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Old 07-22-2008, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Dent View Post
Osu!

With so many positive answers, I have to ask: Does anyone else feel that the jointed weapons (Nunchaku/ Sansetsukon/ Suruchin etc) are as much of a danger to the wielder as they are to the attacker?

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Oh, definitely! If they were easier to use, there would be more who have used them in battles; warriors rather used stable weapons, like spears and swords. Some consider nunchaku is somewhat inferior to other long weapons, and I think it might be true. Nunchaku definitely has some charisma, though.
BTW, I think they call it "nu'uchicku" in Okinawan. And, there are more than one theory for the origin of nunchaku in Okinawan Kobudo, so I don't know for sure.
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