Balisong Knives: The Ultimate "Flipper" Blades with No-Fail Lock up!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Here are the five current balisongs in my collection, along with how they work, a bit of history, and how each of these three manufacturers approaches the design. If you don't own a bali, get a trainer and learn. You may want to put all of your current "fidget toys" aside!
Enjoy, Like & Subscribe! Thanks!
Links to Balisongs shown in this video at Blade HQ:
Bradley Kimura: www.bladehq.co...
Boker Plus Balisong G-10 Large: www.bladehq.co...
Boker Plus Balisong Tactical Large: www.bladehq.co...
Kershaw Lucha: www.bladehq.co...
Kershaw Lucha Trainer: www.bladehq.co...
I recently ordered a Lucha as a first Balisong. I always grew up recognizing the name Kershaw with quality, and it’s so fucking cool that the same company that made my first pocket knife as a kid made my first Balisong at 28 y/o.
I've had my lucha for afew years now, learned a couple tricks but I need more one on one training
Bro I learned on a lucha it's great edc but just know it will take longer to learn any trick do to the weight , however this also means that do to the weight you will be able to pick up any bali and flip it effectively after you learn that is
I got a blackwash lucha a month ago good knife cut my hand a few times and still like it.
🩹🤕Ouch!
@@OGBladeReviews they heal now. thanx.
Good morning, Sir. This is a great collection. I’ve only ever had one balisong, a Spyderco Spyderfly. Someone offered me a ridiculous sum for it so it went home with them. I enjoy watching others flip them around but I got tired of bleeding so I’ve not purchased another. 😶🌫️
Get a trainer, or simply tape over the edge with electrical tape, leaving a bubble on the edge as a bumper. Done this many times over the years with success. When you think about it, The balisong has the strongest lockup of any folding knife! 🗡️👍😁
As I have read "butterfly knives" were made illegal in NY not because they were lethal weapons, but because they sent many a beginner to the hospital. Great video, this one. Should get a ton of searches and subscribers (...and buyers of butterfly knives and trainers!).
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They're legal now tho. At least outside of nyc
They are legal in NY now
Excellent comparison. For me, only choice is the Boker, since it has an pocket clip to carry. Without a clip, it's not a user, but a fidget toy I guess. Thanks for the upload!
i edc a clipless and latchless lucha, works great if you have a knife pocket or any thin pocket
That are pocket slips with UltiiClips designed for balisongs out there. Those allow you to safely carry even the unlatched ones.
Some very cool knives. I also enjoy the history lesson. I always like gaining more knowledge of knives. I have one old brass handled balisong from the early 90s. It's not in the best shape but it's been with me a long time. Great video 👍
Cool knives I have a couple myself but they are just not the higher-end models thanks for the good showings 👍
For the past 20 years I've had a cheap cheap cheap chinesium balisong from a gun show. Pretty much been sitting in a drawer but lately I've been finding in interest in becoming proficient with them. I'm thinking the Kershaw lucha is looking like a pretty good option. Cool history lesson, thanks
I have a Kershaw lucha for afew years now, also a Spyderco smallfly 2 coming in the mail shortly. I like the pocket clips on the boker! Smart
I'm happy to know how to open and close my lucha.I'm to old for tricks
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Excellent information in this one👍🤘
Thanks for watching! 😁🗡️👍
I had the Boker bali like that (but the smaller one). It was on washers. Mine would not stay tight, no matter what. The spring latch on mine was awful too. I finally sent it back to blade hq.
I've heard about some inconstancies with quality on the Boker, but for whatever reason, this one is exactly right. Best of luck. Maybe try the Lucha. 🗡️👍
I've had some where you have to take out the screws holding the blade on entirely, clean them with solvents, and then reassemble with threadlocker to get them to stay tight.
you probably just needed to loctite them. Happens with a lot of Balis, some luchas come like as well and and even Kershaw itself suggest doing that in their website.
Wanting to get an EDC balisong. The boker and kimura look like great options.
Checkout the Spyderco smallfly 2 🤷🏼♂️
@@mattconklin4026 yeah glad they put that into regular production
I've never really been interested in balisongs, but being a huge Maxace fan, I've kinda been looking at them a little closer the last year or so. I imagine I'll have a handful of them this time next year, I've just accepted that's how this hobby plays out.
