Napoleon Dynamite......What are numb chucks?

Question

I only recently saw the movie for the first time and laughed a lot at the off the wall humor. I know this question was probably asked ages ago but what are these numb chucks or whatever he said that he was putting in his locker?

Answer 1

'Nun' chucks are a "made up for the movies" martial arts weapon although they are based on real weapons.

Answer 2

Oy! Nunchuks are used in martial arts - ever seen a Bruce Lee movie? They are two sticks, don't know the length, maybe 10 inches or longer, joined by a chain.
Watch the movie again - you'll see a lot of stuff you missed the first time around, and it helps you work on your "Napoleon" way of speaking... geez!

Answer 3

dude have you ever seen Bruce Lee's enter the Dragon you can see a master at work in that movie "numb-chucks" is a weapon made up of two pieces of wood about foot long each and are connected by a chain that you swing around and beat the crap out of yourself with, I know I made a pair for myself as a kid and I still have lumps on my head from those things, check out the movie it will explain everything

Answer 4

The nunchaku - "Two section staff", also sometimes called "nunchucks", "numchuks", or "chain sticks" in English) is a martial arts weapon of the Kobudo weapons set and consists of two sticks connected at their ends with a short chain or rope.

Also made famous by Michaelangelo, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

Answer 5

They are two sticks joined by a piece of chain. They were made famous by Bruce Lee a long time ago.

Answer 6

I loved that silly movie I now own it on DVD, I think he meant those wooded things hooked on a chain that you swing around real clever like, who knows, cool movie anyway.

Answer 7

there what bruce lee used to use to crush skulls

Answer 8

i think they are some chinese thing. but i dunno