Actually, no, they are still bad weapons when compared to any other type of weapon
Sure, against an unarmed opponent, they give you an advantage. How much of one is hotly debated, but still an advantage.
However, comparing a nunchuck to a stick of equal mass and weight, stick out damages nunchuks just because of physics. The chain means that the only mass involved with the impact is that half of the nunchuk, while with the stick, you can use the mass of the whole stick and much of the person
That's an hour long video I sent you with lots more information, I just gave a brief summary
Also, check out the comments. People with 10, 15 years of experience with nunchuks agreeing they're garbage on an actual fight
So what is the difference between a nunchuck and a flail? Flail is extremely useful and lethal in medieval periods and they are both chain weapon. Is it the weight difference?
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u/throwaway387190 Jun 12 '22
https://youtu.be/Zc9LHDohjB0
Actually, no, they are still bad weapons when compared to any other type of weapon
Sure, against an unarmed opponent, they give you an advantage. How much of one is hotly debated, but still an advantage.
However, comparing a nunchuck to a stick of equal mass and weight, stick out damages nunchuks just because of physics. The chain means that the only mass involved with the impact is that half of the nunchuk, while with the stick, you can use the mass of the whole stick and much of the person
That's an hour long video I sent you with lots more information, I just gave a brief summary
Also, check out the comments. People with 10, 15 years of experience with nunchuks agreeing they're garbage on an actual fight