Nunchaku’s Distant Cousin

The three section staff started life in China where it was known as the sanjiegun in Mandarin, ‘gun’ meaning staff.  Once it found its way to Okinawa, it became known as the sansetsukon, and they even created a couple of training kata, ‘sansetsukon dai ichi’ and ‘sansetsukon dai ni’. Like nunchaku, the three section staff is part of the ‘bo’ or staff family, and is a jointed weapon. It can, therefore, be seen as a distant relative of nunchaku. Continue Reading →

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