What is the origin of nunchakus?

The origin of nunchakus: First, from the nomadic people in the northwest. The northern song dynasty's military book "Wu Jing zong Yao" says: "the iron chain clamps the stick, originally from Xirong, that is, use it. The infantry of the enemy Han is shaped like a farmer's cangue beating wheat, decorated with iron, which is conducive to hitting it from above, so those who make good use of Han soldiers are clever at Rong people. " The so-called iron chain clip stick is the predecessor of nunchakus. Ethnic groups in nomadic grassland areas in the Middle East of Asia, such as Turks and Uighurs, often use this flail stick in cavalry. They made the sticks shorter, wrapped with iron at the top, some with spikes, or made of iron, and threw them sideways on the horse to attack the infantry under the horse. With the horse's momentum and the pressure of high-speed waving, once the infantry hits the stick, it is enough to smash its skull, which is powerful. After the iron chain clip was introduced into the Central Plains, it was improved to infantry weapons, which was used to sweep, stop and beat horses' legs, and also had good results.

On the other hand, nunchakus originated in the Central Plains. Flail is an agricultural tool of the agricultural nationalities in the Central Plains, which is widely used. Until now, in the wheat fields during the autumn harvest season, farmers can still see the scene of waving flail to beat wheat. This flail consists of two sticks, the longer one at the bottom is called the handle for holding, and the shorter one at the top is called the tip. The farmer swung the handle up and down, hit the grain with the tip, and then raised the field to dry. The development of weapons comes from practical exploration, and the flail can be bent. It was created by the people of the ancient Central Plains in practice and used as a weapon to defend the city. Imagine that the most taboo and dangerous action of guarding the city on the wall is to lean out of the wall. Once this happens, it is bound to be attacked by enemy crossbows and other long-range weapons at the gate. If you don't bend over, you can't attack the climbing enemy at all. Therefore, holding a flail in the female wall, you can hit the enemy with a sharp beat without bending over, which is really a wonderful use, making the flail a sharp weapon for guarding the city. As early as the pre-Qin period, the people of the Central Plains used flail to defend the city, which was called "Lianbao". It means the same thing. "Mozi prepares the city gate" says: "The two steps are to erect stilts, long axes and long vertebrae; Twenty shots, two steps a week. " It means that when guarding the city, a company is equipped every two steps to attack the enemy with its intensive firepower. Don Du You's "General's Canon" also said: "Even stilts are like flail, hitting the enemy outside the female wall." From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties, Lianting has always been one of the necessary weapons for China people to defend the city.

It is also said that nunchakus was founded by Zhao Kuangyin, Song Taizu, and was originally called Big Panlong Stick (also called Big Sweep in modern north) and Small Panlong Stick (Small Sweep). However, at that time, the big panlong sticks were short and long, which were specially used to sweep away the clues of the enemy, break the armour or hard weapons, and make them lose their fighting capacity. Later, this weapon spread from the south to the Philippines and from the east to Japan. Due to historical changes, nunchakus has been changed to its present appearance: the total length is 72CM, and for every 30CM saved, there is an iron chain or nylon rope in the middle, which is about 12CM long. Bruce Lee nunchaku is a standard 72CM nunchaku, which is different from the traditional Panlong stick.