Good weapons: You train with them to use them to their full potential. Bad weapons: You train to compensate for all their flaws.

@MogofWar

3 жыл бұрын

The best argument I've ever heard in the nunchuck's favor, is by learning to use them effectively, you can basically be nigh unstoppable with anything else. Even their enthusiasts admit their shit.

@charlesjones1535

3 жыл бұрын

Fun weapons: you smile the whole time you are mucking about with them.

@demomanchaos

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesjones1535 Until you hit yourself in the nards, then you don't smile for a while.

@charlesjones1535

3 жыл бұрын

@@demomanchaos need a spoon of cement mate?

@demomanchaos

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesjones1535 Nah, luckily for me it is a small target so minimal damage was done. Besides, not like those bits are ever going to be used so not a big loss even if it was a solid hit.

The nunchucks are the greatest weapon of all time, being able to knock out two people with one strike is incredible! Hit the opponent and knock them out, and then it hits you and knocks you out!

@robertogomez8027

3 жыл бұрын

🤦‍♂️

@SionDracul

3 жыл бұрын

It isn't a loss if its a draw 😂

@connorg.3381

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@hermitcard4494

3 жыл бұрын

Total and absolute destruction.

@crazychickenakame

3 жыл бұрын

The one who wakes up first, winns😂

"Hands are great! They're really useful!" It's obscure, seldom-thought-of tidbits of historical lore like this that makes Shad such a treasure.

When I was a kid, I threw my nunchucks into the air in my back yard where they got stuck on a power line. As far as I know they are still there to this day. That's a lot harder to do with a straight stick.

@Nobert594

2 жыл бұрын

Balance in the force

@GibDozer1

2 жыл бұрын

Probably saved your balls and a couple teeth. Good decision.

@jimmyh2137

Жыл бұрын

No, no, wait, you're up to something! With Nunchucks you can wrap around a cable and do the movie thing between buildings!

@therealigetbuckets

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@delanovanraalte3646

Жыл бұрын

have you tried?

Historically speaking, a pointy stick is way better than a whacky stick

@OracleGhandi

3 жыл бұрын

I think up until the advent of plate armour, when whacky sticks took over because pointy sticks couldn’t be pointy enough

@flare9757

3 жыл бұрын

*Cough cough mace*

@rebchizelbeak5392

3 жыл бұрын

Not if you are a police officer and your goal is not to kill people. Look into police departments using nunchucks.

@Jossandoval

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but what about the goedendag?

@killrade4434

3 жыл бұрын

@@flare9757 caugh caught Warhammer caugh caugh

I imagine a man who has dedicated his life to nunchucks. He is resplendent in gleaming robes and sandals. He strides across the battlefield spinning his sticks of death all around him. This is what he has trained decades for. This is his moment, where he shows the world the power of discipline and nunchucks. Then a man with a few month's worth of training with a spear, impales him through the gut, and he dies miserably.

@witchhunter6755

3 жыл бұрын

It's his fault for running into the enemy alone,

@DaReaperZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@witchhunter6755 And running towards the enemy without a real weapon :)

@christophfischer4796

3 жыл бұрын

Also probably Dies miserably with the sudden realisation that he would have been better off not cutting the Stick in half in the first place.

@adrigl3371

3 жыл бұрын

If you somehow made a nunchucks master fight a neandertal (from the past) that just learned how to make a spear with a stick and rocks I would still bet on the cave man with the pointy stick.

@kbaptiste28

3 жыл бұрын

That could be said about any swordsman against an untrained crossbowman. War isnt fair.

**tries to master nunchucks for years so they dont get hit by it** **Gets shot with a gun in a fight**

@YutaSuzukitv

3 жыл бұрын

Harrison Ford in a movie

@ianlopes2880

3 жыл бұрын

Samurai in the sengoku period be like:

@kloppanator

3 жыл бұрын

Alternatively, random peasant picks up long stick and beats their ass.

@myscreen2urs

3 жыл бұрын

What if you got 2 pistols and tied them together with a chain? 🤔🙃

@yuushanaruto9676

3 жыл бұрын

@@myscreen2urs That's just Russian roulette whit extra steps.

I just qatched an almost 40 min video about why certain sticks arent as good as other sticks, and was thoroughly entertained the whole time

Rumor has it, if you so much as whisper "nunchucks," Shad will appear from the shadows and beat you with a wooden stick.

@ericdale4641

3 жыл бұрын

I believe you have to say it three times in front of a mirror in the dark.

@fionnaitsradag5152

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@noobaliciousgaming8765

3 жыл бұрын

Nunchucks, Nunchucks, Nunchucks. Oh hi, Shad!

@robertthebruce6035

3 жыл бұрын

Shad fact?

@ardilloardilloso3382

3 жыл бұрын

And he will succeed even if you try stopping him with your Nunchucks.

"MOOOOMMMMM!!!!! THE GUY WITH THE CASTLE IS SCREAMING ABOUT NUNCHUCKS AGAIN"

@lunafelonious5911

3 жыл бұрын

"Oh, is he now?"

Nunchuks: longest reach pertaining to conealability. Handguns: Am I a joke to you?

@wejwyj2230

3 жыл бұрын

Lipstick Pistol, granted it's a single shot weapon

@DreamingBlindly

2 жыл бұрын

Concealability... What ya that happy to see me or something mate?

@jonc4403

Жыл бұрын

I know, right? And where I am, it's illegal to carry nunchuks, but completely legal to carry a handgun.

@frontenac5083

Жыл бұрын

*Learn to spell.* *And try not to speak in stupid memes.*

@Maynard-il1yj

4 ай бұрын

@@jonc4403where r u? 😂

Back when I was studying jujutsu, my master used to talk about different weapons and their history. Granted he wasn't the actual master of all weapons he used to tell us about, but nonetheless I still hold his opinion in high regard. Regarding nunchucks, they were mainly used as an opponent's weapon grip (chain instead of a rope) and counter-attacking. In the opinion of my master they were successful due to the novelty, as fighting a sword apprentice with a long stick (which is basically a sword) would give your opponent more trained experience on how to deal with you, so you did have better chances to throw your opponent attention away with some flashy moves and then sudden counter. This weapon "survived" due to its bizarre and flashy moves, but it's hardly as effective nowadays as everyone and their grandma knows about them.

@blakecook9266

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, so similar to the creation of the jo, where some important Japanese figure sawed his bo in half after he got defeated, and created the jo, trained with it, and then did a rematch that he won because he just invented the weapon and the opponent (another important Japanese figure) lost that time because he hadn’t learned how to fight against it

@DaitoAnonymous

Жыл бұрын

I don't know where your master learned that, but it couldn't be farther from the truth. Traditional okinawan Nunchaku were wooden, octagonal, and connected by a very short length of horse hair. They aren't supposed to be flashy either. You are supposed to hold them at the bottom to generate power, not show off

@oldstump1628

Жыл бұрын

@@DaitoAnonymous you’re both wrong.

@DaitoAnonymous

Жыл бұрын

@@oldstump1628 how am I wrong. That’s literally how you’re supposed to use them

@oldstump1628

Жыл бұрын

@@DaitoAnonymous nope

I think we really need a series of "Is X better than a stick?" videos.

@kriskropd

3 жыл бұрын

+1 There's at least a handful of nonsense weapons that need this critical comparison.

@JacobGrim

3 жыл бұрын

*yes*

@greatestoldone7658

3 жыл бұрын

@Steven Victor Neiman The Rakdos Cultist background give them as starting equipment in 5e, though they don't have stats.

