Basic Grip of Nunchaku
Mastering and understanding the various correct grips of nunchaku is the first basic technique that practitioners should learn. Since nunchaku generate huge energy during high-speed dance and collision, it is necessary to hold the nunchaku firmly when whipping to ensure the consistency and effectiveness of the attack and defense actions. The worst thing that can happen to you when you use nunchaku is to have a poor grip and let go of your hand, which may injure your partner in training, and you will be extremely passive in a real fight, so you must pay great attention to the way you hold the stick. The practitioner must be able to control the nunchaku at all times, but without any stereotypes. In other words, you must always pay attention to the relaxation and tightening of the hand that holds the stick according to the needs of attack and defense in actual combat. The thumb and forefinger must be firmly gripped on the nunchaku, and the other three fingers play a supporting role and are placed on one side with the forefinger. Important: the nunchaku must be grasped firmly, but can be relaxed a little to maintain the endurance of the arm.
Loose grip on the stick, that is, holding the front end of the stick with the thumb and forefinger (tiger's mouth) without exerting much force, and the other three fingers attached to the stick.
The key points and uses: loose grip is not not exerting force at all, in the state of loose grip, can give full play to the flexibility of the wrist joint, so that the nunchaku rotate quickly. Loosening the grip is also the basis for generating explosive striking power, in the moment when the stick turns to the target of the attack, the grip can multiply the striking power, and the advantages and disadvantages of the tight grip and loosening the grip can be compared by the practitioners.
Thumbs holding the stick, with the thumb and palm holding the stick, the other four fingers to release, the experience of force does not make the stick loose.
Essentials and uses: the strength of the thumb to be able to hold the stick tightly, can be clamped swing, check their control, this action is extremely meaningful in combat. In self-defense, take out the stick, that is, one finger clip the stick, release the other stick to attack the enemy, such as clip the stick is not firm, then the stick out of hand, collect, release the stick are based on this action.
Sliding stick, based on the loose grip of the stick, after holding the stick back and forth sliding.
The use of the stick in combat is: before slipping, it is good for swinging the stick at close range; after slipping, it is good for attacking the enemy at a distance. Grip stick does not seem to be no skill, as long as the tight grip on the line, but only know the tight grip with the stick is bound to slow, less change, clumsy and stiff, mastered the skills, the whole style changed, so, master the above simple trick trick can not be ignored. In addition to mastering the previous skills, you should also understand and master the commonly used positive and negative grip nunchaku on, in, under any part of the one-handed stacked nunchaku, two-handed grip method. Beginners are suitable for holding the center part.
The main rebound parts and catch stick method
In the interception of boxing, once the attack, the emphasis on taking advantage of the situation to grab the time, continuous attack and then attack, and strive to quickly destroy the opponent, do not let the other side have any chance to recover the ability to counterattack, the use of nunchaku is also the same. How to ensure a coherent and effective offense in actual combat? The key lies in the skillful use of the body parts to rebound and the hands to catch the stick and change the handle. This section introduces you to the main parts of the nunchaku's rebound and how to catch the stick.
