Over the Shoulder Throw With Nunchucks

Series Summary

Nunchucks are a traditional weapon of the Kobudo weapons set and consists of two sticks connected at their ends with a short chain or rope. The nunchuck as a weapon has surged in popularity since martial artist Bruce Lee used it in his movies in the 1970's. It is generally considered by martial artists to be a limited weapon, although it is also one of the least understood. Complex and difficult to use, the nunchuck has a steep learning curve. It is also prone to inflicting injury on its user.

In this free video series, our expert Calab Labarda will show you how to do advanced throws and spins with nunchucks, from shoulder swings and throws to spin combos, these moves are skills that every tae kwon do or martial arts expert should know. Once you're well into your nunchuck training, you will be ready to learn weapon moves, strikes, catches, and combinations that will impress everyone from grandma to Bruce Lee.

Video Transcript

"Alright. In this series, we're going to be going over how to do more advanced stuff. So, we're going to be going over the throw. Ok. So, there's a lot of different throws you're going to be learning in this series. But, this one we're going to be doing throw over the back. Throw like this, one straight over into a catch. Ok? Now, let's break this down into how to practice it. Ok. Now, a good way when you throw it you go all the way to here to right before it touches your shoulder. That's when you're going to release the Nunchuck. So, just do a couple of practices. Hit, let it hit your shoulder. One more time, swing around hit your shoulder. Ok. Now, go ahead and practice throwing it in the air. Just let it go in front of you and drop, ok. If it goes behind you, that's incorrect. If it shoots straight back behind you, that's wrong. It's got to go straight up and all the way around. You don't want it to come straight back down on top of you. Then, it's going to hit you. So, practices doing this. Practice leaning and just throw it all the forward and let the Nunchuck drop. Do that a few times and then get that down. When you get it, straight throwing up and you want to let it land right here in front of you. So, you're going to throw it up and go right over right in front of you. So, up straight and in front. Now, don't reach up for the Nunchuck. That's going to be harder. You want it to just come right down to you. And, then when you catch it you're going to go whip the Nunchuck into to a catch. So again from here throw over, catch. You can kneel it into a catch or you can keep hitting and doing your strikes. So, one more time. On top, throw, let go right when it's about to hit your shoulder and throw over, toss and catch. And, remember the other way to practice. Just throw it straight up and let go right over your shoulder and let it hit the floor. One more time, shoulder, over, catch. Alright. And, that is going to be your toss over the shoulder. And, remember to catch it with the same hand."