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OK, here's my $0.02 worth. I'm sure the Purpleheart are very pretty, but i am curious as to how much those would cost. My advice is to get a pair of these http://www.karatedepot.com/wp-nu-06.html . The two sets i got were made from oak, very heavy and durable, and will last a very long time. As for the brass ring, i wouldn't be too concerned about that either. The trick is to go the climbing section of the sporting goods store and get a few feet of 550 paracord, it comes in lots of cool colors. String your chucks with this, and it will never wear out. I went through the original cord that came with the chucks in about 6 months, i've been on the same pieces of paracord for over two years. The purpleheart with the brass inserts will probably be much higher quality, and probably last a lifetime and be something worth showing off, so if the price is not a concern, go for it. good luck bw

Everyone loves the nunchuks. I certainly do. My instructor trains in traditional Kobudo techniques, but i try to learn as much flashy stuff as i can also. It's just too much fun. Any way, for traditional training, i would have to say you really need an instructor for some hands on type training. For flashy stuff, check this out, i have the first few of these videos: http://www.sundragonmartialarts.com/ This also looks interesting and relevant to your situation: http://www.orcuttopn.com/ Good luck bw

Anybody know what happened to nunchaku.tv? (Administrator warning: don't visit the site unless you want porn with popups.) What used to be a good nunchaku site is now Asian porn. Is the content available somewhere else? thanks bw

There are some pretty good videos at http://www.sundragonmartialarts.com Not really fighting techniques, but ..... bw

I'm no expert, but I think the wepon Chan makes in Shanghai Noon is a Surichin, which is a "A 6ft rope with weighted ends used to twirl and entangle limbs and weapons." Don't want to split the discussion here, but if any body knows anything about Surichin, please share. Can't find much on the net. thanks bw