Monkey Fist testing. Can it really protect?

[@randomthoughts3231]

I am definitely getting one of these if I ever need to defend myself against a watermelon

[@WeekendGunners]

Or coconuts. Any Viscous fruit really... Stay safe

[@lisaapps6890]

Random Thoughts 😂

[@michaelhernon8163]

A watermelon would give you a beating.

[@dogmandoug1715]

Watermelon’s are very placid, you should be ok 😭

[@you2tooyou2too]

If you are really planning to use either of these for self defense, you had better practice quite a bit to prevent badly injuring yourself. Too much or too little follow-through can cause it to fly back with as much or even more force. If you don't know how to stay out or the rebound arc in close quarters, you might assist your assailant.

[@disasterpiecemusic]

Make longer handles for greater velocity and more meaningful impact. Now, again... with feeling this time!

[@BB-1990]

The one i got for my daughter has a slip knot so it can go around your wrist and be secured. You can then throw a palm strike and release it for an extra for of reach and not lose it.

[@corneilcorneil]

And train some skills first! 🤣🤣🤣 Flip-flop budoka! 😂😂😂

[@liamkoitka1905]

The biggest flaw I can see is with the length of the string, if you can get a good slingshot effect it could do a ton of damage.

[@Jaezxc69]

Upward strike for jaw Sideward strike for cheeks Lower sideward for ribs Upper downward for collar bone or shoulder Bottom sideward for legs and put some angle for knees Those are the best techniques that sends them to the hospital not cemetery

[@amamibond7480]

Thanks, Now I know what not to do

[@Lcky-gu2gi]

I bet u practice escrima

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

@@Lcky-gu2gi hope thats not a insult escrima is fun technically even we did it as kids in my area granted more using reasonably sized strong and not dead sticks we found around

[@Lcky-gu2gi]

@@dr.dylansgame5583 i would never insult escrima especially ive seen its effectiveness. When I was young we had boarders in our house and one of them Kuya Lino was a escrimador and one night there was a home invader trying to rob us but Thank God kuya Lino was home and he was well prepared when he realized there was an invader he wasted no time. The moment he saw the rober he immidiately whack him to the shins to the arms and the ribs but he didnt hit him in the head he just wanted to disable him but not kill him but yes escrima freakin works

[@floridalawncommission4423]

it's hard to believe that the monkey's fist was original designed to help weigh down the main mast line of a sailing ship. then Irish sailors decided to cut off the end and use it as a nasty Lil weapon when they went ashore... food for thought. great video

[@floridalawncommission4423]

does this mean we can eat the watermelon.... hehehe

[@beardevlin5435]

Wasn't specifcly irish

[@j.m.mitterando471]

Incorrect. The Monkey's fist was designed to be the knot on the end of something called a "heaving line" used to toss a small line to a ship to be towed or tied up. it was then secured to a much heavier, to be hauled back to the originator. It was NEVER designed to be a weapon. However effective it may be as one. You'd be better off using 2 foot long piece of rope and hitting someone with the end of it.

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

@@j.m.mitterando471 how would that be more effective most people state one of the most easy martial arts weapons to learn and use are nunchaku or nun-chucks and its the same concept of using a monkey fist or flail you have a handle or rope with a weighted end and using simple back forth/side to side motion or up down over the shoulder using the centripetal force plus gravity plus the weight of the end so its undeniable that it would be the most effective melee weapon style to use considering flails could crush skulls and shatter bones and hell a man escaped prison by beating up 11 guards with makeshift nunchaku out of two bedposts and a sheet i think para-cord with a steel ball at the end would hurt a hell of alot more then some bed posts flung by a flimsy prison sheet

[@squarepusher645]

ginger bastards

[@crazyt1ger08]

A belt with a sizable buckle does a lot of damage....

[@Flaccid_zn6]

It can attak but can it prottec

[@WeekendGunners]

+Fluffy Banana Both. Thanks for watching!

[@jawsdawnson504]

Fluffy Banana ATTACC AND PROTTECC*******

[@justsaying3594]

The best defense is a good offense.

[@VsemitniyFallos]

like any other weapon :)

[@jeffburlum5338]

It prottec it attac but does it work as a snacc

[@ryderwilson7955]

note to self: do not fight bricks.

