My son is an avid sportsperson with his favorite game being basketball and he loves the now famous And1. I though do not like that so finding a unique sports gift which is very very unique and very sporty is always a challenging tasks.
I am not a fan of extreme sports so even that goes out of question.
I have had my fair share of gifts that can be called as sports gifts like the sports shoes or the special tennis shoes. Yes I am a big fan of lawn tennis.
So let me introduce you to a special thing called the Nunchuck. Now this is not extreme but this is a form of martial art. That said you will probably need to learn the way the Nunchuck works before someone can use it. The challenge is that learning can be a pain as well as fun.
The Nunchucks originated from Okinawa , Japan, They are also called as nunchaku.
If you go a any martial arts training class then you will see that they have the Nunchucks training as a part of course. This is because of the knife and the baton they have become very very famous and the credit for that goes to Bruce lee. He introduced Nunchucks in his films and since then they have become very popular. Look at this video and this is absolutely entertaining with what can be done with a Nunchuck
Now if you need to know about the Nunchucks, the techniques, defense and the attack then learn about Nunchucks here.
Final advise is that this can be a great novel gift idea however make sure that you give to someone who is very responsible and mature as any mistake in using this can be very dangerous and lethal too.