Learn Nunchucks/Nunchaku - beginners to advanced

The quickest way to change direction is a bounce, but it must be done right to be safe

Sometimes you need to change direction and arms

Simply more ways to bounce

A repeat drill will keep running for 5 minutes or so to enable you to practice many times while whatching how to do it right

Another way to bounce and change hands

More bounces.  be sure to keep using earlier videos to keep those new skills fresh

With repeat drills, be sure to keep practicing, not till you get it right, but untill you can't get it wrong

This is the full form but without an fancy spins

This is a repeat drill for the full form, just keep at it

This is a nice neat way to end any nunchuck form

Lets work on adding some spins to these bounces

Getting those virtical spins right

Some people find these horizontal spins difficult and some find them easy, but just work on them untill they become natural

Putting bounces and spins together

Now we have a look at the full form, but this time with spins added

Some people find the virtical figure 8 easy and others struggle, it will depend on what you have done before

Now its time to put figure 8s with bounces

Time to do the whole form with figure 8 spins.  You've got this

Time to get started on use double nunchucks.  The harder you find this, the miore good it's doing your brain

This is the second video covering the first part of this form

Here is the next part of this form

Remember to go back and work on earlier parts to be sure they are moved to your long term memory

Repeat drills are here for you to simply work on a part until you really know it

Lets add these first parts together

Time to add the next part

Some will find this tricky, but keep at it if this is you.  You can do this

Remember that repeat drills are important for learning

Time to look at the next part

Always go back and remind yourself of earlier videos every few days

Practice with repeat drills until you don't have to consciously think about it

Lets add the last bit

Here is the whole form.

This might be the first time you done ambidextrous movement and you might find it tricky

The timing of this part can take a little while to get right

These repeat drills are what you need to really get skills embeded

It is a funny name, but 6 part figure 8 spins makes sense when you have them nailed.  Do try this starting on either side and just keep them going

Do repeat drills until you can do them while having a conversation at the same time

Ok, this is getting difficult, but you can do this if you just keep at it

People often find doing these in reverse a lot harder than doing them forward, but you can do this

Try doing this repeat drill while reciting poetry or the alphabet, then you know you are using the right bit of brain

This is worth getting right with foam nunchucks because its easy to hit yourself when you start

This is a move that almost everybody finds very difficult to start with, so don't be concerned, you'll get it

If you don't drop your nunchucks a hundred times learning this then you are a superman/woman

You might find you're better at going forward or backwards.  Everyone is different

These smooth transitions make the whole form eaier

Keep doing repeat drills until you have a move nailed

This may take you a little while to get, but you can do it

Somtimes a simple alternative makes a move easier for for some people

This is how the whole thing should look

Some thoughts on home training and staying motivated from Sifu. Ringer

Helpful introduction to the learning process for movement from Sifu. Ringer

Congratulations and encouragement from Sifu. Ringer