l337 ninja or not?

[Electrofreak]

Back in summer I stole my stepmoms camera and filmed some of my abilities with nun-chuku. Now I'm asking for an opinion on this. Impressive, or do I need to keep working on it? I have the opportunity to make a demonstration at a local karate academy but I may still need to brush up. Let me know what you think.

Apologies in advance for the low quality, sideways tilt and slightly repetitious nature of the video. Also, yeah, this is all a bit embarassing, and I'm expecting some degree of laughter at my expense, but I'll deal with it. :p

http://members.cox.net/thecovenant/nunchuku.WMV

[Roswell34]

1337 ninja =)

[Squeeky]

Not bad actually. I was loading it up expecting Star Wars Kid v2.0, but i was mildly imrpessed. Keep practicing.

This has also inspired me to record some of my work with the balisong.

[Hezzy]

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHA

:rofl:

[Biohazzard56]

Lumberjack Nunchuku.

[Squeeky]

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHA

:rofl:
Last edited by -Hezzy- : Today at 04:24 PM. Reason: HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH AHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHA HA.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Hamma]

What the hell he is laughing at :lol:

[ViperGTS]

Heh not bad!
:D

[Squeeky]

What the hell he is laughing at :lol:

No idea. I found the video kind of funny, but EF is prety skilled so i wasnt laughing too hard. I found it absoloutely hillarious that he edited his post to include "HAHAHA" though :p

[Pilgrim]

That's some good chuking right there.

Chuks are the first weapon I learned, I've been doing them for about 23 years now... maybe a little less. So more so then Balisongs this is my weapon!

Your Devils swirls are great, very fluid and give that great illusion of the chuks being straight... awesome. Actually pretty much all your chain work is great.

the only thing I'd suggest is getting an oak pair of Chuks, I'm not sure what the one's you are using are, but they either look alluminum or Practice, either way the weight is off. Get a pair of good oak Octo cut chuks for heavy use, and then a set a rattan for practice, speed and Chain work.

Then the one bit of advise I got that made all the difference in the world, when I was 15 and had just won a local weapons demo contest, one of the judges asked me if I had ever hit anything with my chuks before. I said no...

go out, and Gently at first, learn to actually hit with them (on a heavy bag is best). It will make all your forms look much more natural and give a sense that you understand the nature of the weapon much better. If you don't wack yourself on the knuckles the first time you probably aren't doing it right :lol:

And just ecause it's my civic responsibility to say so... rember that Cops no what chuks can do. They are very afraid of them, and with good reason. A nunchuku in good hands, and even amateur hands can exert nearly 300 psi preasure at impact. All the police I know will shoot you faster for having chuks then any other weapon except a gun... Just FYI

[Indecisive]

EF' has like no body fat, I wouldnt mess wif him and his nunchucks. (which he told us about at PSUMA)

however....why is the picture sideways? /me throws nunchucks at camera

[Electrofreak]

That's some good chuking right there.

Chuks are the first weapon I learned, I've been doing them for about 23 years now... maybe a little less. So more so then Balisongs this is my weapon!

Your Devils swirls are great, very fluid and give that great illusion of the chuks being straight... awesome. Actually pretty much all your chain work is great.

the only thing I'd suggest is getting an oak pair of Chuks, I'm not sure what the one's you are using are, but they either look alluminum or Practice, either way the weight is off. Get a pair of good oak Octo cut chuks for heavy use, and then a set a rattan for practice, speed and Chain work.

Then the one bit of advise I got that made all the difference in the world, when I was 15 and had just won a local weapons demo contest, one of the judges asked me if I had ever hit anything with my chuks before. I said no...

go out, and Gently at first, learn to actually hit with them (on a heavy bag is best). It will make all your forms look much more natural and give a sense that you understand the nature of the weapon much better. If you don't wack yourself on the knuckles the first time you probably aren't doing it right :lol:

And just ecause it's my civic responsibility to say so... rember that Cops no what chuks can do. They are very afraid of them, and with good reason. A nunchuku in good hands, and even amateur hands can exert nearly 300 psi preasure at impact. All the police I know will shoot you faster for having chuks then any other weapon except a gun... Just FYI

I'm self-taught, at least with nun-chukas. I really need to learn some good katas. I used to know one, but I'm not sure I remember it very well.

