Improved PVC Nunchucks

Are you interested in the world of martial arts? Or maybe you're only a juggling lover?

If the answer is YES, you've come to the right instructable.

First of all, I have to say that I've based this tutorial in these instructables:

http://www.instructables.com/id/PVC-Pipe-Nunchucks-for-under-10/

http://www.instructables.com/id/Amazingly-easy-to-make-PVC-Nunchucks-for-under-10/

I've changed a few things to improve them and the final result is a pair of professional, functional and well-built nunchucks. Continue reading and you'll find what I've modified in the next step.

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Step 1: Modifications

I built a pair of nunchucks a few weeks ago with the indications of those instructables I've wrote in the main step. After using them a little, they broke as you can see in the video.

The reason was that the eyebolts were totally sticked to the pipe, and the PVC isn't too strong, so it didn't withstanded the effort.

The solution was easy: to improve the eyebolt hanging. The new ones are built to spin and move as you can see in the video, and they have a metal ring so the friction doesn't make the PVC suffer.

lordcooler says: Feb 13, 2013. 9:29 AM

i made nunchuck out of a 2pencils and ducktape

jujitsu-mam (author) in reply to lordcoolerFeb 19, 2013. 7:51 AM

Unless you can think that's too much simple, the fact is that you can start doing a lot of tricks with those nunchucks. But pencils are very small, try to use instead rolls made with an old newspaper!

MasterMind555 says: Oct 1, 2010. 8:12 AM

If you're really tough, fill em with sand :D, joking joking, but maybe put something light in it to toughen them, cause if you use them alot, they are gonna deformate ( That stuff is still plastic )

jujitsu-mam (author) in reply to MasterMind555Oct 2, 2010. 3:03 PM

As you said, is possible to fill them. Even with sand, being a bit careful. But I have used them a lot leaving them hollow, and they hadn't broke or bend (the PVC is very thought).

Filling or not is all about the weight you want. For beginners, the best choice is to leave them very light, keeping them hollow (less painful). But is more realistic and better for your training to add weight when you learn the basics, I think.

Anyway, thanks for the suggestion, and sorry for my poor english :)