@robbieaulia6462

3 жыл бұрын

@Steven Victor Neiman You're probably better off using a regular whip which is lighter than spiked chains

@jtcbrown

3 жыл бұрын

Hang on now, are we talking just a stick? Or a *sharp, pointy* stick? Let's be clear here... ;)

Missing the argument about the greatest variations of nunchucks: the gunchucks. Two long pistols tied together gives you twice the ammo and improved melee range over the standard firearm. A clear winner.

@SavageGreywolf

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds... Dangeresque.

@oz_jones

3 жыл бұрын

I want to make a wushu movie with gunchucks

@SirZelean

3 жыл бұрын

Sun Wukong (from RWBY) approves this! kzread.info/dash/bejne/f2Zhw7mwcpbZc7w.html

@SergioLeonardoCornejo

3 жыл бұрын

Swordchucks, man! That's where the fun is at!

@harrymanback3475

3 жыл бұрын

Not forgetting gopher chucks!

I remember a Worlds Deadliest Warrior episode back in the day, Yakuza vs Mafia. Where the yakuza team demonstrated the power of nun-chucks on a jell target. the Mafia then walked up after their demo and struck the target with far more power and the just walked up to the yakuza and dropped the bat at their feet. didn't even have to say anything.

@Bad_Gazpacho

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't it also take the yakuza guy a couple of whacks to break the skull? Mafia guy just needed to swing the bat once and caused far more damage. Though, to be fair, the mafia guy was likely a good 30 lb. heavier than the yakuza guy.

@rehwr

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bad_Gazpacho oh, God. The weebishness in response to that episode back in the day.

@christopherjones8448

2 жыл бұрын

I mean the only argument I've seen in favor of numchucks as of now is "they can do damage" .... A rock can do damage, but it doesn't take years of training to throw one

@oldstump1628

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherjones8448 look at this idiot. Using a simple weapon rather than a weapon that is suboptimal. Let me guess you also use a noob tube. I jest of course.

@delanovanraalte3646

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherjones8448 just pick up a pistol use internet to learn where the safety is and you good to go for a few bullets than you gotta go back to the internet to look how to reload if you got extra mags

If my opponent takes a shot every time Shad says nunchucks are garbage, I won't have to fight him at all.

@ArsenalTheProtogen

2 жыл бұрын

or if he just uses nunchucks, he would just knock himself out.

Damn Shad, no need to go this hard. You're going after people using nunchucks; they're practically defenseless as is.

@ripLunarBirdCLH

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck going after a ninja in feudal Japan. He may only have nunchucks. But that doesn't really help you since you have no fucking clue where he is.

@rebchizelbeak5392

3 жыл бұрын

LAPD used them.

@davidgeraghty3693

3 жыл бұрын

@@rebchizelbeak5392 specifically to not kill people. Proving nunchuks non lethal, less lethal than batons (sticks). Your point proves Shad right.

@engar-dug5197

3 жыл бұрын

@@ripLunarBirdCLH Oh, honey... No...

@davidresetarits5616

3 жыл бұрын

@@ripLunarBirdCLH Ninjas didn't use nunchucks...

I'm laughing so hard that Shad's channel has recently proposed that A) Nunchaku are a terrible weapon, and B) Barbarian bikini armor can work, and C) Boob plate is viable. I agree with all of these takes, btw, but seeing all of the controversy they've caused is such entertainment gold, I love it so much.

@robertnett9793

3 жыл бұрын

Probably didn't hurt his visibility on the internet, to do so :D

@MariaC497

3 жыл бұрын

I'd take barbarian bikini armor over nothing. But I'd rather have a stick than nunchucks.

@SoulThornReaper

3 жыл бұрын

What I'm hearing is bikini armor and sticks is a valid way to fight

@eliparker4114

3 жыл бұрын

@@MariaC497 just cut the nunchucks apart, and now you have two sticks!

@TheHKZero

3 жыл бұрын

@@eliparker4114 Correction two sticks and a knife.

I would love to see a discussion of "farm implements and tools that are better than nunchucks." Like, a trowel: concealable, and stabby. A hammer: small but also heavy for blunt impact. A rake: not super conspicuous, and it's like a stick with stabby bits on one end. I'd love to hear Shad talk about creative ways to use common objects that would be better for ninjas to pick up from their farm tools.

@kyross4931

Жыл бұрын

All the Okinawan weapons were adapted from farm tools for the same reason, and any of the others are better. Bo staff- Almighty stick. Tonfa- Whacking stick with extra options. Tekku- Loaded fist weapon/knuckles. Kama- Hand scythe, bladed. One exception to the farming tool thing was not so much peasant but police use, but the Sai. Tekku would be the overall most concealable and efficient and historically it was just a horseshoe. Nunchuks were an emphasis-on-improvised weapon for their time and only exist today in tradition.

Shad: Nunchucks are dumb. The birds: And we took that personally.

An undeniable advantage of the nunchucks is that if your opponent somehow takes away your weapon, they will be unable to use it against you without hurting themselves

@mcihay246

3 жыл бұрын

Assuming the opponent of a Duel or Attempted Robbery for example didn't already have a weapon they can use proficiently themselves.

@ShinFahima

3 жыл бұрын

@@mcihay246 Why would you use nunchaku against someone who is armed? What are you, suicidal?

@2000Meilen

3 жыл бұрын

@@mcihay246 Who would even attempt a robbery without a weapon of their own? You can't just rely on intimidation like in a video game.

@jda79

3 жыл бұрын

@@2000Meilen it happens

@dave_h_8742

3 жыл бұрын

The only way is use a Nunchuck is as a stabbing weapon to the solar plexus breaking the sternum and ribs but don't forget to restomp the groin 😂

Well actually when Bruce Lee first experience with the Nunchucku, he thought they were utterly garbage. He liked using them in his movies because they were flashy.

@inkcocknito8545

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he was chinese and nunchaku are japanese... never seen a chinese saying japanese weaps are good.

@rudyantohosalim2753

3 жыл бұрын

At first, like most of martial weapon, they were agriculture tools, so as a weapon it needs to modified a little if used for battlefield. But, nunchucks... Is a special case of flashy weapon that has high chance to hurt yourself than the opponent

@knoven-

3 жыл бұрын

@@rudyantohosalim2753 Scythe I get, staff too, but nun chucks? What agricultural background would they come from?

@rudyantohosalim2753

3 жыл бұрын

@@knoven- I heard they come from okinawa, Japan, as a tool used for threshing rice or soybeans. And because of weapon banning in that era, these tools is being made a weapon.

@knoven-

3 жыл бұрын

@@rudyantohosalim2753 Oh of course! Thank you for refreshing my memory, the farming version was more staff-like though, weren't they?

I grew up in the nunchuck loving 80s and recall the moment when I learned they were garbage. My friend's brother and dad were really into marital arts. I noticed they had nunchucks and was impressed then they told me how worthless they were. Fun to use and maybe good for coordination training, but, as Shad pointed out, likely to hit the user.

@TWRLS92

3 жыл бұрын

In the commentary of the episode "Sokka's Master" of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the martial arts consultant, Sifu Kisu, was a guest with one of the creators (I think it was Michael D. Martino, I can't remember). They told a story about the creators own martial arts training, where Kisu saw that Michael was not paying attention enough, so he gave him nunchucks (he called it a two-sectioned staff). When he saw that Michael was immediately happy, he told him "Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not giving you these because I think you're skilled, it's because you need to learn to concentrate."

@BestFriendsWhoLiveTogether

2 жыл бұрын

‘Marital arts’ - lol

@MrHawkelement

2 жыл бұрын

@@BestFriendsWhoLiveTogether Oh, I've heard of those! Isn't that the tactic used in Game of Thrones a lot? lol

I think that video games and pop culture can make nunchucks look much more usable because e.g. in a video game, weapons don't BOUNCE. They always animate in a perfect arc and this makes especially nunchucks look UNSTOPPABLE. Doesn't work that way in reality of course haha

@timothycunningham252

6 ай бұрын

Look pal one stick stronk 2 stick? Even stronker

There’s a reason why Teddy Roosevelt said, “Speak softly and carry a BIG STICK .” He knew nunchucks were impractical.

