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Best 10 nunchaku manuals
Here is my virtual bookstore. On this page you can find info about top 10
nunchaku manual books, see my short review about these books, and, if you
wish, order these books. I hope next year this list will include my own
nunchaku manual book, but in meantime you can order books which written by such
famous persons as Fumio Demura, Tadashi Yamashita, Joseph Hess etc. This bookstore
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In addition to top 10 nunchaku manuals list here is a
list of different weapons manuals.
Nunchaku - Karate Weapon Of Self Defense
by Fumio Demura
In this book famous Shito-Ryu karate and kobudo master Fumio Demura teach basic
nunchaku techniques. Explained grips, stances, grasps, blocks, strikes, chokes,
warm-ups, arm movements, whipping techniques and footwork. Excellent section on
applied attacking techniques, block and counter techniques. Includes chapters on
history, anatomy, care and types of nunchakus. Includes also chapter which may be
very important to karateka who start to learn nunchaku - in this chapter master
show how many of karate techniques may be applied with nunchaku. I have this book
and I think it's the best book for beginners. If you wish to order this book,
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Approximate price $10.95
Advanced Nunchaku
by Fumio Demura and Dan Ivan
In general, this book is continuation of previous book. In this book, as you can
see from book name, Fumio Demura explain advanced nunchaku techniques - include
more swinging and striking techniques and it's applications, introduction to
combinations, double nunchaku techniques, self-defence applications and katas.
I've read this books and i'll recommend it. If you wish to order this book,
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Approximate price $11.95
Dynamic Nunchaku
by Tadashi Yamashita
Tadashi Yamashita is other famous karate and weapons expert. He is the head
instructor of Shorin-Ryu in the US and also head instructor of American Karate
Association. In this book he demonstrates dynamic nunchaku techniques stressing
spontaneity with classical form, and teaches the development of lightning skills
with both single and double nunchaku. I haven't read this book but I read other
book by this author and was impressed. When Demura stressing likeness between
karate and nunchaku techniques, Yamashita in opposite, explain differences. If you
wish to order this book,
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Approximate price $15.95
Nunchaku in Action
for Kobudo and Law Enforcement
by Joseph Hess
Joseph Hess - former heavyweight full-contact karate champion and high ranked
police instructor. In this book he teach nunchaku techniques which may be used by
law enforcement or for self-defence. This book include explanation of such things
as blocking, striking, takedowns, throwing, training exercises etc. I have this
book in my collection and will recommend it to everyone who wish to learn
self-defence techniques with nunchaku: from this book he or she will learn
relatively effective and at the same time non-lethal techniques. If you wish to
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Approximate price $17.95
Nunchaku : The Complete Training Guide
by Jiro Shiroma
In this book Jiro Shiroma, holder of 7th dan in Shorin-Ryu and traditional kobudo,
teach basic and some advanced nunchaku techniques, application of these techniques
against one who attack with empty hands, knife, bo or nunchaku, and also one kata.
Book includes a lot of nunchaku grappling techniques - joint locks and takedowns.
Described techniques are very interesting, some of them I never meet in other
sources. On other hand, basics explained no so good, so I would highly recommend
this book to advanced nunchaku practitioners, but if you are beginner, i'll
recommend you to buy Demura's books instead. If you wish to order this book,
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Approximate price $12.95
Nunchaku: Dynamic Training
by Hirokazu Kanazawa
Hirokazu Kanazawa is one of the greatest Shotokan karate stylists. His nunchaku
manual book covers nunchaku history, basic techniques, good explained kata and
it's bunkai (applications). In my opinion, this book explains nunchaku kata better
than any other manual I seen. At second hand explanation of basic techniques is no
so good, so I would highly recommend this book to advanced practitioner who already
learned basics. If you wish to order this book,
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Approximate price $13.50
Nunchaku: Karate's Deadliest Fighting Sticks
by Andrew S. Linick
Another good manual book. Traditional kobudo practitioner Andrew Linick teach in
his book basic and some advanced nunchaku techniques, methods of training and some
rarely explained topic - self-defence techniques and tactics of street fight. Main
problem of this book - really bad illustrations, so sometimes it's hard to
understand basic techniques. I would recommend this book to all serious nunchaku
practitioners and especially to these who learn nunchaku for self-defence. If you
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Approximate price $17.95
The Complete Book Of Karate Weapons
by Dr. Ted Gambordella
This book teaches techniques of 7 weapons: nunchaku, yawara (palm stick), sai,
knife, tonfa, tanbo (2' stick) and bo (long staff). I have this book in my
collection. This site dedicated to nunchaku, but I wish say that this book
include very interesting matherials about other weapons, among them some
techniques which can't be found in other books, and the chapter about yawara
is the only printed manual of yawara I ever seen. Nunchaku techniques, that
described in this book, mainly covered by other books mentioned on this page,
hovewer such topics as striking areas and defences against nunchaku and also
some techniques are unique for this book. So I didn't spent money in vain -
the book definitely deserves to be read. If you wish to order this book,
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Approximate price $25.00
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Ed Parker's Guide to the Nunchaku
by Ed Parker
Book by "father of American karate" Ed Parker. This book mainly will interesting to
American kenpo practitioners. I don't think it's so good book because it covers a
few actual techniques and a lot of words about how it's important to be creative.
On other hand this book contains a few interesting topics like concealed carrying
of nunchaku, safety rules or choosing proper nunchaku size, so I think serious
nunchaku practitioner may wish to buy this book, especially considering its low
price. If you wish to order this book,
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Approximate price $8.80
Twenty-One Techniques of Silent Killing
by Master Hei Long
In general, this book isn't exactly "martial arts" book. As you can see from the
book name, it deal with assassination techniques. There explained 21 ways to kill
someone quickly and silently, attracting as little attention as possible while
guaranteeing the target's death. Book deal with spike, knife and nunchaku
techniques. I haven't read this book but I guess in this book you can find
nunchaku techniques which usually not described in training manual books. If you
wish to order this book,
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Approximate price $12.00
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