Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

KarateForums.com

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
  • advertisement_alt
  • advertisement_alt
  • advertisement_alt

Striking with Chucks

Featured Replies

http://youtu.be/ME4TOVbyVRg

Striking a solid object can be dangerous if you dont know how t is done.

Do you practice chucks by hitting things?

No limits as my limit.

Our association held a weapons course last month. One thing we had to do was hold an impact shield for someone as they hit it full force with wooden nunchaku. The holder of the shield had to be quite brave to stand there with a Dan grade giving his best shot with the weapon.

Look to the far mountain and see all.

  • Author

Funny how you really cant swing low or else the will fly back and bite you...lol

No limits as my limit.

Striking with the Nunchaku must be done. It's how you learn to deal with the recoil. It's like purely punching and blocking fresh air, non contact. The first time anything impacts a target, the technique will just collapse !

If you believe in an ideal. You don't own it ; it owns you.

  • Author
Striking with the Nunchaku must be done. It's how you learn to deal with the recoil. It's like purely punching and blocking fresh air, non contact. The first time anything impacts a target, the technique will just collapse !

I know that and you do too but some sadly do not have a clue.

No limits as my limit.

Yes, sometimes we have to state the obvious. It obvious to us, but not to other !

If you believe in an ideal. You don't own it ; it owns you.

  • Author

Ossu

No limits as my limit.

It appears that not only is dealing with the recoil an issue, but learning how to follow through with the strike and still retain control on the rebound to bring it through.

I'm not terribly fond of nunchaku, but I learned to strike with them on a BOB dummy wearing kendo armor. The follow-through is really the key to not hitting yourself, I found.

KishimotoDi | 2014-Present | Sensei: Ulf Karlsson

Shorin-Ryu/Shinkoten Karate | 2010-Present: Yondan, Renshi | Sensei: Richard Poage (RIP), Jeff Allred (RIP)

Shuri-Ryu | 2006-2010: Sankyu | Sensei: Joey Johnston, Joe Walker (RIP)

Judo | 2007-2010: Gokyu | Sensei: Joe Walker (RIP), Ramon Rivera (RIP), Adrian Rivera

Illinois Practical Karate | International Neoclassical Karate Kobudo Society

  • 1 month later...

I leaned how to respond to to recoil by striking a heavy bag in my basement. Of course this was after learning basic strikes / movements in class and passing my chucks kata test. Without those basics, it would have been plain dangerous.

BTW, even then I still used padded plastic chucks at first. And yes I did hit myself a lot. Safety first, right?

Paranoia is not a fault. It is clarity of the world around us.

Create an account or sign in to comment

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.