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russ-boy
post Jan 17 2002, 10:25 PM
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I thought nunchaku developed from the rice flail in 17th century Okinawa, Japan (, and Brixton of course).
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post Jan 24 2002, 10:43 PM
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the horse parts is only one of the possible origins.  The most popular belief is that nunchaku developed from the rice flail.
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russ-boy   nunchaku (nun chucks) Vote!   Jan 17 2002, 10:25 PM
Janette   I think we all know it's Brixton :)   Jan 17 2002, 10:29 PM
james   I voted Filipino because I can't think of anyt...   Jan 17 2002, 10:52 PM
michael   Okinawa. According to Grapes 1337 link, they origi...   Jan 20 2002, 04:44 PM
paul   Thats rich coming from a student ;)   :p   Jan 22 2002, 12:32 PM
jamie   are you implying this is not important research?...   Jan 22 2002, 01:06 PM
Matt   If that's where the tool evolved from, who add...   Jan 24 2002, 07:51 PM
quaker   did the staff originate from the french baugette ?...   Jan 25 2002, 10:32 AM
womble   I think that they came from the butchers shop, whe...   Jan 26 2002, 12:24 PM
quaker   and pork chops for hatchets  :p   Jan 28 2002, 09:15 AM
jamie   Nobody realy seems to know for sure, so i thought ...   Jan 17 2002, 08:32 PM
russ-boy   , then again, thinking about it, who knows where t...   Jan 17 2002, 10:27 PM
russ-boy   and Staines.   Jan 17 2002, 10:32 PM
=law=Gr4p3s   http://martialarts.about.com/gi....y_e.htm   Jan 18 2002, 10:58 PM
jamie   I think ive got it! The exact history of the n...   Jan 21 2002, 09:39 PM
laura   You have far too much time on your hands!...   Jan 22 2002, 11:08 AM
Sam   I'm with Laura - you've got far too much t...   Jan 22 2002, 12:51 PM
quaker   mmmmm theres a thought , weapons made of offal ...   Jan 22 2002, 01:58 PM
Alex   What came first, the shuriken or the aerobie?   Jan 25 2002, 12:05 PM
womble   Dont be silly they had them for tea.   Jan 28 2002, 06:55 PM


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