Bruce Lee doesn’t show off for way too long. He just gives his opponents a longer chance to reconsider their life choices.

@tonytony6912

Жыл бұрын

FACTS!

@Emz1738.

Жыл бұрын

If you asked me, the bad guys were taking their time💁‍♀️ Bruce lee will only attack after you decide to choose death when going at him first😂

@hsupergabe

Жыл бұрын

lol, well said

@richardonthemole8576

Жыл бұрын

He never competed

@tonytony6912

Жыл бұрын

@@richardonthemole8576 Anyone who has trained or as in my case had some sick 4.5hr workouts every single day for years because I was obsessed. Can tell you. Just by looking and his physic and movements. He was champion level... NO DOUBT!

Bruce Lee made nunchucks cool. He definitely deserves 10/10

@musicworld-ft2kt

2 жыл бұрын

He was a legend...I understand

@andrewrusso6371

2 жыл бұрын

Wym a legend he’s a god he played 2 tennis champions with nun chucks

@ezakustam

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewrusso6371 That's modern CGI from a commercial. Doesn't take much research to find out, because every time it's posted people mention it. But in addition to being the first to popularize nunchaku, he's also got the most legitimate martial skills in the video.

@Jeffro5564

2 жыл бұрын

Bruce Lee helped popularise martial arts and one of things he introduced was nunchucks

@RustanAkemov04

2 жыл бұрын

IP man trained him he’s god tier and every MMA fighter looks up to him

She does bring up a pretty interesting point where nunchucks in media are usually depicted way more in presentation and showing off than *actual* fighting, moreso than most other weapons.

@MichaelBuieFilms

Жыл бұрын

That's because it's hard to fake hitting people with nunchucks and not hurt them. Another thing to take into consideration when people claim they are ineffective.

@Dmvgold1995

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelBuieFilms rubber or foam props?

@MichaelBuieFilms

Жыл бұрын

@@Dmvgold1995 I don't use Rubber or foam. Only wood or aluminum. But even a rubber prop would hurt from the velocity, and foam would move and look fake or break during impacts. Lots of innovative camera angles would be necessary to truly pull it off. Really look at chinese sword fights. The people are no where near the sword swing in MOST films. That stuff is hard to fake, even with fight angles photography.

@accywacky2699

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelBuieFilms To be fair its not that they are ineffective, no-one would have ever used them if that was true. They just aren't as effective or easy to use as more conventional weapons and can, more so than most, be a danger to the user if not handled properly. The whole flail aspect also does mean that yeah, there's really no way to "pull your punch" with one without making it quite visually obvious that you are indeed pulling your strike, which kind of defeats the point of trying to make it look real.

@MichaelBuieFilms

Жыл бұрын

@@accywacky2699 we train 17 nunchuck moves (spins+strike/s) to our yellow belts. It's a matter of practice. We teach single and double nunchucku forms (taolu/kata) to any level who wants to learn. So the weapon can be learned effectively. Faking a fight with them is the difficult thing to do. And I take issue with people who characterize them as ineffective.

I have a friend who is an actual black belt martial arts sensei, and I showed him the 2012 version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, and he was blown away by the accuracy with the fighting techniques displayed. He also said that the fact that Michelangelo was given the Nunchucks for a very good reason, as they are by far the most difficult weapon to master. Splinter gave Michelangelo the Nunchucks in order to get him focussed, since he's so zany and his mind is all over the place.

@streetfightingman4240

Жыл бұрын

I've never thought of that, that's a really cool theory behind it. In a sense then, Donatello has the most "basic" weapon because he's the most intelligent of the four perhaps.

@MKirisame

Жыл бұрын

Black belt in karate is just a start not the end of path.

@d-train510

Жыл бұрын

@@streetfightingman4240 seen a video where a fan was breaking the turtles down he said Mikey got nunchucks because he’s so zany so he helps him stay focused Donny got the staff because of his intelligence and has to train with his ability adapt with one of the most standard weapon Raph got the Sigh because of his anger and had to train with a defensive weapon to turn great defense to offense and of course Leo his almost like Raph but little opposite with him being the Leader he had to learn and train to push his limits to make decisions that could fall heavily on the turtles even taking someone’s life

@budgiecat2885

Жыл бұрын

If Splinter had given him the three sectional staff he'd have been super focused If he'd had given him the chain whip, he'd have been super duper focused

@bilbofloggins7713

Жыл бұрын

That's funny, I guess I can relate to MichaelAngelo. Nunchucks are great for adhd. After starting martial arts and training with my nunchucks on my own. Have never hit myself, and always know where the nunchucks will be with every motion.

If only Bruce Lee could see what an impact he has made in todays world

@Heather-xm9ul

2 жыл бұрын

Nice profile image!!

@KutWrite

2 жыл бұрын

...and how revered he is!

@victoralomar104

2 жыл бұрын

Bruce Lee was the man n if I recall correctly he stated that they were not practical for fighting but he mastered them bc they were part of the the arsenal. They do look cool as all outdoors...

@eight08hitman63

2 жыл бұрын

@@victoralomar104 I doubt there could be any other weapon that would be more practical for use with Bruce Lee's style, and philosophy than a pair of Nunchaku, they represent fluidity and freedom of movement better than any other pre gunpowder weapon, but like all of us, they hide a wild uncontrollable nature that through dedication, bumps, bruises, and self control can be tamed and show their true beauty.

@chadhumphries1445

2 жыл бұрын

@@eight08hitman63 Bruce Lee's philosophy was REGURGITATING what he read from the book of 5 rings and Art of War.

I honestly think ALOT of ppl picked up Nunchucks because of the Great Bruce Lee, so it's Extremely hard to critique him based on that alone.

@stefanschleps8758

2 жыл бұрын

Write a cogent sentence.

@preplocc

2 жыл бұрын

you said it!

@crashcrashcr4sh

2 жыл бұрын

don’t forget michaelangelo

@garretindall2820

2 жыл бұрын

@@crashcrashcr4sh You're Totally Right 🧡🐢

@robd1329

2 жыл бұрын

@@crashcrashcr4sh ...your right but in the cartoon Mike barely used them if they were not robots. All the kids back in the 80s bought them cause of the Ninja Mania hype we had!

Awesome review. I also competed with nunchaku. She was at COMPETE. She won the open division. I won traditional form. She’s a great competitor. Nice to see she is doing well.

Bruce Lee is the reason people even knew what nunchucks were and the reason every one and their mama wanted some. Also, the reason people wanted to take martial arts classes.

@user-oi1iq6tt4j

Жыл бұрын

Cuz he was in a movie that went global. He was no master or fighter

@Hadoken.

8 ай бұрын

@@user-oi1iq6tt4jWhat makes one a master?

@user-oi1iq6tt4j

8 ай бұрын

@@Hadoken. 😆 not Bruce Lee the actor and rich boy

@alexmason2659

3 ай бұрын

​@@user-oi1iq6tt4jBruce Lee the man who created Jeet Kune Do and the man who inspired the creation of MMA and UFC something isn't adding up with what you said

@user-oi1iq6tt4j

3 ай бұрын

@@alexmason2659 weak bs jeet kun do. Like weak bs wing chung...Bruce Lee was no Master nor high martial art wing chung practitioner, he was an actor for his life and well off rich boy who had maids n chauffeurs, he was a cha cha champ, his dad was singing superstar n actor, he only studied weak chun for a couple or so yrs...he most likely died from the physical exertion of Kung fu n the kung fu movies...