@RLKmedic0315

3 жыл бұрын

I can almost picture ol' Teddy saying "Speak softly and carry 2 small sticks bound together with a bit of rope" But it just does not have the same ring to it.

@dadtaro9202

3 жыл бұрын

here’s my favorite variation from warhammer 40k, “walk softly and carry a big gun”

@LowDoughTech

3 жыл бұрын

There's also a reason pimps carry canes.

@quiett6191

3 жыл бұрын

@@dadtaro9202 there was one from one of the animated Star Wars shows "Speak softly, drive a big Tank.

Shad - If I had to use nunchucks in a fight, I'd cut them in half...and then defend myself with the knife I used to cut them apart.

@Aaron.Reichert

3 жыл бұрын

you had me there in the first half...

@loreweed8882

3 жыл бұрын

AHAHAHAHAH

@datpudding5338

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to throw the sticks at your enemy while he is approaching you.

@GMYSTERYICTNF

3 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of the time London from Sweet life on Deck was using a knife to make a sharp stick to stab people with and someone said, why don't you just use the knife?

@datpudding5338

3 жыл бұрын

@@GMYSTERYICTNF why not tie the knife onto the stick to get the best of both?

actually nunchucks are used for casting ki spells because they scale with magic but deal physical damage so theyre really good for certain builds they clearly you and sir ben havent built for

@johnathonmaxwell6329

3 жыл бұрын

what about the carved quarterstaff my good sir. the additional length allows the easer aiming of ranged ki strikes in the same manor that a pistol is less accurate to a rifle

@MaiconDouglas-ik6qs

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like someone got a natural 20 for speech over here!

@mauricestardddude8317

2 жыл бұрын

Just use your Magic Wand as beating stick And even then, it's not that hard to just add an Ultra Greatsword to your build, just gotta level that strenght and you got yourself my favourite beating stick. Just sacrifice those few magic points, in my opinion magics main usage is doing damage from a distance, so you can sacrifice a bit of power while still having a ton of its benefit.

@kreatona4219

2 жыл бұрын

@@mauricestardddude8317 however, most of the best spells require a lot of magic points to use. Splitting yourself between strength and magic can sometimes result in neither ever reaching their full potential. However, using a big weapon that isn't too cost effective to use as well as using magic is a great strategy in my opinion and also really fun

@mauricestardddude8317

2 жыл бұрын

@@kreatona4219 Jokes aside, yes trying to go full on with booth magic and power doesn't work out well. For my DS2 paythrough I have started doing a simmilar thing to what you explained. Focusing myself on attack while using magic as secondary. Having a few distance spells for switching up my moveset is really fun. I should maybe do the same for my DS3 build, where I am dual wielding a Greatsword and an Ultra Greatsword for switching up my moveset more (if I use this right it leads to extremely fun PvP). Putting in a little magic into that sounds like an extremely fun combo (especially if weapon arts would still work if you're holding a magic cataclyst).

I swear Im gonna put nunchucks as a weapon in an RPG: -High level requirement -9/10 dexterity required -Must complete a side-quest to obtain -Slightly less dmg than a stick sold in stores for like 3g -Has a chance of landing a critical hit (35-40% chance, 1/2 your base dmg)... _On the user!_

@ub-4630

2 жыл бұрын

Oh. For the last trait you reminded me of the Devil Axe from Fire Emblem

"I've never hit myself with my own fist" Yeah, heh, that would be stupid. Who would be that clumsy? **nervous sweating**

@D1str1ct

3 жыл бұрын

Dont sweat it, even professional boxers hit themselves in the face. Tyson Fury style lol.

@-westman3619

3 жыл бұрын

Funniest drunk fight you have ever seen when a guy is so drunk he hits himself in the face 😂

@josephburchanowski4636

3 жыл бұрын

I've done it several times. I don't have the greatest coordination.

@wezul

3 жыл бұрын

I once hit myself in the face with a rock. I was tossing rocks into a lake underhanded, and wanted to throw one really far, so I swung my arm really hard... and failed to release the rock until my hand was pointing at my face. -_- I am so lucky I didn't actually injure myself! :P

@josephburchanowski4636

3 жыл бұрын

@@wezul If it makes you feel any better; the reason we know early humans and Neanderthals were righthanded through archeological evidence; is from them accidentally hitting themselves with stone tools resulting in scratches on their teeth consistently on the side they use their tools.

How to make a stick more concealable: Shad: Make it shorter so it can fit in your clothes. Me: Make it longer because "You would not part an old man from his walking stick"

@spartanwar1185

3 жыл бұрын

I mean i don't know about you but i don't look like an old man, and i don't know any kind of cripple who uses a walking stick

@lolbosss

3 жыл бұрын

When the man in crutches was not actually crippled

@user-td3bt4ch7j

3 жыл бұрын

@White Tiger With that mindset, the only leg that will be broken is yours, when you try to get off the couch or climb a ladder in your nerd basement.

@Me-da-Ghost

3 жыл бұрын

@White Tiger or just not get tackled by whacking them with a stick if they get too close

@maxdong3514

3 жыл бұрын

@White Tiger if you are doing that, might as well use a wire, it would be more effective, or even you arms

I think the biggest issue here is that most martial arts aren't actually about fighting any more. The effectiveness of a martial arts weapon/technique in combat just isn't an issue within much martial arts stuff.

At my school we were taught the "normal" way to use nunchuks, flipping them around and catching them and such, but were also taught that the better way to use them is to just hold both halves in one hand, and only pull them apart to use the cord/chain for blocking and wrapping other weapons. We were also taught that if you can find a big stick you'd be better off with that 😂

Literally two days ago I saw a boy hit himself on the head while he was practicing nunchucks. I got an ice pack for him, and his mom was like, "Did he hit himself again?"

@konstellashon1364

3 жыл бұрын

Though I would like to learn Shaozi cudgel aka 2-section staff. Think a nunchuck, but one stick is a staff. Not too different from a Hussite flail.

@slaveofgod3481

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh😂

@AlvinFlang69420

3 жыл бұрын

And then everybody clapped, right?

@devcrom3

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlvinFlang69420 and cheered and OP was given a $40 gift certificate to Starbucks.

@mathewhex7045

3 жыл бұрын

Parenting 90s style

Me after the first video, "Couldn't agree with you more, Shad." After the second, "I guess I was wrong. I CAN agree with you more."

Shad, please make a video about how the human hand is an underappreciated weapon.

@renzoSa2006

Жыл бұрын

I think it's underestimated by the fact that you can hurt yourself and I think that's a reality if you hit badly...

@cherno8336

Жыл бұрын

it's heavily over appreciated

I love it when Shad gets worked up like this. The demonstration had me giggling happily.

To be honest, that bit about how nunchucks are illegal in many countries despite the legal stick being deadlier just made me think of a hilarious comedy where the public finally recognized how deadly sticks can be and made every stick based thing, including brooms and shovels, illegal. And then there’s a black market for brooms and shovels, “Hey, wanna buy a broom?” XD

@robertlandry5974

3 жыл бұрын

You're describing next week's UK

@markcobuzzi826

3 жыл бұрын

Learning how to defend oneself against fresh fruit was not good enough for them.

@oliversmith9200

3 жыл бұрын

Ye Gods! The dystopias of George Orwell? Aldous Huxley? They got nuthin' on Ethan Kennan's.

@oliversmith9200

3 жыл бұрын

@@markcobuzzi826 LOL!