I. Main rebound parts
The movement routes of the nunchaku can be reversed and free and continuous. When the momentum of a movement is about to be exhausted, the rebound of the free stick of the nunchaku (the stick in the movement of the nunchaku) by using the body parts of the nunchaku, together with the power of the hand holding the stick to the main stick (the stick held by the hand) to return to the belt, or the power of the wrist to the direction of the target, the second movement of the startup and acceleration of the work can be easily accomplished. The main rebound areas of the nunchaku are: shoulder, upper arm, waist, inner thigh, and foot. Many beginners in learning to use body parts to rebound free stick whipping technology, often because of the fear of being hurt by the stick, shrinking hands and feet, do not do in place, but often hurt by the stick. In fact, the free stick in the initial swing, although its speed is fast, but due to the main stick movement to the appropriate position that is fixed firmly, coupled with the wrist of the subtle back with the lethal force of the free stick is only from the starting point to the main stick braking after the formation of a straight line when the arc of that section of the ground covers the range of production areas within the maximum effect, at this time the nunchaku whip burst will be cohesive all the end of the stick, and after that the free stick that is the end of the strong, to reach the rebound When it reaches the rebound part, it is no longer enough to injure or even hurt itself. Beginners only need to follow the technical essentials to do accurately, to ensure that the correct in place, you can quickly master the rebound skills coherent stick. This article only introduces the five basic rebound areas, there is no fixed. Because the same rebound part, you can use the same side or the opposite side of the part, can also change the posture to form a different rebound angle, in order to match the action, the practitioner can be in the mastery of the basic skills, according to their own experience and the basic principles of the design and variation of the use of the free and efficient play, the **** characteristics of the study of other martial arts is the same, will not be pointed out one by one.
The main stick catching methods
Body front (center line) stick catching method: the catching hand bends the elbow and spreads the palm (palm upward) to catch the stick in the front center line position in the middle of the body.
Side of the body (underarm) method: the receiving hand bends the elbow and crosses the body, and receives the stick with the palm of the opposite side of the body under the armpit (fingertips pointing to the side and the heart of the palm pointing backward). Note: the palm should be relaxed, the palm slightly contained, the whole palm on the side of the body to form a plane, placed in the free stick must pass through the route. The thumb should be up or pointing to the side, not to the rear (i.e., the direction of the free stick, so as not to frustrate the free stick, resulting in a failure to catch the stick). In addition, in order to ensure accurate stick catching, the stick gripper's control of the main stick should not be neglected, and the practitioner should adjust the flexion angle of the elbow of the stick gripping hand according to the length of the chain and the length of the stick. The optimal flexion angle should be such that the upper part of the free stick (i.e., the part near the chain) touches the rebound area (the outer side of the upper arm), rather than the connecting chain. This will cushion the force of the stick, and also facilitate the quick return of the stick to the next movement.
Back of the body to catch the stick method: catch the stick hand in the back of the body side of the vertical palm, palm back, fingertips vertical toward the ground, thumb toward the waist, pay attention to the thumb can not be pointing to the rear, catch the stick hand should not be too far from the body too close, too far, in order to the degree of natural tight connection.
Side of the body (palm spreading) method of receiving the stick: the hand receiving the stick bends the elbow at the side (the forearm is parallel to the ground) and spreads the palm to receive the stick.
Back center line method of receiving the stick: the hand receiving the stick bends the elbow and opens the palm to receive the stick against the back, requiring the palm of the hand to face the back, the fingertips to face the side, the thumb to face upward (the tip of the thumb must not be backward), and the palm of the hand is lightly attached to the back of the waist, and the degree of elbow bending of the hand to hold the stick should also be noted.
Catching the stick with the palm: Bend the elbow at the side of the body and catch the stick with the palm (palm down).
Overhead stick catching method: the hand that catches the stick bends the elbow and puts the palm upward (palm facing forward, fingertips pointing upward, thumb pointing to the side), catching the free stick that flies horizontally at the same height, this catching method is seldom used.
One-handed stick catching method: that is, with one hand folded and placed to catch the free stick method. Includes two ways to catch the free stick from the top down or from the bottom up. Requirements to catch the stick, only the thumb and palm holding the main stick, face to the rest of the four fingers to catch the free stick, this method of catching the stick for the wrist twisting and finger dexterity requirements of the higher.
Armpit Holding Stick Method: This method is very special, not to catch the stick with the hand, but to hold the stick with the armpit, using more opportunities. Its success depends on the directional control action of the main stick wrist turning inward and the elbow flexing outward, which will determine the accurate movement route of the free stick and the accurate timing of the inner upper arm to hold the stick. It is only necessary to hold the stick naturally, which is not difficult to do, and with a little practice, you can use it freely. When I first started practicing, it only took me half a minute to become proficient in the use of the stick.
