nunchaku - effective as a weapon?

[parkerlineage]

Not a problem - I think it's cool, anyway.

[Brandon Fisher]

Not a problem - I think it's cool, anyway.

[bushido_man96]

Oh, I see. Thanks.

Why can't we just call it that, again?...

You would have to view the old thread about Japanese vs. English (language) in training.

And by the way, taking my shirt off would probably scare off many innocent bystanders, so I would only use it as a last resort!

[parkerlineage]

And by the way, taking my shirt off would probably scare off many innocent bystanders, so I would only use it as a last resort!

If I took off my shirt, it'd have sort of a flash-bang effect, minus the concussion - pretty much just blinding whiteness. Which is why I always wear a shirt under my gi.

[bushido_man96]

And by the way, taking my shirt off would probably scare off many innocent bystanders, so I would only use it as a last resort!

If I took off my shirt, it'd have sort of a flash-bang effect, minus the concussion - pretty much just blinding whiteness. Which is why I always wear a shirt under my gi.

[Abraham_lincoln]

I'm one of those people who's done a lot of research on the ninja. One interesting thing I came across was that nunchaku were just invented to look cool in movies, and weren't actually used by anyone before Bruce Lee.

Edit: Oh, right, the actual question. I wouldn't think that they are practical as weapons, because first, they are so hard to have any control over, and second, they really aren't much of a range increase. You might as well use a kick or something, that's probably about the same range, anyway.

[Brandon Fisher]

One interesting thing I came across was that nunchaku were just invented to look cool in movies, and weren't actually used by anyone before Bruce Lee.

I am not sure where you got that from but you have unfortunetly been misinformed. The nunchaku were used on Okinawa as a horse bit and as a farm implement of sorts. The last part may or may not be true because according to the Ryukyu Hozon Shinkko Kobudo Kai the nunchaku was not used as flail of any type just a horse bit. The original nunchaku looked like this: http://www.weaponsconnection.com/weapon_images/s_orig_nun.gif

Then evolved into this: http://www.shurite.dk/Modules/Articles/nunchaku.jpg

[Jiffy]

The first picture didn't work. I'm keen to see it.

[Jiffy]

BTW - What is a "Horse Bit"?

[Brandon Fisher]

The first picture didn't work. I'm keen to see it.

Here ya go: http://www.weaponsconnection.com/weapon_images/s_orig_nun.gif

BTW - What is a "Horse Bit"?

Its the piece that goes in the horses mouth that is used to control the direction the horse goes.