Nunchaku-Jutsu Kumite

ヌンチャク術   組手

Nunchaku-Jutsu (or ヌンチャク術 in Japanese) includes the fighting techniques ( 術 Jutsu ) with the dual-section hardwood stick ( ヌンチャク Nunchaku ) according to Ryukyu Kobujutsu. Next, Kumite (or 組手 in Japanese) – literally ’grappling hands’ – means practicing with an opponent.

Ippon-Kumite     Renzoku-Kumite     Sogo-Kumite

Ippon-Kumite

1. Honte-Uchi [Seme: Tanto-Oi-Tsuki Chudan]
2. Gyakute-Uchi [Seme: Tanto-Oi-Tsuki Chudan]
3. Soto-Surechigai-Uchi [Seme: Tanto-Oi-Tsuki Chudan]
4. Uchi-Surechigai-Uchi [Seme: Tanto-Oi-Tsuki Chudan]
5. Uchi-Furiage-Uchi [Seme: Tanto-Otoishi-Uchi Jodan]
6. Soto-Furiage-Uchi [Seme: Tanto-Otoishi-Uchi Jodan]
7. Uchi-Otoshi-Uchi [Seme: Mae-Geri Chudan]
8. Gedan-Harai-Uchi [Seme: Mae-Geri Chudan]
9. Honte-Uchi [Seme: Tanto-Oi-Tsuki Jodan]
10. Gyakute-Uchi [Seme: Tanto-Oi-Tsuki Jodan]
11. Soto-Mawari-Ushiro-Uchi [Seme: Kata-o-Tsukamu]
12. Uchi-Mawari-Ushiro-Uchi [Seme: Morote-Kata-o-Tsukamu]

Renzoku-Kumite

Renzoku (or 連続 in Japanese) means ‘continuous’, and Kumite (or 組手 in Japanese) can loosely be translated as ‘fighting’. Combined, Renzoku-Kumite is a continuous drill of blocks and attacks with a sparring partner. The purpose of this form of exercise is to develop confidence, timing, and distancing with an opponent. This is for reaching greater progress in training and technical control. In the video embedded below (recorded on 10 Februari 2025), budoka Johan Oldenkamp performs the basic continuous drill sequence for the Nunchaku:

Sogo-Kumite   |   綜合 組手

‘Sogo’ (or 綜合 in Japanese; sōgō) means ‘composite’, ‘synthesis’, ‘integration’, or ‘putting together’. It has become customed to translate these forms of Kumite as ‘comprehensive’. In the video embedded below (recorded on 27 January 2025), budoka Johan Oldenkamp performs the five comprehensive fighting sequences for the Nunchaku:

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