Trick Nunchuck Build Guide (Fire and Contact)

[chizokage]

Thank you sir. You are a scholar, a gentleman, and remind me a lot of Paul Bettany!

[albinoninja39]

Would u Sell me a pair?

[kenmasters8]

great video. well demonstrated and walk through. i have never used fire chucks and to buy them they are way over priced. this will be great to test it out to see if my skills can translate.

[dirtedrt]

I dont know why, but i have no sound to your vid. What kind of pipe did you use?? It looks like stainless steel?? And what is it that your running through the chain?? Just steal dowel??

[matybritt]

hey.. thx for sharing .. may i ask what type of tube is it?¿and.. whats the thickness of it?....

[anhhaivuive]

that's suck...



[darkfrenchy]

men i try ur method and i can say, that for chain nunchuk is the best. thnx for share it!

[christophercraig81]

Is there a reason you don't use machined nunchaku chain assemblies with ball berrings? I've enjoyed using them in all my chucks and am starting to look into fire dancing.

[RobNunchucks]

@christophercraig81 reliability mainly out of the 20 or so sets of machined ball berring sets i've had 70% of them have failed horribly (broke apart mid chuck) within a year. i use these for shows and often have a crowd of people around me so i designed these to make sure there was no possibility of them breaking and injuring someone other than me :)

[christophercraig81]

@RobNunchucks Damn. I haven't had that kind of failure rate, but I'm also not using 16" chucks yet. Great instructional vid man; you got me looking into 16" chucks to work on contact tricks.

[Realbandal]

thankssssssss...

[The3xtant]

i havent ever tried contact nunchaku, is it much different from the normal?

[pnguplod]

what is the size of that chain?wat inch?

[n1ck3o7]

Duuuuuude, when can we see these beasts in action?????

[RobNunchucks]

check my other videos or click the link at the start of this one :)

[LordVilhelm]

Hello, i have two questions.

1. How long can you use the wick before you have to replace it?

2. What do you use as fuel for the wick?

Thanks.

[RobNunchucks]

1. i would say about 9-13 months of regular use but it realy depends on how well you take care of them and how badly the deteriorate before you replace them. A long time at any rate.

paraffin (called kerosene in the US)

[hellyesboy]

hey rob i love the nunchcuks that i made from ur vid. thanks

[Phiep121]

Is It At All Possable To Build These Using Rope Instead Of The Chain? I Find Rope More Flowing And Easyer To Use

[RobNunchucks]

im sure it is but i've never tryed it from experiance i would expect the rope to break in a month or two because of the extra weight these have. if you plan on useing them with fire you also risk it burning through.

ultimately im sure you could but i think it would become a masive week point in the design

[scarpetti101]

@Phiep121 actually 1/4 inch braided nylon rope is very effective, and highly resistant to friction. I have been using rope on my fire chucks for years, and never had the rope break or melt

[RobNunchucks]

really you must be attaching it differently to mine, the first version of these used steel security cable instead of chain which lasted about 2 weeks before the friction against the inside edge of the tube cut through it, infact before i glued up the ends to stop it rubbing it was making good head way at cutting through the steel chain to. I'd be interested to know how your attaching the rope to the chux can't really make them out in your video.

[Rawwwwwwrq]

hi rob! do you know a website where I can buy the wick? I can barley find any lamp wick like that, and nothing that long, so if you have any ideas it would be much appreciated: )

[1spunion]

I believe you can purchase wicks online at pretty much any fire toy company. Trick concepts or Home of Poi will help you .

[palmer3977]

load of crap, whats the point buy a set on ebay much cheaper, better looking and more hard wearing

[RobNunchucks]

the materials of these chux are around £10 ($20) a set. Also given i've got 20 sets of nunchaku off the internet over the years and not one has lasted longer than 9 months without failing catastrophicaly, where as i have a set of these that are 3 years old now and still going, none of these chux have ever broken on me. as for Ebay do a search on ebay for fire nuchucks and see how many results you get. if you just wanta hang them on your wall though yes there are better looking ones on ebay

[MrRBrennan]

cool bro..thanks for the tips

[rainingchampion]

Very nice tutorial, my friend...

[Jellyg00se]

You'll laugh, but I built my first set out of mops that I bought from a market, metalic poles underneath the coating, stripped the coating and cut them.

It worked amazingly well!

However due to it being aluminium and the pole was seemed (a welded strip in the centre) you have to be careful when hammering down as they did ding at the top where the wick is, but apart from that, when dropped, not a dent anywhere :)

[RoxasX58]

Hey Rob ^_^ , do you know of any website where i can buy the pipe, i really want to make the fire nunchucks but the stores near me and the places i searched online doesnt sell the pipes. So do you know any website where they sell the pipe

[RobNunchucks]

I always got mine from B&Q you could try there website or some kind of plumbing website any kind of metal pipe of the right dimentions should do the job

[TylerBetances]

Rob have you thought about selling those chucks with out the wick? very interested, out here the Boca police train with them

[RobNunchucks]

Im afraid i've though about selling them but without mass production it would be hard to make a profit out of it and it wouldn't leave me time to do anything else.

[cpssnorman]

WICKed!!

[vjlord]

hey, well i've never use nunchuks but now very interested to hav 1.. i've been looking for tutorials for making a good pair for myself n found this tutorial as the best.. But as am a beginner, can u guide me to make a nunchuks tht wouldn't hurt, i mean after learning how to handle it, i would make this 1.. :)

[RobNunchucks]

start off with a set of foam nunchaku they are very safe and can be bought from any good martial arts website.

[rockyzed93]

i'm the same. Looking to learn.

Beginner nunchuks are on ebay for like 4 quid!

then when you get good just buy a real set, why bother making em?

[RobNunchucks]

because you can't buy fire nunchucks, not good ones anyways, you also can't buy nunchucks designed for doing tricks with. and you can't buy a set of nunchucks that will last you more than a year of heavy use without falling to bits! if you want any of those things im afraid you have to build them :)

[maccotanthis]

i made nunchakus out of very branches with eye hooks and chains that i've used on my dog''s older collar, doesn't hurt too much

[viva2131]

where are buy for?

[volkerwanderung]

wicked..

love the wire idea

cheers

[volkerwanderung]

i have to say that 16inch was too long...i ended up cutting it down to 14 inch and that is perfect. I found 16inch can limits the tricks you can do with your chucks. To long cuts out a lot of poi moves and they become to much like just double staff. But depends what your going for...great build anyway apart from that..thanks again.

[RobNunchucks]

you must have shorter arms than me i have no problems doing poi moves with 16inch chux. just watch your self if you plan on seting fire to them.

[volkerwanderung]

if you can do buzz saw with 16" chucks you must have long arms! Hey how bout some tutorials rob? No one has done that for fire chucks yet...There are so many possibility's to the tricks with these baby's, so far apart from regualr poi and nun chuck moves... i have come up with nun-chuck isolations! which i havn't seen anywhere else yet.

[RobNunchucks]

yup i can buzz saw with the 16 inchers maby im part monkey!

and afew of my poi friends have done some isolation stuff though only in passing with my chuxs have you got a video?

[Jellyg00se]

There's a french nunchucker called Trent that I've seen who uses chux in a poi style, but he also does isolation :)

[RobNunchucks]

yep trent is definatly the definitive poi style nunchucker, glad your chucks worked out ok you set fire to them yet?

[Jellyg00se]

Yeah they're actually amazing! :D

I made a about 10 months ago or so, but I left them at a friend of a friends and didn't see them again unfortunately, but because I'd made them before you start to get the hang of it... It's definately worth spending quite a bit of time with the measurements and drilling, but really worth it in the long run.

I found pushing through a nail through before the galvanised wire that I used to attach the chain and wicks helped save quite a lot of effort.

Cheers Rob!

[RobNunchucks]

Good idea with the nail that bits always a pain in the ass i'll give that go next time im makeing some

[volkerwanderung]

lolz rob monkey~

ya will do video for sure..its got to be done..there is a decided lack of fire nunchuck tutorials.

[RobNunchucks]

should do but without wicks on the end they can be very nasty as the ends of tubes will slice flesh if they hit at speed you would want to plug the ends with something and make sure to file them smooth

[joeworm11]

Great ideas. I especially like that you folded the wick in half so the frayed edges aren't exposed. I also agree that shorter nunchaku will really burn you. My first fire nunchaku were only 12 inches and gave me 1st degree burns on my forearms.

[jasoncummings2000]

I want to make a couple pair of these. what is the wick material made of and once made what do you soak them in. Somehow I dobt you just light them on fire. I was told that the width of the chain or rope was supposed to be the width of your palm. Awesome vid. any help would be great.

