Seth that is why you suck at sparring YOUR A COMPLETE COWARD!!!! You kick punching bags, punch the camera, but in a real fight your too scared to get hurt. Tell me when have you actually won a fight that was not a point system?
This one was a rollercoaster, Mike. From laughing my ass off at your incredible tomahawk throwing skills to crying over a watering can crudely affixed to a treadmill.
I woke up this morning, was eating my magic spoon's cereal, and thought: "I need an effing tomahawk" and what do I get when I turn on RUclips? Icy Mike, the king of tools, teaching us about tomahawks. Thanks Mike. Your fear of Robots is a legitimate worry.
With axes and hammers where the weight is near the head, grip tape like hockey tape makes a world of difference and near the butt of the handle add extra tape so it flares out to prevent the tool/weapon from slipping out (experience with the cold steel trail hawk)
"We're testing tamohawks today boys, which means someone's getting hurt, and I'm going to be down another cooler". Jokes and glorious back hands aside, I hope your finger is OK.
Do your neighbors ever ask what you're doing or do they just close the blinds. "Mike's out there doing that weird shit again." Lol. Jokes aside I'm happy to see Jay is back.
I never thought that a self defence channel would make me feel sorry for a watering can. Twenty years of being on the internet and you've done this to me. It turns out Icy Mike doesn't need to hit you to hurt you, he just has to show the mugger the clips on his phone from the cutting room floor and he wins by default.
So, I grew up in an area where we had to split firewood for heat, and frequently cooking when the power wasn’t reliable enough to use the oven. And now I spend a lot of time backpacking and doing bushcraft stuff, and ax safety is a huge part of my life. Anyway, y’all appear to have broken every rule. Please stay safe, bladed tools are really dangerous.
Throwing axes, and just axes in general, are dope as hell. I have a few and do this crap all the time, but please be safe with it! I thought for sure during the cooler montage that someone was going to get an axe to the foot. Good shit as always Mike and crew!
The first thing I notice is that you have a high chance that your first swing is going to get stuck and now you’re focusing your whole body on recovering your weapon. If the other person doesn’t wait for you, that could lose you a fight. There’s a sword fighting reenactment guy who used his battle axe on a home invader, and he got one good hit in the chest and the rest of the encounter was wrestling with the guy trying to get another swing. The guy was injured, but left because he wasn’t winning the wrestling match, it was a stalemate. I think it’s harder than people think. I’ve been shot before, 17 years apart, and well trained for hand to hand but never had it come up. The last guy I tried to challenge to a fist fight, shot me from behind from 50 feet away. I carry a wooden cane, pepper spray, box knife, and a pistol. Mostly I avoid trouble, but I’m under no illusions that my training from years ago is ready to save the day. The reality is I’ve never been fully aware of the threat until well after the initial contact. There’s no camera zooming in on the bad guys to clue me in, and no sinister music. By all means carry weapons and practice with them, but don’t think it makes you safe. The fastest and best disarm guy I ever met, would misfire a dangerous percentage of the time. You video him doing it five times, two of which he would have died, and save the one where he snatched it in two frames. He still shouldn’t put himself where he counts on that, is my point. Don’t play with stupid people- focus on what you were doing and don’t sidetrack for ego or to teach someone a lesson. That’s all I’m saying.
The whole robot sequence was one of the best examinations of American male relationships to violence that I've ever seen. Men of iron should squash the mon-keigh. Great filmmaking and scripting :)
Estwing makes a much better version of the sog tomahawk, and cold steel just came out with a pretty nice all metal tomahawk, i think they would compare pretty well, the biggest disadvantage to a tomahawk is having a short cutting edge, which means you really have to practice with it to be accurate, but if you miss a lot you can wreck them depending on construction, i have seen the sog one break a few times, always just under the bottom screw that holds the heads on the shaft.
@@danielwhooley3723 Cold steel recon/demko hawk, basically a budget rmj tactical tomahawk, looks pretty decent and all steel construction, has a pretty broad cutting edge for a tomahawk, which makes me think it too would have issues getting stuck after you whack something with it.
Maybe I'm more empathetic than I thought. I was definitely feeling some type of way for the robot and his pleas for help. Maybe I'm not the monster I thought I was 😂😂😂
I'm not an expert, I don't even play one on t.v. but I think the draw of a tomahawk as a weapon is more about utility in one of them "survival" situations. It can be used as a weapon and a tool. Chop and process firewood and defend yourself from critters and redcoats kinda thing.
