nunchaku - effective as a weapon?

[parkerlineage]

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.

Give him a break; he's a lawyer from Illinois, and from the mid-to-late 1800s, afterall.

[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.

Give him a break; he's a lawyer from Illinois, and from the mid-to-late 1800s, afterall.

LOL

[Jeet Kune Do]

I think that the Nunchaku are a good weapon because :

1. your opponent will never know where you will hit them

and

2. The Nunchaku tricks (showing off) can distract an opponent and intimidate him

[Syphax]

I say yes, they can be very effective weapons. If used correctly, nunchakus are certainly lethal.

However, I also say no, they are not too practical now since in the event of any attack, how likely are you to have a pair of nunchakus lying around? Staff and escrima are the most practical weapons in that respect.

[Sengra]

Yeah, I'd go with sticks rather than nunchacks. ^_^