ideal weight for freestyle nunchacks

[jengoman]

Hi guys,
When I look at freestyle competitions , in all of them used nunchacks are different. Like in Bercy-France or in this forum. They are also not to find on nunchaku suppliers web shop. Only 1 I know is  "Go shikatas" nunchacks.
So , question is:
- where is to find nunchacks for "Freestyle" ?
- Made of which materials are ideal and
- Most importent is "what is ideal weight for freestyle competition ?"
My favorit purple heart and oak at competitions was heavy for speed.

[Galford Weller]

As far as I know, there's no specific answer for this question.

That's because freestyle, as a core concept, is not standarized.

That's the reason why competitions here never asks for certain kind of materials or lenghts of nunchaku used by the contestants. Also that's the reason why you'll find different measures in different competitions from other organizations. Rules for WNA competitions are different to those rules from ASKA competitions, and so on.

It's free-style, after all.

In my humble opinion, if you want to find the ideal measures for freestyle nunchaku, I would say try different weights, lengths and materials so you can feel the difference between them and find which suits you most.
That's why you'll see many chuckers who makes their own nunchaku's instead of buying from stores, although there are some really good stores out there which you can always try.

Of course you could always keep in mind when trying different kind of nunchaku, that it shouldn't be too heavy for you to handle it, but also shouldn't be too light for you to control it. Try and find a balance 

[djh157]

Freestyle doesn't have a standard for what type of nunchaku to use. You can use anything you like, and their isn't really a best, it's just whatever you prefer. Same with the weight, some people like heavy some people like lightweight, it all depends on what you like better. If purple heart and oak are your favorites than those are the best for you.

[Steph [TDO]]

There isn't really a standard, but from what i saw during competitions :
- A lot of competitors use home made nunchaku
- A lot of competitors use wooden nunchakus (different kind of wood)
- A lot of competitors use rope to link their nunchaku.
- Their nunchaku are often around 200gr.
- Their rope are often around 10cm.

I would say this is average the most used kind of nunchaku during real competitions, but some competitors use some really different kind of nunchaku too. You just have to try different kind of nunchaku and find what you prefer.

[jengoman]

So, as far I got: "make your own choice ".
Octagon or hexagon nunchacks can hurt, not ideal for freestyle.
Light nunchacks ,especially safety nunchacks of WNA is not easy to catch it when I'm speedy.They jumping out of my hands.

[James919]

     Hello Jengoman, I have the same problem with foam chucks or 'feather weights', they just bounce out of my hands. I have a small list of 4 woods that just might match your weight preference, I would only use these woods for freestyling and maybe striking a heavy-bag, no cement block breaks or anything. Attached by cord.

Rock Maple - Acer Saccharum , Black Walnut - Juglans Nigra , Teak - Tectona Grandis , African Padauk - Pterocarpus Soyauxii.

I recently switched to a 350mm long handle from a 300mm, something else you may want to experiment with. If you could find the wood in a size of about 36mm x 36mm x 400mm (usually called 'Turning Blanks'), you could take them to anybody that can operate a wood lathe and possibly get them made for a reasonable price. If none of these woods are available to you, maybe some local wood would do just fine.

[danceswithsticks]

IMHO... rock maple and paduk are the only 2 woods you mentioned that will survive a high speed impact with a concrete floor! The others are hard but brittle!

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[James919]

IMHO... rock maple and paduk are the only 2 woods you mentioned that will survive a high speed impact with a concrete floor! The others are hard but brittle!

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You're correct. My bad for not mentioning that,thank you.