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The nunchaku is most widely used in Southern Chinese Kung fu, Okinawan Kobudo and karate. It is intended to be used as a training weapon, since practicing with it enables the development of quick hand movements and improves posture. Modern nunchaku may be made of metal, plastic, or fiberglass instead of the traditional
The weapon is also known as the coiling dragon staff, originally panlong gun (Chinese: 蟠龍棍; pinyin: pánlónggùn; Jyutping: faan4 lung4 gwan3). A more complicated version of the two section staff , the staves can be spun to gather momentum resulting in a powerful strike, or their articulation can be used to strike over or around a shield ...
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Ufuchiku kobudo (大筑古武術) sometimes referred to as ufuchiku kobujutsu or ufuchiku-den is a form of Okinawan kobudō.In this form, the main weapon is the sai, and other weapons such as bō, eku, tuifa (or tonfa), nunchaku, tekko, teko, techu, nuntesu, kama, gusan, sanjakubo, kusarigama, nawa, uchibo, surujin, kyushakubo, nuntesu bo, jingasa, renkuwan, sansetsukun, naginata, tessen, and ...
A nunchaku is an Okinawan martial arts weapon. Nunchaku or Nunchuk may also refer to: Nunchaku (Isabelle), a tool of the Isabelle proof assistant; Nunchuk (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe; Nunchuk (controller), a Wii Remote expansion
A traditional Chinese New Year dragon dance is performed in Liverpool’s Chinatown in January 2023. Credit - Getty Images. T he last time China’s birth rates peaked was in 2012: that year, for ...
Dragon of Hayk: Symbol of Hayk Nahapet and Haykaznuni dynasty in Armenia. Usually depicted as seven-headed serpent. Levantine dragons Yam: The god of the sea in the Canaanite pantheon from Levantine mythology. Lotan: A demonic dragon reigning the waters, a servant of the sea god Yam defeated by the storm god Hadad-Baʿal in the Ugaritic Baal Cycle.
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword was released in March 2008, for the Nintendo DS. The game is played in a diagonal top-down view with 3D graphics, and the player needs to hold the Nintendo DS sideways. Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword is played using the stylus. The story is set six months after the events of 2004's Ninja Gaiden. There is a new playable ...