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The Nunchucks, or even the nunchaku to give them the correct name, are among the most widely used martial arts weapons to understand, and that's since they're even the best fun to use. They make a great show off weapon and are great for creative fun and play because of all the tricks and combinations that can be done using them.
Although it is always better to go to classes run by a qualified instructor for all kinds of martial arts technique, finding out how to make use of the nunchucks from books, DVDs, and even online videos (you will find thousands on YouTube) is actually easier than most fighting techinques techniques. That is because when you are learning the nunchucks it's all about drills and 'forms' that you simply perform on your own, and in contrast to self-defense techniques these drills are what its all about, which means you don't need to practice having a partner or be in a position to learn how to use them in a high stress street fighting situation, as that isn't what learning the nunhcucks is about.
The nunchucks are only for speed, and the hardest thing is making the grabs reliably. Which means that even if you have discovered a drill or technique you should still keep practicing it again and again often to develop the rate that you can do it at and to enhance your skill to the stage where you never miss.
Because you will be swinging ammunition around your body at high-speed with full control at first you should never ever use a real wood or metal group of nunchucks for learning with. You should always get yourself a soft padded foam practice set to make use of, otherwise I guarantee that you'll do yourself an injury when you hit your self on the head or in the groin at high speed.
In an advanced level you would then try taking some of the things that you've learned with one weapon, and perform them with one out of each hand. It's also wise to go beyond set forms to become more creative.
