Nunchaku

Nunchaku is a challenging sport! You work on your physical shape, you hit yourself at the back of your head and you train in one of the most driven nunchaku-clubs in the Netherlands, led by the world champion Hannah Jalink. Not terrified yet? Sign up for a try-out or the beginners course!

Nunchaku at the USC: how does it work?

Beginners course

• Are you an absolute nunchaku beginner? Start with this course.
• You learn the basics and how to handle the nunchaku.
• Sunday afternoon course. Classes take 1 hour.
• World champion Hannah Jalink is your teacher.

Training

• There are 2 trainings, 75 minutes each per week; beginners and advanced train together.
• You can take these trainings with your nunchaku- or passe-partout membership.
• With your membership you can also join the circuit training for combat sportsmen and the free training hours in the dojo. Both are available in sportcentrum Universum.
• You can join the trainings all year through.
• You can choose between a 3, 6 or 12 month membership.
• You are always welcome to try out nunchaku. For this please turn to our front desk.

Nunchaku training

Nunchaku has 3 disciplines, you never stop learning. You learn technical skills of nunchaku and you work on your balance, explosivity and posture. Nunchaku is a great workout for your general condition.

USC instructor

The instructor is Hannah Jalink (3rd dan). She became 2-fold Wordld Champion in 2018. Check out this footage of her winning the kata balckbelts. When she got a black belt in 2011, she decided to start teaching nunchaku. Meanwhile, Hannah has won multiple WK, European – and national titles. She is the best female nunchakuka of the moment.