MARCOLO Flexible Rubber Nunchucks Bendable Nunchucks

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I was started training to use chucks the summer before my 5th birthday. I was training with local twins that were brow belts in Shorin-Ryu (A Japanese art that would fall under the category of "Karate") that were up for their black belts. They had to put a demo together and they thought having a 4 years old use a pair of chucks would look awesome in front of a crowd. They were correct. I spent that entire summer practicing these routines they were teaching me on top of training me as a white belt in Shorin-Ryu. I made it to a yellow belt with them by 6 and by 8 I was in a paid for school instead of practicing in their yard which wasn't possible in rain or winter. They also allowed me to keep my earned Yellow belt after testing me which was nice. They remind me of that first set they gave me. I asked why they didn't give me the real ones to practice with and they replied "So you don't hurt your head". That said, these look like more of a decoration than for practice. They are very light but that didn't stop me from spinning them around for an hour. I couldn't help myself. I always found the Nunchaku so much fun. They can generate up to 90Lbs per sq" so they CAN be dangerous and that is where these come in. After twirling them around striking everything I could they were no worse for wear. They are fine to practice with. I would recommend the ball bearing models that move smoother but these are just fine to begin with. You can practice your forms and whatever else strikes your fancy, like chuck combos and defensive techniques. For the price they are a good set. And due to the price would make a Halloween costume look that much more authentic.

These are some really nice practice nunchuks. I like that the cord is set to be replaceable. Because it's a cord and not a chain, with repeated use, I can see the cord wearing and eventually breaking. However, you can tell from the construction that you will be able to replace it pretty easily. The cord is a little shorter than what a chain is. So if you need that extra length, you may want to replace the cord earlier rather than later. Having played with real nunchuks, these trainer ones don't offer quite the same flexibility and rotation and that's simply the difference between chain and cord. So if you have used regular ones, be prepared for a small difference. For a beginner, the cord will work great. I'm excited to learn to use these properly and to help my little learn them for her taekwondo class. She is already starting with these before he gives them the real ones. Great for learning and i recommend

They are very light weight, soft foam rubber handles that are not likely to hurt you while practicing. And the artwork on the handles looks pretty cool too. So I don't know if I would call these a toy, but it's a good way to get started with nunchucks without poking your eye out. Probably most important, other than maybe watching some videos to see how to use them, is to store them properly so that the foam rubber on the handles doesn't start to degrade and fall apart. That would be my biggest concern that they could easily start to fall apart if exposed to anything that would start to eat away at the foam. I hope this helps. Thanks for reading and liking.

I've had some training with nunchucks way back when I practiced wushu. These Marcolo practice nunchucks are not bad for something you can buy off the shelf. There is enough weight for these to get some speed but not heavy enough to seriously hurt beginners. The cord that holds the two pieces together is doubled up and sometimes gets twisted up on itself. This makes the movement a little different from the typical nunchuck chain that is connected on swivels. In any case, I can still perform the typical nunchuck motions without too much difference. You can also re-tie the cord to be a single connection. Given the price and build quality, this is a pretty solid beginners nunchuck.