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A person who has practiced using this weapon is referred to in Japanese as nunchakuka (ヌンチャク家, nunchakuka). Bruce Lee performs nunchaku The nunchaku is most widely used in Southern Chinese Kung fu , Okinawan Kobudo and karate .
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Three-section staff. The three-section staff, three-part staff, triple staff, originally sanjiegun (Chinese: 三節棍; pinyin: sānjiégùn; Jyutping: saam1 zit3 gwan3) or sansetsukon (Japanese: さんせつこん), three-section whip, originally sanjiebian (Chinese: 三節鞭; pinyin: sānjiébiān; Jyutping: saam1 zit3 bin1), is a Chinese flail weapon that consists of three wooden or metal ...
Okinawan Kobudō is a Japanese term that can be translated as "old martial way of Okinawa".It is a generic term coined in the twentieth century. [1]Okinawan kobudō refers to the weapon systems of Okinawan martial arts.
The Eighteen Arms is a list of the eighteen main weapons of Chinese martial arts. The origin of the list is unclear and there have been disputes as to what the eighteen weapons actually are. However, all lists contain at least one or more of the following weapons:
Sometimes, schools or styles are introduced by individual teachers or masters, or as a brand name by a specific gym. Martial arts can be grouped by type or focus, or alternatively by regional origin. This article focuses on the latter grouping of these unique styles of martial arts.
Legendary weapons, arms, and armor are important motifs in Chinese mythology as well as Chinese legend, cultural symbology, and fiction. Weapons featured in Chinese mythology, legend, cultural symbology, and fiction include Guanyu 's pole weapon (featured in the 14th century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms ).
The general interest in freestyle nunchaku has, concurrently with the increasing possibilities of sharing skills and techniques that online video sharing communities such provide, expanded to the point where a freestyle nunchaku movement autonomous from the World Nunchaku Organization has formed.