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Simple Nunchaku - Figures eight
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Double upward basic rotation
Double upward basic rotation
Difficulty:  
Required skills: This is a basic move, you do not need to know any other move to learn this one.
Description: This is a very simple movement consisting in making turn several times the Nunchaku in the air when he moves. This movement present an advantage compared to a direct trajectory: it stabilizes the Nunchaku.

Double downward basic rotation
Double downward basic rotation
Difficulty:  
Required skills: Basic rebounds and armpit guard.
Description: Same principle and advantages that the double upward basic rotation, this movement is often used to go back in guard position.

Back in attack position
Back in attack position
Difficulty:  
Required skills: Basic rebounds and armpit guard, Side rebounds.
Description: This movement is very useful to return in attack position in a stable and fast way. It can be carried out after a waist rebound or after one on the side of the arm.

Description : A simple move which is the base of many others in Nunchaku. This is capital to know it well to progress. It exists in two versions: one more complex, but in which one more turns are made and more momentum was taken, than the other.
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Reversed horizontal figure eight normal and advanced
Reversed horizontal figure eight normal and advanced
Difficulty:  
Required skills: Horizontal figure eight normal and advanced.
Description: This is a classic horizontal figure eight, but this time in a reversed rotation way. This move also exists in two versions, one a little more complicated than the other.

Vertical figure eight normal and reversed
Vertical figure eight normal and reversed
Difficulty:  
Required skills: Horizontal figure eight normal and advanced.
Description: This is a classic horizontal figure eight, but performed vertically. The technique is overall the same. This is a very useful movement in advanced techniques.

Slipped figure eight in reverse
Slipped figure eight in reverse
Description: This movement is the same as the reversed figure eight, but this time performed by holding the Nunchaku with a reversed grip. This is necessary to make slip the rope or the chain on the wrist to make the movement.

Reversed vertical figure eight with direction change
Reversed vertical figure eight with direction change
Description: The principal difficulty of this movement is the quick change of direction at the end, right before going back in guard position.

Multiple horizontal figure eight
Multiple horizontal figure eight
Difficulty:  
Required skills: Horizontal figure eight normal and advanced.
Description: This is a small sequence of several figure eight. The height of rotation changes during the move. This is a perfect move for training, to perfectly control the figure eight move.

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