[@bokkenka]

"We are going to hit some crap with it." You lost me with all the technical jargon. :)

[@rickynicholson1493]

I was on a commercial fishing boat in the 80s and I was rigging a transfer line i throw a monkey's fist to to the other boat and hit the deckhand in forehead with 4 oz fist knocked him out from about 20ft he dropped like a rock

[@markobrien690]

Ricky...where did you fish out of? BTW, awesome shot with that K.O., I threw a tourist a 2" stern line with an eye loop splice and knocked him off the wharf into another boat.

[@brianhammack7100]

Your table absorbed a lot of the impact. This is very evident with the cue ball vs cinder block.

[@jameslucop4503]

you should have tested it before you sold it!! hopefully, you've changed the design. good video.

[@terryfunk5490]

Its all about timing and placement jaw ,chin,ribs,corner of eye

[@emilleanthonette]

Terry Funk Go for boney areas basically.

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

not neccesarily while it will help even if the asailent tries to block depending on how big and long as well as the weight of the fist and the strength of the users swings can possibly even break the arm of someone warding it off just use the back forth up down motion similar to a pair of nunchaku

[@robertreid7221]

You hit somebody in the head with a billiard ball and you're sure as hell gonna fracture his skull. That is if you dont miss him, and hit yourself in the head. Best advice, kick him hard in the knee and run like hell, no foul no jail time !!!

[@blorkflorkernorp9773]

Keep in mind that defensive tools like this bounce back, so you'll need to swing it in an downward X pattern. Aim for the collarbone.

[@rs480285]

They work well. All it is a flail made of rope rather than iron. Cheap effective weapons if your willing to use them.

[@DrJoe-yv5pp]

It also has a core that puts some weight into the Money's Fist. And it can be made with paracord

[@tonyawithano7256]

A demonstration on some spare ribs would be good.

[@dylanhoward3605]

Did anyone else hear the “oof” at 1:54?😂😂

[@ceciliashenette2143]

P4rank ! omg 😂

[@vin3084]

@@ceciliashenette2143 sounds more like Navi saying "hey" from ocarina of time.

[@Seedyrom247]

No cinderblocks were harmed in the making of this video

[@YA-ee9zf]

I have seen men getting shot and they kept fighting and seen men getting bee stings and running so it depends on your attacker.

[@Kellyons1]

In elementary school it was old pool balls in wool socks out by the monkey bars, ah the memories!

[@tungstenwall474]

A ball bearing on a shoe-lace requires a permit?

[@TheGreatest1974]

For a monkey fist to be any good you really need to use a solid iron ball from eBay or aliexpress about 40mm diameter. And have a decent loop handle on the end for to fit round your wrist so it can’t be yanked off you.

[@brocastle8305]

When he was hitting the cinder block, I laughed pretty hard when he went from utilizing the ole safety squints with the little monkey fist to popping down the brOakleys for the pool ball monkey fist hahaha

[@KaPPy83]

Breaking bones (depending on the break), especially cracking the skull, will be considered deadly force. Better know your local laws & how it applies to delf defense.

[@WorksopGimp]

Defence should always be deadly imo

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

which i personally find a load of crap because if someone is coming at me with killing intent especially in my own home then he should only get the same treatment as long as you dont beat the man to death or something at least within choice that is

[@sirrivet9557]

John Damage well attacks aren’t always deadly. Things like tasers pepper spray mace whips etc. cause a lot of pain and other effects (pepper spray temporarily blinds) without actually causing major long term injury

[@j-man8139]

I would feel safe if a guy like this was in my neighborhood

[@benjamansharer7969]

And you're both on the same team! Otherwise,...

[@xOriginalGamerOG76x]

Id never use an over the top skull strike. Personally id use an upwards strike to the jaw. Send em to the dentist, not the cemetary.

[@cheyennemathews2555]

Defiant Waters i agree

[@ulyssesdiaz1913]

But what if they're trying to send you to the CemetEry**? Better hope only place You go to is the dentist

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

@@ulyssesdiaz1913 honestly in some cases it might be better since ive seen cases like a man who saw his son getting rocks and other shit thrown at his son running towards the house after school and these kids bassically trying to beat this kid so he pulled out his shotgun and shot one or something and gave another warning shot since this wasnt the first time and since he gave a warning shot he was sent to prison since apparently that showed he could have held back goes to show how messed up some things are in court of law

[@LalaRojas-jd5rc]

Then get the really small one it's only just for inflicting minor damage. It won't kill them but it'll still hurt like hell.