Nunchaku posture
Holding the stick, the forehand elbow (angle less than 90 degrees) holding the main stick, the free stick back to the same side of the armpit, to the same side of the inner upper arm clamped after the back hand into a palm as a hand guard, ready to attack or defense. This is a good posture to take away the stick and to strike.
Pulling the bow, sideways to the enemy, the front hand stick to the enemy, the stick body and nose level or with the jaw level, the back hand will be the other stick in the back of the bow style.
Carrying the stick, sideways toward the enemy, the front hand holding the stick bends the elbow at the side of the head over the shoulder and hangs free from the stick, leaning on the back of the shoulder, ready to cross the head downward to split the stick or whip sweep.
Back around the side of the body to the enemy, the front hand elbow across the body on the other side of the main stick, the back hand holding the free stick pulled back behind the hip side, ready for a wide range of whip before the attack. This style of attack is more stealthy.
Back sword style, similar to carrying a stick action, only when the front hand holding the stick over the shoulder down, the other stick, the back hand bent elbow across the body on the other side of the light grip hanging stick, this style can be at any time from the top or from the bottom of the attack, the upper stick can also be with the side of the upper arm down another stick, that is, the upper stick bending the elbow and lifting the back of the stick, the lower stick and the stick chain but not the shoulder leaning against the outside of the upper arm, depending on the length of the chain of the stick, as well as their own needs.
Hanging stick style, back hand or front hand slightly bent elbow holding the main stick naturally hanging free stick at the side of the body, at any time you can chop and sweep the whip stick.
Hidden stick style, this style is hidden, both hands holding two sticks placed behind the waist to meet the enemy, this style can be holding the stick, but also can hold the stick in reverse, can also be held behind the waist horizontally, can also be held vertically behind the hips, so that the other side can not see the nunchaku.
Superimposed stick style, the front hand holding the double stick, the tip of the stick pointing to the opponent, such as unarmed combat in the forehand fist pointing to the opponent, can also be downward inverted grip double stick to answer the enemy.
L-word style, the front hand holds a stick close to the chain at the upper handle, with the lower part of the stick pointing slightly diagonally outward, and the back hand bends the elbow over the body in front of the rib cage on the opposite side to hold the other stick.
High bow style, the basic way of holding the stick with the bow style, the only difference is that both hands are raised at the same time, the front hand stick slightly tilted inward, the top of the front hand stick and the back hand stick is higher than the top of the head, this style is convenient for any one hand to hold the stick whip stick attack or whip stick defense in any direction, can also be over the top of the head to block the dance flower.
Vertical Eights Style, holding the stick with both hands in a vertical eights shape pointing at the opponent, which can be changed into a backhand inverted eights shape.
Various postures can confuse the opponent, because they can often make the attack from the opponent's blind spot into the circle of defense, so that the opponent has not yet reacted to the opponent has already been hit, because they can not predict such multi-directional angle of the attack in advance. At the same time, analyze and imagine the various possibilities of application of each holding position, practice makes perfect, and if you have a good idea, you will be able to show your power in the actual application!
Basic Technique of Swinging Stick
The Swinging Stick is one of the most practical stick techniques as the Splitting Stick. It is suitable for attacking in a large area, and it can be used to hit any target in different directions such as front and back, left and right, up and down, etc. It is especially commonly used in the group battle to get out of the enclosure.
1, action points: 1) both hands pull the stick potential to start, the left hand release at the same time, the right hand holding the stick, the left foot stirrups the ground, with the help of the power of the waist right hand outward flipping wrist, sweeping the target to the right. The rebound part is in the upper part of the right arm or the upper back of the right side. 2) Starting with the back-stick position, the right hand pulls the stick in front of the body and sweeps it from the front of the body to the left side of the body and the upper left side of the head for a week, and then it turns to the left side of the body when it comes to the right side of the body to sweep it in a spinning way in the left waist area, and the rebound part is in the back waist.