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like… tears in rain. Time to die." - Robot -Michael Scott
This may be my one of my favorite Icy Mike vids ever. I got my best friend in the 1st Ranger Battalion that CRKT Kangee back in the day for his second Afghan deployment. There's several anecdotal accounts of tomahawks being used in H2H in the GWoT (by conventional troops and SOF personnel) and Vietnam War. They seem to have done the job, more or less. Not to mention the rich history of the tomahawk and hatchet in general as a weapon in times past: WW1 trench raids, various American Indian tribes and the irregular units they inspired in the 17th/18th/19th centuries, and of course fairly similar Medieval weapons. That's not to say the concerns are unfounded, but I think they're fairly proven against people rather than just zombies and robots :P
As a a former assistant editor at Weird Tales magazine under Scithers and Schweitzer and a lifelong SF lover whose first SF films were The Black Hole and the original Star Wars- I just want to express my appreciation for the robot dialogue. That added a whole new level to this video, and created a subplot that was pretty well developed. That coda at the end clinched it. I think Icy Mike or whoever it was who wrote that has a career in SF ahead of them. I didn't catch what the robot was trying to warn us about. Does anybody know? I'm guessing climate change and all the damn nukes. Damn we're a stupid species! RIP alien robot.
@@hard2hurt Love from the Iceman on my first comment! An honor sir. Here's to hoping more of that backstory makes it into the front story. Your use of the superior but largely insider term "speculative fiction" confirms to me what this video made me suspect- that you have some deep love for SF in your background. Harlan Ellison in particular championed that term, and I agree. Incidentally, largely on your recommendation, I carry a Cold Steel buckler with a particularly hefty Katori Shinto-ryu shoto bokuto every time I enter and leave my house due to having a large violent family of thugs living above me. They've pulled a knife on me three times and physically assaulted me twice. At least one other neighbor has moved out because of their threats. Thank the gods I train and keep fit or the situation might make me nervous. You and your friends make some damn useful videos with a lot of humor, and you have my thanks for that, Mr Mike. One last thing I think you should know, as a fellow SF practitioner. After the police have raided me about 20 times or so over the years while I was training in various parks and graveyards, I came up with the idea of wearing 1960s Star Trek TOS uniforms to train in when outside, which are simple and very easy to improvise. Those people are the white knights of the galaxy and they train martial arts all the time! It's been 5 years and I haven't had any police problems while wearing that clothing. Either the police tend to be Trekkers or I must have toggled their setting way, way down in the holodeck. Recommended. For context I'm talking about Denmark, Sweden, and Germany; the mileage may vary elsewhere.
Yeah,but it need more destruction,since the targets would mostly be skulls,so a glaive,a partizan,or halberd would work better. A goedendag would work best,a stout spike and handle.
@@junichiroyamashita maybe a spear with a studded base right below the blade for blunt impact. With a knife in a sheath on the spear's shaft for secondary stabbing when needed.
@@hourglas i would rather have a spike,or a blunt ishizuki,since an hidden dagger would just weaken the structure. A japanese yari shaft is already pretty solid,with a tang construction covered by a semi socket ,it being pretty good for wacking stuff. If we want to completely go the war polearm way,lets make it Kago Yari style,with a tang running through all the pole.
Of those three I would have guessed the SOG would have been the best just by looking at them. I guess that's why being able to actually test out how they work is so important.
I have the Cold Steel Trench Hawk and I wrapped the handle in baseball bat grip tape. Makes the handle a little more grippy and a lot more comfy for bashing things.
Dude, existentialistic robot is own of my favorite comedic tropes. They have no pulse, yet their circuits are briming with life😂 Here is to hoping Tomahawk technology will improve so we can take on the robot uprising.
"Welcome to Earth"! Wow, haven't laughed that hard in awhile. Thanks! Great work as always, your playful/technical method is inspirational to all of us plebs. Thanks again
Before I watch I have to say I've bought that sog and loved it. It took an incredible about of abuse before it did snap in two about four inches down. It snapped like a bone, sharp and jagged. I plan on buying a couple more. Best tomahawk I've ever owned and I've had a bunch.
The cold steel has an articulated sheath that can be left on, and used as a bludgeoning weapon. I used a Dremel to create multiple grooves on the handle for a better grip on mine. The spike on the backside is wicked.