[RobNunchucks]

its kevlar wick search for shops selling fire spinning equipment like poi or staff. soak the ends in parafin/kerosene then light them DO NOT USE PETROL UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE HORIBLY BURNT!!!!! as for chain length watch my "wanta learn contact nunchucks" video if you wanta do those type of moves use the chain length in the video. if you dont then use what ever length you want.

[Koreanbeatdown]

I think your vids are amazing! This video really helped! I use the nunchucks often and I go to tournaments and such...I don't see myself as a novice, but I highly doubt that I'm advanced either....I've placed first every time in the tournaments, so I wanted your advice. Would you recommend that I use these nunchucks? I'm used to longer chains, so it'll take some getting used to. Reply to this comment or message me. I favorited this video and I'm gonna sub.

[RobNunchucks]

it very much depends these nunchucks are very usefull for doing more complex tricks however the extra weight and lenght meen you will go slower than with a shorter lighter set of chux. it also depends on the way the competions your entering are judged i know some will actualy penalise certain types of moved deamed "pointlessly flashy" though a short chain with lighter shorter chux may work very well. ultimately you would have to try them and see if they fit your style.

[gomartgo]

wow man...I saw you on the forum..saw your video of contact nunchaku...then saw this vid...man...that was cool...and so easy to do..... gonna have to make a pair like that...always wanted to try fire chucks anyways...so yeah..

thanks for the vid man 5 stars

[8Black8Rabbit8]

lemme tell you that, great vid!

i'll try to make a pair like yours, they look cool!

oh and about the chain, my chain has about the same length as yours, slightly longer, but i'm fine with it, so people don't talk about stuff you don't know :)

[FBFS072]

5 Stars, Nice Vid

[moominmama87]

execellent video. thank you very much.

ps - your other 'concept' moves video is really good too. :p

[hellstoocold]

??????i'm confused about the glue.....

[RobNunchucks]

i've posted an FAQ in the more info section with some more info about glue.

[RoniTheKillah]

nunchucks, cool, but useless.

[RobNunchucks]

lol my fave simpson quote of all time :D

[RoniTheKillah]

wel, my favourite is by Homer:"Donuts, is there anything they can't do?"

[moeonthat]

If you look at bruce lees chucks or any actual chucks used the chain is about as long as mine Don know where you got your length from...

[Straigo]

No he's right. I've used Nunchakus for years, all kinds, all weights and though I can use just about any length rope I find novices have many accidents, sometimes dangerous ones do to the rope or chain being too short. For the safest transitions, the length of the chain should be width of the back of ones hand. 11 to 12 centimeters or 4.5 inches of the chain between the ends of the stick (meaning the amount sticking out of the sticks). This will prevent any bounce back in single hand transfers.

[RobNunchucks]

these are not intended for novices these nunchucks have the chain lenght they do because doing contact moves require greater control of the other stick and much more tactile feed back than a long chain can provide. put simply there designed for precision and performance rather than safty if i'ed designed them with safty in mind i would probly have left off the fire attachments :)

[Straigo]

Well, no fire-chucks are for novices, but hosting instructions for their construction is gonna get a few noobs to try it. Though it can't be helped. See my style has been adjusted to absorb the counter force of contact blows. It took a while to adapt, but once mastered I get all the benefits of a longer chain. Having a 4.5inch chain allows for fluid movement in transitions without any stops at all (unlike most styles that pause at transfers). To each their own. Nice design by the way.

[RobNunchucks]

i think were talking about diffrent things when we say contact the contact im talking about the last thing you wanta do is absorb the energy if you look at some of my other videos you'll see what i meen by contact. anyways sorry i got abit defenseive chain lenght is such a subjective thing hence why i said feel free to change it in the video. i've had alot of people commenting about how there non standard lenghts which im well aware of but for the kind of moves i do a short change is a must :)

[h0tcheese736]

nice i will try but i will not be using a gause on the end.me and my friend train in the way of the ninja and my fav wep is nunchuck so i will make sume without gozz but cool and creative=]

[moeonthat]

and wuts up wit tha ends all fat and shit

[RobNunchucks]

there fire nunchucks thats so you can set them on fire

[Straigo]

One can learn to accommodate, but with hard wood chucks, one wrong spin with a rope or chain that is too short and it could cause some serious damage. Also when lighting your chucks on fire, that's the last thing you want. I've seen this happen far too many times with people having too short of a rope/chain. Though, I must say those are some nice chucks. Better than most store bought.

[moeonthat]

chain is way to short

[jazer94]

u should set the ends on fire befor u fight cuz that would look cool but also do more damage ,but it might ware out in about 5 mins of combat up to u anyway?

