nunchaku - effective as a weapon?

[parkerlineage]

For the amount of training it would be to be effective with this weapon, I think there would be a lot more practical alternatives.

I again say that one could say that about any weapon. The rope dart, for example, or three section staff (two weaopns that, though I've had only like 15 minutes of exposure to, I can tell would be really really really hard).

[Jiffy]

Yep, I agree. I think the same applies to them too.

[unknownstyle]

does anyone here know that they work extremely well as a grappling weapon. the problem for most is that they do not shorten the rope to the correct length, therefore making them harder to control. by the way, if yours are the correct length the rope should be no longer than the distance across your knuckles

[parkerlineage]

The distance across all four knuckles, or just one? 'cause across all four is...(measures)...about 3 1/2 inches, for me.

[KamasandSais]

yes the nunchaku is a very practical weapon against other weapons

[unknownstyle]

well if you have large hands you should go a little shorter, about three inches is the most i'd say

[Brandon Fisher]

does anyone here know that they work extremely well as a grappling weapon. the problem for most is that they do not shorten the rope to the correct length, therefore making them harder to control. by the way, if yours are the correct length the rope should be no longer than the distance across your knuckles

Yes I am very aware of their use as a grappling weapon.

[parkerlineage]

haha...I just had a funny mental image of me grappling with my two favorite weapons - the broadsword and the spear. That'd be awkward...

[glockmeister]

Nothing you can do with them you can't do with a straight stick. at least not in terms of practical self defense.

[bushido_man96]

Yes and No. Yes it is a great weapon to learn but I would rather focas on something that we can use or encounter in real life. like escrima, it would cover blades and blunted weapons. You might not be walking down the street whith chucks or for that fact kali sticks, but it is easier to improvise a stick. ( rebar, bottle, bat, pool stick, tree branch, 2x4, etc..)

That's why I always carry a pair of footlong sticks and a length of cord in my pocket. Never know when they'll come in useful.

(Just kidding, by the way)

Sound like a regular MacGuyver! Build something in a few minutes, and you will be safe!