Video: Anderson Silva shows skill with nunchaku with an eye on the Olympics

Former UFC champion appears training with the weapon, used in some of the most traditional taekwondo disciplines

Bruno ferreira

22/04/2015 | 17:52

Anderson shows skill with the nunchaku on video. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Confirmed in the taekwondo trials for the 2016 Olympic Games, Anderson Silva has been showing its new facets on social media. The former UFC champion posted on his account Instagram two videos in which he shows a lot of intimacy with the nunchaku, a weapon that is used in some of the most traditional types of sport:

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