The nunchaku , "nunchucks", "chainsticks", or "chuka sticks" in English), is a traditional East-Asian martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks, connected to each other at their ends by a short metal chain or a rope. It is approximately 30 cm (12") (sticks) and 1 inch (rope). A person who has practiced using this weapon is referred to in Japanese as nunchakuka .
Various types of nunchaku.
Vietnamese master Hà Dũng performs nunchaku
Hyoshiki (wooden clappers)
A South-East Asian rice threshing tool similar in design to nunchaku.
Okinawan Kobudō (沖縄古武道), literally "old martial way of Okinawa", is the weapon systems of Okinawan martial arts.
World Kobudo Championships 2015
Traditional shields used in kobudō