The Bruce Lee Nunchuck scene in Enter The Dragon is really iconic. One of the most important and recognizable scenes of all time in all of cinema, not just action or martial arts movies.

@EmperorNerox

2 жыл бұрын

Slow your roll lol geezus

@dradvyrk6162

Жыл бұрын

What's commendable about that scene is, that his opponent is his teacher of the nunchucks and a student of his JKD.

@83KJack

Жыл бұрын

my personal favorite scene was when he dueled the guy in the yard and he was so fast they couldn't catch his movement on film. one minute he's standing like this, 1 screen later he's standing like that, with dude falling back holding his face. whyyyyyyyy tf after Bruce doing that ONCE to you would you wanna try again! 😂😂😂 Bruce man... just too fast and bad@ss. Rest in peace noble warrior to the stars ❤

@stuflames4769

Жыл бұрын

It is iconic. But it is iconic in exactly those realms. And not really any other.

@Divert486

Жыл бұрын

Most important.. how?

Another skill to complete my arsenal as a criminal, pickpocket, survivalist, sword fighter,getaway driver, spy, mob boss, bank robber ect lol. Love this channel!

@rong.thej.d.5969

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@stefanschleps8758

2 жыл бұрын

Semper Paratus.

@ramnarainy

2 жыл бұрын

Watch modern rogue

@stevegarcia5932

Жыл бұрын

Wanna heist?

@SemperFi_EDC_Guy

Жыл бұрын

@@stevegarcia5932 bro 🤫...dm me

So the scene in warrior is actually taking place in a large scale gang war fight between the Irish mob and the Chinese mafia so it's much more plausible him fighting from man to man and not taking them all on at once also it is an awesome show highly recommend it but the Bruce Lee scene is just so iconic

@MKirisame

Жыл бұрын

Its make no sense at all, he will be mobbed in no time, coz gangs not a bunch of duelists with strict sense of honor.

@sararetzlaff1154

Жыл бұрын

@MKirisame I mean that's fair but I still think it plausible to an extent

Michelangelo: the actor did it in full costume. (Limited sight and movement) I think they deserve more credit.

@AnthonyWilliams_83

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@robertmickelberg3720

2 жыл бұрын

She just wanted to see him fight which he didn't because all he was doing was providing a distraction in that scene. Have to give him 10/10 for flair though but a 0/10 for no fighting.

@Voodoo_IC0N

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertmickelberg3720 Raph and Don are the only ones to use their weapons in the movie and that's a stretch.

@johngregory4801

2 жыл бұрын

"A fellow 'chucker, eh?" My favorite "put my brain on hold" movie.

@michaelholst3385

2 жыл бұрын

What Costume?

I don’t know, man - Bruce Lee’s an instant 10/10 on the chucks. It’s not even a question. He brought them into the popular consciousness and I still think he looks the coolest wielding them.

@KutWrite

2 жыл бұрын

I love the one of him playing ping-pong with them, even though it's not real.

@jamesmcnamara1099

2 жыл бұрын

And watching him play ping pong....too good

@vinnieg6161

2 жыл бұрын

Bruce Lee looked cool no matter what he did

@suryadas6987

2 жыл бұрын

@@vinnieg6161 Haha, too true good sir!!! 😎👍👏👏👏👏🙌

@ariaxrose1

2 жыл бұрын

Its not about who made them popular or who looks the coolest its about realism

I love her reaction and ratings for these but i feel like she's being generous with some of them because she's nice lol

In response to the comment about Donnie Yen if he had been swarmed, that would be fairly unusual. Even if surrounded, it’s rare to be attacked by more than 5 people at a time due to being in each others way. This scene was perfect. I was jumped by 4 people and I never had more than 2 attacks coming at me at a time.

@Antifrost

6 ай бұрын

How do you casually say something like "I was jumped by 4 people" like it was just another day?

That reminded me of hanging out with a friend back in the mid 90s, who had a VHS recorder that could slowmo frame by frame (which was a miracle in itself). So one day, we went on to learn that whole Bruce Lee closeup sequence, from the beginning of this video. That‘s how you had to keep busy, without having internet.

@jp-sn6si

Жыл бұрын

there was internet in the mid 90s.

@jp-sn6si

Жыл бұрын

@@Veckler yeah it was, i grew up poor and i was on aol in the mid 90s. so were most of my poor friends.

No one can rate Bruce Lee..he did things 20-30 yrs ahead of his time..he was a master of both martial arts and philosophy

@celfhelp

Жыл бұрын

i don't know, i'd argue he continues to be ahead of his time in many ways, even to this day

@didactic02

Жыл бұрын

Exactly 10/10 or nothing

@mygiboxatgmail

Жыл бұрын

Exactly how can you rate Bruce Lee? He does things that you can't see unless you use slow motion... just another level even for a current master.

@JOEBLACK1979

Жыл бұрын

❤ totally agree!

@JOEBLACK1979

Жыл бұрын

who is this person?

Love that you reviewed Warrior. That's a show Bruce Lee was working on before he passed and his daughter, Shannon Lee, finished it for him. Kinda feel he did better than a 7 / 10 though, but hey you're the expert.

@adiel177

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm glad the show is getting more recognition. The character Ah Sahm rarely goes in a fight using a weapon but he uses them really well when he finds himself with one. Plus the actor said he's never used nunchucks before this show and had to train for 6 months prior. I think he did great. I thought it looked cool. haha

@akfreed6949

Жыл бұрын

The Warrior was ripped off when David Carradine starred in KUNG FU . Bruce Lee started what became the movie Game Of Death .

One of the best commentaries in the series. Thekla keeps it real and her ratings reflect that.

I was waiting for the gopher-chucks clip from Kung Pao Enter the fist.

@artao5

2 жыл бұрын

OMG Yes!!! lol

@OfficialHavocOsiris

2 жыл бұрын

Same. That I think was what made us all fall in love with that damn movie. Well, the ones of us who didn't find Tiger and Crane Fist or the overall magic of Jimmy Wang Yu until later in life (which I'm).

@badbirdkc

2 жыл бұрын

10/10 for realism.

@bagoftricks6904

2 жыл бұрын

Kung Pou was the best worst movie

The Black Dynamite flinching part was intentional. The whole movie is a blaxploitation comedy masterpiece and the fluttering eyes is alluding to how the actors cast may be very unskilled in the real life use of weapons. Michael Jai White is pretending to be afraid of the weapon he is wielding for this comedic effect. He is acting as an actor in one of those films.

@crzyprplmnky

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@jpetersen252

2 жыл бұрын

My reaction exactly. I'm also a little disappointed that she didn't seem to know who he is.

@Daithlee

2 жыл бұрын

This.

@ObscureRP

2 жыл бұрын

"Sarcastically, I'm charge."

@op-z

2 жыл бұрын

The absence of "Ghost World" Doug scene is a major fail and a missed opportunity.

Bruce's skills are unmatched to this day. Perfection!

