American Handcrafted Nunchaku

Check our Main Shop and Shop favorites pages to start. Our American Handcrafted nunchaku are available in various lengths and widths for martial arts students, instructors, and nunchaku enthusiast everywhere. The import outlets hate us because we are the only handmade nunchaku in the world! Can’t Decide? Contact us We are glad to help. Whether you call them nunchakus, nunchucks, Tabak-Toyok, nûchiku, chainsticks, chuka sticks, karate sticks, we make them all by hand here in the USA.

Our Nunchaku are never stained, this is how the natural hardwoods look after being oiled.  They are made to be functional in forms and real life.  We don’t coat driftwood in Polypropylene! Each nunchaku is one of a kind, made with 100% American materials and labor.  We invite you to check out our selection of handcrafted nunchaku and experience the difference in something that was handmade vs an imported mass produced cookie cutter product.

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Paulownia Padawan Trainer Nunchaku

The perfect Lightweight Trainer Nunchaku.  Why bother with foam, these nunchaku are lighter than most foam fake nunchaku.  Available now in regular and slim cut and school packs. These are great for practicing swings, but NOT for STRIKING or Impact!

A lightweight and porous hardwood. PAULOWNIA Grain is generally straight, with a coarse, uneven texture. Very large pores give Paulownia a striped, porous look.  This hardwood is normally only found in asia. In Pennsylvania the story is that imported products from asia used to use the flowers from this tree is packing. The seeds from those flowers eventually spread around and made it to the road side and now in PA amish country the trees grow all over.


Aluminum Nunchaku
Aluminum Nunchaku

Our American Handcrafted Nunchaku feel and work the way they were supposed to because we made them to be comfortable and strong.  Each of our pieces is one of a kind because they are made by hand.  At American Nunchaku we think this makes each one special. 

Human beings alone have the ability to place special value in objects. Its called personification or anthropomorphism.  An example of this is a rabbit’s foot or a favorite shirt, or possibly a lucky cup. These are all objects that take on personality’s of their own to the owner. Martial artist make connections with their weapons in the same way and we provide a weapon worthy of that notion. We provide that type of product by making American handcrafted nunchaku completely fashioned in the United States.  Every nunchakus or nunchucks is one of a kind. All hand cut from natural hardwoods, never stained, all hand sanded oiled and strung. Have a look at our different batches, and select your one of a kind Octagon Nunchaku.


The American Handcrafted Nunchaku or nunchucks (Japanese: ヌンチャク Hepburn: nunchaku, often “nunchuks“, “chainsticks“, “chuka sticks” or “karate sticks” in English) is a traditional Okinawan martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks connected at one end by a short chain or rope. The two sections of the weapon are commonly made out of wood, while the link is a cord or a metal chain. The nunchaku or nunchucks is most widely used in martial arts such as Okinawan kobudō and karate, and is used as a training weapon, since it allows the development of quicker hand movements and improves posture. Modern-day nunchaku can be made from metal, wood, plastic or fiberglass. Toy and replica versions made of polystyrene foam or plastic are also available. Possession of this weapon is illegal in some countries, except for use in professional martial art schools.

Every martial artist starts out and after some training, begin to acquire the weapons they study.  This happens in schools of every martial art style. When this time happened for me for the nunchaku, I was less than pleased with the standard issue chuck in bag, UN strung nunchucks from china.  It cost about $19 plus shipping but was in reality  worthless because they were too uncomfortable to learn with. 

New 2023 Rope colors


For more information about our American Handcrafted Nunchaku and us check about us  Also check out the history of nunchaku to get more information about it’s role is martial arts as well as how to care for your nunchaku.  Always check your local laws in regards nunchaku and their use as well as our terms and conditions

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