Nunchaku Training

[ZeRo]

tobias is very passionate about his farming equipment.

[Tobias_Reece]

damn right

[AndrewGreen]

Foam ones aren't that bad, so long as they aren't the ball bearing ones. Go with ones that have a rope and a solid core.

 

There not perfect, but they will get you doing it so that you don't hurt yourself as much with the real ones when you switch.

[vlad_nada]

are nunchucks all for look? theyre probably the coolest looking weapon u can learn. thats why people get em. But what would they really be good against. To those who have em....have u ever tired actually hitting something?!?! its easy to swing it around and look cool but when u hit something its unpredictable as too where its gonna go. most of the time itll come right back and hit u. The reason it looks so smooth in the movies is because they never actually hit anything. just swing it. When u make contact its pure chaos. and what damgage is it really gonna do. Put a bump on someones head? i dont think it could really defend anyone. ud just hit an attackers head or arm before being tackled.

[AndrewGreen]

No, they don't bounce right back if you do it right. They hit hard, and can be controlled. Probably the first thing I do when teaching nunchaku is to get them hitting the bag without hitting themself, its not that hard.

 

The biggest drawback is that they can be stripped from you if your opponent times it right. They are also hard to deflect strikes with and if your opponent times it right he can close inbetween your strikes.

 

To use them requires very good footwork, body movement and timing.

 

Like any weapon they are usable, if you know the tactics and have the ability to execute them.

 

I find they are better as a defensive weapon, avoid and strike the hand as your opponent attacks then follow up. In close they are used like a short stick as well as for grappling techniques.

 

They are not one of the best wepon vs weapon weapons, but they are usable. There strength would have been as a self-defence weapon, they are easily carried and can do a lot of damage.

 

But they lack in control in some ways, in that changing angles mid strike is trick and the recovery time after a strike is long, they are also hard to defend with.

[SaiFightsMS]

That sounds like a reply from someone who has had training in practical use of nunchaku as a weapon versus using them to play with and "flash" around.

 

Most of what you see in weapons katas in competitions has very little practical use in terms of self defense. Many people just choose nunchaku because they can make them look flashy.

[Ali]

 

For me, I would prefer to

 

take a long umbrella than

 

using nunchuck as weapon.

 

This looks cool but only

 

good to deal with a bare-hand

 

guy

[shortstick]

Na, no problem Reece

[Tobias_Reece]

Shortstick - sound

 

Ali - Ok, you get an umbrella and I'll get a pair of nunchaku.

 

Vlad - Interesting theory, typical of someone who has no experience in that field. AndrewGreen hit the nail on the head.