@abdo_rezak3513

Жыл бұрын

way too true bruce lee's the unmatched goat

@MKirisame

Жыл бұрын

lol, what a story - not any recorded real fights and at the end he abandoned Wing Chun, coz its just useless.

@br.m

9 ай бұрын

@@MKirisame Keep telling yourself that.

That sneak attack from under the armpit is seriously being underrated. Extremely underrated

@bikersoncall

10 күн бұрын

But not what you'd want to be using in combat, it is not a debilitating blow, it's more for show, and does look great.

@alexanderaguilar8001

6 күн бұрын

@@bikersoncall that's because you're using cheap nun chuck. I wouldn't recommend using any weapons tbh but if you use the steel tip nun chuck it could have devastating effects.

@bikersoncall

6 күн бұрын

@@alexanderaguilar8001 I should add; to say it is 'underrated' is definitely not true, it is the most famous image of nunchucks in the world. This is not a move that will stop any serious attacker, but it is actually not a bad opening move, not one I would use but for novices, it could be good, again, as an opening shot, not one to end an attack. As for 'steel end' of the nunchuck, lol, I have 30+ sets of nunchucks.

@alexanderaguilar8001

6 күн бұрын

@@bikersoncall I said it's underrated because it was underrated in this video genius 🙄

@bikersoncall

6 күн бұрын

@@alexanderaguilar8001 lmao, so now it's with the personal attacks, since you were just talking out of your @@@ anyway. We can only go by what you write not what you think we should guess you were dreaming about when you spewed your mindless gibberish. 😄😄 🤔 😄

Great presentation from Thekla... made it lots of fun & loved her somewhat "matter of fact" view on weapons use... something like a slam dunk contest.

Bruce Lee didn't really even care for the nunchucku. He learned it though because it did have a nice flare for movies and was taught by Master Fumio Demura's wife. One thing I give the TMNT part is that foam suit wasn't the easiest thing to maneuver for those guys, which I believe all came from Ernie Ryes Sr.'s school. Yet, they all performed pretty damn well in them, form me I give them credit and it's hard to rate practicality with a movie about giant turtles. Black Dynamite with Michael Jai White...he's very knowledgeable but the movie was massive satire so not sure you can take practicality from that. I can see why it was difficult for her to figure all of it in.

@speddyg

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Dan Inosanto whom first introduced the nunchaku to Bruce Lee.

@RoninRaconteur

2 жыл бұрын

@@speddyg I believe Dan introduced Bruce to Fumio. Dan showed Bruce more Kali than he did anything else.

@shawnsmith2610

2 жыл бұрын

Bruce Lee loved nunchucks and was taught by one of his top students Dan Inosanto who you can watch on KZread.

@shawnsmith2610

2 жыл бұрын

@@speddyg He was one person who taught him the weapon and he loved nunchucks.

@filippocorti6760

2 жыл бұрын

What was Bruce Lee's favorite weapon?

Can't believe they didn't include the gopherchuck scene from the greatest martial arts movie ever made, Kung Pow.

@keenanlarsen1639

2 жыл бұрын

It'd be funny to see a martial artist watch the scene where he punches a hole through the guy's abdomen

@mariblue72

2 жыл бұрын

I watched the whole thing waiting for "I need gopherchucks!" only to be disappointed. :(

@marcusgomez5056

Жыл бұрын

@@keenanlarsen1639 a perfect plug. Not even possible if you think about it

Hands down the MOST impressive display of someone using nunchucks and it not being a rehearsed action scene, but being used in RL and showing precision, the video with Bruce Lee playing Ping-Pong with Nunchucks is absolutely amazing. Also, seriously think that getting hit anywhere on the head/face with a REAL strike from a nunchaku is all it would take to make an attacker to not want to continue trying to assault/kill you. I don't care who you are, or how tough you believe or think that you are, if you get it in the ear with these, you're done. The chances that you can break someone's cheek, orbital bone, or nose is VERY high. Buuuuuut, the thing is that you need to actually be trained how to use them, otherwise you will most likely end up just hitting yourself in the back of the head, or the ear, or face in general, lol.

@BasementPepperoni

Жыл бұрын

Best movie scene though, IMO, that Nunchuck scene in that movie "Sidekicks". The person wearing that white padded ninja suit...thing, yea, that scene is still just as cool if not COOLER today than when I saw it when I was like 13 or so, lol.

@niallwatts789

Жыл бұрын

The ping pong video is fake. It was for a Nokia advert many years ago.

*4:11** What people mean by "Are nunchuks real?", I would guess, is: "Are they an efficient weapon?" And frankly, how would this lady know if all she does is spin them in the air (which again is perfectly fine, but that on its own doesn't make her expert at using nunchuks as an offencive weapon)?* *It is a very legitimate question people ask.*

Guys, read the video title, it clearly says "...How Real Is It?", she wasn't wrong at all about Bruce Lee, you have to admit the "movie" factor played quite a role when it came to Bruce Lee (just see how much impact he had on all martial artists or just the general public), that's mostly due to his great acting performance (ofc his fighting skills are not a question at all) but on the other hand, movies from his time were alot more about the "wow" factor rather the realistic aspects. So ofc she's right, it's unrealistic and a little unpractical to do that with nunchucks, you could argue that there's the intimidation factor, but once again, I think in a real fight, your opponent would not wait for you to do your "taunt".

@Dsmwarrior1996

2 жыл бұрын

Even Bruce himself said in an interview that a lot of the things he did on screen aren't what he'd do in real life, he said the movies don't want to see him stomp on someone's feet, kick them in the groin and knock them out, they want to see the more flashy moves

@rustykoenig3566

2 жыл бұрын

Also remember that the whole "showing off" thing is in itself a form of "attack". You are not "physically" hitting your opponent but attacking them psychologically. If I were to somehow find myself wanting to attack someone and someone doing that "showing off" with nunchucks like that... I probably would not want to engage them so much anymore. “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” - Sun Tzu Edit: You also find this "behavior" in nature. Bears will jump up and stand on their back legs to visually increase their size, gorillas beat their chest/do fake "charges". The list goes on and on and most animals have some kind of "roar" they do to deter an opponent and we humans are no different... How many people have deployed "verbal judo" to subdue a would be "attacker".... It is a VERY legit "attack" :)

@Spacemongerr

2 жыл бұрын

Also, in real life a combatant would not want to use nunchucks, as they usually would have access to a more effective weapon. For example, a stick.

@rustykoenig3566

2 жыл бұрын

Ya, If I were to actually fight with them (pretend I won't knock MYSELF out with them...) I would keep them in a "cocked" position or have them stationary. If you were to fight with fists, you would not wildly swing them around. Boxers don't for sure. They might throw their combos but each punch is more or less "calculated". If your weapon is in motion it cannot "react" to anything.... weather it be defensive block or a strike to a open defense in opponent. If it's in motion "showing off" and a hole opens up.... your busy "showing off" rather than taking advantage of that opening. If there was distance between me and opponent.... then give them a "show".

@willtherealrustyschacklefo3812

2 жыл бұрын

They may or may not "wait" but what's actually intended to be happening there is not a taunt, but the way they are actually meant to be used , so that the opponent doesn't actually know when or where the strike will come from. Most typically won't just rush in hoping to avoid being hit, but if they were to just rush in and attack you'd likely be screwed

When Thekla says "interacting with someone", all I hear "is beating the snot out of someone..." :) Loved the analysis. Informative and entertaining. Thank you !

Thank you for doing this!!!

The routine at the end of the movie "Sidekicks" should definitely be on this. It's not a fight, it's just a kata in a tournament. But it's so freaking badass that I'm shocked it's not on here.

@lordoffaiyum9727

Жыл бұрын

Agree amazing scene

Thank you so much for your commentary. I really appreciate your candor in sharing what you've learned from your profession. You give me a real feeling of what this art is like. I have been playing with chain and ball, and have experienced enough to appreciate your wisdom. The reflex closing of the eyes when you don't know where the business end is, the attention to hand positiining and practice, your way of saying how many times you've been it in the face, lol. Just thank you so much. You have a grateful new subscriber, even if I don't practice the nunchucks it's really wonderful to see them in your hands. Thanks

RIP Bruce lee still a legend and the reason I fell in love with martial arts!

The Game of Death clip with Bruce Lee in his yellow suit, the guy he is fighting is Dan Inosanto, Bruce Lee's first student. He is now the Grandmaster of Bruce Lee's Martial Arts school. Shannon Lee is the owner though and she handles the business side of things.

I love that Michaelangelo used the fact that he was a turtle and flat-out drummed the chucks against his back in a way that would have been really painful for a human. I mean, probably not safe for a real turtle shell either but we can assume some artistic liberty with "mutant" makes it okay for him to do.

Bruce Lee wasn't showing off. That's the art of fighting without fighting. 10/10

@MakerInMotion

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but when the guy tried to intimidate him by breaking a board in Enter the Dragon, he said "Boards don't hit back." You could say the same of standing there swinging nunchucks around. "Air doesn't hit back." It's showing off plain and simple but its a movie of course they show off.

@jepprey4953

2 жыл бұрын

@@MakerInMotion even if this video was about breaking boards, I would still rate Bruce Lee 10/10

@SupaDopex3

2 жыл бұрын

@@MakerInMotion Lets be honest here. Anyone would be more intimidated by bruce lee swinging nunchucks with precision and speed. Compared to someone breaking a board.

@nightkreuz6851

2 жыл бұрын

@@MakerInMotion i think it's depend on who is trying to intimidate and who is the target.. if bruce lee is the target,kicking a boards 100% not working..

@OwlskiTV

2 жыл бұрын

@@MakerInMotion True, but I think to a broader extent it shows he can showcase his skills and strength without damaging peoples property. Shows a sense of control and respect.

Thank you Miss Hutyrova, for probably the best summary of the efficacy on nunchaku I've seen to date. Like martial arts in general, you have to be practiced to use it effectively. My respect.

@deltalima6703

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, not going to help you in MMA but they are fun.

@rickmasseur2008

2 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for spelling it correctly.

@tycarne7850

2 жыл бұрын

@@deltalima6703 Not going to help you in any fight. Possibly the worst, most useless, weapon ever invented. Being a master of the nunchuck is like having a degree in theology - utterly pointless.

@Theonlydump

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnystrek5403 Do you mean a shinai?

@Theonlydump

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, deleted already? XD For the record, the comment this replied to tried to draw into question the expertise presented in the video because she didn't know the name of "a Kendo".

Great job on the video thanks

Measuring kilo pascals of force with any chained weapon, ends up with an equation with a tremendous amount of force. Even versus a long handled fulcrum weapon, the weight of the head x the speed of movement is incredibly more powerful than even the speed seems to indicate. It is not as reliable as an edged weapon, a fencing sword or just a firearm. However, chained weapons were known as "armor breakers" for a good reason. There is more than enough power to shatter bone or break otherwise assumed unbreakable things; like car windshields or vertebrate.

One of my favorite demonstrations in movies of nunchucks is "Sidekicks" with Johnathan brandis. Even though he didn't do the demonstration, the guy who did was out of this world.

@danielhady3021

2 жыл бұрын

I love the scene when he hits himself in the back of the head and also when he hits himself in the groin. Lol love that movie.

@indigodarkwolf

2 жыл бұрын

"Chuck Norris' Karate Kid" is still one of my favorite martial arts films. Aged surprisingly well, and full agreement that the demonstration for the competition was amazing.

@AnthonyBottari

2 жыл бұрын

I was so expecting to see this scene on here!

@GamingVids1984

Жыл бұрын

Was waiting for this scene the whole time. Disappointed they didn't do it.

The Shinai(bamboo swords) she is talking about isn't made from layered bamboo. It's an individual bamboo stalk split into four slats and then cut and shaped to fit together in form. Its extremely sturdy and she's right that a nunchaku would not be able to snap it in half.

@NicholasWiewiora

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they're definitely sturdy (experience from being hit by them lol)

@ShinSakuraNoMai

2 жыл бұрын

@@NicholasWiewiora the sound of smack is always satisfying.

@locutusdborg126

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in Japan we used those bamboo swords for practice.

@JohnOhkumaThiel

2 жыл бұрын

She really doesn’t seem to know much about martial arts in general, and zero about fighting. I’m thinking she’s a purely forms artist. Notice how her nunchucks are worn at the hands but not on the striking surfaces.

@infernaldaedra

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnOhkumaThiel Yeah Nunchucks look cool but they are stupid impractical as any form of weapon.

The best demo of nanchaku was in the movie "Sidekicks" when the main character is portrayed as a ninja. I can't tell if they fast forwarded it to make it look faster, but the demo (basically the entire scene since it's at a competition) was awesome.

I loved the fact that behind of Bruce lee's nunchuck fighting style is from tabok toyok from the FMA which was introduced to him by Dam Inosanto. Which left me shocked. All those golden years of watching him use the chucks and thought of it as some kind of kung fu.. But that all changed when I did my research on it to see if it were true.

The one I’ve been waiting for!! Practice Nunchucks in my spare time. “I can’t rate Bruce Lee, 10!” Love it

Michael Jai White's eye fluttering was done explicitly for the Black exploitation comical homage. He clearly is far better with those than what he displayed in Black Dynamite. Love that movie; it's hilarious.

@Schmidt54

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely!!

@kyletitterton

2 жыл бұрын

"Sarcastically, I'm in charge."

@karensbadapples8337

2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha… I threw that, before I walked in the room. 😎🧨

@calvinhoward2277

2 жыл бұрын

Michael Jai White is a 5th degree black belt and shotokan, second degree in hapkido and he's well versed than other martial arts. It's kind of insulting that they would have her on here critiquing a master who probably has 30 more years of experience than she does.

@Schmidt54

2 жыл бұрын

@@calvinhoward2277 she didn't know the guy, in fact his acting was so good that even she fell for it. She is not versed in what makes this Blaxploitation-sploitation movie so great

Expert? The problem I have with people talking about the effectiveness of nunchucks is them talkingn about bounce-back. If you are hitting with them correctly... which IS with the last inch or so of the stick, it has high velocity and force, and it doesn't bounce back. And you absolutely can catch someone with the chain. If you are already wrapping, they are behind the curve trying to escape that. I fight Praying Mantis, and nearly every block I partially capture with the Mantis Hook. Capturing punches is entirely plausible.