Another great video!
Unrelated to the video, but because youve featured a quite a few Maxace models, have you seen the Stedemon Frida?
It has a few issues, but it has probably the best grind of any production knife I've ever handled. Ive had 2 of them, and one was .011" behind the edge, and the other is .008". It basically feels like a deep hollow zero grind.
Stedemon is the parent company of Maxace and NOC and probably quite a few others, in case anyone reading this is wondering how Stedemon is realated to Maxace.
Again, great video!
Many thanks for watching, and your comments! Yes, I'm aware of the Maxace-Stedemon-Noc connection and have knives from each. I'd like to check out the Frida, but it's been elusive, being out of stock at WMK. Check this channel for reviews on Noc and Stedemon. As for the balisong, definitely check out the Boker large (link in description)
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I have a maxace serpent striker 2 and love it my banshee 2 is otw
@@benbenavides9792 serpent striker blows all of these out of the water. Boker and bradley is trash. The lucha is cool with some flyti handles and ceramic bearings. V2 Lucha is gtg i would ditch the carbon fiber though and slap some g10 on there. Washers suuuck
Very nice
Killer Balis&killer vid knife bro.
If your in the market for a lucha and want the trainer.. I’d advise you buy the trainer (I know it’s expensive) and when your ready you can purchase the live blade from kershaw for 10$… yes TEN DOLLARS
Wow! Amazing! Knew you can swap blades, but that's quite the deal. Thanks for the info. 👍🗡️😁
@@OGBladeReviews happy to help
@ninja I have both the trainer and the live blade in the Lucha. In measuring the blade stock they are both 4 mm at the tang. However, as you indicate, the blade thins out more on the live blade where the edge is ground than on the trainer, which is thicker with no edge or point for safety. By dropping the trainer the number of times you mention it's likely that the blade may have become bent or misaligned, thus the scraping you encountered against the handle. The handle slot width is 4.8 mm on both the trainer and the live blade, so no difference there.
Actually the trainer probably saved you damage that would have occurred on the live blade, possibly to the point and the edge, so you could say the trainer is a good option. Depending upon the surface you dropped it on, the bearings that it pivots on may not have been designed for that kind of abuse. Washers can take more abuse. Of course I have no way of telling what actually happened to cause your problem. Best thing would be to get in touch with Kershaw and see what they can do for you. 🗡️👍🗡️
Excellent Great to know! 🗡️👊👍
Never heard the take of "combat" for balisongs nowadays. Interesting perspective forsure.
I’ve got a Bradley Kimura and want a Lucha with the OD handles.
Likin' the new Lunch in Ti/CF with spear point blade! 🗡️🔥👊
been considering a bali for flipping. should I buy the boker, or save a little for the lucha?
Personally in use I like the Boker for it's fast action and maneuvering. Just seems that I can manipulate it with great ease, even with it's washer based pivot. The Lucha is a great balisong, on bearings, but a bit large for really doing a lot of different techniques for me. Also the handles are a bit more squared off than the Boker. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching! 👍🗡️😁
I’m torn between the Lucha and the Bradley. Which one would you think is more durable.
The Bradley's going to feel heavier, Even though it's shorter. If you don't mind a longer knife that's not as quick to manipulate, the Lucha is the way to go. The way it's constructed, and on bearings, I feel it will be easier to maintain in the long run. Right now my favorite of this bunch is the Boker. This has been my experience, anyway. 🗡️👍
My lucha is 2 years old! I like it for the price too
Bali is basically a folding straight blade
Good description!
I have a Kershaw Moonsault that I juat received and would like getting another Balisong. I'm not a flipper, I use primarily for PPC (personal protection carry). So which of these would you recommend for that specific carry. My openings remain basic, like one flip or rollovers, weight isn’t really a concern as my Moonsault doesn't bother me.
Probably the Kershaw, particularly since you don't flip it alot. It's larger and heavier intends to bang up your hand a lot if you flip it heavily, but as a defense knife it has the reach and piercing ability that you would look for in such a knife...
The Kershaw Moonsault is a mean blade and built like a tank, and is a good defensive carry bali. However, you really need to know a good deal of moves when it comes to wielding them and have these move ingrained in your muscle memory, so that you can do these moves without even thinking about it. Otherwise, you'll just end up hurting yourself if (god forbid) you'll ever have to use the knife for personal defense. I've been learning and training with balis for six months now, focusing on practical moves only, but am only now beginning to consider carrying one as a weak hand backup "tool".
