Let's talk about THROWING KNIVES, how useful are they really?

Good video but a few points. With proper skill you don't have to rely on chance of random spinning. No spin is an effective technique up to about 10 meters perhaps even more depending on skill level. And throwing knives are very effective against chainmail with video evidence. Penetrated 2 layers of thick chainmail, 3-4 inches of meat, and still sticking into the wood backing behind the meat and chainmail. Good video don't get me wrong, but you should do a little more research.

You really don't know how to throw a knife....or you are pretending you don't know

Shad *sucks dick at throwing knives
Also shad: “throwing knives suck!”

Throwing knives are one shot kill obviously the best weapon

3 takes of the intro would be funny not 50 times the of the same shitty cut....

Can you do a video on throwing rocks? Or stone weapons in general?

His reactions to him hypothetically fighting himself are awesomely subscribed.

Theory: arming shields are over represented because hands are hard to draw.

Blue Milk Shad, I thought better of you

Similar to the conclusions you came to, I think throwing knives are a useful tool for distraction in a fight, especially in a one-versus-many situation. If you're about to cross swords with a dude and you see his buddy coming from the side, you can chuck one out quickly as a sort of "no you don't" to stop them for a moment to give you some breathing room.

He's throwing from what appears to be pretty far, or too far in my opinion for throwing knives. I think the most effective range is anywhere from like 6-15 feet. Forget about dodging and not enough power at that range. I don't think throwing knives were ever meant to be a primary weapon, they've always been intended as more of a sidearm / distraction. About to get in a sword fight? Be sneaky and when still out of range of their sword quickly draw and throw a knife, they either have to parry or attempt a dodge, either way they're occupied doing this and you can move in for a lethal strike with your sword or primary weapon. Another use is if you're losing a fight and retreating, take a knife and turn around and quickly throw it at the opponent.

This dude really has no idea what he’s talking about when it come to knifes 😂😂😂😂

I will never understand how some people feel qualified to make a judgement of something they very obviously have absolutely no knowledge of.

Life isn't an action movie, so chugging knives at someone, hoping it will stick to their head or something doesn't work.
You might land the first hit but then I'm pulling my heirloom P38 to end you. :)

Fun but junk

You're supposed to throw them without spin at 300mph

shit i agree. this shit wouldent even dent a abrams tank. trash wepon.
its all in context. are you fighting a abrams tank? if yes then i cant think of a single wepon you have ever talked about that would do shit. or how about vs a man with a gun? again im betting on the gun. would you want to use a proper key word proper (stop using mall toys as your example piece and being shocked it sucked. go use a mall basterd sword and see how that goes) throwing knife over a rock? im taking the knifeeven if i dont know how to use it. trying to compare a throwing knife to a spear is silly why? cause they have different jobs. this like comparing a ak47 and a shovel for digging. that dont make the ak bad... just bad at digging

What the hell did I just watch? It was like watching really well trained kids armed with down syndrome talking about the lethality of crayons, You guys are perfect examples of the Dunning Kruger effect.

You have now inspired a mage character who uses throwing knives. On hitting the target, the knives return to the wielder, and his mage abilities would allow him to imbue the knives with various status effects.

he is throwing that knife like a 6 year old girl. if you are on a battlefield your gonna throw it as hard as you accurately can to defend your life.

Pump fake the knife get them to dodge then throw.

If you were to attach a rope on it and throw it like a sling, they would act similar to a war dart

I would never argue a throwing knife is a primary weapon. And I think to suggest it should be compared to primary weapons does not make sense to me. Sorry but referencing a fictional character is not a legitimate reason to do so. Which is what you did when you put up a picture of Jason Statham in this video. I would argue that the use of a throwing knife would be more of a secondary weapon, or a weapon used for certain specific purposes. I also think that the idea someone would be able to put their arm up when seeing a throwing knife in a full combat situation seems a bit of a stretch because they would probably be already engaging someone in combat when it comes at them especially when no one wants to get cut. But lets say someone did but up an arm to stop a throwing knife. If that arm is not armored then it is a 50/50 chance you just damaged their good arm that is attached to your sword hand. Sure they could switch hands with the sword if they have time, but it would put them at a huge disadvantage because it is not their strong arm. Dodging sounds legitimate. However I think if someone were to lead with a throwing knife it would be in a surprise situation not as a distraction, but as a way of making a silent kill. Like when you are taking out someone while trying to sneak into somewhere like a strong hold or castle quietly. As for knives being one use I am not sure how you came up with that idea, because I believe that you could retrieve them from a target should you get a kill, or after the fighting is done if you knew where you threw them. I don't deny the physics of a bow or a cross bow seem to be better especially if you compare range, but just like a throwing knife require decent amount of training too and an arrow cannot be retrieved easily once it is logged into a body because of the shape of the tip and they have a better chance of being damaged because their body is made out of wood. You make comments about people wearing armor I cannot deny, but if you consider that most arrow shots were fired into the air so they would build speed on the drop they not only could be seen coming but also could be blocked with a shield and certain types of armor. And I think you still ignore that a knife can be used in a close combat situation for stabbing your opponent. It is one of the reasons combat knives are still issued to militaries. Yes they are used for survival purposes, but militaries still teach hand to hand techniques because the situation could come up and at times would be useful for quiet insertions of the battlefield.

Hi shad, Jason statham uses the same knives in the expandables.
Look it up as an example 😊

I’m surprised that I’m almost halfway through the video and it hasn’t been brought up that they’re potentially fantastic assassination tools. Not because they kill on hit, but because of their ability to knick a target’s skin in most instances that they’re thrown, which is a great way to administer a poison at longer ranges. They’re also great assassination tools because, as pointed out, they’re great knives in general, and assassins will more often than not be dealing with unarmored targets, which are prime real estate for something like a throwing knife.

