This is an idea I am playing around with, possibly for my etsy store. The idea here is for a smaller, concealable practical self defense weapon. From my playing around with these, I believe these would fill this role quite well. I was able to draw these and strike 2X in under one second with them. The material is heavy steel pipe, so the weight is close to that of a full size pair of nunchucks condensed into a smaller package. What that translates to is a smaller object that packs the same amount of punch as its full size counterpart, fully capable of breaking bones, damaging tissue and dealing devastating blows.

The one issue that I am having with these is that they come back on you kinda hard if you swing them into something bouncy. I tried these out on my tire dummy and they flipped back on my knuckle and left me a nice bruise. Future attempts will probably involve lengthening the string, using lighter pipes, or possibly implementing the use of some springy material instead of rope.