BTW, I'd never trust my Boker bali (too many issues) and that Bradley has some spotty reviews too.
@@Prizrak-hv6qk I've been a practitioner of Kali & Silat since 2004...so just a little familiar
@@AbuFareedAliSabir I see. I think that if I carried a knife as my primary means of self defense, I'd go with a fixed blade. If you're still looking on recommendations for balisongs, check out MaxAce's models. That Chinese company makes some really nice quality bushing pivoting, spring loaded latch balisongs for very reasonable prices. My first decent balisong was a MaxAce Hellcat and I still really like it. It pisses me off that my premium (20CV/CF) version of Kershaw Lucha doesn't have a decent latch like the MaxAce knives do. Lucha's latch just flops around, damages the titanium liner and even gets in the way of some openings.
So with the Lucha is it possible to convert it to the Manila style by taking out the pivot bolts and just flipping the blade the opposite way so when you reinstall it the safe handle becomes the one with the latch? I didn’t know there were two styles and I guess I always ran into the Manila style.
Good question! The latch is pinned to one handle of the knife with drift pins and these holes are not on the other handle. However, It would be easy to detach the handles from the blade and simply spin the blade around so it faces the other way. 👍🗡️👊
@@OGBladeReviews That's exactly what I was trying to say but I picked a confusing way to write it! I think it's possible.
Choose the boker over the lucha. Hope I don't regret my decision.
Actually, I prefer the Boker for maneuverability. The Lucha is slower and a bit more cumbersome as well as heavier with all steel handles. Careful with the Boker because they come through really sharp and pointy.... 👍😬👊🗡️
Thanks for the response! I just wish the boker got more exposure and validation. People praise the Lucha all the time but the boker doesn't get many reviews or exposure like the Lucha. I'm glad I picked the boker though. Your opinion is reassuring
Thanks! The only issue I had with my Boker was that a hinge screw fell out but after Loctiting it back in all is good!
Origin is France. Filipinos just made it way better and faster.
Interesting stuff...👍
"Another claim is that balisong were originally an adaptation of a French measuring tool called the pied du roi ("foot of the king"), invented between the 1500s to the late 1700s. ... In contrast, the French pied du roi was primarily a folding ruler, with the knife only included in some specimens as a novelty."
en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki
Zen pins
Thanks! Zen is a study of mine, so how'd I forget? 😅
I just do not like Kershaw balisongs lol but hey good video!
Sorry, but I have used and practiced w/ Balisongs for years and this is a beautiful knife but after just a couple of days of manipulating it it wouldn't stay closed and the scales loosened up and it got sloppy. My Benchmade is still tight after years of use. Don't get me wrong, I own several Bokers and I love them and I was initially impressed by this knife but I should be able to manipulate/open/close/flip it without it going gunny-bag in a couple of days. Maybe they need to publish directions for maintenance? I am going to modify it with larger hinge screws and reduce the spring rate of the latch and increase/grind the indentation for the latch area so it will once again lock closed. I am very disappointed in this knife. Flipped it for a couple of days and it shit-the-bed on me. It didn't hold up as long as a cheap Chinese import.
Thanks. I’ll stay away from the boker as you aptly show screws backing out while flipping. Not very safe, my friend.
Every blade can have its problems but most often they're not chronic. Since this video I've been flipping that Boker every day and after locktiting the screws everything is good! 👍😁🗡️
Yessir - was going to suggest locktite. Most knives I have flipped as of late need a bit. Enjoy your work. Thank you
The large Boker is not on bearing but on Teflon washer, need to be mod.
The other Boker is on bearing but the blade hurt on rebond.
Lucha is too heavy, need aluminium handles mod.
Bradley kimura is too heavy too, don't close well, lot of tap.
Best budget EDC is a Benchmade 51 morpho clone, just update the hardware
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Where do you get balisong hardware?
is your comment moreso with regards to flipping or for EDC/PPC?
@@AbuFareedAliSabir For EDC, for flipping Bbarfly series are the best
@@christophefauconnier6761 yep...I'm just not into flipping...