DIY bug bit me.
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Practice foam nunchucks / foamchucks
1 and 2. materials: PVC pipe, cord, saw, bicycle handlebar foam, soldering iron.
3. Saw 2 pcs PVC pice into 2 rods (desired length).
4. Using soldering iron, punch 4 holes on top of each rod (2 holes each side). This is where cord will be tied.
5. Slide on the foam cylnders and tie cord (desired length). Cord tie reference:
www.sakuramartialarts.com/Sakura_Martial_Arts_How_To_Tie_... 6. Slide foam to cover holes.
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Monkeyfist fire nunchucks / firechucks
SativaDust / d3vils arms'
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Home of Poi's
www.homeofpoi.com/articles/monkey_fist.phpEQUALS
Monkeyfist Firechucks
1. Materials: Aluminum rods (thin or thick), steel nail or drill, metal file, screwdriver, pliers, small nuts and bolts, chain (desired length), 2 extra chain links, 6 or more meters of cotton rope (length depends on rope thickness, better option would be kevlar rope for longer burns).
2. Saw 2 aluminum rods to desired length. Punch 2 holes on each end of the rod (all / both ends) with steel nail or drill (support aluminum by placing metal core when hammering to prevent deforming).
3 and 4. Attach the two rods to each other via chain with nuts and bolts. Cut excess bolt length and finish off as illustrated in SativaDust and d3vils arms'
(file off excess sharp metal to prevent skin cuts).
5. Attach the extra chain links to each of the bottom ends of the rods using the same process. These will serve as the anchors where the monkeyfists will be attached.
6. Tie the rope to the chainlink with simple knot. This will serve as the core of the monkeyfist.
7. Start forming the monkeyfist knot as illustrated in Home of Poi's
www.homeofpoi.com/articles/monkey_fist.php.
8 and 9. I use extra rods to maintain the form of the knots at different stages of the knot-tying process. Makes the tying easier.
10. I also use a screwdriver to insert the rope towards the end of knot-tying when the loops are smaller. I also use pliers when pulling the knot tigher.
11. The monkey fist looks like a volleyball with six-sides. Modification of the monkeyfist knot made by situating the anchor in the middle of one of the sides instead of between three sides. (I think of it as dice. I situate the rod where the "One" dot is located instead of the corner of the dice where three sides meet.)
12. Monkey fist knot before tightening.
13. Tightened monkey fist knot.
14. Finished monkeyfist firechucks below prototype with braided cotton wick.
Note: May work on torches, jo and bo firestaffs as well. (I'm actually poofed after making this. Pulling the knots tight is tiring. May still shorten rods later... Tired.
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