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RedLynx
Yellow Belt
Joined: 23 Mar 2002
Posts: 45
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2002 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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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..."
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Phantasmatic
Purple Belt
Joined: 21 Dec 2001
Posts: 586
Location: Dunlap, Illinois
Styles: Goju-Ryu, Shorei-Ryu, Shuri-Ryu, Kobudo, Judo, Shin-Kage Ryu
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2002 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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Well, i would just not hit them against anything stronger than the wood that the nunchaku are made out of. BTW even if you do break the nunchaku you can always get a second pair because regular old nunchaku run at about 7 American dollars.
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Withers M.A.A.
Brown Belt
Joined: 28 Apr 2002
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2002 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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Well if you're smashing things with them they will eventually break. That is the bottom line. If that is what you are doing then buy multiple pairs. Use one pair for practice only where you don't hit anything and the others to stike things. If you're stiking solid objects be prepared to block the chuck from hitting yourself when it bounces back.
Pete
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Blade13
Purple Belt
Joined: 23 Aug 2001
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2002 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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What are you hitting with them?
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Bitseach
Green Belt
Joined: 01 Apr 2002
Posts: 354
Location: London UK
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2002 7:13 am Post subject: |
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My problem is slightly different in that I keep hitting the back of my head when I am trying to dampen the chucks with an under-armpit swing! DUH! Mercifully I am using foams so I haven't concussed myself too badly yet!! |
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