@lieutenantcoloneltanyavond8273

3 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of dumb laws regarding weapons, dictated solely by Hollywood movies and what legislators deem scary. It's sad when you realize the same people create laws for other (more important) things, but probably know just as about them as they know about weapons. In the world of guns you have: - suppressor bans -hallow point ammo bans -the entire SBR thing in US -magazine size restrictions All equally brainless. I would even put bans on full auto firearms out there. Full auto is possibly the most over rated thing that has ever been over rated...

"I am a stick" "But wouldn't you rather be nunchucks?" "I am a stick" "But you could be two sticks tied together" "I am a stick."

@flyingdeathcatsgo

3 жыл бұрын

I always hated soul casting wood

@Bibi-lt6qh

3 жыл бұрын

i understood that reference

@Phoboskomboa

3 жыл бұрын

mmm... a good lie...

@AEVAN00B

3 жыл бұрын

This comment is now fire.

@sirturtlethethird7352

3 жыл бұрын

I UNDERSTOOD THIS REFERENCE

i've found a great use for nunchucks. You throw it at your opponent, and if they try to use it, you have gotten an advantage. If you throw a knife, you have the risk of them using it against you. With nunchucks that's not a risk. I mean, it literally has "chuck" in it's name

@timo4258

2 жыл бұрын

It also has nun in its name!

Can't wait for the next episode in this series: Underappreciated Historical Weapons: Hands

"farming tools as weapons doesn't validate them as weapons in the modern day" I can just imagine a time-travelling knight riding a tractor to battle

@Johnlanzer

3 жыл бұрын

Considering the blades those tractors are carrying, that's an army slicer from hell. The Maw of Blood.

@DH-xw6jp

3 жыл бұрын

An armored knight astride a gleaming green Deere, his trusty steed belching hellfire and brimstone, a signifier of the unholy pact with the mysterious figure that materialized in a blaze of St Elmo's fire during the hailstorm of 1561. The glistening teeth reaching forth from monsterous maw of the metallic beast yearning to devour the peasantry of the forgein host. Reaping the fields of men with the efficiency of a team of seasoned farmers harvesting the summer crop of wheat.

@sketty5069

3 жыл бұрын

Just gave me a new idea for my artificer, wonder what my DM thinks about farming rigs and maybe a tree logging machine

@a.b.8080

3 жыл бұрын

I'm more curious of what a harvester combine would do to a battlefield.

@benholroyd5221

3 жыл бұрын

Weren't caterpillar tracks first used on tractors before being used on tanks? Didn't farmers introduce the idea of crop dusting, before the US used agent orange? Fish farmers used nets before navies introduced torpedo nets. The military applications for farming technology are virtually limitless.

Am I the only one hoping there’s a part 3 to this series?

@simpletongeek

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe talk about how chain mace/flail is just as bad because the spiky ball can bounce back to embed itself on your hand? I notice Shad didn't really show good techniques. Maybe someone can show how to swing properly so that even if the swing got blocked, it wouldn't bounce back? Of course, a garrote is an absolutely terrible weapon. It has no reach, no blade, no pointy, no whacky.

@inquisitorkobold6037

3 жыл бұрын

@@simpletongeek The garrote isn't so much a weapon as it is a tool intended for assassination. Sure, it's not good in a fight, but if you manage to sneak up on someone, they barely stand a chance.

@simpletongeek

3 жыл бұрын

@@inquisitorkobold6037 Some other flail weapons come to mind. Shepherd sling, bolas, meteor hammer. Wikipedia has interesting entries for them.

@hozerberto4886

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite bald youtuber, didn’t expect you here

@jamesj4827

3 жыл бұрын

@@simpletongeek I mean...shad did mention them in the last video and has a whole video dedicated to why he thinks they are not good. And even if they are not good they are less not good as the chain is shorter so you are less likely to hit yourself (as mentioned last video) and even with them being bad that doesn't stop nunchucks being rubbish so this comment is a little irrelevant

He seems to have forgotten about guns and pistols for a concealable weapon with great reach

I like when he talks himself out of breath lol. Then he starts to stutter Not meant as an insult. This man is passionate about shit he knows!

"Mom the stranger is hitting his mannequin with a stick again"

@Maninawig

3 жыл бұрын

José the Jalapeno flinched.

@oliversmith9200

3 жыл бұрын

LOL! Back in the '80's I read that some Japanese companies provided mannequins for employees to beat with bats in the rec room. Leave that stranger in his back yard, and to his own devices.

@Fres_80100

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliversmith9200"ok"

@matejlieskovsky9625

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, at this point his neighbours and everyone else within earshot is probably well aware of who *that* neighbour is XD

@JacobGrim

3 жыл бұрын

And shouting nonsense Lol

"I've never been hit by my own fists" Didn't grow up with older siblings eh?

@paule4566

3 жыл бұрын

"STOP HITTING YOURSELF"

@jefferyindorf699

3 жыл бұрын

I was the older sibling. 😆

@tendericed2749

3 жыл бұрын

You know, I'm an only child and I often think that I was missing out something by not having a sibling. But after that sentence, I doubt my doubts.

@user-gk6gf1lq9x

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen several dudes hitting themselves. WHILE SOBER, mind you.

@FrozEnbyWolf150

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't Shad have been the older sibling growing up? Poor Jazza...

This was one of the last channels I expected to see a Papa Franku reference on. That said itmade me very happy.

What Shad didn't mention but I'm sure he already knows is that someone with a nunchuck would need plenty of space to use it in battle. Imagine trying to attack the enemy with such an unwieldy weapon without accidentally whacking your fellow soldiers. If you all are tightly packed; however, then you can just forget about it.

@ub-4630

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Friendly fire factor. It holds true for other weapons but not to the detrimental extent of nunchaku(Japanese nouns are the same in singular and plural form. For instance, ninja in plural is still ninja).

@TheAncalimonTelrunya

Жыл бұрын

Your point is entirely valid, but the original video was evaluating it as a self defense weapon, not a battle weapon. Probably why he didn't mention it.

I'm just here to witness Shad beating the dead horse.... and himself, with a nunchuck.

@ryopoto55

3 жыл бұрын

Finished the video. Both Shad and dead horse are thoroughly beaten. Bonus on stating obvious. 10/10 would recommend. Seriously I'm laughing like "Yes, obviously!" so many time.

@Soinetwa

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryopoto55 just wait for part two :D

@Space_Drifter0621

3 жыл бұрын

@@Soinetwa With more hate and more dead horses

@theophilegaudin2329

3 жыл бұрын

That's called driving a point home. And a nunchuck.

@maximsavage

3 жыл бұрын

The reason so many people have to invest time and energy into beating dead horses, is that so many morons keep trying to ride them, and it's illegal to beat the morons.

The nunchuck is not a concealable weapon: Gandalf: You would not part an old man from his walking nunchucks

@justhecuke

3 жыл бұрын

It's a farming tool so it actually would be good for hide in plain sight back when Japan was highly agrarian.

@reptilprinceoflizardpeople5797

3 жыл бұрын

@@justhecuke how do you farm with nunchucks?

@rhivan6921

3 жыл бұрын

@@reptilprinceoflizardpeople5797 They are used for cutting grass. You simply have to spin them at supersonic speeds.

@justhecuke

3 жыл бұрын

@@reptilprinceoflizardpeople5797 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshing pay attention to the grain flail

@reptilprinceoflizardpeople5797

3 жыл бұрын

@@rhivan6921 I see.

Hooman 1: Its a weapon Hooman 2: Its farming equipment Asian Giant: Give me back my chopsticks

Primary School: picked fights and ran away Secondary school: picked fights and threw them all to the concrete ground and then beat them up College: no fights Uni: pending Edit: Conclusion, avoid fights.

