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Hi again, All I need to know is: on the two holes on the side of the chuck, what is the distance from the top of the chock to the first hole, and from the first hole to the second? All my previous chucks I made with chain, this will be corded. I'm sure there are variations, I just need an example or two to go by. Thanks!

I'm not too good at designing new weapons myself. I spent 2 years of my life trying to build a real lightsaber from Star Wars. I'm came real close, but not close enough.

You certainly do, Sai. But I myself haven't gotten names mixed up, I'm Justin. It is ridicule for walking "funny" the way I do, with leg palsy and all.

Hmmm, I'm sorry to make the mistake of calling SaiFightsMS a man... I do hope you are not offened. I am also sorry to be the first guy to do that! But like I said man or woman, she's good about helping you out.

Also Joanne, this Web site has better pictures for stringing corded nunchaku, or carving for that matter, if you prefer making your own. http://www.seishinkan.com/seishin/sskbuki/howto/nunstring01.htm I make my own nunchaku, it gives me a sense of accomplishment.

SaiFightMS is right. There is not a lot of the information you are looking for. At least, not on the Web. This is because most people prefer to privately teach students on their own and pass these techniques down between themselves. I tried to get a guy to teach some katana moves and he wouldn't for the fact that I was not his student. Scott Stansell says that most people won't teach you moves like that because of one reason, and only one: they do not know the actual moves themselves. Most people (ESPECIALLY SaiFightMS) on this forum give out good advice and wisdom for free. He's a nice guy and you'd do well asking him stuff. Nunchaku are my favorite, and there is much to be learned using them. You aren't going to find good chuck books at a library. In the three libraries in my area, weapons' books are not there stranely. Barnes & Noble and the Borders bookstore over here have rows and rows of weapons books. Check out your local bookstore. Hope this helped!

Hey guys, Remember that link I showed you for re-tying corded nunchaku? Well since the demonstrating images were cutaways, I need to know this: the little wooden block that the cord goes around. Is it going all the way thru the diameter of the stick? I'd think so since if it wasn't the cord would exit the top off center. And also because they only showed it going halfway thru, and it was a cutaway. But I could be mistaken... And also another question: when you re-tying the chuck, as you bring the cord around the block and out the hole, it looks like there are two cords because you moved it around the block when in fact there is only one. Is it supposed to look that way, or is there a way to counter it?

Are you related to a Yuuzhan Vong? Tsavong Lah or Yomin Carr, perhaps? (Hehe just wanted to do this, couldn't resist!).

"I use to box for 5 years of my life and the ignore pain senaro cause me to now have a back that hurts alot and constant knee problems that bother me all the time." Man I hear you! But heck I already have leg palsy and Doc says I may end up with arthritis in my mid-twenties because of it.

Will it take me decades to learn the techniques that M/Artists use to dull the pain they feel, like when chopping a board or brick?

And if I get them it'll be my last post for awhile, so don't worry! Please take a look at the link below and tell me what you see. http://www.seishinkan.com/seishin/sskbuki/howto/nunstring01.htm Is it just me, or is the cord for the chucks down inside the chucks themselves? If this is true how do you see to tie? Also it seems the block on the inside was carved out (in wood chucks) rather complicated. Is there an easier way? I kinda want to be able to buy chair legs, rake hafts and things like that to make chucks out of. Or even take reasonable good foot long sticks from tree limbs (yep, we've got em here!) to make a pair of chucks right there. But if I do that it'll be hard to carve out that stuff in the chuck to seat the cord. At least that's how it looks to me. But maybe that's not the way it is diagrammed. Can you shed some light? Thanks.

I found a Web site that shows the traditional way to re-tie nunchaku of the corded variety. They show cutaway views and everything to help you out. But apparently, you actually have to put the cord ends down into the chuck holes? I'm wondering, if you do that, how can you see inside to do the tying? And also, they say candle wax, I *think* a lighter of some sort and a pocket knife too, but am not sure on those. But what if I'm without those kind of essentials, and only have the chucks and cord? If that happens, couldn't I re-tie them without that stuff if I learned how? I wanna try being able to do that kind of stuff like in the woods were you have to do without things like that.

One pair of completely built nunchaku, homemade. Chain as binding agent. Currently working on on with a cord. Plus I'm gonna make reserves... just in case. I build all my own weapons.

I've seen a couple of pairs of nunchaku that, instead of being connected by a cord or chain, are connected by a segment of metal. Both pairs were aluminum, and the segment in the middle had rings on either end and was just a bit smaller in diameter. The two sticks each had a ring on one end, which was connected to the rings corresponding with the middle segment. As far as know, nunchaku always were attached by cord or chain. Is this style of nunchaku new? Traditional?

Hi again, I didn't know if I could reply to all who replied to my previous message or not. So I just made a new thread. Sorry if I'm not following protocols. Okay, does anyone know of a move, gather or motion which can be applied to the nunchaku to "snap them back" fast enough so that they don't hit the wall if I miss the target? (I.e. an attacking opponent, etc.) Because that's what I was really trying to overcome in my last thread. I don't really want to strike the wall, but I might by accident and as a result, damage my chucks. So if anyone knows what I can do to snap them backwards fast enough with practice, please tell me! I know, I can just get a metal pair, but I made these wooden ones all myself. Plus they were the first weapons I made. So they're real special to me. Thanks!

Hi, I am wondering, any of you guys who own wooden chucks ever think, "Man, what if I hit them too hard against something and break them?" Well I do A LOT. So much so that I'm afraid to even practice with for fear of breaking or damaging them. I really need to conquer this fear. Can you guys give me some helpful insight? Or maybe a few techniques to use so that the chucks can withstand or "absorb" the blow? I just need to be able to say, "Hey, my chucks are strong enough to strike this an' take it..."

Hi again, I hear there is a cane composed entirely of chain links. Am I confused. Is it like a walking cane? If so, how can it stand upright, since chain links sorta bend?

Hi guys, I am a newbie here so you'll have to help me out. I count on and respect the information many masters like you have to offer. I checked my state laws and it is legal to carry nunchaku. And to conceal them, but ONLY for self-defense I beleive. What I am wondering is: Is there a "proper" or "traditional" way to conceal the nunchaku effectively beneath clothing? If so, how? Thank you for your time and your help.