nunchaku

Example Sentences

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While stealing moments to train for an upcoming nunchaku scene — the signature weapon of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, whose writings inspired the project — Koji accidentally smacked himself in the head, he admits.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2022

“Clearly, my years of martial arts training paid off. Pulled my old nunchaku out of storage … like riding a bike,” Mr. Brnovich captioned the five-second clip.

From Washington Times • May 14, 2019

And from the counter he lifted a set of nunchaku and waved them in the air.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2017

Orcutt said he came to the nunchaku in the late 1970s, when, inspired by kung fu movies, he got his black belt while going to school for law enforcement.

From The Guardian • Oct. 27, 2015

She sighed as she put the battle-ax back, then flipped out a pair of nunchaku.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda