Cold Steel Brooklyn Shorty

The Brooklyn Shorty is great as a fish dispatching bat for saltwater anglers. It's plastic so it never rusts, it's heavy enough to take out the fish in one blow, and yet it floats in case you lose it overboard.

ZGB did a test on the Brooklyn Shorty. With one hit it could kill someone. Id like to see a hammer handle do that.

Just gotta put more points in strength.

All Cold steel products are made to do major damage

to be fair, maybe not good for your fighting style, but certainly effective as a weapon for a style that works with it....especially with somebody with only basic fighting skills.

It seems like this would be quite good for just having something small to carry around to protect yourself.

Too heavy? How can that be? It weighs barely 500g? Or the same weight as a small soda bottle? I have wooden bats who are heavier

Found one at a thrift store for 5$

He is just a hater of cold steel

I completely agree. I keep a hickory tomahawk handle next to me at home all the time. The right weight and just enough reach and a defined edge on one side of it.

The TF2 Scout would be proud.

The plus is that is says "Cold Steel Athletics" Unbreakable baseball bat. So in reality... it is a baseball bat, intended for recreational use. Its a portable, recreation item great for vacations.

Hey not trying to offend but your review on the cold steel bat was totally your own opinion. It's not too heavy to swing with one arm, I'm not even your size either

good as a weapon.

It's Great for Indian Club Swinging & Amazing for the Kenpo "Club" Set ! Perfect for strength development, so I don't believe it's to heavy. It's like, if you can kick high you can kick low concept. You get used to the weight. I use it also for Pekiti Tirsia solo practice on a heavy bag. Great Workout.

I hear what you're saying .... I have escrima sticks that are made of rattan which is about as light as you can get them. I imagine that if I had one in my car and had to use it against a road-rager, it would be for pain compliance techniques 'cause getting hit with something lighter tends to be painful but not too destructive, you know what I mean? So the reason I actually do have a Cold Steel Brooklyn Shorty in my car is because although I might not be able to swing it quite as fast, it is going to hit a lot harder. If I lay it against an attacker's knee, it would be the last time he did any walking or standing up on his own for a while. An elbow or wrist or hand strike would break bone for sure, rendering that entire limb useless. Amazing how fast the fight goes out of someone who's wrist or knee just got shattered. But you are right about the Cold Steel Escrima Stick ... that thing is just too damn heavy.

It's not too heavy, just requires a different skill set and physiology to wield effectively. Bats come in various shapes, weights, sizes, as do all tools of war. How is this one too heavy, but the fungo bat, which is the same weight, the perfect weight? If your too weak to wield a weapon, get stronger. Don't complain about its heft. An asp Baton is even heavier than the hammer handle or the shorty bat, but you carry it and nunchaku. And a bat is a type of club and not all bats are a two handed affair. A stick is a type of club as well.

He's correct. It's a little heavy and slow for a one-hander, and using a baston is way more effective. Still bought one, though, because I got a good deal on it. Just throw a little variety into my collection.

can't recommend as a weapon?!? lol ok. go watch Zombie Go Boom video of this and you will soon change your mind.

What happened to the blog and videos? Btw thanks for honest review of the cs Brooklyn shorty it saved me from adding to my so so impact weapon pile.

Seriously, never tuck in a T-shirt. Ever.

I do not know how I feel about cold steel in general. I got a little mini bat, about 17" and light here... works well, plus it has a curve to it. I can wield it just as well as my Esrkima stick.

They make great Indian Clubs though. Just a little heavier than starter clubs.

great advice ,but wouldn't it help in drills , kind of like wearing ankle weights while practising kicks

I love your EDC! Does that knife have a BESH Wedge? #Beshwedge

You trained under Tatang Giron!?!?! That's awesome...

the cold steel escrima sticks would do just fine then.

looks cute, but i know it's same dangerous as its big bros.

a great side carry i guess to acompany your shotgun :)

there's a girls sport called Rounders. That uses a bat this size

You'd carry around a handle? No you wouldn'ttttt :)