Enjoyed watching this video. New sub here. I have all three. My favorite was the Kangee, and it still rides in my main urban go-bag. But now, it’s number two. I took the head off of a SOG Voodoo Mini Tomahawk and put it on the longer handle of the SOG Tactical Hawk. It’s light enough for efficient maneuvering, and really packs a punch. The CS is just a beater for me and I don’t mind loaning it out if I’m with a group headed up to the high country. Amazingly to me, not everyone carries a tomahawk into the bush....
The thing about tactical Tomahawks is, that Cold Steel, United Cutlery, Sog etc. produce them cheap in China and sell them expensive here. Now you get the exact same tomahawks for half or third of the prices from other company’s (or label-less) from eBay shops, which are absolutely exactly the same ones (at least most of the standard versions, there might be some better models). The problem is, that CS and such companys get these from bigger contractors. The same is with many of their swords. Lot of stuff for CS is produced by Windlass in India, who then again produce their own stuff and Deepeeka in India produces stuff for Windlass and sells the same models under their own name as well. So obviously one has to be very aware for what prices these things are sold by what company. Anyways as usual a great video. You should try out Hema sometime.
The SOG one bounced off a tree when I threw it and stuck in my thigh a few months ago… it almost hit an artery too. in other words, I’m gonna stick to a gun 😂
I've had the SOG one since 2008. I've reground/edged the head and the spike and added a couple layers of hockey tape and two layers of digi cam cloth grip tape to the handle (that did wonders). I also added a lanyard loop to the shaft, so I don't lose it during swing or rebound. That said I'd love to see you test a 20 ounce rock hammer/rock pick.
Brilliant test of all three. I love tomahawks as weapons. The Vikings and Apaches kicked ass with those badboys. Maybe wear gloves next time. Then again, it don't hurt icy Mike. Respect. Pain is weakness leaving the body. Keep safe mate. What's gonna be next???ps. I love the safety measures.
Tomahawk is all in the wrist. I have spent alot of time with various axes and hatchets doing tree work so it is a comfortable weapon for me. I prefer a cold steel spike hawk with a 20" hickory handle that I shaped a stop in the bottom and wrapped in grip tape. My wife has RA and gripping issues and she keeps in her vehicle a SOG tactical tomahawk with at taped handle and lanyard.. as always, all bladed tools we keep are shaving razor sharp. .. A light weight tomahawk with a somewhat longer than average handle in the hands of someone with good grip strength and wrist dexterity is highly effective and itimidating.
yeah the cold steel is bearded but if you hit a guy once and its stuck thats his problem and human flesh is soft so hit him gets stuck just pull it out the beard will rip is flesh
We've dug our holes and hallowed caves, Put goblin foes in shallow graves This day our work is just begun In the mines where silver rivers run. Beneath the stone the metal gleams Torches shine on silver streams Beyond the eyes of he spying sun In the mines where silver rivers run.
I have the SOG and the CKRT. I find the Chogan's handle is kind of finicky, making it hard to really strike with the spike end. Also, the shock of impact goes straight to the hand, making chopping hard. The head design is good, though. Both are good, but I find the SOG a bit easier to use ( it's also cheaper).
The tomahawk was historically used paired with some sort of knife to offset the weakness of the tomahawk. This includes if/when the primary edge gets stuck in an enemy. The cool thing about the tomahawk is that you can purposefully use it to hook and control the enemy, which was also a common technique when paired with a knife. My preference is also for the Cold Steel Trench Hawk, but I also like their line of more traditional hawks. I have a SOG Fasthawk as well, which is just a smaller version of the one you used in the video. It doesn't give me the reach advantage of a large hawk, but it's faster and more usable in CQB. The CRKT looks cool, but makes the mistake of putting the thing to give you a more sure grip in the wrong place. Cool vid!
We have some data on tomahawks used against people, historical and modern, and depending on shape, location you strike and the length of the head, it can very easily get lodged in bone or in flesh. I'd also personally choose one of cold steels more traditional hawks over these "tacticool" options or go with something more native american in inspiration. Made me deeply uncomfortable watching some of those swings. Either over swings or deflections are so dangerous and I've seen first hand what untrained people with unfamiliar weapons can do to themselves.
I feel like you'd be better off just going to home depot and getting an Estwing hatchet. Seems like a regular hatchet would be more robust and more comfortable to swing repeatedly.
