Tabak-Toyok
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The Tabak-Toyok is a Filipino
weapon closely related to the Okinawan nunchaku
. The primary difference between the Filipino version and other versions of the weapon is that the Tabak-Toyok tends to have shorter handles as well as a longer chain. Each handle is approximately four inches long. The length of the rope or chain that attaches each handle is approximately six inches long. The size of this weapon varies depending on the user.
Filipino martial artist Dan Inosanto
teaches the Filipino use of the Tabak-Toyok in his Filipino Kali curriculum. Dan Inosanto introduced his close friend and teacher, the legendary Bruce Lee
, to the weapon. Bruce Lee is infamous for his cinematic fight scenes portraying the weapon. As a result, Bruce Lee's smaller nunchaku bear a resemblance to these.
In the Philippines, the Tabak-Toyok is popularly known as the chako. It is often used as a street weapon in Filipino brawls. The smaller size of the Tabak-Toyok allows for easy concealment and everyday carry. The weapon is best used at long-range.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
weapon closely related to the Okinawan nunchaku
Nunchaku
is a traditional Okinawan weapon consisting of two sticks connected at their ends with a short chain or rope.-Etymology:The Japanese word nunchaku is the Kun'yomi reading of the Kanji term for a traditional Chinese two section staff....
. The primary difference between the Filipino version and other versions of the weapon is that the Tabak-Toyok tends to have shorter handles as well as a longer chain. Each handle is approximately four inches long. The length of the rope or chain that attaches each handle is approximately six inches long. The size of this weapon varies depending on the user.
Filipino martial artist Dan Inosanto
Dan Inosanto
Daniel Arca Inosanto is a Filipino-American martial arts instructor from California who is best known as a student of the late Bruce Lee and authority on Jeet Kune Do Concepts.-Martial arts:...
teaches the Filipino use of the Tabak-Toyok in his Filipino Kali curriculum. Dan Inosanto introduced his close friend and teacher, the legendary Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...
, to the weapon. Bruce Lee is infamous for his cinematic fight scenes portraying the weapon. As a result, Bruce Lee's smaller nunchaku bear a resemblance to these.
In the Philippines, the Tabak-Toyok is popularly known as the chako. It is often used as a street weapon in Filipino brawls. The smaller size of the Tabak-Toyok allows for easy concealment and everyday carry. The weapon is best used at long-range.