He Yong Gan ヌンチャク Nunchaku Instructor Course , 雙節棍 , S huāng J ié G ùn Instr u ctor Course He Yong Gan He Yong Gan Martial Arts School , The Netherland s Page 1 of 4 NUNCHAKU INSTRUCTOR COURSE HE YONG GAN NUNCHAKU REQUIREMENTS & CONCEPTS FOR LIMITLESS APPLICATIONS All the exercis es should be done on the Right and Left Si d e 1. Nunchaku Grips H ow to hold the N unchaku in different ways - Close to the Chain - Middle Grip (use lower part as hooks) - End of Nunchaku : Grip for more reach - Reversed Grip 2. Nunchaku Stances A minimum of 4 stances are required for this N unchaku course , left and right leg in fro nt - Offensive Stance : Nunchaku backhand guard high , Nunchaku in front hand - Defensive Stance : with a hand out , Nunchaku behind (under armpit) - O pen Stance : Nunchaku f r o nt with open fingers hands out , arms stretched - Over Shoulder Stance : Hold Nunchaku behind the should er - Hidden S t ance : hide the Nunchaku behind your leg , front arm stretched hand out 3. Nunchaku Basic Handling B asic spinning with the N unchaku - Spin forward - Spin backward - Whirl Wind Spin (above head 2 directions) - Figure 8 Spin Forward - Figure 8 Spin Backward - Kamikaze Spin Double Nunchaku (Forward figure 8 and Backward figure 8 ) 4. Nunchaku Handling Drill s D rills for handling the N unchaku - Nunchaku basic Handling Drill (hand for hand in front of you ) - Circle Drill Throw and Catch ( nunchaku makes a f ull C ircle in the air ) He Yong Gan ヌンチャク Nunchaku Instructor Course , 雙節棍 , S huāng J ié G ùn Instr u ctor Course He Yong Gan He Yong Gan Martial Arts School , The Netherland s Page 2 of 4 5. Nunchaku Body Catching , Body Wrapping P revents hurting yourself after a s trike , the N unchaku wraps around body - Torso Hip Catch - Legg Catch - Upper Arm Catch - Shoulder Catch - Neck Catch - Legg Arm Catch - High to Low Catching - Body Catch Change to change spinning Direction Show them one by one , and m ake a co mbination of all the above body wrappings 6. Nunchaku Form s F orms a set pattern of moving to learn to move and hit with the N unchaku I. The Four Directions Form - 4 Directions Form : Offensive Stance, Strike then Figure 8 back to armpit : Offensiv e S tance II. The 16 Angles of Attack Form with single Nunchaku - NORMAL GRIP RIGHT : 16 Angles of Attack : learn strikes in 16 directions, 16 ways - NORMAL GRIP LEFT: 16 Angles of Attack : learn strikes in 16 directions, 16 ways - REVERSED GRIP RIGHT: 16 Angles of Attack : learn strikes in 16 directions, 16 ways - REVERSED GRIP LEFT: 16 Angles of Attack : learn strikes in 16 directions, 16 ways III. The 16 Angles of Attack Form with double Nunchaku s ( together and one by one ) - NORMAL GRIP: 16 Angles of Attack : learn strikes in 16 directions, 16 ways - REVERSED GRIP: 16 Angles of Attack : learn strikes in 16 directions, 16 ways 7. Nunchaku Blocks f o r Defenses Make the blocks with two hands on the N unchaku use as concept s - Hig h Block above th e head - Side Block to both sides right and left - Dow nward Block to both sides - Push Blo ck forward He Yong Gan ヌンチャク Nunchaku Instructor Course , 雙節棍 , S huāng J ié G ùn Instr u ctor Course He Yong Gan He Yong Gan Martial Arts School , The Netherland s Page 3 of 4 8. Nu n chaku Catching from Hand to Hand I ntermediate skills hand to hand , also do variations with spin - Catch Horizontal to other hand behind Torso - Catch Horizontal Around Neck - Catch Vertical Around Arm under Armpit wit h and without a single Spin - Catch Diagonal on Back up to down - Catch Diagonal on back from hip to shoulder down to up - Catch Around Legg (back to front) - Catch Vertical From Under Armpit Above Shoulder - Reversed Grip Body Catch to back spin to Elbow Grab Make a combination frees tyle drill, a free form with all the above C atches 9. Advanced Nunchaku Handling Skills A dvanced spinning and handling skills - Wrist Switch (half back and forth) - Figure 8 Wrist Switch Side to Side - Hip Catch Wrist Switch (Left to Right, Right to Left) - Legg Switch (half) - Full wrist Switching (1 flowing motion over the hand and over the Thumb) - Full Wrist Switch to Throw and Catch 10. Full Contact Free style Nunchaku Training W ork against pads, a tree or other targets for resistance - Target Practi c ing against Pads or other T argets ( non human ) 11. Selfdefense Techniques with the Nunchaku 1 0 S elfdefense techniques , just different conce p ts to work with the Nunchaku - 1st technique against punches - 2nd technique against kicks - 3rd technique against grabs and grabs with punches - 4rd tecnique against a choke - 5th technique in a groundfight situation - 6th technique against a n escrima stick - 7 th technique against a knife - 8 th technique against a nu nchaku - 9 th technique against a knife - 10 th technique agai nst a gun threat He Yong Gan ヌンチャク Nunchaku Instructor Course , 雙節棍 , S huāng J ié G ùn Instr u ctor Course He Yong Gan He Yong Gan Martial Arts School , The Netherland s Page 4 of 4 12. Chokes with Nunchaku H ow to do chokes with the N unchaku show 4 different ways - 1st Choke - 2nd Choke - 3rd Choke - 4th Choke 13. Nunchaku Shadow Sparring , Shadow Fighting F reestyle and u se all N unchaku moves with punches and kicks , Shado w Fighting Shadow Boxing with the nunchaku for 2x 2 minutes ongoing . Show all the previous learned skills but also punches, kicks , blocks and other martial arts skills you have. U s e the Nu nchaku but do not depend only on the we apon. Ada pt and Gr ow as a total warrior ! 14. Nunchaku Real Sparring / Fighting S parring with partner with full protection gear Sparring with the nunchaku, also other martial arts skills are allowed like grabbing, punching, throwing, kicking but use the nunchaku in your moves. The nunchaku should be an addition to your martial arts skills. So be a Total Warrior and use all the skills but never lose the focus on the nunchaku. It is a Nunchaku C ourse so work with the Nunchaku. Spa rring is Full Contact 3 x 3 minutes . W hen the fight goes to the gro und go on until the examinator says: Stand Up! 15. Teaching this Nunchaku Curriculu m T eaching a small grou p in the way of the Nunchaku Teaching is also important for this Nun chaku I nstr uctor course. You should be an example and teach this curriculum to a group of students. O n the examination the examinator decides what aspect of this curriculum you should prepar e and teach. https://www.shaolin - vechtkunst.nl