2. When doing the swinging and sweeping action, it should be noted that the strength of the hand holding the stick should be very large, so that the stick does not fall out of the hand because of too much force.
3. Estimate the distance between yourself and the target you want to hit before you move. Holding the stick to do the swinging action, it is best to use the rotational force of the waist to drive the stick to hit the target. However, the rotational sweeping stick with the help of waist power will make the body in a temporary loss of balance, so when practicing, we must consciously strengthen the flexibility of the footwork and the foundation of the solidity of the practice, and consciously strengthen the control of the body. Only in this way, with skillful footwork and bodywork, is it possible to give full play to the great power of this kind of stick.
4, when practicing the stick, must pay attention to its power, speed, indestructible killing power. The key is to consciously strengthen the penetration and destruction of the idea of cultivation during the usual practice.
5, footwork with the main step, jump around the step and insertion step. Examples are as follows:
1) The enemy swept my head, I dodged under the body to avoid, backhand sweeping stick hit the enemy's face or ribs.
2) With my right foot in front of me, I feint twice with my right hand to the head, then turn left and hit the enemy's calf with my left hand.
Basic Technique of Splitting Stick
Splitting Stick is one of the most utilized stick techniques in nunchaku, and at the same time, it is also one of the safest ones, because the splitting strike, especially the small underarm splitting strike, can be quickly restored, and at the same time, it can be quickly and directly connected to many other techniques. The small underarm chopping stick is fast and tricky, not very lethal, but it can be used as the best stick for mail shots, and at the same time it can effectively intercept the opponent's attack.
Stick players should practice this kind of stick purely, to reach the realm of freedom.
1, the technical essentials: the alert potential to the enemy, before striking the target, the stickman should first adjust their body shape footwork and breathing, in order to facilitate the best state of the stick. The back foot slightly force stirrups the ground, twisting the waist and turning the shoulder, at the same time the elbow straight line forward, depending on the alert potential of different wrist for the corresponding flip, sound so that the stick quickly split, hit the target after the wrist quickly flip back to pull. All actions should be completed at the same time in an instant, the faster the better.
2, footwork with;
(1) slip attack example:
Enemy and I face each other, my left hand wobbling, when the enemy's attention is distracted or when I want to attack me, I quickly slip forward, and at the same time, the force suddenly out of the stick, hit the enemy armed arm or head.
(2) Retrogressive interception example: the two sides confrontation, the enemy quickly step forward, with a short stick to hit my head, I should remain calm, slightly retrogressive on the slant of the stick end of the chop, and then quickly step forward, chopping the enemy's face. The angle of the split stick and the timing should be well mastered, the counterattack should be coherent, there can be no obvious pause in the middle, the whole action in one breath. To boldly enter the enemy in the middle of them, fast and powerful.
(3) side flash counterattack: the enemy hit me in the head, I side flash step to avoid its stick, Su Qin back sword potential stick diagonally split the enemy's head and neck.
3, skills:
1) out of the stick must be sudden, with the help of the waist shaking the wrist, the whole body's strength are concentrated to the end of the stick.
2) If you miss with your forehand stick, you don't have to go back to the stick, you can stabilize your center of gravity with the help of small adjustments in your steps, and at the same time hit the target with your backhand stick.
3) When practicing, you can start with a slow speed, and after the end of the chopping strike, you must quickly return to the stick, and become a guard position, so as to facilitate the next movement. Then practice moving the chopping stick, forward, backward, side flash counterattack in the stick, to achieve rapid, accurate and powerful.
4) Try to practice the balance of left and right hands, you can first practice the hand that is not often used, in order to achieve the realm of left and right freely.
5) Learn to make a proper sound, which should be a natural outburst of strength from the dantian, not a throaty shout. When the whole body force is concentrated to the end of the stick, the accompanying sound should have the conviction of penetrating and destroying the target.