[MLeighAnneH]

its great sum1 is makn numchuck instead of buying them, well done good

although you can get them for about £8 of the web =D

[Rellizate]

There's no way you can get fire nunchucks for £8. The cheapest is £30 I can find.

[AznR0ckStar91]

y don't just get a real one?? buying or using all those stuff cost almost the real chuck or maybe more plus its easier those might not feel like a real thing

[RobNunchucks]

i did used to buy them off the internet however the main problem with that is though there cheap you get what you pay for. most use those ball swivels that fly appart after a month. its next to imposable to find extra heavy chux with the correct chain length and ballanceing, if you want nunchucks that can be set on fire as well then forget it. the point of building these chux isn't to save you money the point is that you can't buy nunchucks like this on the web they dont exist they must be built

[gtagtagta3]

buy one on the internet suckaa

[the4thDR]

very nice!!! Big thanks for sharing:D

[IrnWoyr]

Thanks Rob for the tutorial. I will have to engineer a pair eventually. I am still beginning, and if I tried to use them now I would bust my skull open, light my ass on fire, and probably burn down my house. HA. Oh well, keep kickin' ass bro your videos are f*ckin carnage.

[RemSurja]

good vid man and realy good instruction :)

[RobinWiiii]

cool..=)

[ten0dera]

great stuff....going to get started on a pair soon

[Flokoli]

Mac Gyver

[RobNunchucks]

1. originaly i did use the length you specifyed however performing contact moves becomes increasingly difficult with a longer chain because of the increased unpredictability of the other stick. if you want a longer chain thats fine but they wont work well for contact

2. the end of the nunchuck is on fire and your going to be rolling it round your shoulders if you want to do that with a short stick your a braver man than me

[foshau]

nice taunting man!

[Chauvinisticzero]

1: the links/chain are way too short

authentically its supposed to be 9links

[just long enough to be draped along the sides of your wrists]

2: the chuck's itself is way too long

[10inches authentic/ 15inches american]

But other than that, good tutorial

[thequeenofspades]

very nice instructable

[XSHAHEHX]

This video is definately an important one for any nunchuck artist looking to build their own set. Rob is doing a great service to this community by making a video such as this one and am sure to use this knowledge in the furture. I really liked the fact that he explain that one should fold the kevlar wicking in half to prevent fraying... it's very import to avoid fraying and you'll get alot more use out of them by doing so.

[Magnoliophya]

... that's no way to treat a fire-place!

[Magnoliophya]

[for those who like tape] The direction of tape wrap @ ~4:20 - what a great tip. You're a class act rob.

[WaldoCabezon]

Great guide, thanks

[igorcabbab]

Nice tutorial. Really helpful. :D

[Rakward]

Awesome video, I also made my own nuchuk from a broomstick, chain and tape but I don't have a fire nunchuck yet. I will defenitly try this some day.

Thanks for posting this.

[RobNunchucks]

oh and yes only the top part with the chain comeing out is filled with glue not the whole tube

[RobNunchucks]

The tape isn't perminent its only put on to stop the wick from unraveling while you attach the wicks, once there attached you take the tape off. as for pushing the wire thought the wicks make sure your U is lined up right with the wholes before you start then just go for it.

[phoenixRB]

I saw that you taped the wicks. That taped will melt when they are lit, so what happens to the free end that is no longer taped? My guess is that you have the free end as close to the holes as possible so you dont have that long ends hanging freely. But thats just my guess :)

[parkour0roosta]

really easy to understand. just a couple of questions, just to clarify. 1) did you fill the entire handle with glue or just up by the chain? 2) how did you know where to stab the wire through the wick to get it through the holes as well? cheers

[Rellizate]

Just the end. It's quite hard to do that, but just wiggle it around and you'll fine the holes.

[NunchakuFreak]

Very nice way to attach them, I like the idea.

It's a really great tutorial, favorited!

Would kevlar wick only be a bit cheaper... :(

[damienangelicas]

great tutorial! my fire chux are only 12" but im going to make longer 1s. i really like how you folded the Kevlar so theyre are no frayed ends too. ingenious!!!

[NunchakuKriztov]

Fantastic guide, well made, well explained.

Thanks for taking the time to share your design, I'll start collecting the bits as soon as I have some cash and access to a drill!

[ChosonNinja]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video! You have serious "KNOW HOWS". 5 stars!

[t0xictearsz]

thnx , now i'm gonna make my own