"Hmm, this works on grain. I wonder what it'll do to someone face." That was one upset farmer, for sure.

These videos are always so interesting! The range of experts you find is fascinating. Can't wait for the next :)

@revariox189

2 жыл бұрын

This person barely knows how to hold the nunchaku other then for show... Not sure I would consider that an expert...

@onetwothree4148

Жыл бұрын

This lady is hardly a nunchuck expert. She admitted she has no experience using them realistically

Bruce Lee's opponent in Game of Death 13:45 is Master Dan Inosanto, the one who introduced and taught Bruce about nonchucks 🙂

@kingkong4285

2 жыл бұрын

And arnis/kali sticks🇵🇭

@Ninjanuttz

2 жыл бұрын

A person that knows their stuff

@garyconner6151

2 жыл бұрын

Yep that's true.

@1maticmovieclips602

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely true facts.

@nesking3115

2 жыл бұрын

Actually Hanshi Yamashita taught Bruce Lee the Nunchuku..

An old friend of mine who practiced with nunchucks told me that the "ready" pose with the 'chucks held behind one shoulder, one hand holding same side high like a hammer and the other crossed over and low meant that your opponent couldn't tell where the swing would be coming from depending on which hand you swung with. Something fairly unique to nunchucks as swords/axes/spears/staves have more predictable arcs. I'd also note that in all the various martial arts schools I've trained in I have had demonstrated many times various techniques to deal with swords and staves barehanded but no one have ever tried to show me a way to intercept a nunchuck.

@MichaelBuieFilms

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@brodude7194

Жыл бұрын

The skill curve for mastering the nunchuck is probably one of the highest -- but in terms of unpredictability it's top tier.

@kylenguyen7371

Жыл бұрын

Consider that flexible weapons (nunchucks, three section staves, whips, kusari gama, etc.) all have a sufficient length to wrap around limbs raised in defense against them. Ergo, the interception of such weapons probably is not taught because it is ill advised to extend a limb for those weapons to target and/or entrap.

@terryavery9918

Жыл бұрын

Having worked the nunchaku since I was 13, I can tell you from my own personal experience, the weak point of attack against that is the center chain/rope of the chucks or hand holding them. With a close watchful eye, and knowing the precise time to approach for the takeover is critical. Practice is key, either on the back swing, or closer to the opponent's body, you eventually figure it out, after you get hit a few times... lol

@karldicker1702

2 ай бұрын

I have praticed the nunchucks since the 80s and still to this day it's like its become a part of me when using is as Easy as drinking a glass of water, but i prefer using the nunchucks for demostration and the artistic side of it rather Then expecting to find my self in self defense combat but it does build courage in a person when used for the right Purpose in a hostile situation this has been said also by Master Yung kil song.

Thekla is so cute and great personality in doing this review, would listen to her all day long... great bit and I am glad u included Warrior, just finished watching Season 1!

I'd also recommend Scott Adkins in Extreme Challenge, Shawn Yue in Dragon Tiger Gate, and Hayato Ryuzaki in Heroes of the East.

Trained nunchuck for 20 years traditionally…spot on ..more popular in movies but no one understands what it’s like to be hit by a set of them real nunchucks will put an end to bad confrontation quickly ..this young lady did a great 👍 job spot on

@Tomac7905

2 жыл бұрын

they especially hurt if you hit yourself in the ahhums!

@John_Smith_

2 жыл бұрын

Nunchucks are blunt weapons, a ridiculously good category of weapons when hitting soft targets (like living beings made out of flesh). Even an idiot would understand their effectiveness, even though I wouldn't say this woman is spot on on them. She honestly sounds like someone who learned martial artists for show purposes only.

@jackwilliamson1929

2 жыл бұрын

I've been hit by them, didn't even feel it, looked up from the guy I was fighting and noticed that the guy who was hitting me was using them, he quickly switched to a knife when he also noticed they had no effect, the knife on the other hand worked just fine.

@Spacemongerr

2 жыл бұрын

@@John_Smith_ I think you have it backwards. If you were fighting a soft, unarmored target, you would almost always want a sharp weapon over a blunt one. Think about it, would you rather be stabbed with a knife or hit with a stick? Blunt weapons were historically used for two reasons: a) you didnt have a sharp weapon, or b) your opponent was wearing armor tougher than your sharp weapon could pierce effectively. Plus, nunchucks are among the least effective of blunt weapons. A plain long sturdy stick would be preferable to nunchucks for many reasons, for example greater reach, manouverability and general ease of use. Though nunchucks are of course better than no weapon at all.

@tradingstuff2120

2 жыл бұрын

@@John_Smith_ Bro you are so hurt by this lmao.

Those surprise head bonks when practicing are probably a rite of passage haha you can tell she's so humble in part from having experienced getting those accidental hits in amid all the other work she puts into her practice 🤣😭

I like that she pointed out what we should hold towards the chain. My couch taught me that the first day and it felt wwaaay more controlled.

Sifu Bruce Lee mostly liked Nunchaku for screen performance, but if you notice he is faster with Filipino Escrima sticks. Most modern JKD practitioners use Sticks, swords , and knives also.

@TheTorqueAholic

2 жыл бұрын

Well, it is based for street fighting [shrug]

@jd190d

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, the Nunchaku are the least effective fighting weapon ever. A normal stick is far more effective and in every way a better offensive and defensive weapon. The best thing you can say about Nunchaku are that they are usually better than no weapon at all.

Bruce Lee 10/10 for all the nunchucks moments in his movies

I enjoyed her critique of all the different scenes, but her voice kept me wanting to hear her say, "and one time...at band camp..." lol Good video!

In demonstrating, I use to hold it a little closer to chain, but for actual striking I held it closer to the end for more momentum and avoid being disarm (like in stick fighting).

You already know game of death is a straight 10. Took me 3months to learn the fundamentals and in about 8 months I was comfortable with slightly advanced movements. Nun-chuckas in my opinion are really effective when doing the basics with them at a great speed and using proper timing. Great video I really enjoyed it.

I recommend everyone watch the TV show warrior that was shown it's a great martial art show

@MithoPiroMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed! Best martial Arts seen in a while! Hbo max picked that series for season 3! That’s a blessing woot woot

@kingkong4285

2 жыл бұрын

Dang! I need to rewatch it😁

Quick question where do you obtain more power with chucks, by speed and accuracy or position of hand in downward strike using hip and waist. I know I’ve hit head shoulders knees and elbows even the groin area. Never used in a fight just thought it looked cool. I asked the earlier question because when I was 17 I broke a 2.5 in. solid concrete block. However on my first attempt going through all the motions to build up momentum and when I struck the concrete block evidently I hit it wrong because it bounced up and hit me in the forehead right between the eyes knocked me silly but I wasn’t hurt because it made me angry and I went right back into the motion and this time I hit just right and when I saw the concrete block cracking In felt like slow motion I was astounded that’s when my head started to hurt and I never did it again because I realized I could’ve really hurt myself and I wasn’t supposed to be using my brother’s nunchucks especially without supervision. I was just learning and coping what he did. I know it wasn’t a good idea and found out then that those things are really dangerous.