Long story short, good assassination weapon that’s easy to conceal and administer poison with, but not great for war scenarios or open fights.

For a heavy throwing knife that doubles as a big survival knife, check out the Tru-Bal Bowie Axe. They have been around since 1949, and have seen service in Vietnam. Mostly used as a big bruiser of a blade, but can be used as a heavy thrower as well.

I just use my Gerber strongarm as a throwing knife plus throwing knifes were made for assassins and very skilled marksmen this day and age there are very few who know what they are doing (case in point) as for myself I love to go out in the woods and try a new spin on an old favorite all the time ps ever hear the saying can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs the scars on my hands tells how dedicated I am

Well you could start by not purchasing mall ninja throwing knives that are totally useless

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I am dissapointed with this video. you totally missed comparisons. you cannot compare bow and crossbow with THROWING. they don't have place in this video. at best you could compare it with kestros (sling). you should've made comparisons with african throwing knives, steel and sharpened valari (indian boomerang), chakram, shuriken (which you did) and tomahawks.

Research what tetanus is and what it would have to do with a piece of rusty metal being thrown at somebody in the history context 200 years ago, they didn’t have a tetanus shot, and when you got hit with a piece of rusty metal thrown at you, your partners watched you die of tetanus and I guarantee if I had 10 knives in my hands throwing at him against that wall, I’m going to hit him

Train dummy, train.

i think no spin is a better throwing teqnucnie

In my opinion… throwing knives are a fun recreational activity and maybe useful against some small animals like squirrels if you are good enough with them

Have I told you about the Ngbaka?
In the heart of Sudan, there is a Tribe of Warriors known as the Ngbaka. They strike fear in the hearts of all they cross. The Ngbaka are masters of the throwing knife, wielding blades said to have been blessed by the Creator himself. Their aim is so murderously accurate they can decapitate three men with one strike.

Hi, whats that target made of??
Thank you

Shad. In my boffer community we had a rogue who used to use throwing knives. He used to be a baseball pitcher before boffer and he could throw like 90 miles an hour.
He had to stop using them entirely because even the boffers were terrifying at mid range. There was a broken nose and a cut forehead at separate points.
I would be afraid of a throwing knife in that man's hands.

Nice under shirt so looked like chain. 😅

I’ll add an example of distracting usefulness from fantasy gaming: Used at fairly close range against enemyspell casters to disrupt that foe’s concentration.

With your physique of throwing knives, no one would get hurt. Warfare requires training. And we are not used to use old weapons

As a dedicated battlefield weapon, they would seem laughable. However, as a weapon of someone for "street fighting", self defense or something similar, certainly.
They have utility and versatility, even for non combat things, like cutting your food, gutting game animals you hunted, carving wood, or anything else you might want a knife for. Then you just add a throwing potential with very few sacrifices. It might be less optimal for a specific task if it's shaped for throwing, but not dramatically worse for most generic knives.
As a weapon, it has alternate uses, such as being an offhand weapon, distraction, or dual weilding them if you lost a primary weapon. They may not be as good at parrying as a parrying dagger, but they can help someone defend against a blade a little bit.
I can picture someone at war using them but 95% of the time it's for utility around a campsite, traveling, or for fun, and 4.9% of the time on the hip as a backup weapon, and .1% of the time actually being used in combat. I highly doubt such a person would keep more than 2-4 such throwing knives on themselves, assuming they were lightweight.
A plumbata might be handy, but it's bulky by comparison.

You mentioned the main thing about thrown weapons they are not good main weapons but there brother is where experience is diferent from theory ☺ my grandfather teached me here in Brazil to throw weapons since my 4 years old and first I was disapointed by the eficience of them like you I concluded they are not lethal 😂 far from truth in time I discover that throw knives and other weapons are a essential skill like he told me ☺ the thing is like you say a gun is more eficient so is a bow BUT I for exemple use a gun a rifle as my main weapon a machete as my melee weapon and a knive as a reserve weapon 😂 I know looks like a lot but thats the thing you can use any number of weapons as you want but if you learn to throw weapons properly you can use ANY melee weapon as a range weapons ☺ I too use shirikens I trained ninjutsu but I honest prefer knives for theyr versatility and thats the point it takes a LOT of tranining to master to throw blades I trained 30 years in comparison I master to throw a spear in 1 year ☺ but the reward is much greater today I m capable to put a kitchen knife in a door at 5 meters with no efort and the amunition is all around 😂 thanks for the video and sorry for the enourmous coment brothers.

Get straight to the point, it's useful for assassination in an area where have to hide your weapon. The assassin would get caught, but still might do decent damage.

look up some throwing knives videos you can throw them faster than u can fire a bow or crossbow plus u can fight up close unlike bow or cross bow and they can be conceled and unlike u guys said u can throw them perfectly straight with training and its the fastest weapon to attack with learn your stuff before u make a video u losers

Fake throw from up run close throw from down or maby diffrent stuff depends for the distance where is it and whats around there is peekaboo stuff that enemy might be aware of...and the the thing is when is the plan to throw so u wanna make it easyer for u...

Even if throwing knives aren't the most effective, they can still be used as melee weapons.

I have never really juggled much. I know how to do it and can juggle 3 balls but I drop them often... a professional juggler can juggle off walls, behind their back, and even with another person. I would not say juggling cant be done because I cannot juggle.

Ok good video. And I appreciate the digital and analogue classification, that’s a good way to put it.

But you forgot to mention that there are digital and analogue guns and that would’ve been an interesting comparison because of the analogue gun limitations