Imagine being a staple of martial arts pop culture, requiring dedicated training to use effectively in real life, and yet you're outclassed by humanity's first weapon

@zigzag913

3 жыл бұрын

the nunchuck has a longer reach than a fist

@eliasaranda7668

3 жыл бұрын

@@zigzag913 less force, less control, less effectiveness, more danger. To wield a weapon it must become an extension of the body. The fist is part of your body, you can wield it naturally. The nunchaku's are unpredictable in most situations, thus not an extention of the body that can be controlled completely, thus it's shit and the range won't do you any good against someone charging at you

@pipebombpete.6861

3 жыл бұрын

Rockrockrockrockrockrockrock.

@TheHKZero

3 жыл бұрын

Arguably third or fourth weapon behind fist and feet. But that's just being pedantic.

@diakounknown1225

3 жыл бұрын

@@zigzag913 a stick has longer reach than a nunchuk. What's your point?

On the note about Self Defense: My old karate instructor started and ended every class with 10 minutes of running. He would always say that in a fight, the bad guy's goal is to harm you. If they can't harm you, you win. Conversely, if you don't want to run away because your goal is to harm them, *you are the bad guy*.

@thetalkativefos716

3 жыл бұрын

Well my goal is to not die by punching him which in that situation might be the most effective or fastest medium

@BrenttFease

3 жыл бұрын

@@thetalkativefos716 "Are we the baddies?"

@spartanwar1185

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, i have a little more faith in a good offense being a good defense as well I mean you don't want to hurt them but if you have no choice the best thing you can do is disable their ability to harm you Which can be done in a multitude of ways Just sayin' cause not everyone is ever gonna be better at running than their assailant

@BrenttFease

3 жыл бұрын

@@spartanwar1185 Getting away should still be your first priority. That's what some people don't seem to get--typically people who haven't actually been through shit. And on a purely tactical level, escape is always less risky when it's possible. You typically know your own capabilities, but you can never fully know your opponent's. You know how fast you can run, how well you can maneuver around obstacles, etc. You don't know if whatever you do to stop whoever is coming at you with a knife will actually disable them--they could have other concealed weapons if you disarm them, they might have an abnormally high pain tolerance, they might be stronger than they look, there might be other assailants you haven't noticed yet, etc. "Offense" should only be considered when escape isn't possible. And if you're inclined to think otherwise is sometimes the case, that fraction of a second as you make that decision could be the difference between a knife being 30+ feet away or in your gut.

@vaspeter2600

3 жыл бұрын

@@spartanwar1185 Offense is almost never the best defense in a close quarters scrap. A fight is most likely to end up with both parties injured because, in practice, injuring somebody is a lot easier than incapacitating them and you better believe that an angry or desperate opponent will gladly settle for the former. Same thing's doubly true if there's a weapon involved but don't think that somebody's bare hands can't make you lose an eye or an ear, even when blindly flailing. Seriously, if you prioritize avoiding getting hurt yourself over hurting your opponent - as you should - you best just leg it. You can zig-zag, you can toss objects behind you, you can hide, you are a lot more likely to find immediate help, and if statistics are to be believed, most attackers won't even pursue you in the first place.

You do the "pokey-pokey" and you turn yourself around, that's what it's all about. 👏 👏

The Penguin Nutrckacker Flail was used by many police departments around Detroit, MI in the 1970s. The square shape and short cord were modifications that made them useful for restraints, come-alongs, and take-downs as well as strikes. My instructor, Master Hanke, sold them and trained cops, guards, bouncers, and students how to use them. They were made from a heavy synthetic like Micarta and worked just fine for all of us; must be you.

Shad's laying down some truth around 21:00 in. My very first karate instructor told us that our best weapon in a real fight is our legs, which we should use to run away as fast as we possibly can. As a result of following this advice, I remain undefeated in street fights to this day.

@dwightgrant6360

3 жыл бұрын

In other words you win by not fighting. Best chance of not getting hurt.

@igorpachmelniekzakuskov776

3 жыл бұрын

You should always make use of the secret joestar technique *NIGERUNDAYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......*

@AnaseSkyrider

3 жыл бұрын

@@igorpachmelniekzakuskov776 *SMOKEY*

Nunchackus be like : When a Jrpg blacksmith breakes your Stick +3 while upgrading it, and has to repair it really fast so you wont ask for refound. -Well it may have less damage, but it is flashy and it also can strike additional target -Additional target? -Yea mostly the user

@Baalaaxa

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, we are often our own worst enemies. Might as well hit ourselves then.

"It can bounce back and hurt you. I cannot think of another weapon that can do this so easily " Soldier: Hold my grenade

@pyellard3013

2 жыл бұрын

A trained grenade thrower might occasionally blow themslves up... But not very often, right?

@user-uf6fs2rn6s

Жыл бұрын

Only once

I was always taught by my martial arts instructor that nunchucks in the modern-day were best used for practising hand-eye coordination to help increase your skill with other tools and weapons. They're awful weapons, but good training aids. It's similar to how in football (soccer), goalkeepers often play ping-pong (table-tennis) or jungle small balls as training activities to help improve their hand-eye coordination in respect to goalkeeper handling techniques.

I watched a video from a self defense channel where the guy basically said “Yeah, just about every other weapon is better to defend yourself with than nunchucks”.

@Spiceodog

3 жыл бұрын

Not if the nunchucks are dragons though

@gabrielandradeferraz386

3 жыл бұрын

icy mike?

@overlordsmashalot3891

3 жыл бұрын

You don't "defend yourself" with nunchucks, you attack yourself with them

@Spiceodog

3 жыл бұрын

@@overlordsmashalot3891 unless your nunchucks.......... ARE DRAGONS!!!!!

*Angry man beats doll with a stick on a stick and another stick to prove the stick is better* Ah yes, science.

@Likexner

3 жыл бұрын

Who is angry?

@connorg.3381

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, I barely understand that. Hilarious mate

@askyle

3 жыл бұрын

Stick on a stick 😂👏

@somenobody5099

3 жыл бұрын

Never doubt stick science

@anyguy6475

3 жыл бұрын

Sir Shad was so studiously beating TFO of that doll to make his point, it gave me a good laugh

If you need to make a concealable stick, you can always made two or three parts that you screw together. Or, as others have suggested, you can make it into a walking stick. Or you can get a telescoping staff. Or you can make a folding one, using a hinge that you can lock into position. Plenty of options.

(If I remember correctly) On the farming implement thing, the point of that in regards to them being a weapon is that they were supposed to be a "secret" weapon. The point was the element of surprise. Even historically they weren't good weapons, the point was that nobody expected you to use them as one, so it was an effective surprise attack. It's the same logic as making a really solid watering can for self-defense since nobody would expect a self-defense watering can.

As a teen, I spent 2 weeks crafting, staining, and polishing nunchucks out of the core of an aged oak tree. 2 minutes in to spinning them, I hit myself in the wedding vegetables so hard that I was kneeling on the ground for minutes -- and I could never pick them up again without my stomach turning over in fear.

@gnightkite2486

3 жыл бұрын

Oof

@mango9829

3 жыл бұрын

Feels bad, good thing they didn't explode like water balloons

@michhudson6485

3 жыл бұрын

wedding vegetables is the funniest phrase i've ever heard lmao-

@vocartagmailcom

3 жыл бұрын

Well, on the other hand you could train with a sword and cut off something...:) Nunchucks are WEAPONS and training with them is dangerous like with all other weapons. That's why there are training ones. Try toTtain with someone with sticks. And say goodbye to your writing skills...:)

@noahmueller8151

3 жыл бұрын

Wedding vegetables is a new one, thank you for teaching me a new term for testicles, Also sorry you hit yourself in the nuts

Can you imagine how great it would be to be Shad's neighbor? Just hanging out, having a quiet tea time, while Shad's all armored up in the next door backyard screaming passionately about nunchucks and wailing on dummies? Sublime.

