String Octagonal Nunchaku

Яри is a traditional island weapon Okinawa. Яри is originally an agricultural tool (similar the embrace from Romania - this being also composed of two but unequal segments). It is a widely used traditional weapon (called in Vietnamese martial arts long giant and in Chinese martial arts er jie gun –二節棍).

segments nunchakuare equal and connected by a string or chain. The techniques of nunchaku involves hitting with nunchaku, blocking techniques of opponent's attacks and combinations of nunchaku to surprise the aggressor.

a nunchaku is composed of:

• Himo: the string that connects the two handles of the same nunchaku.

• Ana: a hole through song (in both segments) for himand only nunchaku which are linked by him through ana.

• Kusari: the chain that connects the two handles of the same nunchaku.

• Kontoh: the top of a segment – the part where the two segments join; if a string hole is drilled through it it is called ana.

• Jukon-bu: the upper part of a segment.

• Chukon-bu: the central part of a segment.

• Kikon-bu: The bottom of a segment.

• Kontei: the end of a segment.

In general nunchaku it was seen as a self-defense weapon.

Nunchaku Classic Octagonal String is a nunchaku made of wood, with an octagonal shape, the joint between the segments being traditionally made with string.

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