# Nunchaku - The final answer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nunchaku-the-final-answer/761266>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 30, 2016, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nunchaku-the-final-answer/761266 "2016-07-30T10:37:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nunchaku-the-final-answer/761266/141 "2016-08-19T15:00:02Z")

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Stop trying to change the subject.

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**Author:** ![Hill\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/46a35a/32.png) [@Hill\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hill_Billy)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nunchaku-the-final-answer/761266/142 "2016-09-06T02:45:20Z")

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The nunchaku was originally primarily intended to be a grappling weapon NOT a striking weapon. This would easily explain why it invariably is rightly dismissed as an inferior weapon that requires extensive training.

[http://kempo.4mg.com/articles/nunchaku.htm](http://kempo.4mg.com/articles/nunchaku.htm)

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nunchaku-the-final-answer/761266/143 "2016-09-06T02:54:31Z")

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Do you get paid for posting nonsense on the web? Because you’re getting rich just from this thread.

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