@ashurmurphy4139

3 жыл бұрын

That would be amazing, I would be out there everyday watching and laughing

@captain_dsz6049

3 жыл бұрын

i would prolly help him test stuff, and then also haze him for not being the best archer in the family haha

@AlphaMoist

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao sick

@erojerisiz1571

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be in a front row premier of his videos

@Anonymous247n

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, i'd be scared. Having a psycho neighbor is risky!

Thats right. I forgot nunchaku used to be a rice threshing tool called a kokibashi. However another farming tool that became a better weapon was a hand scythe. That can also be found in a rive field

@Knight_Kin

Жыл бұрын

Even the good ol' pitchfork is a much better weapon.

@elchapito4580

Жыл бұрын

They didn't, though. They're a weapon, not an agricultural tool.

We need more history teachers like this man.

@francesco245

Жыл бұрын

What? This guy is an entertainer (and not a very good one at that), he's certainly to teacher. What on earth are you talking about? Frightening someone could think this fool is even remotely qualified to teach anything, much less history.

Just the concept of “I have spent years mastering not hitting myself”

@jamy6431

3 жыл бұрын

Thats me xD eventually got it, worth every lump

@markcobuzzi826

3 жыл бұрын

Me: *confronted by a typical guy wielding nunchucks* Also Me: “Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!”

@jamy6431

3 жыл бұрын

@@markcobuzzi826 Hah, would def be the case with an amature smooth brain. 98% of the user base, but if you ever encountered someone like me on the field of battle, it would probably be in a post apocolypse where you must be running with a bad crowd, the chances are nearly absolute zero xD but, being a person who has trained like me and is just naturally bigger, stronger, faster and more cunning, why not throw in nunchucks and take it too the next level, the odds of someone being obliterated by nunchucks are so low, but the odds of obliterating someone with nunchucks increase as soon as you dedicate a few years of training and are not a slow, clumbsy person of cource, innate ability is also a huge factor.

@haiguyse

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamy6431 Imagine using that same amount time of training on a more effective weapon. I am sorry but that point is really weak.

@jamy6431

3 жыл бұрын

@@haiguyse nah, I get what your saying but only a weapon that has that extra rotation point can create enough force that you have to control with your own force, for instance, swinging a sword will generate a certain amount of force which, imagine a samurai practicing his strikes while moving in and moving out over and over, imagine the amount of strength this would require you too use to stop the sword at the bottom of the strike. Now add an extra point of rotation and not only does this force get multiplied, it requires you to redirect the energy, meaning you have to not only counter act more energy but you have to then redirect it which requires a shift in that energy, usint different muscles. Basically you generate more force and have to use more to controll it. My forearms are only tasked by my nunchucks, when I staff train, sword train and even with my oversided staff practice sword techniques akin to something like a busterblade(yes, using an oversized staff is good training, the longer tge weapon the harder to control, when you switch back to a normal sized sword its like taking off training weights.) The point is not training with one is better than the other, it is that each weapon tasks the body differently and thus makes it grow in different ways. Its almost like gaining and honing new and interesting skills makes you a more complete martial artist, who'd have thunk it. I train in a circuit with nunchuck, ropedart, over sized bo staff, regular sized bo staff, sword(stick) and sword(I think its an inch thick piece of rebar) this has gone on for years, I use one, tire and switch, the nunchucks tire me the most which means that they make me the strongest especially in the forearms and tendons all around, my grip strength for instance is rediculous, especially because I dishwashed for high capacity resturaunts while listening to audiobooks, making a measly wage but gaining knowledge at the same time, sacrificing wage I could earn for the ability to feed my mind, train my body at a faster rate and over all happiness. Taking nunchucksbout of that equation would have surely made me a weaker, slower man today.

I need a "Under appreciated historical weapons: The Hand" video now.

@mordredvonumbra154

3 жыл бұрын

. . . You know we started to pick things up and hit people with them cause it doesnt injure nor hurt our hands when we do so?

@Arbeta10000

3 жыл бұрын

This, except it's a video about the stand that goes by the same name

@Valdagast

3 жыл бұрын

@@mordredvonumbra154 That's why you use metal gloves.

@j.keezer

3 жыл бұрын

🤲

@yeoldpepsi

3 жыл бұрын

Shad says the word fisticuffing for 45 minutes

I was at a Karate tournament many years ago, and after competing in weapons kata with sai, a competitor was showing off, doing a kata with a borrowed katana. He did a move where you go to stab a person behind you, passing the sword past your left hip. Alas, he missed, and drove the sword through his left thigh and out the back, then keeled over. They rushed him to the hospital, and he was ok, even returning for the finals that night with a very pronounced limp. I won't name him, but he was well known, and well regarded, on the tournament scene. This was mid 1970s.

The most effective way to use a nunchuk is to give it to the other person

Wikipedia says everything about this: _"The exact origin of nunchaku is unclear: allegedly adapted by Okinawan farmers from a non-weapon rice-flail implement for threshing rice. It was not a historically popular weapon because it was ineffective against the most widely used weapons of that time such as samurai swords and naginata, and few historical techniques for its use still survive."_ If farmers used this tool as a weapon, most probably they did it because they had nothing else at hand.

@Genburthing

3 жыл бұрын

Literally they use Kunais rather than nunchakus

@AnotherDuck

3 жыл бұрын

The best weapon is the one in your hand.

@Genburthing

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnotherDuck just...punch with a stick lmao If you want to block Katanas, take with you a thicker stick

@eriksoderquist4218

3 жыл бұрын

Several classes of people were prohibited from owning weapons at all, so this would have been "all they had at hand" while severely oppressed by the more privileged classes (if I'm remembering correct). Also mostly a surprise attack weapon.

@seedmole

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah these videos seem to bait views by acting like that isn't a factor, only to then pull it in as if it's an ace up his sleeve 35 minutes in... Seems very disingenuous to say all this about something that was obviously made by people who did not have access to swords, or couldn't get away with walking around armed with swords and spears in their day-to-day life. Like obviously a trained samurai with a sword or spear (armored or not) would kill someone wielding nunchuks.. but saying that is like saying someone with a gun and lots of ammo at 100m would win against someone with a sword.. you'd be comparing things of different technological plateaus.. when you're comparing wooden weapons with forged and casted ones, or hand-to-hand weapons with gunpowder weapons, all you're doing is making a very irrelevant and obvious observation.

As a person trained in nunchucks, I would never use it as a weapon, but rather an art form.

@cutrey9918

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit its lego ackbar

@rebchizelbeak5392

3 жыл бұрын

See the LAPD.

@wesleybarrett9502

3 жыл бұрын

Again someone else partly stated my statement from first video. Okinawaian weapons in Karate though can be effective weapons, the point of the Kata was teaching improvised weapons training, reinforce foot work, striking technique, and tactics.

@jdraven0890

3 жыл бұрын

I learned them just to do it, just for fun and exercise/coordination. It was a long time before I actually tried striking something with them or sparring with them. And yes they would be garbage in a real fight.

@bradmiles1984

3 жыл бұрын

It's a trap.....

You could also create a stick with a hinge in the middle that can lock into it's extended position, thus creating a stick that can be just as easily concealed as the nunchucks and have the same range as the nunchucks.

Shad being a competent master in nunchucks whilst also dissing them is hilarious. If I tried to do any of those techniques, I'd hurt myself.

