| Wow! Talk about a subjective question.
What is the situation?
Are you talking about for modern, practical use?
Or are you talking about for fighting an armed and armored opponent?
There are so many things that impact the answer of this question.
The skill of the user is one. Escrima will almost immediately give a user an advantage. A nunchaku will immediately give the user a disadvantage, if he doesn't know how to use them.
Escrima are easier to control, nunchaku provide more power. Escrima provide for multiple rapid strikes, nunchaku are best at single crushing attacks.
For modern use, escrima are more practical. They are easier to carry without being questioned. For that matter, if you aren't carrying weapons, it's more likely you'll be able to pick something up and use it like escrima. Also, if you were attacked by unarmed opponents, it would be easier to use escrima in order to defend yourself without causing large amounts of injury. With a nunchaku, you'd have to limit yourself to holding both halves in the same hand and jabbing/clubbing. (Although I suppose you could use them to bind an opponent's arm) In court, if your armament for defense far outclasses the attacker's, you're in trouble. |