[@xOriginalGamerOG76x]

@@LalaRojas-jd5rc Any skull fracture is a potential death. Small impact area or not. And judge a situation by potential harm to yourself. So if someone intends to kill you. And is still coming at you after a jaw or joint strike. Then yes. Id crack their skull like an egg as a last resort.

[@zachdurocher1166]

But can it beat a rock-in-a-sock

[@thecatvids7947]

Can it beat a pipe flail?

[@erickuhn1042]

Or the bandana padlock

[@thezohan1960]

Rock it Sock it Too em!

[@familycamerer7221]

Dude today I hit myself every in the head by accident and it hurt terribly!!

[@chuckboy9372]

Imagine being the neighbors watching this guy in his driveway lol

[@codystegemueller9428]

These can be lethal

[@mjmreptiles9322]

Maybe i am wrong, but if the person tries to block with their arm, is there a risk of the thing wrapping around the arm? Possibly taking control of the monkey fist?

[@killiotta1]

I call this video "The Breathing."

[@Tactical_monke]

I’ve made my own design of monkey fist that’s twice as sturdy as that

[@ClayOgre]

What does it do against a coconut?

[@swaghauler8334]

During The Age Of Sail, the various sailors would actually carry those ashore because they weren't allowed to carry a pistol or cutlass on shore leave. A very classic weapon.

[@dirkbenning9489]

Der Rückprall kann für den Anwender selber auch gefährlich werden !! Darum nach Möglichkeit nur mit ausgestreckten Arm verwenden. Gute Bereiche um den Angreifer abzuwehren sind Schulterblatt, Rippen oder Ellenbogen. Der Schmerz dort ist erheblich, der Angreifer hört sofort auf und Körperliche Langzeitschäden sind kaum zu erwarten.

[@toliteas]

Does a monkey’s fist require any training to have maximum effectiveness?

[@chill_will9816]

Certainly. Like nunchuks, you must be extremely aware of rebounds and ricochets. Watch a nunchuk master actually strike a target in slowmo and you'll see what I mean.

[@tylerstrong3757]

Anything worth doing does

[@easyerc2226]

well from experience, these things work very well on a breathing target

[@Hydroponic21]

@Torture Killah2 LOL

[@sleeve8651]

Law abiding Citizens, should have the GOD given Right to protect themselves ! PERIOD ! Be it Shovel, Spade, Knife, Gun, Monkey Fist !

[@Briannafrancis-e9g]

We all know what you did with another water melon after this video? Lol

[@Jaezxc69]

Hit them bones like where you hit if you're using knuckles.

[@huaxzhang]

Soft weapon tends to be hard to control, right?

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

depends on both physical and scientific knowledge if you know how to use the centripetal force correctly then injuries should almost if not ever happen same with using flails nunchaku and so on and so forth

[@georgestephenopolous5508]

It's a tiny flail won't do much in a fight but you can surprise someone with it since they'll try to block or dodge the fist the ball comes over and whacks em...

[@mickgarner3207]

I just ordered a 2 1/2 inch steel ball bearing and make one of these it’s about 2.3 lbs just for fun so a little bigger then a pool ball and about 5x heavier

[@azure6392]

What's a watermelon supposed to simulate? I'd call it an invalid test. You should test against a (hulled) coconut. Generally acknowledged to be as strong as a skull.

[@markobrien2129]

Matt Math just let him have fun :)

[@derfalke3992]

It has to hurt not to penetrate a fvcking skull

[@sheepherd2210]

Eli Mars oh it's me

[@cheyennemathews2555]

um hate to burst your bubble but this is for self defense not offense. it is designed to hurt not kill even at that in some states its illegal because it is physical damage to another person.

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

@@cheyennemathews2555 which i always found funny so swords and flail like weapons that might hurt and break bone and slash open a person for alot more work and less safety arent allowed but yet firearms that can kill a person in a single shot and shatter bone hemorrhages organ damage so on and so forth are perfectly fine for concealed carry goes to show how backwards weapons laws are here and there getting worse thanks to people who think a single fire rifle is a weapon of mass destruction

[@Jaezxc69]

If you are hitting none bone areas, it can cause pain with atleast 3 strikes. Tested.

[@cass121248]

Sorry, I have to laugh. If I hit you(1" steel ball bearing) in a non-bone area like your butt-cheek, you may not be able to walk for two weeks. About to make a 2" glass.

[@safa7stories703]

where I can buy it?

[@Vaultdweller117]

The big one is like the one on watchdogs 2

[@chrisschmeitz9970]

That's a pool ball number 8

[@cosminflorin4277]

You find metallic replicas on ebay

[@karmaakabane2165]

Thunder ball

[@mayamachine]

These are illegal in many states... also just make one, ,a socket on a short loop..

[@_Sterben_]

I just braided some parachord and put a lock on the end. Works with a Billiard ball too.

[@TheTrianayisel]

Where can I buy?

[@BrutuxMusic]

Using it like a hammer tho, what's the point

[@Anonneemuss]

Illegal in Canada. Same category of prohibited weapon as brass knuckles.

[@eastinthames6624]

So I may or may not have made one out of a baseball how will that do

[@scoobyobennett7219]

Sounds like Darth Vader is recording

[@MangaGamified]

So many Monkey Fist Can it really protect videos, tells me that they're not very effective at self defense but maybe as sucker 'punches'. I had watched many self-defense/security CCTV footage almost all are just running, fists or whatever they can grab, guns and the occasional bats, knives, machete's. As for news but no videos, Eric Clanton using a bike lock and some comments about using a cueball in a sock. If you saw a video using a monkey's fist for self defense, I would like to know the link or atleast the title of the vid, thank you

[@bryceheppler7181]

Deadly as hell XD

[@boxxanon]

watermelons dont hit back.

[@AntonMoquin-vg1sy]

I make mine from a 9 OZ lead ball. Y'all are making baby toys.

[@dashockpixle4140]

I use rubber balls and put nails in it (only for display)

[@randywoodworth5990]

If you get hit in the mouth kiss your teeth goodbye...

[@cheyennemathews2555]

Randy Woodworth if you get hit in the mouth say goodnight because it will knock you out. just a thought

[@beanietasticday]

Navi: “Hey!” (1:54)

[@devsafai5310]

That thing killed the watermelon

[@gary7vn]

Just put a rock in a sock. Done.

[@KevinKrueger86]

Are these legal in Michigan?

[@Struthio_Camelus]

Carrying or attempting to use a slungshot (monkeyfist) is a felony in the states of California, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, and Michigan.

[@mitchhunter5606]

seriously dude the monkey's fist is a backhanded weapon you will get much more power using it as an extension of your own backfist

[@Struthio_Camelus]

Carrying or attempting to use a slungshot (monkeyfist) is a felony in the states of California, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, and Michigan.

[@RaptorRotorHead]

I'd rather use a 9 mm

[@TylerZ91]

15 years ago I saw a city bus driver get punched it the face by someone who wanted a free ride. He was a vietnam war veteran and always had one hanging by himself I never knew what it was until that day. He gave that guy one smack with it on the guys hand and one on his back the guy went to the ground in pain trying to scream left in an ambulance I never saw the guy again and I asked the bus driver what happened to him he said it broke some bones in his hand and broke a rib in his back this was in Minneapolis Minnesota

[@robbyv.526]

thank you ... real world story of effectiveness. Appreciate you sharing that.

[@iGavid_Doggins]

I'll stick with my AR-15...

[@JasonAHeisey]

If you got hit in the junk with the monkey fist it would be crippling.

[@bigtony4829]

you been selling these a while and have over 70 colours but only thought to test them now ? ..Kind of strange that ...Anyway good video

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

to be fair alot of people buy cheap foreign products and sell them on places like ebay and amazon or less known more specific sites its becoming increasingly common

[@glyph8632]

I know you're here from watch dogs 2

[@accountisnotdeleted1063]

Glyph No I’m just going to DC with a MAGA hat lol.

