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Octagonal nunchaku (chucks with octagon-shaped handles instead of round ones) are designed for cutting when swung at high speeds. Moderate to heavy force with these can take a person's head off.
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I didn't know that octagonal chucks were designed for such a purpose. That makes a lot of sense and I could see such a design cutting down on the 'bounce back' factor.
Still, I stand by the statement that they aren't, in general, as effective as stick or rope because of several factors. Those factors include the necessary distance from your opponent and the ease in which a mistake can be made.
While both of those factors can be mimimzed with lots of practice, it's still much easier to incidently brain yourself instead of your oponent than it would be with a simple stick or belt.