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?

[@fred9267]

Nice!

[@kalicenter]

🙏🏼

[@Saru5000]

How would these compare to, say a stick that's the same length?

[@kalicenter]

In reality, I’d prefer a stick.

[@Saru5000]

@@kalicenter thanks for answering! You explain stuff really well in the video, btw. A natural instructor.

[@RTTeamKoltz330]

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

[@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.

[@ceej2739]

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

[@kalicenter]

👍🏼

[@NikosKatsikanis]

should a wire wip work the same ?

[@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 ?

[@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

[@MiloTheBushCat]

I think the idea of this strategy is to stay away from the knife enough for the nunchucks to be effective, otherwise you will certainly be injured even if you’re landing strikes. 😁

[@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.

[@abhigyansinha7924]

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

[@PTMonger_Spade]

So you just need to aim for the hand?

[@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...

[@spaghetti9845]

fighting always works best when you have a friend available to move slow and do what you want, so you can counter all the pre rehearsed moves instead of the unpredictable sh*t ppl will do

[@kalicenter]

Obviously this isn’t a fight. It’s a KZbin video. You must not have noticed 😂

[@sathvikvommi1360]

Cat: this looks kinda interesting watching 😁🐈

[@AhmadMuseini-dj8ov]

Amazing

[@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.

[@kennethhoppe2259]

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

[@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

[@blackswordshinobi]

Try useing 8 in chucks ones master that all other chuck is easy

[@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. 👍🏼

[@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.

[@Roman-le7ri]

Awesome

[@belajaredit6081]

That's very excellent technique

[@NikosKatsikanis]

how to counter a grappler running at you with a knife

[@TheProphetLastLies]

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

[@derecksumair3111]

You have some nice skills rock on 🤘

[@BillyHandsome]

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

[@cristianbosio8657]

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

[@kalicenter]

Thanks! 🙏🏼

[@bcthomps]

Where do you get your chuks from?

[@kalicenter]

Link in the description box

[@youtubekeepsshadowbannin-ym4go]

Good solid video.

[@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?

[@Judiel-y9j]

How much your nunchuko?

[@ryanjackson1143]

"Ah a fellow chucker eh"

[@kalicenter]

🐢

[@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.

[@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! 🤣

[@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

[@Rivalis69]

I never leave home without them 4:05

[@Leon1982db]

I focus on power and strikes, not how fancy I can be.

[@l30singalong]

there's a cat watching them making of this video

[@GlitchFreeGaming-ov9jd]

1:00 is the best

[@SeventhDoorOpen]

I always carry one in my bag

[@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."

[@tommuc8538]

Wow, that was real knife attack...

[@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.

[@ggpelo8860]

I bought nunchucks mikey officially my fav turtle now

[@Vamingo]

The referee is great!

[@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.

[@bernardbarroga1497]

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

[@emeraldent]

Milk74 is a Sav O with the nunchuku!

[@rolmanlugo643]

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

[@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 👏

[@bangbeto]

Mantab Guru

[@SantoPanchodecruzGonzale-qq1zz]

Evade and slap love it better then using your hands

[@jamesdewer]

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

[@Nifl.5.h3im]

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

[@MvstafaMvstafa]

Im walking around with nunchucks rn..

[@tristanpottier]

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

[@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.

[@markelder7160]

Bruce lee was awesome in nunchucks you are good to.

[@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.

[@joelmoreira3886]

Estou aqui pelo canal núcleo Dharma

[@davidthomas8825]

Need a balisong video 👍👍👍

[@kalicenter]

There are a few up from over the years. Just gotta search the channel. 👍🏼

[@yosachaiko9969]

Its illegal to carry nunchucks in public in my state because they are seen as being soley for harm and not self defense. But the guns being used to kill kids in school are legal to carry in public because they are seen as mainly for self defense. People usually learn nunchucks for fun to look cool. Every weapon can be used to harm for self defense, it makes no sense. If I really wanted to protect myself practically in public, I just have to also own a gun. Its the only way. You're helpless if the other person has a gun and isn't close enough to disarm and its really dangerous to try to disarm. Guns just beat everything and are legal when obtained legally obviously.

[@Purpleninjawv]

Least this wasn't stupid juggling ty

[@boleperishon5272]

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

[@irwansigieo2362]

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

[@kevinl7173]

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

[@unterwegs2023]

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

[@trevorvanstiphout6677]

i strapped nunchucks as a freshmsn during homecomming so people wouldnt try to steal my toilet paper

[@DuongThai-tu9uh]

❤❤❤

[@barisdogan17]

cat is watching hahahaha :D

[@gerrepair9014]

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

[@Lyuyenting]

There is a good cat！

[@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 .