Nunchaku Proficiency

Nunchaku Proficiency
Might Guy (Naruto)
Power/Ability to:	Possess great proficiency, capabilities and knowledge in nunchakus.

The power to use nunchaku with great skill, either innately or through training. Sub-power of Weapon Proficiency.

Also Called

• Nunchucks Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency
• Nunchaku Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery

Capabilities

Users, either innately or through training, are masters of wielding nunchakus, a traditional Okinawan martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks connected at one end by a short chain or rope. Aside from performing complex and incredible tricks and performances using Nunchakus, users can also use them to wrap around an opponent's joints and weapons to disarm, the user swings and strikes with them in the manner akin to flails.

Applications

• Enhanced Strike
• Counter
• Grappling Proficiency
• Strangle with the rope or chain.

Variations

• Bladed Nunchaku Proficiency
• Dual Nunchaku Proficiency
• Giant Nunchaku Proficiency
• Three-Section Staff Proficiency

Associations

• Adoptive Muscle Memory
• Crushing
• Empathic Weaponry
• Enhanced Combat
• Enhanced Flailmanship
• Enhanced Whipmanship
• Enhanced Yo-yo Proficiency
• Intuitive Aptitude
• Sentient Weaponry
• Soul-Bound Weapon
• Supernatural Flailmanship
• Weapon Manipulation
• Weapon Creation
• Weapon Manipulation
• Weapon Proficiency Touch

• If users possess energy capabilities, they may be able to perform:
  • Energy Blades
  • Energy Blast via swings
  • Energy Infusion
  • Spatial Slicing
  • Temporal Slicing
  • Nunchaku-shaped Beam Emission

Limitations

• May require a degree of training or exposure.
• May take time to achieve mastery.

Known Users

See Also: Fighting With Chucks and Instant Chucks

• Deus (Asura's Wrath)
• Black Dynamite (Black Dynamite)
• Denbo (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
• Power Joe (Brave Police: J-Decker)
• Huey Freeman and Uncle Ruckus (The Boondocks)
• Numbuh 0.1 (Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O.)
• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Dante (Devil May Cry); via King Cerberus
• Bayonetta and Jeanne (Bayonetta); via Sai Long and Tang Lung
• Nunchuck Banki (Engine Sentai Go-Onger vs. Gekiranger)
• Chen Zhen (Fist of Fury)
• Kenshirō (Fist of the North Star)
• Onisaki Gengo (Rurouni Kenshin)
• Jan Kandou (Juken Sentai Gekiranger)
• Mei Mei (Kung Fu Panda)
• Jon Talbain/Gallon (Darkstalkers/Vampire)
• Kim Wu (Killer Instinct)
• Tohru, Finn, Ratso, and Chow (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Ruby Roundhouse (Jumanji: The Next Level)
• Daena (Legend of Mana)
• Jay (Lego Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics)
• Nun-Chuck (Minions: The Rise of Gru)
• Might Guy (Naruto)
• Casey Rhodes/Jungle Fury Red Ranger (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
• Sun Wukong (RWBY)
• Lee Pyron (Shaman King)
• Maxi (Soulcalibur)
• Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Panthro (ThunderCats)
• Jazz (Transformers Animated)
• Nightbird (Transformers G1)
• Chief Herbert Dumbrowski (T.U.F.F. Puppy)
• Samantha "Sam" (Totally Spies)
• Ultraman Leo (Ultraman series)
• Bruce Lee (Various Media)
• Riven (Winx Club); via his nunchakus

Gallery

Uncle Ruckus (The Boondocks)

Mei Mei (Kung Fu Panda)

His favorite weapon of choice, Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star) is a master in wielding nunchaku...

...easily blowing away entire groups of enemies with each swing.

Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (1987 TV series)

Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 series)

Sun Wukong (RWBY)

Tohru (Jackie Chan Adventures)

Nightbird (Transformers G1)

Denbo (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) with her nunchaku.

Jazz (Transformers Animated) his signature weapon are a pair of Laser Nuchaku and thanks to his Cyber-Ninja Training he can use them to quickly and skillfully dispatch enemies like a group of police robot drones.

GekiRed (Juken Sentai Gekiranger)/Jungle Fury Red Ranger (Power Rangers Jungle Fury) using the GekiNunchaku/Junglechucks.

Wagon (Toriko) wields special nunchaku with kitchen knives at the end

Chen Zhen (Fist of Fury) can use Nunchaku with deadly proficiency.

Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics)

During her time as Ronin, Maya Lopez (Marvel Comics) used nunchucks as her main weapons.

Michelangelo (TMNT/IDW Publishing)

Marshall Law (Tekken)

Jay (Ninjago) primary used nunchucks before switching to kusarigama.

Ultraman Leo (Ultraman series) wielding his Leo Nunchaku.

Videos

ONE PIECE - HEAVY NUNCHAKU-2

Huey Vs. Uncle Ruckus