nunchaku

Also found in: Wikipedia.

nun·cha·ku

(nən-chä′ko͞o) or nun·chuck (nŭn′chŭk′) or num·chuck (nŭm′-)

n. often nunchakus or nunchucks or numchucks

A pair of hardwood sticks joined by a chain or cord and used as a weapon.

[Okinawan Japanese, probably from Taiwanese neng-cak, a type of farm implement : neng, two, paired (akin to Mandarin liǎng, from Middle Chinese liaŋ´) + cak, chisel (akin to Mandarin záo, chisel, from Middle Chinese dzak).]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

nunchaku

(nʌnˈtʃɑːkuː)

1. (Martial Arts (other than Judo & Karate) & Combat Sports) martial arts

a. a throwing weapon consisting of two sticks linked loosely with a chain or fine rope

b. (as modifier): nunchaku weapons.

2. (Martial Arts (other than Judo & Karate) & Combat Sports) (as modifier): nunchaku weapons.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

nun•cha•ku

(nʌnˈtʃɑ ku)

n., pl. -kus.

Sometimes, nunchakus. an Oriental hand weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord.

Also called nun-chucks (ˈnʌnˌtʃʌks)

[1965–70; < Japanese]

Translations

нунчаки

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

Boys will also take part in Nunchaku and Chang chong events during 2nd Quaid-iAzam Wushu Cup.

Second Quaid-i-Azam Wushu and Dart Events From 26th Feb

"Simply put, Defendant does not contradict the contention that the nunchaku's primary use, which Defendant concedes is as 'a tool from the sphere of martial arts' … is a lawful one," the judge wrote.

Judge knocks down New York's nunchuck ban

Ainsi, les armes, qu'elles soient longues (baton, lance, hallebarde ...), courtes (sabre, epee, dague ...), souples (tribaton, chaine a neuf sections, eventail, nunchaku ...) ou de jet (flechette, etoile ...) seront enseignees au disciple qui aura acquis un bon controle de son corps dans les performances a mains nues.

LE CORPS DANS LES ARTS MARTIAUX: DE LA SEMIOTIQUE DU SENSIBLE A LA: SEMIOTIQUE MARTIALE

His record achievements include Most valnuts crushed with elbow in one minute (128), Most spins of a fire staff in one minute (188) and most clay sporting targets broken in one minute by nunchaku (158).

GWR uploads Rashid's record on its website

They include Leonardo with his katanas and blue bandanna; Michelangelo with his nunchaku and orange bandanna; Raphael with his twin sai weapons and red bandanna; and Donatello with his bo staff and purple bandanna.

Gifts in the "Nick" of time

Martin, who is founder of the West Yorkshire based Chan School of Nunchaku, said: "Regardless of your level of training, if you do not have the right mindset, you are more likely to end up in conflict situations that could have been avoided, leading to physical altercations.

Chance to learn the art of self defence in park setting

The nunchaku classes, in Bootle, have proved a hit with youngsters keen to learn how to use the weapons made famous by martial arts star Bruce Lee.

KIDS WITH NUNCHUCKS Youngsters with weapons made famous by Bruce; Youngsters train with weapons made famous by Bruce Lee

In Game of Death, Lee fights Inosanto using both double sticks as well as nunchaku. What many may not know is, Inosanto taught Lee how to use nunchaku through the Filipino equivalent called tabok-toyok.

Bruce Lee and the Filipino art of escrima

It had four chapters titled "Manual Weapons", "Spike", "Knife" and "Nunchaku".

THE KILLING FILES; DWYER MURDER TRIAL: DAY 22 Documents on how to take people's lives discovered on O'Hara's PC

"I used to copy Bruce Lee's tactics by watching his films, I even learnt to use the nunchaku this way."

Meet the Afghan Bruce Lee: Watch Kung Fu lookalike fight just like big screen legend; After sharing short videos on his Facebook page, Abbas Alizada hopes a burst of publicity will show a different side to his war-torn country

The martial artist is also weapon savvy and knows how to use the Nunchaku, a traditional Japanese martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks connected by a short iron chain.

Meet the Hazara Bruce Lee Doppelganger: Bruce Hazara

Then, Mujataba Hasan stunned everyone on the spot by breaking 107 walnuts with nunchaku in one minute.