Nunchaku vs Staff

[Tobias_Reece]

Hey troops, I think its about time I posted another topic - been a long while.

 

We've seen Art vs. Art - now how about Weapon vs Weapon

 

Ok, to start, how about...........

 

Nunchaku vs Rokushaku bo/ 6ft staff

 

Lets explore......

[Tombstone]

I'm not very familiar with weapons but i'll say the bo because its more practical.

[SaiFightsMS]

Hmmmm the nunchaku has speed and the bo has range. I would say it would depend upon the individual's skill with the weapon. If skills are equall I think it would be a draw.

[Tobias_Reece]

Excellent........time for a chat

 

Weapon vs. weapon is always a difficult one - obviously the skill of the practitioner matters, but lets just pretend it doesn't.

 

Quite surprising, the nunchaku actually has a long range. Imagine the length of your arm, plus the two/three foot (ish) of the extended nunchaku - that equals approximately 5 1/2 - 6 ft.

 

Now think about the rokushakubo. 6ft long, but it is split into 3 sections, with usually only the end sections used for combat - that equals 2ft. Held closely to the body, this does not give much reach (but a lot of power).

 

Therfore, the nunchaku is technically 'longer'.

 

However, the nunchaku loses the advantage with its lack of strength in defence. The staff can be 'guided' at lot better, meaning that if someone attackes your neck, you can block to your neck.

 

The nunchaku though are a lot more 'scary looking', and dangerous if used properly. However, in our little tests of weapon combat, I find that the best way to defeat nunchaku is actually to attack (sounds dumb, I know). It is extremely difficult to block nunchaku, but its also extremely difficult to block WITH nunchaku.

 

I think that makes sense, but lets see if anything else can be explored. I like the discussion from people who know what they are talking about.

 

Cya

[Synaesthesia]

Tobias,

 

"Now think about the rokushakubo. 6ft long, but it is split into 3 sections, with usually only the end sections used for combat - that equals 2ft. Held closely to the body, this does not give much reach (but a lot of power). "

 

With a live-pole technique the range of the pole would be far superior. The most powerful blows are going to be significantly outside the effective range of the smaller weapon. Moreover, you can quickly switch the angle of attack from a distance.

 

On the offensive and the defensive I have no doubt that the pole has a decisive advantage. The only real problem is that you can't generally carry around a pole.

[omnifinite]

Since the nunchaku is notorious for doing more damage to the person learning it than anyone else I would probably personally pick the bo . I'm not sure which I'd prefer if I were proficient with both. They both have tons of pros and cons I think.

[ZeRo]

personally i think that the bo would win. the nunchaku is alot harder to block with and the bo is easy to attack/defend with. the bo seems clear to me the winner.

[SaiFightsMS]

I still think if would be a draw given equally levels of skill among the participants. However, they would both be pretty beat up.

[Tobias_Reece]

With a live-pole technique the range of the pole would be far superior

 

I'm not familiar with the term 'live-pole', but, taking a wild guess, does it mean using the full reach of the staff? If so you are too right

 

The reason I asked this question is really for my own mini-research. I can guarantee that when a new person joins my kobudo class, they will swear down that the nunchaku is far far far more powerful than the staff. Only when they start using the staff will they realise its power.

 

FYI, as I'm sure many of you know, the staff IS classed as a FAR superior weapon.

 

I think that ends the Nunchaku vs. Staff - time to move onto another weapon

[SandanPJ]

I would say Bo