@renzoSa2006

Жыл бұрын

If you are a novice if, if you are someone already somewhat experienced the same but maybe less, in the end all with or without experience we fail😢👍

@elchapito4580

Жыл бұрын

Wait, did I miss something? Do you think this clown is anywhere near a master of the nunchaku? He has clearly no clue about what he's doing!

Neighbours: "Now the crazy man with a castle at his backyard is there ranting about how one stick is better than two sticks..." 😅

@Jaxmusicgal23

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😄😂😅😆

@alexanderburger3399

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the "neighbours perspective" is always funny to me considering all the youtubers I love. XD Scotty Kilmers car channel for an other example... He's quite excentric and... well... LOUD!!! He pretty much yells all the time. XD

@blitzaxis

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Ahoooooooo

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

When you really think about it, a shovel is a pole-shield

@johnj.spurgin7037

3 жыл бұрын

Or a dull monk's spade.

@Nerobyrne

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnj.spurgin7037 ah yeah, I love the monk's spade. A very interesting weapon, more from a cultural and historical point than battle effectiveness.

@chaserose5127

3 жыл бұрын

Or, alternatively, the spear that strikes the Earth.

@rendoth7247

3 жыл бұрын

Yea

@spacetexan8695

3 жыл бұрын

@@rendoth7247 ya

The only counterargument I could see in defense of nunchucks vs a stick is that the nunchucks can fit in smaller spaces than the full length stick -- for example, a backpack. In that use case you would have to compare a stick roughly the size of one of the nunchucks handles vs the nunchucks. However, you'd probably be better off with two sticks that link together to make a longer stick, or some other design.

Just to throw it out there... Nunchicks were used for threshing rice in the rice patty fields, carried by guard to make noise as a clacker for impending danger from fire or raid, and it became popular in Martials Arts for training purposes only. It helps inprove stances and posture along with a greater focus for accuracy training on strikes, as it has a tendacy to bite back if strikes are not proper. It is designed to partially injure the user as a lesson of control, balance, stance, and focus moreso than combat purposes. It also became reknown for use as a show piece, "art", in a Martial Arts show or exhibition for others to see. It has its purpose, but was never meant for combat. It is a tool and a training aid. Food for thought.

"Hands are great. They are really useful." Always bring at least 2 of them with you.

@classydragon4961

3 жыл бұрын

"At least 2". . . i'm onto you.

@brantly4159

3 жыл бұрын

@@classydragon4961 Personally I always carry three.

@T-minus-infinite

3 жыл бұрын

@@brantly4159 I usually keep 1 attached to each arm and 1 or 2 in my pockets personally

@michaels809

3 жыл бұрын

Unless you're Captain Hook, then bring one hook.

@walangchahangyelingden8252

3 жыл бұрын

Plus legs, and you can use knees and elbows & Hammerfest to do more damage.

As a martial arts studio owner and a third degree black belt. His speech on self defense is completely correct.

@Gr3nadgr3gory

3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen a master of the three segmented staff?

@MrGhosta5

3 жыл бұрын

Self defense also includes not hurting the other person which is why you would use the less lethal nun chucks over a stick. Using excessive force makes you no better then the person attacking you.

@user-do8mi4tu8z

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrGhosta5 then just use less force and better techniques with a stick. You can still achieve the same non-lethality as a nunchuck

@Gr3nadgr3gory

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrGhosta5 tell me how that makes sence? In self defence with a weapon you may or may not choose to use LETHAL force. Self defence with a firearm requires one to go for a kill shot unless they want to get sued into oblivion.

@blitzkrieg1098

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrGhosta5 >Self defense also includes not hurting the other person I don't think you know what self defense is. Sure, you don't HAVE to hurt the other person, but in 98% of cases, it's sort of a necessity. Unless you live in a cucked country where self defense is heavily regulated and you have to use minimal force, but that's a different topic entirely.

Every time I see someone dinking around with nunchucks, my mind immediately goes to the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where Indy shoots the guy doing all the crazy sword tricks.

We (doing martial arts for 2 decades) use them for training. Makes you think about footwork and can be quite unpredictable to block. So its a good traininginstrument. Our trainer showed us a couple of techniques to disarm your opponent with nunchuks, its actualy pretty doable, but no one training MA would advice you to try that, at least if you could run in any circumstance. You can break bones with it, when you grapple and twist limbs, but I totally agree, its difficult to perform and not suited for a real fight. I´m convinced that they were a kind of trainingtool in the first place. To make your movements fluid and coordinated. Probably they never where a weapon in our understanding, but has gotten iconic as a shaolin training instrument. Just my 2 cents, btw following you since a couple of years, your martial prowess has impressingly grown in this time. Your stance and movements show that you trained a lot. Good job Shad.

I vote we replace the phrase "It's a double-edged sword" with "It's nunchucks."

@longnameincoming1219

3 жыл бұрын

but that implies there is a pro for the con

@Night_from_GT_asia_2

3 жыл бұрын

Double-edged wooden sword

@avyay9818

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. But "It's a pair of nunchuks."

@ebreshea

3 жыл бұрын

​@@avyay9818 "It's a nunchuck" If a nunchuck could chuck wood. (just a joke. you're right about the grammar. You could also say "They are nunchucks")

@avyay9818

3 жыл бұрын

@@ebreshea lol

Isaac Arthur: The first rule of warfare is to never use a weapon that poses as much a danger to your side as the enemy. Isaac Arthur: The first rule of warfare is to not die, that's the other guy's job.

@kinguin7

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.

@HellecticMojo

3 жыл бұрын

But it isn't. If anything, a sword is innately more dangerous to the user.

@kinguin7

3 жыл бұрын

@@HellecticMojo wat

@HellecticMojo

3 жыл бұрын

@@kinguin7 swords are sharp. Drop a sword on your foot vs a nunchuck see what happens. Or don't

@TheBetterBleedingBladesYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

@@HellecticMojo Nope, not at all. When just looking at them, a sword is obviously more dangerous, but does that mean dangerous to the user as well? Not necessarily. If you even have a vague idea of how to use a sword you will probably have a better chance of not hitting yourself than an amateur in nunchucks, and that scales to a master in nunchucks and an amateur with a sword.

This is actually a really good argument of why nunchuks might be good as a weapon to pacify someone for when you want to avoid lethal force. All of these arguments make it clear that it would be hard to accidentally kill someone with this.

@pixeljauntvr7774

3 жыл бұрын

Stick still does that. Heck even Police use truncheons and night'sticks.'

@danbell3827

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. The combination of concealability, flashy intimidationg moves, the need for extensive training to use them properly, and an element of danger to the user all add up to a weapon that could do some damage, but is far better at discouraging both parties from actually fighting. Your average street thug facing a trained monk twirling a set of these around, would likely think twice before escalating. Likewise, the monk, knowing full well the drawbacks of the weapon, will be reluctant to actually use it, and more likely to use only as much force as it takes to deter or stop the attacker. Imagine if every time someone fired a gun at a live target, there was a serious chance of it also shooting the user as well. There would be a lot less actual shootings, and most would probably be one or 2 shots fired vs a whole magazine.

@ruimario.productions

2 жыл бұрын

one of his arguments was you train with a nunchucks to not hit your self and its kinda a important thing that takes a long time to learn when you could just use a stick and get the job done

Before I trained against a rubber dude, I used to train against an old mattress in the garden. The mattress functioned more like a human body in that it absorbed a lot of the impact, which sounds good, but your arms begin to ache pretty quickly. I prefer the rubber dude though because, when you strike at full force, that too absorbs the impact quite well. Your rubber dude may be more bouncier than mine though.

Donatello: All Hail the Mighty Stick, Greatest of All Weapons. Michaelangeo: *crying in the corner* Raphael: *laughing his ass off* Leonardo: *trying to ignore the loonies he calls brothers*

@silverwizardess7921

3 жыл бұрын

Both of these comments are gold. 😂

@ilovemetalmusic310

3 жыл бұрын

This is actually pretty accurate.

