What I've noticed with this new pair is how unforgiving they are. Because the rope connecting them is much shorter than the old chain ones and these don't have ball bearings I've had to almost go back to the drawing board. The old ones had a good amount of chain that would wrap around my hand and wrist. While the ball bearings allowed the handle to rotate. These two aspects of the old chucks made them easier to use especially when the trajectory wasn't quite on.
With thes new ones, I have to be completely aware of the rotation and trajectory of the chuck otherwise they're not going to spin where I want them to. The other noticable difference is where I'm holding them. The old ones were held at the very top of the handle because of the way they are built and balanced. These new ones are held alot lower down and this increases the range and helps with the balance of the weapon.
I've also been playing with some spins and throws. This style of nunchuku is so more easier to feel where they are either in my hand or in the air. This is exactly where proper tracjorty comes into play. If I'm not either completly horizontal or vertical with the trajectory of the spin or throw they aren't going to end up where I'm expecting them to be. This results in them dropping all the time. I've started to put together a cool single nunchuku form that incorporates this spin then a throw in the air caught with the other hand and then in to a pretty cool finishing technique. I haven't decided if I want to start or end with this sequence but the more I'm playing the more I'm learning.
If you ever want to understand proper trajectory of anything grab a hinged weapon. You'll quickly and perhaps painfully understand the importance of proper tracjorty.
Mr. Repay
Very interesting
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