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Topic	Is Shadiversity right about women in war, and are nunchuks a stupid weapon?
darkknight109 12/14/22 6:51:05 AM #27:	DragonClaw01 posted... It is usually some crazy methed up guy running full tilt at some dude and stabbing the dude several times like a maniac until he is incapacitated. I don't think there were too many "crazy methed up guys" in medieval Ryukyu. Dealing with someone with a knife back then didn't mean they were on a different planet trying to cut out your heart and eat it; they could just as easily be after your money and threatening you, similar to how a gun would get used in a mugging today. DragonClaw01 posted... Unless you can land a death blow on the knife fighter as he approaches you are a goner and I just don't think chucks have the force necessary to do this. Take a solid crack across the face or hands with one of those swung at full force and try saying that. I'm not saying you're going to get the impact with one of those that you would with a club, but you can 100% generate enough force with them to break bones and shatter teeth. If you've only ever seen them used the way Bruce Lee or Michelangelo uses them, yeah, you're not seeing them used with anywhere near their full potential for power, since both of them like to use speedy, flashy moves that are pretty far removed from how the weapon is actually used. DragonClaw01 posted... Even if we are limited to just improvised weapons, I would rather have a bat, since the one blow I have would be devastating, probably cracking the knife wielding maniacs skull and instantly killing him, unlike chucks that are kind of wimpy I mean, if we get to pick our weapons, I'll take a sword or a spear - better reach advantage and superior killing ability. Is a bat going to beat nunchaku? Sure. But how often are you going to be carrying a bat around with you as you go about your day? Nunchaku fold up and fit nicely into the sleeves or vest of a kimono, so you could have them readily available if someone decided to make trouble for you. A tetsubo - probably the closest thing you'd have in the Middle Ages far east to a modern baseball bat - isn't particularly inconspicuous, nor is it practical to lug around with you as you run your daily errands. Saying a bat or a sword is a better weapon than the nunchaku is a bit like saying a Reaper drone is a superior weapon to a pistol - technically true, but you're also talking about weapons designed for completely different applications. --- Kill 1 man: You are a murderer. Kill 10 men: You are a monster. Kill 100 men: You are a hero. Kill 10,000 men, you are a conqueror! <cite>darkknight109 posted [p:970152093] in Is Shadive... [t:80266335]...</cite> <quote>DragonClaw01 posted... </cite><quote>It is usually some crazy methed up guy running full tilt at some dude and stabbing the dude several times like a maniac until he is incapacitated.</quote>I don't think there were too many "crazy methed up guys" in medieval Ryukyu.Dealing with someone with a knife back then didn't mean they were on a different planet trying to cut out your heart and eat it; they could just as easily be after your money and threatening you, similar to how a gun would get used in a mugging today.DragonClaw01 posted... </cite><quote>Unless you can land a death blow on the knife fighter as he approaches you are a goner and I just don't think chucks have the force necessary to do this.</quote>Take a solid crack across the face or hands with one of those swung at full force and try saying that.I'm not saying you're going to get the impact with one of those that you would with a club, but you can 100% generate enough force with them to break bones and shatter teeth. If you've only ever seen them used the way Bruce Lee or Michelangelo uses them, yeah, you're not seeing them used with anywhere near their full potential for power, since both of them like to use speedy, flashy moves that are pretty far removed from how the weapon is actually used.DragonClaw01 posted... </cite><quote>Even if we are limited to just improvised weapons, I would rather have a bat, since the one blow I have would be devastating, probably cracking the knife wielding maniacs skull and instantly killing him, unlike chucks that are kind of wimpy</quote>I mean, if we get to pick our weapons, I'll take a sword or a spear - better reach advantage and superior killing ability.Is a bat going to beat nunchaku? Sure. But how often are you going to be carrying a bat around with you as you go about your day?Nunchaku fold up and fit nicely into the sleeves or vest of a kimono, so you could have them readily available if someone decided to make trouble for you. A tetsubo - probably the closest thing you'd have in the Middle Ages far east to a modern baseball bat - isn't particularly inconspicuous, nor is it practical to lug around with you as you run your daily errands.Saying a bat or a sword is a better weapon than the nunchaku is a bit like saying a Reaper drone is a superior weapon to a pistol - technically true, but you're also talking about weapons designed for completely different applications. --- Kill 1 man: You are a murderer. Kill 10 men: You are a monster.Kill 100 men: You are a hero. Kill 10,000 men, you are a conqueror!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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