@grayscribe1342

3 жыл бұрын

@John Doe Master Splinter: "Michelangelo, this is the reason why I told you to train with other weapons as well."

@patmacrotch5611

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously nunchucks require flipping and spinning to be effective. Mikey has that covered, Shad not so much.

@ryu_798

3 жыл бұрын

well to be fair mikey never really uses the nunchucks for combat, he literally uses them to hit away the opponents attacks and uses his environment to hit them instead, like the pizza hanging from it mouth XD.

"Shorter stick is still better than nunchucks." That's what Tonfa, Police sticks or Telescopic sticks are. Short, easy to hide and hurt as hell.

@youngguywastinghislife2084

3 жыл бұрын

Police stick is heavy as hell. My father was a police so I was able to handle police equipment at home. Police stick is solid and heavy. If someone probably toss it in the sky, it may kill the person it hit.

@AhmNee

3 жыл бұрын

I've always been more partial to tonfa than chucks. You can get the rotational acceleration in a swing and you can grab the striking end and use them to hook. More versatility IMHO.

@matteocesa9017

3 жыл бұрын

You can use them to parry as well

@dennis7470

3 жыл бұрын

watched a street fight yrs. ago ---- a guy was loosing, went over to a car, broke off the antenna, (that's how long ago it was ) and bent the end around his arm though his hand went back in and put 3 into hospital with deep cuts, used it like a rapier, poking and slashing. Best damn bit of "field expediency" I ever saw

@nightcross1030

3 жыл бұрын

@@youngguywastinghislife2084 collapsible batons are a good alternative, but you do trade off some effectiveness with the lower mass. Like we say in economics, "there are no solutions, only trade-offs".

This just reminds me of a kids TV show I used to watch where the youngest brother thought a unicycle was faster than running because it had a wheel. A pair of nunchakus are not necessarily better than even fists just because you've got a "weapon."

@ruimario.productions

2 жыл бұрын

the trick is to hold both of them in one hand so you at least have a short stick

The is the most animated I've ever seen you in a video Shad. It's great!

"but a master can absolutely not hit themselves!" A novice is incredibly unlikely to hit themselves with a stick, js

@speakstheobvious5769

3 жыл бұрын

You've never seen me spin a stick.

@thedootlord

3 жыл бұрын

@@speakstheobvious5769 and you've never seen me spin.

@yeetlordentertainment3937

3 жыл бұрын

Both statements are correct - master won't hit himself with nunchaku, and a novice won't hit himself with a stick. Sticks are underrated weapons, and I'm one of the numerous tools that's criticising Shad's video and vouching for nunchaku. I honestly LIKE that nunchaku are unreasonably difficult to use - at least if your enemy manages to take your weapon from you, they probably can't use it against you. Small little bonus of using nunchaku, but eh. I'll take what I can get.

@elias_xp95

3 жыл бұрын

@@thedootlord You've never seen me.

@thedootlord

3 жыл бұрын

@@elias_xp95 you've never seen

You don't conceal sticks by making them shorter, but by making them longer and camouflage them as a walking/wandering/travelling stick

@ironmilutin

3 жыл бұрын

Could also cover it with some fabric and/or a hook at an end to make it look like an umbrella

@metagames.errata7777

3 жыл бұрын

Telescoping police baton. About as long as what Shad was showing when he said "shorten the stick," but also as short as nunchucks.

@maxlutz3674

3 жыл бұрын

@@ironmilutin Umbrellas designed for self defense are commercially available and AFAIK perfectly legal to carry. I doubt that police would even ask why you carry an umbrella let alone give you grief about it.

@ironmilutin

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxlutz3674 Wait, they're a thing? ... well, telescopic nunchuks are also a thing apparently so I'm not sure why I'm surprised...

@maxlutz3674

3 жыл бұрын

@@ironmilutin Yes, they are a thing. Skalagrim did a review on one kzread.info/dash/bejne/dGV9vJdrfbOrk9Y.html . They are not great weapons but way easier to use than nunchucks.

I wonder what your opinion on those long flails are. I don't remember what they are called, but it was like if one of the sides of a nunchuck was a whole staff, and that's the sides you held.

Also, have you ever tried to do the pokey thrusty things with nun chucks? Doesn't work too well, you gotta have something rigid not floppy (you can use that when explaining birds and bees)

Shad using a filthy frank reference is the cross over I didn't know I needed.

@pouncelygrin6699

3 жыл бұрын

Facts xD

@Velduanga

3 жыл бұрын

Papa Franku comes back in the most unexpected places and I love that the internet will never forget.

@orionfoxx1954

3 жыл бұрын

It hit me like a freight train

@orionfoxx1954

3 жыл бұрын

@@Velduanga I’m so happy shad put it in

@Sk0lzky

3 жыл бұрын

He might be dead but he's alive in our souls

A nunchuck is a decent weapon considering you're protected in full body armor, and the enemy isn't. But then, so is a rock.

@bl4cksp1d3r

3 жыл бұрын

I raise you: Gauntlet, armour and weapon, easy

@Santisima_Trinidad

3 жыл бұрын

@@bl4cksp1d3r I raise you: lantern shield. Weapon, armour, and intimidation all in one incredibly spikey package.

@Great_Olaf5

3 жыл бұрын

The problem is that they're a peasant weapon, not s noble weapon. They're modified threshing implemented, not the kind of thing a samurai would be using, but the kind of things a peasant who needs a weapon could make in a pinch or someone who wages to carry something that works as a weapon but doesn't look suspicious for a random farmer to be carrying. EDIT: Forgot to include my actual point, peasants are significantly less likely to actually own decent quality armor, especially given the overall quality of Japanese armor. EDIT 2: To be clear, I'm not defending them as a weapon, I was just bringing up the contest context of their use.

@101Mant

3 жыл бұрын

Under those circumstances so is your fist, hell your whole body is a weapon at that point.

@101Mant

3 жыл бұрын

@@Great_Olaf5 except they aren't really a peasant weapon, the origin is unclear and there isn't any evidence of peasants using them. If you are a peasant farmer there is almost certainly going to be a lot of tools available to you that a way better weapons. Anything with a long shift and something metal on the end like a hoe, rake or bill for a start. I would guess the would all own an axe or similar for clearing land or removing plants which would be much more effective.

So what about a morphologically similar weapon, being two sticks (of the length you would have cut your main stick to make it concealable) connected by a longer length of chain (say 1-2 feet). Would that change your opinion of them at all?

I think Shad and I have different concepts of self-defense. To me, self-defense (in the context of martial arts/street fighting) is the ability to do what is necessary to escape from an altercation -- not what is necessary to incapacitate an attacker for a great length of time. If a quick whip from a nunchuck (or even just a flashy routine) gives you enough time to bolt the other way, then I suppose they've served their user well. But there are issues with deciding to use them as your primary means of defense *even if* that's the case: a) they're bulky and not easily concealable, and in many places they're outright outlawed; b) they're unwieldly and have a particular propensity to injure the user, which would then impede escape; and c) they have no means to defend against incoming attacks, which is a massive deal if you're in a situation where you cannot escape without fighting. Most people aren't Terminators -- they won't just shrug off a blow to the face or the balls or some other physiological weak point, and keep coming after you after you've already sprinted several yards away. If all you have on hand is a pair of nunchucks for some reason, and you can manage to pull that off without injuring yourself, thus allowing yourself to get the hell away, great. But they're not gonna be effective if that first strike doesn't go so well, OR (worse still) if you're not the one to get in the first strike. You're better off with something that's more guaranteed to get you a chance to get away.