Freestyle nunchaku refers to the use of the nunchaku weapon (used in martial arts and popularised by Bruce Lee and other martial artists) in a more visually stunning, rather than combative way. Nunchaku-do competitions are now held where marks are awarded based upon visual display rather than predefined kata."- freestyle competitions " World Nunchaku association, Nov 2006
There is a community of freestyle practitioners from around the world who, through collective experimentation and exploration, have compiled a comprehensive breakdown of freestyle and its parts.
Physical Competitions
Freestyle is one of the disciplines of Nunchaku-Do (a sport based upon nunchaku combat freestyle and kata organized by the Nunchaku International Academy, North American Nunchaku Association, and the Stichting Nunchaku Nederland/World Nunchaku Association) freestyle routines are generally judged on the following criteria."- Freestyle Rulebook 2003" world nunchaku association, 1 May 2003
Pace and rhythm Consistency of speed Variation in techniques Control and movement Use of double nunchaku One risk element with one nunchaku One risk element with two nunchaku Dropping the nunchaku Uniqueness and creativeness in composition Visual aestheticity of the entire presentation Application on the entire competition field Time span of the freestyle Showmanship and entertainment Budo/Wushu spirit
International Online Tournaments & Battles The general interest in freestyle nunchaku has, concurrently with the increasing possibilities of sharing skills and techniques that online video sharing communities such provide, expanded to the point where a freestyle nunchaku movement autonomous from the World Nunchaku Association has formed.
The Freestyle Nunchaku Forum (FNF) holds tournaments that all members can participate in. These tournaments are held by participants submitting videos that adhere certain rules (which are relaxed, such as length of video and whether other weapons freestyle can be used). When all of the videos are in, members of the forum can vote on who they think is better. The annual "Chuck Off" has varied categories such as: Singles, Doubles, Fire and Glow, and Director. Similarly, the annual "World Cup" welcomes all sort of nunchaku entries, where editing is allowed and compilations are encouraged to present the highest technicality, difficulty, and visual astonishability the player can possibly bring.
The forum also hosts what are called Ladder Battles. Here participants are ranked by number. Those wanting to move up the ranks can challenge any of the three people above them to a "battle". The two people involved submit videos of their freestyle that adhere to certain rules that are agreed upon. Then, forum members have a certain length of time to vote on who they think is the best.
Major Tournaments Tournament titleAKAFounding yearTotal roundsEdit-freeFreestyle Nunchaku Forum World Cup (Previously Freestyle Nunchaku World Cup)WC (Previously FNWC)20081NoGolden Combo TournamentGCT20192YesNunchaku Digit ChallengeNDC20211Yes
List of Champions YearFNF World CupGolden Combo TournamentNunchaku Digit Challenge2008Michael Magi - -2009Matt Csesznyak - -2010Levi Levier - -2011Stéphane Oberlé - -2012Renato Monte - -2013Sweetwind - -2014Tanguy Guinchard - -2015Levi Levier - -2016Vladmir Boolatov - -2017Howard Lee Danil Mushinsky - -2018Naufal Bintang - -2019JJ Nunchaku Tanguy Guinchard -2020Naufal Bintang Andrea Barra -2021JJ Nunchaku JJ Nunchaku 2022JJ Nunchaku Ali Mirani JJ Nunchaku 2023JJ Nunchaku Daria Kascheeva JJ Nunchaku 2024JJ Nunchaku Daria Kascheeva Alvin Cheng 2025Devin Arkfeld Cristian Rodríguez Alvin Cheng 2026Alvin Cheng - Alvin Cheng
Champions with Multiple Wins TotalChampionWCGCTNDC8JJ Nunchaku 5034Alvin Cheng 1032Levi Levier 2002Naufal Bintang 2002Tanguy Guinchard 1102Daria Kascheeva 020