So on the Nija Turtles, the move that he was doing we used to call a butterfly. Its like a spin, with an extra spin. I could do that with my set either alternating or at the same time which took some upper torso coordination because of the arm pull, and me using real chucks that were about 4 pounds on each set. My friends in the Tai Chi class liked it because it was slower than when the foam ones were used and they could see how they moved as opposed to the super light practice sets that we could spin like lightning, and as I mentioned before I had the chains measured to my palms so it was easier to walk them around my hands, and they would just go to where I could walk them and grab without having to move my hands up or down.

Nobody can ever surpass Bruce Lee's greatness in martial arts movies.

@azaria2435

2 жыл бұрын

CAP JACKIE HAD BETTER MOVIES

@dutasusuindonesia324

2 жыл бұрын

@@azaria2435 yea better quality video and idk about story i enjoy Either Jackie and Bruce Lee but Bruce Lee more realistic for martial art and Jackie more like comedy

@Monkforilla

2 жыл бұрын

@@dutasusuindonesia324 exactly Bruce was more realistic while Jackie was more flashy action and acrobats plus comedy

@isaacyeon6334

2 жыл бұрын

@@azaria2435 yeah, Jackie wouldn’t exist without Bruce Lee. Learn some respect

@isaacyeon6334

2 жыл бұрын

I think the closest to ever do it was Donnie Yen in the Fist of Legend scene

Thekla is my weapons instructor of about 5 years it was really cool for me to see her on this channel. Congrats Ms Hutyrova :)

I've seen a lot of nunchuck masters vid clips but no one looks as cool as he does. I don't know why exactly, but he just gives me goosebumps.

I'm not going to even hold anyone up... Bruce could do no wrong in my book.... Pure legend 💪

@ericcooper627

Жыл бұрын

I’m with you bro!

Michael Jai White (Black Dynamite) is a legit martial artist.

@shawnsmith2610

2 жыл бұрын

Black belts in 8 arts.

@donzallo_fx3093

Жыл бұрын

@@shawnsmith2610 he's still not Bruce Lee

The story of that Warrior fight is incredible. He’s slow with it because it’s not actually his. He happens upon them in the melee and just goes with it. It’s awesome.

@adiel177

Жыл бұрын

I agree! The character Ah Sahm uses weapons sparingly, but making him use the nunchucks was a great homage to Bruce Lee. Plus, the actor said he's never used nunchucks before this show and had to train for 6 months prior. Was not easy. lol

@Raf2603

9 ай бұрын

I love warrior man, probably one of my favorite shows ever!

I remember growing up I've always been obsessed with martial arts and people always thought nunchucks were illegal everywhere

This video needs to be redone now that John Wick 4 came out. That movie had the most realistic use of nunchuck I've ever seen 1:50 that historical description of what a nunchuck was originally used for (smacking grain and wheat) was what I was also originally taught in school, but, thats actually false, The nunchuck (from Okinawa) was used to pull field horses by their nose rings. You slid the nuchuck (which had rope to attach them not chain) through said nose ring, grabbed both handles, and pull said horse, who probably was tugging some kind of farm plow behind it.

When she was wondering about the effectiveness of hitting someone in the head with nunchaku? I have swung a pair of 14" cocobolo wood nunchaku, broken concrete blocks with them- and I can guarantee you that you are talking about skull fractures, unconsciousness, crushed skulls, and enough maxillofacial reconstructive surgery to last for years...

Swords in competition kung fu are typically made of ‘spring steel’ meaning they’re highly flexible. You can still easily cut someone or yourself with a spring steel sword, but actually killing someone requires a harder steel or wood more than sharpness to stab through the body or smash bone as it cuts through soft tissue. A pencil or a rock can be a real weapon. It’s about technique. Like she says about nunchuck, these were mostly farm tools in the beginning. Most Chinese martial arts weapons are originally common objects like staves, fans, threshers, and so on, because martial arts was highly regulated by government. The minority of weapons are military, such as swords, pudaou (looks like a giant butter knife), and so on. Tiger fork was obviously originally for killing tigers, but it could also simply be a pitchfork. If it looks like a broom, then the original weapon was probably a broom.

@decnet100

2 жыл бұрын

The issue with those competition sword is not spring steel, it's thickness and weight, or lack thereof. In fact, spring steel is decently hard, about 45 HRC (harder than construction steel, on the same level as a titanium diver's knife for example), just that such a sword is so thin it bends if it hits any obstacle and is therefore not really capable of transferring the force of the strike - unless you hit it perfectly straight on the spine, then the steel has no or very little room to bend. As any craftsman will tell you - flesh is by default right at the bottom of the hardness scale, basically the weakest material around. I mean, we've probably all cut a piece of meat with one of those flimsy little throwaway plastic knifes, right?

@JohnOhkumaThiel

2 жыл бұрын

@@decnet100 That’s dead wrong. Spring steel, you can bend it with your hands. It’s not like stuff they use in karate competition weapons where the blade is stiff but very light. Still the same basic concept, that it’s for show, not combat.

@decnet100

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnOhkumaThiel It's definitely not dead wrong from an engineering/material sciences perspective. You're absolutely right in saying these swords are for show, and quite useless in combat, but I think your reasoning why is looking at the wrong aspects. Fun fact, just for starters: the Kukri blades of the nepalese Gurkha warriors - made of spring steel, obviously useful in combat, seen action in two world wars and more. The "bendy-ness" (aka spring rate) of any steel knife/sword or any other steel object depends mostly on the thickness of the blade, and that is because the internal steel springiness (young's modulus) of most steels are in fact quite closely grouped - ~200000-210000N/mm²; many steel comparison tables don't even list different values for different steels. There are some outliers such as very high corrosion-resistance steel (due to very high content of alloying components, so the properties are not as much dominated by ferritic crystals), but spring steels, typically quite low-medium in alloying components, sit right in the middle of the normal carbon steel range. So what makes it special, why use it for springy things? Using spring steel allows the manufacturer of anything supposed to be springy, whether coil springs or show swords, to use very thin profiles that can bend a lot and repeatedly, without getting damaged or bent out of shape. That is because it actually has quite good performance, and it's also quite cheap. If you use a very thin profile along a practice sword (say, just 1-2mm spine thickness), that makes such a sword lightweight, easy to handle and balanced; also cheap, because you just use a fraction of the material and don't need any complex forging, heat-treating or machining techniques applied to each blade - just stamp it out of a sheet of spring steel, which you can buy directly from the big industrial rolling mill, by the boatload. Please note how a regular sword, as the karate swords you mention, is profiled, so it has a spine ~3-5mm thick; which gives it most of its stiffness, while the cheap kung-fu swords I've seen are basically flat (sometimes they are ground to a tiny bit of a diamond/rhombus-shape, to give the illusion of having a profile). Thickness and weight are obviously what makes a hack-slash-stab-weapon work; imagine you're making a machete from an I-beam, it'll work fine for a few cuts on pretty much everything in a human body, and it's vastly inferior to spring steel in all relevant properties. Let's put numbers to it: "Normal" construction/structural steel of which you'd make such I-beams for bridges or skyscrapers (S235JR over here, pretty much the same as A36 in the US) can take about 360N/mm² of tensional force before it breaks, and around 230N/mm² before it starts to permanently bend without returning to the original shape like a spring (aka limit of elasticity). To put that into real world numbers: A 4mm² section can hold up the weight of a man (say, around 100kg ~1000N of force) without stretching. It can take ~50% more load before it breaks, giving it a huge safety margin - which is why it's used in construction; if something goes wrong, it usually results in buckling, but not catastrophic failure. Compared to that, a typical, not even high-grade spring steel like 38Si7 can take around 1200N/mm² before breaking, and around 1030N/mm² before permanently bending. With those numbers, in theory you need only about 1mm², ~1/16 in. spring steel wire to lift the weight of a man - in laboratory conditions, obviously; don't try at home etc. I'd say, that's pretty impressive performance of spring steel. And it's clear what that means to the manufacturer: You can use less of that stuff to achieve the same requirements. Looking at hardness, it's the same picture - 15-20 HRC for construction steel, 40-50HRC for spring steel (higher numbers mean harder materials; it's not quite linear though). For comparison, top line knife steels typically harden to around 55-65HRC - certainly a significant difference, a spring steel kitchen knife for example would require sharpening quite often; but it's absolutely 100% capable of cutting human flesh and bone - as is construction steel. There's a difference though: Spring steel can probably cut through teeth, construction steel is actually softer than human tooth enamel, so that machete would be a bad choice for any sort of dentistry ;) - if you make your dental implement from spring steel, it would actually work (a few times, hope you don't need to drill out half a post-apocalyptic settlement's worth of cavities with it). Long story short: You can make a regular thickness, profiled blade out of spring steel, sharpen it and hit someone with it. It'll cut perfectly fine. Will not stay sharp for as long as a specialized blade steel, but certainly deadly. Spring steel is not any more "springy" than regular, unless you make it thin and flat. Which is what those kung-fu swords are.

