Blue Molded Hard Rubber 12" Ball Bearing Practice Chucks

The basic grip is very simple. You will be holding your nunchaku the way you grip any cylindrical object, the way your hand naturally curls around it. While most martial arts styles use a grip near the top of each stick, in artistic nunchaku you will be gripping along the entire length of the prop, depending on the trick you're doing and your desired objectives. The normal grip is with the top of the stick (the end nearest the joint) going out the thumb-side of your hand. There are reverse grips, finger-roll grips, and a few other minor variations, but for now we will only be using the normal grip.