[@karmaakabane2165]

Facts

[@funtimestuff]

dont leave it in your ignition unly you want to mess it up

[@sebastiendemaret9543]

Étant harcelé par mon voisin , je passe devant sa porte je me fais insulter ......j étais saturé, j ai sorti mon MONKEY FIST qui sur mon porte clefs.......un MONKEY FIST de base mais un vrai, j ai pété un câble et j ai mis un coup bien fort dans sa porte d entrée.....le MONKEY FIST a pratiquement troué la porte de part en part , c etait une porte creuse, mais tres impressionnant vraiment ! Apres évidemment les problèmes !

[@TempleNirvana]

Human skull should be harder than watermelon shell...

[@rigurmortis259]

Yeah but it would brake the skull for sure

[@vin3084]

is that Navi? 1:53

[@FlyguyLV]

Fatality means lethal....

[@caposantana8753]

Him putting it on the screen like that was a Mortal Combat reference lol

[@MrShysterme]

I'd like to see this tried against bone. Maybe a deer shoulder or skull from a harvest. The main thing I'd worry about is ricochet where the ball bounces off and breaks your wrist.

[@WeekendGunners]

I'm trying to get a skull! Thanks for watching!!!

[@dejohnnelacy254]

It went right through that watermelon holly shit WTF is that little thing made of

[@corneilcorneil]

Your attitude!? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikemartin5073]

one inch not one ounce

[@mattsmith6126]

I wouldn’t buy a keychain version thing breaks easy.

[@WeekendGunners]

It won't break if the clasp is metal. The plastic connectors though will break.

[@alexrivera1075]

we use to make this with a thick bolt and chain in the 90s they where so effective at cutting heads open fast and defenetly they will make you back up no matter how fat or big you are verry satisfying 😈😄

[@InsectDen]

A thought thing things are just for cat toys

[@lordnazzer]

Not sure if it's useful. I guess it has better reach than a knife but what to do with the ricochet after you miss?

[@cass121248]

There IS no ricochet if you miss. You might want to keep your head out of the way of your swing, though.

[@repoman146]

monkeys paw

[@rocknfan100]

Not much good ... I'll stick with my own fist !

[@codystegemueller9428]

These are illegal in a few states

[@cass121248]

Maybe you could enlighten us as to Which states, please.

[@Struthio_Camelus]

@@cass121248 Carrying or attempting to use a slungshot (monkeyfist) is a felony in the states of California, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, and Michigan.

[@deranged641]

Hopefully you are taller than the attacker plus if you miss, hope that you can protect yourself in other ways. My opinion it's totally useless

[@genoedcknifecollecter1538]

Hit them in the head and they will be hurting with a fractured skull

[@cass121248]

Hopefully, you stay out of this short-shit's way. This is a Very effective self-defense tool, with a minimum of practice.

[@marty64thornton]

Glass marble is the best. With it you can have it on your keyring ring and board the plane. The last time I traveled on a plane in my carry-on I had 2 pairs of over the calf socks and in my pocket I had 2 rolls of quarters. Put one sock inside the other then put both rolls of quarters inside. You'd be able to knock out anyone that tries to attack you.

[@hraughr]

as kids we actually played with similarly home made flais, just fill the sock with wet sand and it's heavy enough for a meaningful impact Hardly a self defense tool though, you won't go - "just wait there mate, imma piss on the sand and cram it to the sock, it'll knock your lights out for sure"

[@bilbobaggins5962]

stop beating up your girlfriend

[@logandwilliams]

Comment disable for the giant gorilla video. I’d like to make one out of an old cannon ball (like a kind of kettle bell) any ideas on amount of rope I need? I don’t think paracord will cut it!

[@cass121248]

Logan D. Williams, cannon ball? "Struck" me as funny. Or maybe you have a very large pocket. Or maybe you have a very large key-ring. Or one Hell of an ARM! Methinx it could be a wild mantle piece. "\_(ツ)_/"

[@Generic_One]

It's a felony to own this in my state to own sadly they are really cool I just want to smash bricks and stuff

[@jesuschristislordoflordsan427]

2 Timothy 2:9 . But God's word is not chained.

[@viacheslavlisovskiy9582]

bullshitttt! watermelon - is not brick,not wood,not et'c! go for kick tomatoes!

[@rezzinbrainz]

Waste of watahmelon

[@viktordedek8664]

lol

[@amosrenthlei6442]

James Corden

[@StreetNickel777]

Where can I buy yours??