| Ninja were highly trained warriors of feudal Japan. | | | | Ninja nunchakus need to be the proper length for the |
| Ninjas executed covert and dangerous missions, such | | | | user. The nunchaku sticks should be the length of the |
| as assassinations and espionage. They were | | | | user’s forearm. When the cord of the ninja |
| well-known for their precision, skill, and use of | | | | nunchaku is laid across the palm of the user’s |
| weapons. Ninja weapons were typically weapons that | | | | hand, the two sticks should hang comfortably from |
| would be easily carried and concealed, allowing the | | | | the hand and be in a position that is perpendicular to |
| ninja to stealthily target and attack an opponent. | | | | the floor. It is essential that these ninja weapons are |
| A popular ninja weapon for participants of ninja | | | | balanced. The cheaper ninja nunchaku that are |
| training today is the nunchaku. Ninja nunchaku are | | | | available today may not be properly balanced. Precise |
| two sticks connected by a rope or chain. It is | | | | balance of the ninja nunchaku allows the user to |
| possible that the first nunchaku were used in the rice | | | | perform more fluid moves. Advanced nunchaku |
| and soybean fields of ancient Asia. Used as a | | | | movements are not possible with improperly balanced |
| thresher, the nunchaku could have been used to | | | | nunchaku. |
| separate the grain and husk of rice and soybeans. | | | | Ninjas were known to employ fighting techniques |
| The original nunchaku and those used in later years | | | | that allowed them to be within a close range of the |
| as weapons were made of wood, and the two | | | | opponent. Ninja nunchaku can be concealed by the |
| sticks were connected by a horse hair rope. The | | | | user and then quickly taken out and used for the |
| wooden sticks were covered in mud for several | | | | attack. The average length of nunchaku is twelve |
| years. This hardened the wood and prevented the | | | | inches. Mini nunchaku, or mini chucks, are about eight |
| wood from rotting. | | | | inches in length and be concealed more easily than |
| Today, ninja nunchakus are made from a variety of | | | | the typical nunchaku. Both the twelve inch ninja |
| materials, including wood, metal, fiberglass and plastic. | | | | nunchaku and the mini chucks can be used to strike |
| The connecting cord is can be made of nylon, rope, | | | | an opponent from many different angles. |
| or a metal chain. The sticks of these ninja weapons | | | | Tony is leading Entrepreneur in supplying Ninja |
| can have a cross-section that is round or octagonal. | | | | Weapons and Martial Arts Weapons in United States |
| The octagonal-shaped sticks can cause greater injury | | | | and strive to provide accurate information from |
| to an opponent than the round-shaped sticks. Both | | | | traditional martial arts to cutting edge MMA. |
| sticks are usually of the same length. | | | | |