The injury to the finger is why I wear gloves when using weapons. They don't have to be steel gauntlets, but anything helps. The other thing you might try with a tomahawk is hooking and sweeping attacks. The old battle axe technique of hooking behind the knee and dumping the opponent to the ground is a deadly technique. Yeah, I know, you probably already thought of that...
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My first pick is the Cold Steel Trench Hawk: amzn.to/37efdq8 but you make sure you check the description for my final opinions on each tomahawk.
"we each have 2 coconuts, and one tomahawk"
I'm just glad no one missed and stuck a blade their thigh!
@Schöner Albtraum I'll have to trust you on that one.
The ultimate weapon for robot defense is the screwdriver, but you can't use a flathead screwdriver against a phillips head robot.
So uh…..what do you want for that cooler?
This whole video made me nervous
Same, Seth. Same.
As it should.
Seth that is why you suck at sparring YOUR A COMPLETE COWARD!!!! You kick punching bags, punch the camera, but in a real fight your too scared to get hurt. Tell me when have you actually won a fight that was not a point system?
on an artistic level I appreciate making the robot plead for its life but as a viewer that made me deeply uncomfortable.
@@sunnyshine4513 Can you scrap though?
“Please listen” lmfao whoever edited the robots voice over killed the game 😂
I wanted to tear his voicebox out sooner but i wanted to save the head for last.
Had to feel bad also ahhah
The robot took the humour of this channel to a whole... 'notha... level
Turns out they discovered in a tomahawk test that a coconut is a good weapon against a tomahawk-wielding opponent.
... computing....
“no one can question the effectiveness of a tomahawk”
matt easton: “CONTEXXXXT”
Gotta love Matt "penetration with context" Easton. 😁
bruh, i read that in his voice lol
@@Krueger2014 we must summon him to review this
@@elijahoconnell by chanting the litany of context, penetration and spadroon?
This one was a rollercoaster, Mike. From laughing my ass off at your incredible tomahawk throwing skills to crying over a watering can crudely affixed to a treadmill.
Yeah there were a LOT of emotions in this one.
I was not expecting "emotional robot skit" when I saw a tomahawk testing video pop up, but I'm real glad I got it.
I woke up this morning, was eating my magic spoon's cereal, and thought: "I need an effing tomahawk" and what do I get when I turn on RUclips? Icy Mike, the king of tools, teaching us about tomahawks. Thanks Mike. Your fear of Robots is a legitimate worry.
You're kinda crazy if you don't worry.
@@hard2hurt That robot you made bro... That was about as legit as a Black Belt from the Nogera brothers.
King of Tools has a nice ring to it. 😂
With axes and hammers where the weight is near the head, grip tape like hockey tape makes a world of difference and near the butt of the handle add extra tape so it flares out to prevent the tool/weapon from slipping out (experience with the cold steel trail hawk)
Good idea!
this man is a cold case? lol... j/k
This is legit and dont forget 'bout the good ole lanyard
Tennis racket wrapping is pretty nice for cushioning that shock effect from hitting really hard objects too.
When Mike missed and then nailed the cooler it had me absolutely rolling
I was aiming high trying NOT to hit it
Well you can say he lost his... cool
@@123smosley thawing mike
@@jc-kj8yc you just had to THROW that one out there didnt you...
😂🤣😂🤣
“No he didn’t break it, that’s Icy Mike.” Goddamn, the loyalty.
"We're testing tamohawks today boys, which means someone's getting hurt, and I'm going to be down another cooler".
Jokes and glorious back hands aside, I hope your finger is OK.
Still swollen two weeks later
@@hard2hurt I don't know if it's supposed to do that.
@@hard2hurt is it going down much? If it hasn’t gotten any better then you should probably see someone
Hope it heals soon
Do your neighbors ever ask what you're doing or do they just close the blinds. "Mike's out there doing that weird shit again." Lol.
Jokes aside I'm happy to see Jay is back.
Channel needs to be renamed, "Easy 2 Injure," after viewing this but seeing Mike get hurt reignited my interest in physical comedy
Well its "hard to hurt" like " before and after" lmao
"Hard 2 Hurt Easy 2 Injure" Icy Mike's new channel name
The ‘your betrayal’ bit made me lol
I don't know what he meant by that.
Kris: "hey Mike I have some stuff to drop off at the goodwill."
Mike: "I can make a video with this shit"
Eerily accurate
@@hard2hurt *_Donates DIY dresser kit, receives sweet sweet tax breaks_*
Lol Kindling!😂
I never thought that a self defence channel would make me feel sorry for a watering can. Twenty years of being on the internet and you've done this to me. It turns out Icy Mike doesn't need to hit you to hurt you, he just has to show the mugger the clips on his phone from the cutting room floor and he wins by default.
This was the less dark version.
@@hard2hurt please release the dark version.
So, I grew up in an area where we had to split firewood for heat, and frequently cooking when the power wasn’t reliable enough to use the oven.
And now I spend a lot of time backpacking and doing bushcraft stuff, and ax safety is a huge part of my life.
Anyway, y’all appear to have broken every rule.
Please stay safe, bladed tools are really dangerous.
Glad to see Jay in the vid again! About time! Just kinda disappointed that Mike didn't pull out a taser and shock him lol
His time is coming.
@@hard2hurt please include tactical whip.
This is just three grown men finding an excuse to play with weapons in the woods lol
It's like Top Gear but for weapons instead of cars
Throwing axes, and just axes in general, are dope as hell. I have a few and do this crap all the time, but please be safe with it! I thought for sure during the cooler montage that someone was going to get an axe to the foot. Good shit as always Mike and crew!
Came close...
Three folks who know nothing of tomahawks...busting shit up.
I am glad you all still have your body parts attached.
Good to see jay again lol
The first thing I notice is that you have a high chance that your first swing is going to get stuck and now you’re focusing your whole body on recovering your weapon.
If the other person doesn’t wait for you, that could lose you a fight.
There’s a sword fighting reenactment guy who used his battle axe on a home invader, and he got one good hit in the chest and the rest of the encounter was wrestling with the guy trying to get another swing. The guy was injured, but left because he wasn’t winning the wrestling match, it was a stalemate.
I think it’s harder than people think. I’ve been shot before, 17 years apart, and well trained for hand to hand but never had it come up.
The last guy I tried to challenge to a fist fight, shot me from behind from 50 feet away.
I carry a wooden cane, pepper spray, box knife, and a pistol. Mostly I avoid trouble, but I’m under no illusions that my training from years ago is ready to save the day. The reality is I’ve never been fully aware of the threat until well after the initial contact.
There’s no camera zooming in on the bad guys to clue me in, and no sinister music.
By all means carry weapons and practice with them, but don’t think it makes you safe.
The fastest and best disarm guy I ever met, would misfire a dangerous percentage of the time. You video him doing it five times, two of which he would have died, and save the one where he snatched it in two frames.
He still shouldn’t put himself where he counts on that, is my point. Don’t play with stupid people- focus on what you were doing and don’t sidetrack for ego or to teach someone a lesson. That’s all I’m saying.
I'm happy jay is back. Been wanting to see him in some evideos for a while now.
Thanks bro, been too long!!
Return of the legend! Welcome back, Jay!
A decapitated captive warns of impending doom as the iciness of Mike's nearly amputates his own finger.... Epic
Fun video. I absolutely love the whole suffering robot bit. Had me cracking up the whole time.
As always the icicle surrounding himself with two glaciers. I love that Mike ain't afraid to make himself look small.
When the robot said "Your betrayal", I rolled over laughing.
Mike is the most reasonable and entertaining insane man I've ever seen. Keep up the good work!
You guys are hilarious. Good to see Jay back.
Was cool having him back.
The whole robot sequence was one of the best examinations of American male relationships to violence that I've ever seen.
Men of iron should squash the mon-keigh. Great filmmaking and scripting :)
Hail Vect! Carry the Mon-keigh to Commorragh!
Not sure if I learned one damn thing about tomahawks today - learned a few things about Icey Mike though. LOL!
the guys got issues
I learn to NOT punch coconuts
As always a lot of flipping fun! You guys are a blast to watch LOL. The robot dialog addition was awesome.
Ah thank you for the three stooges science experiment. Everyone has all their fingers somehow…
Great to see Jay's back!
I love it when you do Test the Product videos like this, it's refreshing.
Estwing makes a much better version of the sog tomahawk, and cold steel just came out with a pretty nice all metal tomahawk, i think they would compare pretty well, the biggest disadvantage to a tomahawk is having a short cutting edge, which means you really have to practice with it to be accurate, but if you miss a lot you can wreck them depending on construction, i have seen the sog one break a few times, always just under the bottom screw that holds the heads on the shaft.
I'll check it out.
@@hard2hurt I've go the Estwing it's been great for camping. Plus it's US made so that cool.
What is the new cold steel tomahawk called?
@@danielwhooley3723 Cold steel recon/demko hawk, basically a budget rmj tactical tomahawk, looks pretty decent and all steel construction, has a pretty broad cutting edge for a tomahawk, which makes me think it too would have issues getting stuck after you whack something with it.
@@ArcticGator thanks
Maybe I'm more empathetic than I thought. I was definitely feeling some type of way for the robot and his pleas for help. Maybe I'm not the monster I thought I was 😂😂😂
I'm not an expert, I don't even play one on t.v. but I think the draw of a tomahawk as a weapon is more about utility in one of them "survival" situations. It can be used as a weapon and a tool. Chop and process firewood and defend yourself from critters and redcoats kinda thing.
Got to watch out for those Redcoats, they're a persistent threat.
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like… tears in rain. Time to die." - Robot -Michael Scott
I've had the SOG for a long time. I stippled the handle for better grip. It's been solid, used it to split a 55 gallon steel drum for a burn barrel.
Damn man, that chopping coconuts was real boneheaded...lol...Thanks for the testing subject, tomahawks are a decent garage attacking tool.
This may be my one of my favorite Icy Mike vids ever.
I got my best friend in the 1st Ranger Battalion that CRKT Kangee back in the day for his second Afghan deployment.
There's several anecdotal accounts of tomahawks being used in H2H in the GWoT (by conventional troops and SOF personnel) and Vietnam War. They seem to have done the job, more or less. Not to mention the rich history of the tomahawk and hatchet in general as a weapon in times past: WW1 trench raids, various American Indian tribes and the irregular units they inspired in the 17th/18th/19th centuries, and of course fairly similar Medieval weapons. That's not to say the concerns are unfounded, but I think they're fairly proven against people rather than just zombies and robots :P
As a a former assistant editor at Weird Tales magazine under Scithers and Schweitzer and a lifelong SF lover whose first SF films were The Black Hole and the original Star Wars- I just want to express my appreciation for the robot dialogue. That added a whole new level to this video, and created a subplot that was pretty well developed. That coda at the end clinched it. I think Icy Mike or whoever it was who wrote that has a career in SF ahead of them. I didn't catch what the robot was trying to warn us about. Does anybody know? I'm guessing climate change and all the damn nukes. Damn we're a stupid species! RIP alien robot.
I have dabbled in some speculative fiction lol... and yes there is an entire back story about a much more dangerous threat lol.
@@hard2hurt Love from the Iceman on my first comment! An honor sir. Here's to hoping more of that backstory makes it into the front story. Your use of the superior but largely insider term "speculative fiction" confirms to me what this video made me suspect- that you have some deep love for SF in your background. Harlan Ellison in particular championed that term, and I agree.
Incidentally, largely on your recommendation, I carry a Cold Steel buckler with a particularly hefty Katori Shinto-ryu shoto bokuto every time I enter and leave my house due to having a large violent family of thugs living above me. They've pulled a knife on me three times and physically assaulted me twice. At least one other neighbor has moved out because of their threats.
Thank the gods I train and keep fit or the situation might make me nervous. You and your friends make some damn useful videos with a lot of humor, and you have my thanks for that, Mr Mike.
One last thing I think you should know, as a fellow SF practitioner. After the police have raided me about 20 times or so over the years while I was training in various parks and graveyards, I came up with the idea of wearing 1960s Star Trek TOS uniforms to train in when outside, which are simple and very easy to improvise. Those people are the white knights of the galaxy and they train martial arts all the time! It's been 5 years and I haven't had any police problems while wearing that clothing. Either the police tend to be Trekkers or I must have toggled their setting way, way down in the holodeck. Recommended. For context I'm talking about Denmark, Sweden, and Germany; the mileage may vary elsewhere.
Also the best zombie killing weapon is a spear. High impact, easy to make and maintain, keeps them at a distance.
Everyone sleeps on the best and probably most universal weapon (tied with a knife) ever made.
Yeah,but it need more destruction,since the targets would mostly be skulls,so a glaive,a partizan,or halberd would work better.
A goedendag would work best,a stout spike and handle.
Completely null when there's more than a few.
@@junichiroyamashita maybe a spear with a studded base right below the blade for blunt impact. With a knife in a sheath on the spear's shaft for secondary stabbing when needed.
@@hourglas i would rather have a spike,or a blunt ishizuki,since an hidden dagger would just weaken the structure. A japanese yari shaft is already pretty solid,with a tang construction covered by a semi socket ,it being pretty good for wacking stuff. If we want to completely go the war polearm way,lets make it Kago Yari style,with a tang running through all the pole.
This may be your best work yet 👍
Of those three I would have guessed the SOG would have been the best just by looking at them. I guess that's why being able to actually test out how they work is so important.
I have the Cold Steel Trench Hawk and I wrapped the handle in baseball bat grip tape. Makes the handle a little more grippy and a lot more comfy for bashing things.
Dude, existentialistic robot is own of my favorite comedic tropes. They have no pulse, yet their circuits are briming with life😂 Here is to hoping Tomahawk technology will improve so we can take on the robot uprising.
"Welcome to Earth"! Wow, haven't laughed that hard in awhile. Thanks! Great work as always, your playful/technical method is inspirational to all of us plebs. Thanks again
Straight outta Earthton, mofos!!!
Man, it's good to see Jay again.
The robot having the gun gag fucking killed me. Holy shit I was in tears.
Before I watch I have to say I've bought that sog and loved it. It took an incredible about of abuse before it did snap in two about four inches down. It snapped like a bone, sharp and jagged. I plan on buying a couple more. Best tomahawk I've ever owned and I've had a bunch.
Fun and informational video as always. Also Jay is back! I was wondering where he got to
The cold steel has an articulated sheath that can be left on, and used as a bludgeoning weapon. I used a Dremel to create multiple grooves on the handle for a better grip on mine. The spike on the backside is wicked.
Enjoyed watching this video.
New sub here.
I have all three. My favorite was the Kangee, and it still rides in my main urban go-bag. But now, it’s number two. I took the head off of a SOG Voodoo Mini Tomahawk and put it on the longer handle of the SOG Tactical Hawk. It’s light enough for efficient maneuvering, and really packs a punch.
The CS is just a beater for me and I don’t mind loaning it out if I’m with a group headed up to the high country. Amazingly to me, not everyone carries a tomahawk into the bush....
The thing about tactical Tomahawks is, that Cold Steel, United Cutlery, Sog etc. produce them cheap in China and sell them expensive here. Now you get the exact same tomahawks for half or third of the prices from other company’s (or label-less) from eBay shops, which are absolutely exactly the same ones (at least most of the standard versions, there might be some better models). The problem is, that CS and such companys get these from bigger contractors. The same is with many of their swords. Lot of stuff for CS is produced by Windlass in India, who then again produce their own stuff and Deepeeka in India produces stuff for Windlass and sells the same models under their own name as well.
So obviously one has to be very aware for what prices these things are sold by what company.
Anyways as usual a great video. You should try out Hema sometime.
imagine you're just hiking through the woods when you come across......
R.A Salvatore is my favorite Author, nice to see a Bruenor Battlehammer reference in the video :)
The SOG one bounced off a tree when I threw it and stuck in my thigh a few months ago… it almost hit an artery too. in other words, I’m gonna stick to a gun 😂
"Squeeze that purple shit out"
That's your bruised flesh!
9:30 I'm an axe throwing instructor and if I was ever on vacation near Icy Mike, Jay and Nate I'd be honored to teach them all some axe throwing 😂
Would love that
Let’s goooooo
@@hard2hurt I will definitely message you if I'm ever going to SC so we can make it happen 🪓🪓
Good to see Jay again
Y'all have too much fun and it's awesome.
1:55 Easy2Hurt
Neighbor 1: Are those three men murdering someone in the next yard over?!
Neighbor 2: Nah, just Icy Mike again.
Icy Mike name dropped Bruenor Battlehammer. Forgotten realms knowledge on point.
“WELCOME TO EARF” might be my favorite quote from this channel 🤣😂🤣
I've had the SOG one since 2008. I've reground/edged the head and the spike and added a couple layers of hockey tape and two layers of digi cam cloth grip tape to the handle (that did wonders). I also added a lanyard loop to the shaft, so I don't lose it during swing or rebound.
That said I'd love to see you test a 20 ounce rock hammer/rock pick.
11:19 I love the full lap you did there
Why is my Hello Kitty on the ground 🤣🤣
Brilliant test of all three. I love tomahawks as weapons. The Vikings and Apaches kicked ass with those badboys. Maybe wear gloves next time. Then again, it don't hurt icy Mike. Respect. Pain is weakness leaving the body. Keep safe mate. What's gonna be next???ps. I love the safety measures.
Not that Vikings ever used tomahawks...
I have actually used the coldsteel hawk when I was working at for an axe range. I like it! But for throwing it’s light.
NO HE DIDN'T BREAK IT, THAT'S ICY MIKE LMAO☠️☠️☠️
Tomahawk is all in the wrist. I have spent alot of time with various axes and hatchets doing tree work so it is a comfortable weapon for me. I prefer a cold steel spike hawk with a 20" hickory handle that I shaped a stop in the bottom and wrapped in grip tape. My wife has RA and gripping issues and she keeps in her vehicle a SOG tactical tomahawk with at taped handle and lanyard.. as always, all bladed tools we keep are shaving razor sharp. .. A light weight tomahawk with a somewhat longer than average handle in the hands of someone with good grip strength and wrist dexterity is highly effective and itimidating.
Icy Mike: "Which of these hurt worst?"
Robot: "Your betrayal."
"Please listen"... I can't believe you made me get emotional about a treadmill.
I hope 🤞 your finger gets better soon. Thank you for sacrificing your body to make great content.
"Oaf" is an under-appreciated insult.
yeah the cold steel is bearded but if you hit a guy once and its stuck thats his problem and human flesh is soft so hit him gets stuck just pull it out the beard will rip is flesh
Humanity’s greatest threat….The coconut! Great video as always!
10:44 The King of Mithral Hall
We've dug our holes and hallowed caves,
Put goblin foes in shallow graves
This day our work is just begun
In the mines where silver rivers run.
Beneath the stone the metal gleams
Torches shine on silver streams
Beyond the eyes of he spying sun
In the mines where silver rivers run.
I have the SOG and the CKRT. I find the Chogan's handle is kind of finicky, making it hard to really strike with the spike end. Also, the shock of impact goes straight to the hand, making chopping hard. The head design is good, though. Both are good, but I find the SOG a bit easier to use ( it's also cheaper).
This is why aliens don't visit us.
I have no quarrel with aliens... it's robots.
You guys single handedly started the war between humans and robots
The spin hit on the coconut was fantastic.
The tomahawk was historically used paired with some sort of knife to offset the weakness of the tomahawk. This includes if/when the primary edge gets stuck in an enemy. The cool thing about the tomahawk is that you can purposefully use it to hook and control the enemy, which was also a common technique when paired with a knife.
My preference is also for the Cold Steel Trench Hawk, but I also like their line of more traditional hawks. I have a SOG Fasthawk as well, which is just a smaller version of the one you used in the video. It doesn't give me the reach advantage of a large hawk, but it's faster and more usable in CQB. The CRKT looks cool, but makes the mistake of putting the thing to give you a more sure grip in the wrong place.
Cool vid!
Thanks for the advice, I had a problem with mine getting stuck.
Huh I never knew what crkt stood for thanks Mike. Also love the Bruenor name drop haha
We have some data on tomahawks used against people, historical and modern, and depending on shape, location you strike and the length of the head, it can very easily get lodged in bone or in flesh. I'd also personally choose one of cold steels more traditional hawks over these "tacticool" options or go with something more native american in inspiration.
Made me deeply uncomfortable watching some of those swings. Either over swings or deflections are so dangerous and I've seen first hand what untrained people with unfamiliar weapons can do to themselves.
"Why are my Hello Kitties outside?"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
12:45 Oh you guys. Reenacting that scene from Office Space.
"Get Bruenor Battlehammer out of here" a great line Mike that everyone missed lol
That "welcome to earf" in the beginning sent me. Legendary 🤣
Awesome video guys. At 13:08, anyone else getting that "Office Space" printer vibe? Lol
Loved that office space beatdown on the robot fellas!
I feel like you'd be better off just going to home depot and getting an Estwing hatchet. Seems like a regular hatchet would be more robust and more comfortable to swing repeatedly.
The injury to the finger is why I wear gloves when using weapons. They don't have to be steel gauntlets, but anything helps. The other thing you might try with a tomahawk is hooking and sweeping attacks. The old battle axe technique of hooking behind the knee and dumping the opponent to the ground is a deadly technique. Yeah, I know, you probably already thought of that...
I always wanted to get a Cold Steel trench hawk. Never pulled the trigger on it though.
It's a nice piece of gear.