Countries Champion Count TotalCountryWCGCTNDC8 Belgium5035 China (including Hong Kong)2034 Russia2202 France2002 Indonesia2002 Romania2002 Switzerland1101 Brazil1001 England1001 Philippines1001 USA1001 Chile0101 Iran0101 Italy010
List of World Cup Podium Finishers Year 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place4th Place5th Place2008 SixtyFourWarrior/Michael Magi NinjaRob ChuckNasty Lokos -2009 Matt-Chez/Matt Cseszynak Yetibutt SetsunaJulien/Julien Cayla Kriztov/Chris Campbell - -2010 Levi/Levi Levier 67Steph67/Stéphane Orberlé Yetibutt - -2011 67Steph67/Stéphane Orberlé psionics/Howard Lee SweetWind SetsunaJulien/Julien Cayla -2012 Renato Monte 67Steph67/Stéphane Orberlé SetsunaJulien/Julien Cayla nunchakstyle010/Ncs Xtricks -2013 SweetWind 67Steph67/Stéphane Orberlé Renato Monte - -2014 Monkey-of-Nunchaku/Tanguy Guinchard SweetWind Monster Nunchaku ADC nunchakstyle010/Ncs Xtricks -2015 Levi/Levi Levier Heyson Xu Tanguy Guinchard Alexey Bobrishev nunchakstyle010/Ncs Xtricls -2016 Vladmir Boolatov psionics/Howard Lee Monster Nunchaku ADC Ricardo de Jong van3D2017 Danil Mushinsky psionics/Howard Lee Naufal Bintang Monster Nunchaku ADC Shade Ricardo de Jong nachtschattenvogi -2018 Naufal Bintang SweetWind
Monster Nunchaku ADC
psionics/Howard Lee Gia Huy Arjuna Synyster Jr. Jordan Phang 27 -2019 JJ Nunchaku SweetWind Naufal Bintang - -2020 Naufal Bintang SweetWind Devmode/Devin Arkfeld kungfu_nunchaku psionics/Howard Lee - -2021 JJ Nunchaku Naufal Bintang SweetWind wesyleywest/Wesley Gosali -2022 JJ Nunchaku Naufal Bintang SweetWind Jessy Denis -2023 JJ Nunchaku Cristian Rodríguez Lin Qing Fu - -2024 JJ Nunchaku Daria Kascheeva Cristian Rodríguez - -2025 Devin Arkfeld Jessy Denis Aydin Zoghi - -2026 Alvin Cheng Cristian Rodríguez Daria Kascheeva - -
List of Golden Combo Tournament Podium Finishers Year 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place2019Q1 Tanguy Guinchard Sergey Voronoy Tatu KalliömakiQ2 Naufal Bintang Devin Arkfeld Przemek WalczakQ3 Lin Qing Fu Jukensh Nunchuks Andrea BharraiFinals Tanguy Guinchard Devin Arkfeld Lin Qing Fu2021Q1 Naufal Bintang Tatu Kalliömaki Arjuna DImsyamQ2 Devin Arkfeld Adrian Grabski Miko Boby PratamaQF Naufal Bintang Muh. Farhan AR Arjuna DimsyamSF Naufal Bintang Cristian Rodríguez Ali MiraniFinals Andrea Barra Naufal Bintang Cristian Rodríguez2022Q1 Yasin Kazmi Dorian Geradin Alireza NaseriQ2 Cristian Rodríguez Arjuna Dimsyam Romain PernotSF Cristian Rodríguez Naufal Bintang Dorian GeradinFinals Ali Mirani Romain Pernot Cristian Rodríguez2023QR Cristian Rodríguez Daria Kascheeva Ali MiraniSF Daria Kascheeva Cristian Rodríguez Romain PernotFinals Daria Kascheeva Aydin Zoghi Cristian Rodríguez2024QR Aydin Zoghi Jessy Denis Daria KascheevaFinals Daria Kascheeva Aydin Zoghi Perry Vollering2025QR Cristian Rodríguez Devin Arkfeld Andrea BarraFinals Cristian Rodríguez Andrea Barra Jessy Denis
List of Nunchaku Digit Challenge Podium Finishers Year 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place2021 JJ Nunchaku M. Sajid Ala Muhib Andry Wijaya2022 JJ Nunchaku Naufal Bintang River Lin2023 JJ Nunchaku Daria Kascheeva Cristian Rodríguez2024 Alvin Cheng Bryon McCroskey Ben Tucker2025 Alvin Cheng Bryon McCroskey River Lin2026 Alvin Cheng Bryon McCroskey Jessy Denis
Countries Podium Finishers Count TotalCountryWCGCTNDC17 China (including Hong Kong)111516 France132113 Indonesia91311 USA7139 Russia6218 Belgium5037 Chile3405 Philippines5004 Algeria4004 Iran1303 Netherlands2103 Switzerland2102 Brazil2002 Romania2002 England1012 Vietnam2002 Italy0201 Austria1001 Poland100
References
External links freestyleforum.net - International freestyle nunchaku forum nunchakututorials.com - A complete free site with all the freestyle tricks and moves