@Fouremyleofceres

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't a lot of those weapons come from Okinawa? Okinawa was expressly forbidden to have weapons, so Thresher weapons, Hoes and rakes, became weapons. I am probably wrong

@angeliquewu8318

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fouremyleofceres The kungfu weapons? Definitely not. Rakes and other stuff, idk.

Outside & inside elbow or the elbow tip generally where i hit most, fingertips. And if the bearings start going. also during early days, just behind the back of the ear for opposite underarm to shoulder passes.

The guy on the HBO show was probably the closest to what I could and did do when I was 18 in HS. I knew about 6 combo's and could work 2 pair fairly well, but for the most part they were show off combo's. Now I did know that these moves were for show, and I knew how to also strike with them as we practiced on watermelons and pumpkins for effect. I also thank the good Lord that I was never in a situation where I felt that I needed or wanted to hit some one lethally with my set of Chucks. The set I had at the time had ball bearings on the chain heads and the chains were measured to be just enough to walk around my palms, and they were balanced so that the wood clubs were all 4 the same weight. So they were a matched set. I kept them for years and I think my first wife either sold them or they got lost in moving when I was in the Navy. I still have my pair of Sai which I also learned to show off with, and or use as a practical weapon set if need be. Now I make Custom Archery bows, and can hit a pop can at 50 yards, and once again, I hope and prey that I never have to use that skill against another human being.

Would love to see a magician reacting to Harry Potter.

@zf5656

2 жыл бұрын

lmao

As a character yeah it was kinda crummy that they didn't show him fighting with them.... But for the guy in the suit doing the acting, I gotta give him mad props for doing that intro essentially blind.

Bruce Lee was the first one ever to showcase nunchucks on the screen he definitely deserves a 10 out of 10

@aoknights4425

Жыл бұрын

he is in inventor of nunchucks

So yes the Bamboo sword is known as a Shinia. They are practice swords but they are essentially 4 bamboo segments that form a circle in length and are designed to be able to absorb quite a lot of impact. I had on for years and struck it against a tree which did damage one of the segments on it. In the scene though I highly doubt that the chain from a Nun Chuck could break one in half. There have even been stories of Samuri and Bushido where supposedly people have fended off attacks from Katana's with Shinia. I don't know if that is true or not but Bamboo is strong while being flexible. It makes good Bow limbs and it makes good arrow shafts. It doesn't hold up to moistier and weather after it dries out though. So like in the Pacific islands they make living huts from it and while it is still green it works great, but when it dries out then they use it for other things as it becomes more of a durable good.

I feel that these things being illegal is more about protecting those who are dumb enough to get a pair then promptly bash their own skulls open.

@christophern762

2 жыл бұрын

This is both true and funny

@springbloom5940

2 жыл бұрын

Its too keep kids from bashing each other's brains out, in the parking lot after school.

@Markynaz

2 жыл бұрын

@@springbloom5940 Based on what I saw in high school and onward, I think the chance of some random dumbass clubbing himself in the eye and rupturing his own eye ball is much higher than him hurting others.

How was it possible for Johnathan Brandis’ Nunchuck training scenes from Sidekicks, to not make this list? The nunchuck’s were even metal!

@dotheevolution78

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@batmanjokergorden

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the dream sequence at the competition, I’ve never seen a better display of blazing fast nun chucking. Hopefully Sidekicks is in part 2

Informative - thank you.... Stay alert and safe.

I would like to say this if I had to hold the chunks near the chain it would be a real turnoff. I theorize that the reason people use them that way is because is because they are easy to control and and seemingly faster, but if you hold them at the far opposite end you will get use to the awkward feel and eventually will build the wrist strength so that you can easily handle them. Ask yourself how could one strike the way bruce used them to strike holding up near the chain. Mostly all who use them today miss that very important point and if you will note most of his strikes are in a upright position when when he strike it lands as an overhand strike a from any angle, but you have to visualize the sticks as an extension of each arm like you are boxing using both. You probably don’t see it or understand what I’m trying to help you see,because I have been there but did not get caught up in the adopted way of the multitude but the key is watch Bruce style carefully and you will find another level.

Good to see Alyson Hannigan on our screens again after all these years. 😂😂😂

@fatboylouie

2 жыл бұрын

*ahem* thats Stripper Lily

I think when people talk about "real" weapons, as in "real nunchaku", they actually mean one you would choose to use in a real-life fighting scenario or whatever the original form of the weapon would be, absent any modifications for training purposes. So, "real" nunchaku would be heavy hard-wood or metal ones designed to be as effective as reasonably possible against other humans. You could use padded nunchaku in a real fight, but they obviously wouldn't be as effective since they were modified for training purposes. You can use a whole lot of stuff in a real fight -- padded nunchaku can work, but they're not what people mean when they say "real". A blunt metal sword could be considered "real" only if every aspect of the sword (type of metal, construction, forging methods, etc.) was the same as one that would be used in combat. You would then tell the person asking that it's real but un-sharpened If it's an aluminum training sword, which is not the right type of metal, then it wouldn't be considered "real".

@BuntFencer

2 жыл бұрын

Then you have to remember the Musashi beat Sasaki Kojirō with a wooden oar, while latter had a nodachi sword.

@youvandal411vm

2 жыл бұрын

These aren't weapons period. It's Hollywood theater. Regardless of what material they are made out of.