My nun-chuks I have currently are wood with a fiberglass wrap. They have fairly nice ball bearing chain connects, but I could definately do with a better pair. They are fairly hefty and so its hard to get a lot of speed with them, but they have pretty nice momentum and its easy to keep them going. In order to get significantly faster I would need to get a lighter pair, as these ones can be quite painful when you mess up. These are the only pair I've really practiced with, so when I was starting out learning a few years back I had quite a few painful experiences. ::Winces::

Only once or twice have I practiced on a bag. Indeed, figuring out how to deal with them when they bouce back off the target is something I need to develop. I often have trouble resuming my twirls after hitting a target, because the chain gets wrapped around my hand. I'll definately have to work on it.

As for the thing about cops, yeah, I know a cop and he has made it clear to me the stance the Police Dept. has towards nun-chukas. I guess there used to be gangs and some riots where nun-chukas were employed and a lot of police were badly injured. Its difficult to react to a nun-chukas attack, and very difficult to block with anything other than a riot shield. A tonfa baton doesn't hold up very well against them either. I take care in where I bring those babies, I really don't relish the idea of being arrested.

Thanks for the generally good feedback from everyone so far. I was expecting more posts like Hezzy's actually. I'm going to probably work on my form a bit more before I go and do a demonstration. I'll probably go and see a weapons master at the academy for a few more pointers before I go showing off, but I'm glad to hear that I give a good impression. :)

[Sputty]

pointy stick > crazy ninja chained sticks

[Jennyboo]

Leet :thumbsup:

[Rayder]

Needs moar nun-chuku spinning on foot while doing a headstand.

[Electrofreak]

Needs moar nun-chuku spinning on foot while doing a headstand.

I'll work on it. :p

[martyr]

pretty sweet. the chain-wrap-over-hand thing is especially impressive.

the only thing that counts, as far as i'm concerned, is that my quickdraw video is shorter.

for video editing: veedub.

http://www.virtualdub.org/

[Electrofreak]

Indeed, gun > *

Its kinda sad. I could be a complete nun-chuck master like Bruce Lee, and a 14 year old could point a gun at me and I'd be screwed.

[martyr]

as defensive arts go, i'm moving top-down.
i worked on rifle, then handgun, now i'm starting into martial arts.

[Electrofreak]

Sweet. What style of martial arts?

[martyr]

there's a local school that teaches a really good mix of tae kwon do, jujuitsu, karate, kempo, judo, and some crazy brazilian modification techniques. they use style blends and transitions as well as the individual disciplines; neat stuff.

[Electrofreak]

Hmm. A mix sounds like a good bet, you benefit from the best of each martial arts style. My younger brother is a sensei at the local Isshin Ryu karate school, hes a big karate nut. I've learned a some karate, but I've always been more interested in weapons. (Nun-chuku, epee fencing, and archery thus far). While its not very practical (I doubt I'll ever get into a fight with my nun-chuku, a foil or a compound bow handy) I enjoy it a bit more. Perhaps some day I'll get back into unarmed defense, it certainly is the most useful if somebody decides to push you around.

[ObnoxiousFrog]

I hate to say it, but ANY video of somebody practicing their moves with martial-arts related stuff while trying to be "flashy" will always make me laugh.

Thereunto:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Electrofreak]

Thats fair, I expected it to a degree anyhow.

[Indecisive]

Some white guy with a unibrow did karate at one of my schools pep rallys.

My 90% black school. (magnet program) He got laughed at hard, For the rest of the school year. I almost felt bad for him

[Electrofreak]

Unibrow? Xmodum goes to your school?! :eek:

:rofl:

[Sputty]

I hvea a hand cannon, like a pirate
yarrrrr

[Indecisive]

Unibrow? Xmodum goes to your school?! :eek:

:rofl:

Seriously, the man has a cro-magnon caveman pushed forward forehead.

[Electrofreak]

Personally, I'm not the type to laugh at a demonstration of skill, unless it really sucks. If its apparent that somebody put the time and the effort into learning something, I have to appreciate that. I've seen some pretty friggin awesome displays of skill at the Isshin Ryu academy. :eek: And... then I've been to a couple talent shows where the amount of "talent" the demonstrator had was painfully low. You can't help but snicker a bit at people like that. :p

[AztecWarrior]

Reminds me of that scene from that Bruce Lee movie where he awes the bad guy with nunchuck skills before clobbering him.

Except that you are a little bit off. And missing all the muscles.

[Electrofreak]

:lol:

Yeah, gotta work on my form a bit. And... drink raw eggs or something :(

[SecondRaven]

/me remembers not to tick electrofreak off

[oddfish]

that was pretty slick actually. i'm impressed, electro. :D would you like to join my band of renegade ninja assassin golf course maintenance workers? we're looking for someone who is good with chuks. oh, and if you know anyone who can play the tuba, that'd be great too. :nod: