Mall Ninja Weapons Tested, Improved and Destroyed!

[@meltdown537]

I love that you showed a nerdy younger picture of you. You kind of look like a kid I used to hang out with in elementary school. LOL! I used to own the spiked combat knuckle knife and the spikes came off for me too. I still own some mall ninja items purely for decoration. I LOVE WEAPONS WEDNESDAYS! See you next week guys!

[@Karatemart]

Thanks so much! Yeah, I was a pretty nerdy kid! I’ve seen versions of that knuckle knife that are made a lot better than that one, but they always seem to have problems with the spikes breaking off. I hope you are having an excellent week, my friend!

[@meltdown537]

@@Karatemart I am certainly having an excellent day now that I got to see this fantastic video! :)

[@jammerwv]

Another Honest Review! Thanks for the true test of those weapons. We knew, even as kids, that the “mall weapons” weren’t going to hold up to a lot of abuse, but we all wanted them anyhow….btw, nice yearbook pic. I remember refinishing my wooden nunchucks and straightening my ninja stars several times. I enjoyed reliving some of those memories while watching. Boy, you know how to break stuff!Good show. 🤣

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Jamie! I believe that you and I grew up around the same time and probably in similar environments, which is why we relate to each other so well. Yeah…I love showing off my nerdy old pictures. Have an awesome week my friend, and thanks for joining us in the live chat this morning!

[@michaelj8793]

Definitely entertaining to say the least and definitely glad nobody was injured in the filming of another Weapons Wednesday and you nailed it for sure with the title Its sure going to be tough to pick a single winner Because they all earned the title of Cheesiest mall weapon Thanks for another killer video my friend 👍

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Michael! It’s definitely a tough decision on the polls this week. I guess if I was forced to choose, I’d pick the badlands sword as the best and the alien axe as the cheesiest…but they were all pretty horrible😂. I hope you are having an excellent week!

[@michaelohara4652]

Fun Video. Really enjoyed seeing you put the weapons through their paces. Never had Mall Ninja Weapons growing up here in Canada but we certainly made a few. You don't know fun/stupid until you've made your own throwing stars by using tin snips and then throwing them into targets/trees. It always ended up with one of us get a nice gash or a sliver from the poorly cut tin. Ahh, the old days. Loved the video.

[@Karatemart]

That’s so funny, Michael! You remind me a lot of myself as a kid. Thanks so much for your support, brother! I really appreciate all your positivity. It means a lot.

[@Dman0001]

In Canada as well. We did that. We had things engraved store that had them recreation blades like Conan sword etc

[@kylerogerspowers2935]

Lol Kyle. First off nice Superman shirt. I picked the badland. It did the best looking the cheesy. The alien axe oh well it just couldn't handle wing chun. Have a great week. Hey Amanda good selection.

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Kyle! Excellent choice, my friend! I hope you have a great week as well!

[@barterbobert7112]

Hey Kyle, loved the contrast of the younger you (Clark Kent) to you now, (SUPER MAN). I agree with you, in that the best Mall Weapon is the Badlands Sword, and the cheesiest is the Alien Axe. Your reactions on the 2 times it fell apart on you had me laughing out loud.

[@Karatemart]

Thanks man! I really appreciate that! Yeah…the handle falling out of the alien axe the way it did, had me cracking up. That was a fun video to make! Thanks so much for your positivity! I hope you are having an excellent week!

[@ObservantPiratePlus]

Automatic LIKE! 👍 BTW, this is Jordan, and I get a lot of your stuff! And nice to see Amanda's cameo!

[@Karatemart]

Awesome, Jordan! Thank you so much for your support! I really appreciate it, brother!

[@jaykerivan6071]

Hey for future videos like this you really should use eye and long sleeve for protection, i would to see you injured over some mall weapon, every time you swing i cringe worried that the blade is going to snap and launch in your arm or chest, very cool video.

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Jay! Have an awesome week, my friend!

[@jaykerivan6071]

Hope everyone at karatemart had an awesome Halloween, I'm very interested in what Christmas video you guy are going to come up with.

[@eniolima2179]

GREAT vídeo kyle!!!! You are The best!

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Enio! That was a fun one to make! I hope you are having an excellent week, my friend!

[@jaykerivan6071]

The axe is by far my favorite Mal ninja weapon actually the modern rogue did a video on mall weapons and showed off that exact axe

[@Karatemart]

Yeah…it’s definitely an interesting Mall Ninja weapon. It held up a lot better than I thought too.

[@veximmortalis8622]

I just found your channel and I love this video, thanks!

[@Karatemart]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! I just began doing videos on the Kombativ KZbin channel as well. I hope you have an excellent week!

[@alntitefqer5680]

I have always loved mall weapons most of the time with a little retooling and a little work they can be pretty fierce

[@Karatemart]

I agree! The steel can be a little weak on a lot of them, but you can definitely modify many of them to become really cool weapons. Have an excellent weekend!

[@alntitefqer5680]

@@Karatemart I am not capable of of working but I could see myself working for you of course after my pay check I would owe you probably 150 $ because My whole check and then some would be spent at karatemart buying new add-ons to my collection Love sharp objects

[@justincroteau1458]

Oh man haha this one was fun this wee, Kyle! I'm not sure if it was just the moment in time in respect to KY current mood, but when you broke off the spike on that mace into the Wing Chun dummy, I have expected you to stop, but you went ahead to "do some more damage to it" and that just cracked me up brother! 🤣😂 BTW, thanks for the recommendation on the Modern Gladiator sword last week! I did end up buying it and it's awesome!

[@justincroteau1458]

*my current mood. Not KY. Darn auto correct 🙄

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Justin! Yeah, I definitely had more fun doing a less serious group of weapons this week. I’m so glad that sword worked out for you. It is much nicer than the stealth gladius. Thank you so much for your support, my friend! I really appreciate it!

[@balazsvarga1823]

The Dragon .. long dagger? Very short sword? It looked like the most useful out of them all. Just because it had a somewhat secure grip to keep the pointy bits away from the hand, and those all were pointed towards the target, and not the wielder. The club looked like a club, but broke like a toy, so I guess it would be good for a low budget movie prop. It somehow did not have the mall ninja outrageous ornaments, but still broke almost instantly. The alien axe at least looked cool, if as dangerous to the Arnold using it as to the poor predator.

[@Karatemart]

Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@alanjoslin5612]

Flaming Dragon Blade. On the desk, attacker, put on the desk. LOL \ 2 Alien Fantasy Axe. Hanging on Wall, woops it falls on the floor. Aliens 👽 comes you. Their laughing at you. Go off in the space ship and still laughing all the way home.

[@Karatemart]

Hahahaha…well played, Alan! The aliens would definitely laugh and probably be very insulted if you pulled out that axe on them. Have an awesome week, my friend!

[@VTPSTTU]

First, thank you for putting on the safety glasses when testing the Alien Fantasy Axe. I was going to be squirming through that entire section of the video if you hadn't put on the safety glasses. Secondly, your demonstration shows that all kinds of oddly inappropriate items could be pressed into service as weapons in a desperate situation. The spiked club was damaged easily, but if you'd landed those blows on an attacker who wasn't armored, you'd have likely incapacitated him. Your club might fall apart, but you would have a good chance of surviving the encounter. Thirdly, you've asked two questions from two perspectives. I'll give the answers that fit those questions on the appropriate community tabs. I'll give a third answer here on the video. (I wish KZbin would give interaction credit per word of reply. My comments would be golden if KZbin did that.) I've done some amateur photography through the years, and I sometimes evaluate your weapons as photography props as well as weapons. Here, I'll give my ranking of them as photography props. 1. Apocalyptic spiked club - I haven't studied fighting in the Middle Ages and Dark Ages closely, but I've occasionally heard of peasant soldiers going into battle with spiked clubs as sidearms. I think most were armed with spears when their leader could find someone to make spear heads to affix to staffs. Otherwise, most of them probably had a staff as a primary weapon. The reach of a staff is always valuable. I can imagine them putting a loop of string on their belts and hanging the head of the club in the loop. That wouldn't be as fast to deploy as hanging by the handle, but it would mean that spikes wouldn't be hitting their thighs as they walked and fought. These spiked clubs wouldn't be elegant. The spikes wouldn't be sharpened because that would wear more on their clothes as they walked with the clubs on their belts. The spikes wouldn't be perfectly even or perfectly straight. The club material probably wouldn't be that strong. The spikes probably wouldn't be affixed that well. A dozen sold blows with the club would probably ruin it, but no one would expect peasant soldiers to live long enough to deliver a dozen blows with the club once they lost their spears. If the soldier managed to destroy the club and was still alive, he could pick up another weapon from a dead body on the battlefield. As a result, I think this spiked club would work well enough as a photography prop for a model wearing clothing to evoke a peasant soldier of those days. That could be a male model in fairly accurate clothing posing as a real peasant soldier who was a true warrior on the inside. That could be a female model doing the same thing or wearing skimpy clothing to create a sexy version of the idea. In any case, this club would work for that shot. In a post-apocalyptic world where people resorted to spiked clubs as weapons, I wouldn't expect great craftsmanship in the spiked clubs that most people were carrying. The lack of sharpening of the spikes wouldn't be a problem. Misalignment wouldn't be a problem. This club would be great as a photographic prop for that kind of shoot. 2. Spiked combat knuckle knife - In spite of all of its failings as a weapon, this knife could look cool as a photography prop. A model in a black leather jacket could hold one of these and look a little bit theatrical but would still convey the idea of being a street tough. In some ways, even the "mall ninja" look would fit that image. With a little bit of dirt and fake rust, this could work as something that street kids were using as they ran in gangs. The fact that the knife doesn't look genuinely useful still fits that idea. A gang of young street kids would go for flash more than function many times. I could see this knife working for a few kinds of photo shoots. 3. Flaming Dragon Blade - While the shiny finish of this knife would make setting up the flash angles important, the size and flashiness of the knife would attract attention. If I were doing a fantasy shoot, this knife could work. Granted, the profile of the knife reminds me of a shoe or maybe an ice skate. I could see welding two of them side-by-side with a seat between them and putting some kind of action figure in the seat as if it were a sleigh. I would be worried that someone looking at my pictures from a photo shoot would get the same idea and wonder why the model was holding something with the profile of a shoe. Even so, the size and flashiness of this knife could work for many kinds of fantasy images. 4. Hooked Badlands Sword - Obviously, the key rings would have to go. They are just silly. However, the holes where they have the key rings could be threaded with some kind of decorative thread or maybe even a fine chain. Small golden tassels hung on thick golden thread could work there. Even red or purple tassels on gold or silver thread could work. I might take a little bit of black JB weld and change the ring in the back so that it's not a perfect circle. As it is now, the ring in the back makes the whole sword look like a karambit with a glandular problem. With those changes, I think this sword could be a good fantasy photo prop. If I didn't need to remove the key rings myself, maybe I would rate it one higher. 5. Alien Fantasy Axe - I can't see myself having any use for this one as a photography prop unless I were shooting some kind of cheesy alien shoot. If the whole shoot is deliberately cheesy, then this might work.

[@Karatemart]

Well said, brother! I’d love to see some of your photography. Is there a place I can view some?

[@lhinarizona6658]

you needed some wine to go with all that cheese.

[@Karatemart]

Hahahaha! Well played! Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@tonywalkingstick8883]

That was just too funny. The bad lands sword reminds me of an old pirate sickle. That alien ax was so amusing 🤣 😂 😆. You put the fun in this video.

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Tony! I did have a lot of fun making this one! I hope you are having an excellent week, my friend!

[@tonywalkingstick8883]

I am. God is good brother. Hope you are as well.

[@Karatemart]

@@tonywalkingstick8883 I'm having a great week, brother! God bless you, my friend!

[@damiendarko9411]

Stealth Gladius! It screams "This is SPARTA!" but quietly...

[@Karatemart]

Hahahaha! Well said! Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@danam.scruggs1712]

I LOVE the Superman Shirt!

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Dana! I dressed up for Halloween at work, so I kinda got stuck wearing the costume in the video 😊

[@prowlersx5131]

The spikes are slightly sharper training arrows glued on

[@shawnclifford362]

👻 Boooo, O'iche Shamhna. Dia Duit Kyle. All of those hokey weapons, would work fine in a desperate situation. The tiny wanna be Cobra knife was, in my opinion the worst. I would rather use the axe,even with the risk of breaking. ( years ago,got a wee tippsy and bought a similar axe, same result. ). I liked the Apoc keyring samshir sword the most 🥴. Great weapons Wednesday. Cheers Amanda. Slan go foil ☘️

[@Karatemart]

I completely agree, Shawn! If I HAD to choose one of them, I would choose the badlands sword as well. Thanks brother!

[@alexharris-ui4ss]

I don't know how he does it. He's so positive even when he's talking about trash. That's pretty awesome actually .

[@Karatemart]

Lol…I do my best to stay positive! Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@jaykerivan6071]

That would be awesome 😎

[@Karatemart]

Exactly, Jay! I hope you are having an awesome week, my friend!

[@GaryTurbo]

When I was 19 I went to Underground Atlanta and there was this Chinese niche shop, they had this one sword cane with the cobra handle I wanted for my suit

[@Karatemart]

I’ve definitely seen that one before, Gary! We may have had it on KarateMart.com 20 years ago, but we discontinued most of the mall ninja type items a long time ago. I hope you are having an awesome week, my friend!

[@weaponman3872]

I had a buddy slice his finger to the bone from bottom to top with the bottom hook blade on that alien axe , so it is my favorite!!

[@Karatemart]

Lol…that’s horrible! That story definitely helps define it as a mall ninja weapon. Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@weaponman3872]

@@Karatemart HAHA AWESOME!! I love mall ninja stuff almost as much as the real stuff and love this channel it's always lots of fun !!!! You should check out my channel I think you would enjoy it!!

[@MagusHabilus]

Great public service video! I too tested a "Cobra" knife back when I sold them, its total junk! my two cents, remove the spikes and replace them with set screws, but even then its pretty standard Pakistan tourist junk. give us more tests! your info videos rock!

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Geno! That’s an excellent idea with the knife. I just wish it fit my hand better! I hope you are having an awesome week!

[@neilyb4590]

What’s the difference between a wall hanger and a mall ninja weapon or are they one in the same

[@Karatemart]

That’s a great question, Neily! They are basically the same. I hope you have an excellent weekend!

[@maccurtis730]

10:35 cool Superman shirt.

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Mac! That was part of my Halloween costume!

[@maccurtis730]

27:33 Maul Predator: "What did you do to my axe"?

[@Karatemart]

LOL...It died a heroes death, Mac!

[@maccurtis730]

@@Karatemart It started two-in-one weapons and became three.

[@Karatemart]

@@maccurtis730 lol…very true, brother!

[@dark96744]

that poor wingchun dummy has taken a beating over the years

[@Karatemart]

Yes it has! It started out as a defective wing chun dummy that couldn’t be sold, so I fixed it up for videos, and it’s worked out perfectly. Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@9daywonda]

I have to be honest I haven't heard the term Mall ninja weapon before and I didn't like this weeks' selection but as it is you guyz it had to be the last one the axe with the hidden blade. Take care guys.

[@Karatemart]

Yeah…mall ninja weapons aren’t my favorite either, brother. Have an awesome week, my friend!

[@ChrisLeeW00]

The badlands sword doubles as a stylish keychain 😂

[@Karatemart]

Hahaha! That’s really funny! Thanks so much for watching!

[@markk221]

missed the live ,but i liked the spiked combat knuckle knife mall ninja weapon...and the if kyle had a dog he could use it alternately as sparkys spiked naval sunglasses.(south park reference)

[@Karatemart]

Hahaha…thanks Mark! I do have a dog! He’s in my spring-loaded baton video. I hope you are having an awesome week, my friend!

[@markk221]

@@Karatemart lol

[@craighawker4526]

Hi Kyle your dead right they are only any good as a wall hanger and to be honest they even look daft mate but I’m sure someone will buy them great video as usual mate

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Craig! It’s so funny, but I always expect weapons to never sell again after I show how bad they are, but strangely these mall ninja weapons from this video have been selling better than ever since the video released. Some people just love to collect weapons! I hope you are having an awesome week, my friend!

[@jamesnewman5426]

I'd wear some armor to protect your body from bits of weapons as well.

[@2009JCCMONTANO]

Blades of Southeast Asia, my friend?

[@Karatemart]

Yes, we do carry plenty of those! Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@2009JCCMONTANO]

@@Karatemart Thank you.

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

Should have slapped the flats of the dragon blade against the wooden post.

[@Karatemart]

Yeah…that would have been a good test. The blade on that knife seems a little more secure than the axe head, but who knows how it would have faired. I hope you are having an awesome week, my friend!

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

@@Karatemart weeks been ok. Have að an upper chest infection so been resting mostly...but resting isn't so bad

[@themusicalflames4life17]

Nice 😮

[@Karatemart]

Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@Kolt]

Awesome sauceness as always, I've always ran into the cheap swords that'll say they're full tang but often become loose and weak with just a few times using it... shopping with u guys soon,thanx for the review Kakarot 😁

[@Karatemart]

I completely agree! We stopped selling those half-tang swords many years ago. People liked them because they were so inexpensive, but they would break as soon as you hit something with them. Thanks so much for your support! I hope you have an excellent week!

[@3x6Corvus]

Bro seriously pay me to break these things. This would be a dream job! Hell buy me a 6 pack and I'll break em' for you!

[@Karatemart]

Not gonna lie…I do have a lot of fun testing the weapons! I hope you are having an awesome weekend!

[@DavidPixleythemuzzlZ]

Wait, best isn't the same as cheesiest???

[@Karatemart]

Nope! There were two separate polls that week…best and cheesiest! Thanks so much for watching!

[@DavidPixleythemuzzlZ]

@@Karatemart I was being sarcastic 😘

[@DavidPixleythemuzzlZ]

@@Karatemart PS: I love your channel! It's just unfortunate that we live in Cali :(

[@tbjtbj4786]

The club thing not mall ninja They usto make them as replica of ww1 trench fighting clubs Remember the original were made by combat troops in the trench making them out what ever they could find. I sure the replica not even made to trench quality

[@Karatemart]

Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@ericangel2984]

Ok... Kyle... I'm just gonna say this. If you're gonna do close ups of the weapons, touch up the nail polish. A little professionalism goes a long way .... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Just kidding brother. Great video. Thank you.

[@Karatemart]

Hahahaha! You crack me up, Eric! Those arms were WAY too muscular to be mine! I hope you are having an excellent week, my friend!

[@Snuffy03]

Sad but ALL seem equally cheesy. This is one of those situations where a 🤣decision is not possible. But I will give it a shot!

[@Karatemart]

So true, Len! It’s a very tough decision!😂

[@angelTechnician64]

Fs in chat for that wooden man 😔

[@Karatemart]

Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@BlastAction]

Sent this to Shadiversity. Hope he likes it.

[@Karatemart]

That’s funny…I love his videos! Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@bartangel4867]

good video. I'm surprised that any of those weapons worked but some (very few) actually did. If you showed this axe to a Viking he would probably faint from absurdity of it. a ninja would probably not understand what most of those weapons are supposed to be. and be pissed off by the idea that any of this is being associated with them. there are few weapons that if you have nothing else would be functional. but they are certainly not weapons you would take to the battle. also if you sell other ones of those weapons to a mercenary who is hired by army you might get your head chopped off for cheating him.

[@Karatemart]

Lol…very true, Bart! I hope you are having an excellent weekend, my friend!

[@26jared1]

👍👍👍

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Jared! I hope you are having an excellent week, my friend!

[@2009JCCMONTANO]

Machetes, axes and sticks of Latin America, my friend?

[@Karatemart]

Yep, we definitely carry those! I hope you have an excellent weekend!

[@2009JCCMONTANO]

Thank you.

[@jefferyrailey405]

Almost all of the mall ninja weapons good for a one time use then toss them off the bridge

[@Karatemart]

Hahahaha! Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@flashforce699]

What wanna know is what the heck happened to your thumb lol .

[@Karatemart]

Lol Troy! I have a feeling you are referring to Melanie’s thumb. She has much more muscular arms than me. Have an awesome week, my friend!

[@flashforce699]

@@Karatemart I was watching on a phone screen in the car and it was bright out so I didn't have the best visibility , but that is hilarious. I just laughed out loud .

[@Karatemart]

@@flashforce699 hahahaha! That’s too funny, brother!

[@jadon1400]

27:35 Grand finale

[@Karatemart]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@jadon1400]

@@Karatemart You should make another mall ninja test

[@bhargavsharma4715]

👍

[@Karatemart]

Thanks Bhargav!

[@danam.scruggs1712]

Liked and shared on Facebook and Twitter!

[@Karatemart]

Thanks so much Dana! I really appreciate all your support!

[@maxheadroom4659]

The people who voted made some boring choices. There are much more mall ninja-y weapons out there that are way more mall ninja -like. Maybe they don't understand the concept. The Gladius and the club are actually very practical weapons.

[@Karatemart]

You’re right that there are plenty of more “mall-ninja-like” weapons out there, but the people who are voting are only supposed to vote for the 5 choices I gave them. I would have liked to show off some more of the super-cheesy mall ninja weapons, but it’s our goal to not duplicate the weapons I’ve already shown in previous videos, and I’ve already tested and broken most of our best mall-ninja weapons before (like the skull claws and razor chain whip). So, sadly, I wasn’t able to use them again in this video. I hope you are having an excellent week! Thanks so much for watching!

[@magicras21]

Ok

[@Karatemart]

Thanks so much for watching! You had a good idea in the live feed, but I need to think it over. Have an awesome week!

[@RUize_]

haven't commented in a while...lol :>

[@Karatemart]

Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it! I hope you are having an excellent week!

[@LiveFreeOrDie7]

Cheesy or not, I wouldn’t want someone swinging that spiked club at me Put up your hands and watch them get punctured by those spikes

[@Karatemart]

I completely agree! It’s definitely a legitimate weapon…it probably just won’t last very long. Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@Kang003]

Not trying to sound elitist, but if people want to nerd out with weapons or display one, there are plenty of real, functional & quality items people could get.

[@Karatemart]

I completely agree, brother. But, I remember as a kid wanting the biggest, most intimidating looking weapon I could find, which was often a mall ninja weapon. It takes some training and life experience to truly grasp what is important in a weapon. You’d be surprised, but the mall ninja weapons sell much better than practical weapons. Have an awesome week, my friend!

[@Kang003]

@@Karatemart yeah.. I understand you have to go with what sells sometimes. Sorry if I sounded critical.

[@Karatemart]

@@Kang003 not at all, my friend! Trust me, I’m critical of those items as well, which is why 99% of them were removed from the website years ago. Have an awesome week, brother!

[@romanhardware]

A real Mall Ninja Weapon is a woman with a credit card, most likely someone else's like her Dad's or husband's

[@Karatemart]

Lol…oh wow 😂….you took it to another level, brother! I hope you are having an awesome week!

[@ASwordoftheLordGod]

LOL,... I was like dudes got nail polish on.... Then I was like , dude has soft looking hands for a guy with such big arms.. LOL Then ahr calls on Amanda..... 😂

[@Karatemart]

Lol, Paul! A bunch of people made that same assumption, so you are not alone! I’ve been having Melanie and Amanda do all of the “B” footage lately, so you’ll see their hands in my videos. Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@TheRagingSpartan534]

@shadiversity

[@Karatemart]

Thanks so much for watching!