@MishtahPoog

2 жыл бұрын

@@youvandal411vm No, nunchaku absolutely have history as weapons in 1800's Okinawa and prior to that in different forms in China and the Philippines. They weren't the best weapons, don't get me wrong, but they were still weapons. Real nunchaku, made of heavier hardwood, iron, or steel, when wielded effectively, can cause quite a bit of damage and are just as much of a weapon as a baton is, at least.

@hadronoftheseus8829

2 жыл бұрын

"whatever the original form of the weapon would be, " There _is no_ original form of the weapon. It was never actually used as such (at least not by first choice) because a simple stick is entirely superior by any criteria you could possibly choose.

@garyfreeman896

2 жыл бұрын

It's a terrible design for a weapon.

Most people know about nunchaku through Bruce Lee’s movies. And he was the only one that makes it look so cool. His Game of Death fight with Dan Inasanto was iconic unmatched even till to-date.

She's great -- engaging and she teaches quite a bit. Though I've watched a lot of nunchuck scenes in movies, I don't have anything beyond a naive person's understanding and it of course makes one wonder how realistic they are.

It's always interesting how flashy "nunchuck" twirlers wow spectators and are referenced about actual fighting with nunchaku; flash is always discussed whereas practical striking application is pretty much ignored. The point of the weapon in to extend your reach and improve leverage...not twirl it behind your back and between your legs. BTW the Bruce Lee vs. Dan Inosanto duel is by far the best...but you also gotta watch the previous part where Bruce uses a switch versus Dan with the Escrima sticks....

@hadronoftheseus8829

2 жыл бұрын

"The point of the weapon in to extend your reach and improve leverage." It's not a about either of those things. A simple stick is superior in every possible sense. Nunchucks are entirely - _entirely_ - about flash and have *no* documented history of actual use as weapons of first choice -notwithstanding tediously persistent mythos.

@thewoolycontacts

2 жыл бұрын

@@hadronoftheseus8829 this.

@JohnOhkumaThiel

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in a Wushu competition, nunchucks aren’t considered serious. It’s a brawler’s weapon. Because they’re short, they’re too easy to use to display any real kung fu skills. The three section chuck however, I was absolutely expecting her to show that off, but she apparently only does nunchucks.

@estuardo2985

2 жыл бұрын

probably ignored because nunchucks aren't practical. A normal stick is more effective weapon.

@karlglas1330

2 жыл бұрын

ANYONE EVER NOTICE; N FIST OF FURY(AUSTRALIA) THAT WHEN/ AS B.LEE COMES IN FOR AN DOJO SMASH UP....I WAS TOLD IN LATE 70'S AUSTRALIA THAT SOME STYLES, COUNTRIES ETC.... HAVE SOME VERY INTERESTING WAYS OF MAKING NUNCHUCKU.... A SATAY STICK WITH TIGHTLY TWISTED AND APPROPRIATELY WITH LACE LEATHER... KNOTTED AT INTERVALS... I'M GUNNA TRY MAKING ONE🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

So in terms of viability as a weapon in real (non-firearm) combat, they’re hard to use, any pointy or sharp weapon would be better, and you’d be more effective with a stick- particularly if it has better reach. Seems like they’re mostly for show. Like baton twirling, but less feminine.

@Xenoray1

2 жыл бұрын

@Paul M im pretty sure even john wick would prefer a damn PEN over some nunchucks haha

@frosthammer917

2 жыл бұрын

@hognoxious both a knife and a stick are easier to conceal. One because it is way smaller and the other because a stick doesn't always look suspicious. And no you can't hit around a block. Well you can in theory but for it to work in real life you'd need so many variables to fall in place (including your opponent doing some really weird blocking moves) that it is impossible to do it on purpose

@frosthammer917

2 жыл бұрын

@Paul M give me any reason why a simple stick isn't somehow equal if not better to a nunchuck.

@villainvoice5143

2 жыл бұрын

It was a cool watch. But there is a part of me that’s just hearing Shadiversity’s whole nunchuck take.

@victoralomar104

2 жыл бұрын

Probably why Bruce Lee said they were not practical, but part of the martial arts arsenal so he mastered'em...

This woman is legit. I only have about 8 months of chucks during my martial arts journey. Fell in love with the bokken/sword. I took a year of Akido just to understand the katana more.

This was awesome. Growing up in the 80s, my friends and i were all about nunchucks, chinese stars, and ninja-yoroi

No critique of Uncle Ruckus using nunchucks vs Huey from the Boondocks? Very disappointing!

@kynshii

2 жыл бұрын

Bushido Brown is a legend lol

@kynshii

2 жыл бұрын

That movie theater scene was 🔥

I remember banging my knees or banging my elbows accidentally so many times learning nunchucks

I like the scene in Return of the Dragon, where Bruce faces off with an Italian gang. He discards one of his nunchuks early on in the fight, and continues with a single one. By the time he's at the last guy, and he disarms him, that guy picks up the discarded nunchuk and proceeds to hit himself in the face with it.

@starkiller258

Жыл бұрын

You mean The way of the Dragon?

@ivo215

Жыл бұрын

@@starkiller258 yes

Because of Bruce I learn nunchuck when I was a kid. Bruce deserves 10/10.

Bruce Lee is beyond criticism when it come to nunchaku. He literally popularized it, although it was never originally a weapon in his arsenal.

@EmperorNerox

2 жыл бұрын

He wouldn't have mastered it if it wasn't in his " arsenal" whatever that's supposed to mean,

@markiec8914

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmperorNerox he mastered the weapon from his friend Dan Inosanto ( Master of Kali/Escrima).

@d0mochi

Жыл бұрын

@@markiec8914 inosanto was one of them. The other person who taught Bruce lee nunchaku techniques was tadashi yamashita

She was great! Please bring her back for Dan Aykroyd's nunchuck scene in Dragnet and Nick Frost using an octopus as improvised nunchucks in Into the Badlands! :D

“I guess for like distance, and just like the straight strikes you might grip it a little lower.” I have never known a traditional nunchaku style that says you should hold the chucks anywhere near the top. Tradition says you hold them three fingers width from the bottom. That way you have range and power. If you have trained with them for long enough the amount of control you lose over the other Chuck is negligible. The speed difference is also imperceptible as far as I can tell. But the boost in power and range is very obvious. Traditional, IE practical, nunchaku does not look pretty. It looks slow and dare I say dull a lot of the time. All that spinning tires you out, locks you into readable patterns, and is essentially just free style, not combat. Thekla obviously knows a lot. But I feel like she was either focussing on competition style nunchaku or wasn’t diving into the nitty gritty of the weapon because it’s less flashy than what you see in films.

@briancohen2555

Жыл бұрын

I’ve trained in kobudo for about 15 years (nidan, Shito-ryu). You made an important point about traditional martial arts: In combat, it isn’t pretty or fancy. It’s economy of motion with efficiency.

@PlaySA

Жыл бұрын

She did a fine job. 'Tradition' does not equal practicality or effectiveness. There is absolutely no doubt that holding lower would increase both range and power, for example on a hard strike at an open opponent. That is simple physics, just as it would be with any flail type weapon. But as she said, it would not be normal to do so it was just a question she was asked.

I can tell this was a fun one for the editor. She has yall doing a lot of cuts, lol