COLD STEEL SURVIVALIST (with Stick Man)

Very cool video... Definitely raised my hopes for Cold Steel
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This guy they have nicknamed "Stickman" seems to be a good egg. He seems humble, and seemed to truly appreciate what Lynn and his friends were trying to pass onto him.
Yup, things can obviously change in a heartbeat, but if GSM allows Cold Steel to go in this direction, maybe the old Cold Steel is far from dead.
Yup, the video above has definitely given me some hope that the company in fact has no intention on dropping all that made Cold Steel, including what often was considered controversial.
The Cold Steel "Proof" videos have been hated by many, and yet CS did their thing without caving to the politically correct. Then one goes fast forward to the ' Forged in Fire' tv show, which was not only popular, but also incorporated testing of blades, (short and long), on pig carcasses and human figures made of ballistic gel.
And now this new video showing Lynn, his friends, and the "Stickman", doing all sorts of "proof" type testing, including on a pig carcass.
This is not something that one would expect from GSM's new Cold Steel if they were truly heading in a totally different direction.
What the message seems to be is... yeah, they may have new ideas and try offering new things, but the staple ideas and expected type products from Cold Steel are also not to go away.
Could this change?... Yup.
But, for now, the message is pretty clear... It's not their plan to do away with Cold Steel as we have always known it to be 👍😊👍
 
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Awesome video Thanks for posting you enablers, now I'm looking at a drop forged bowie and a sword and a Arkansas toothpick...ect. ect. 😄
 
i m sre stickman is a real nice guy.
but why can"t GSM also hire a real knife guy with personality and experience?
like a navy cook with some martial arts skills to create its own kind of corporate screen personality...?

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GIRLYmann said:
i m sre stickman is a real nice guy.
but why can"t GSM also hire a real knife guy with personality and experience?
like a navy cook with some martial arts skills to create its own kind of corporate screen personality...?

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They should find a chubby kid with some comedy skills that likes knives and send him out to be trained by Lynn. The sensei passing on his secrets. With Lynn and the old CS crew you sorta got the feeling that these were knife guys that just happened to own the company. GSM just feels like they're just ticking boxes.
 
It's interesting that the stick/stick man/stick boy thing clearly bothers some people. I think it's funny and I respect the ability to embrace what is originally intended as a jab and make it into a theme. There are and will be plenty of customers who enjoy it.

The videos are fun. I hope they drive enough sales to keep CS producing the cool products we love.
 
i have nothing but respect
for the individuals who
were given the great responsibility
to reach out to both old and new fans
they portray very well, the ordinary man.
in a sedate way, perhaps with the
intention to keep it real without
the high octane attitude?
thereby even bridging the gap
with those who for years
had nothing but disdain for
those hard sell proof videos.
but then just maybe, the soft approach
it more suited for tv infomercials
promoting kitchen utensils.
some things will never be the same now.
considering that the proof videos
had successfully brained wash
the old fan base
into hardcore use knife enthusiast.
it would take some time for godzilla
fans to readjust to watching lassie
from now on.
 
I suppose that being a long term Harley-Davidson enthusiast (that's the word H-D likes to use and it fits) I dread seeing a repeat of what happened when AMF took over H-D. They ran it and it's motorcycles into the ground. H-D came back from the dark period of AMF's ownership and re-engaged. Thereafter they again lost their way - but that's for another evening on another forum.

Earlier on, I was quite turned off by what I perceived to be a shill here when the takeover first occurred. I don't know whatever happened to the then new member and whether or not it was ever determined if it was a shill/sham for/by GSM. It doesn't matter to me now; I have hopes, as a Cold Steel enthusiast, that GSM's efforts to engage with us enthusiasts and keep the trajectory of Cold Steel where it was aimed.

As for "Stick" being GSM's Cold Steel face, I respect his candor when he said that we know more about the products than he does; that was stand up in my opinion. His video with Lynn demonstrates, hopefully sincerely, his (and GSM's) willingness to engage with the the genre of Cold Steel.
 
I believe Blade Show 2021 runs June 4 through June 6... So, I expect there will finally be more Cold Steel information coming out soon from that event 👍
 
tltt said:
They should find a chubby kid with some comedy skills that likes knives and send him out to be trained by Lynn. The sensei passing on his secrets. With Lynn and the old CS crew you sorta got the feeling that these were knife guys that just happened to own the company. GSM just feels like they're just ticking boxes.
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They should hire Doug Marciada.

n2s
 
How would you word a job description for "Cold Steel Spokesman", anyway?
--Must be friendly, outgoing, and a bit self-deprecating.
--Must be strong and quick, according to Lynn
--Must not be squeamish about working with dead animals and raw meat.
--Must be able to show enjoyment from doing odd things.

I think Keith did OK. Hellova lot better than I would have done.
 
rhino said:
It's interesting that the stick/stick man/stick boy thing clearly bothers some people. I think it's funny and I respect the ability to embrace what is originally intended as a jab and make it into a theme. There are and will be plenty of customers who enjoy it.

The videos are fun. I hope they drive enough sales to keep CS producing the cool products we love.
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The new videos are fine, but they come across as flat and a bit desperate. The old videos featured martial artists and knife guys who clearly love the idea of testing themselves and these tools against interesting targets. Sure, they were over the top, and occasionally cringy or even hilarious, but there was honesty behind it all. They were goofing around, but serious as well.

With the exception of the videos featuring the old crew, the new videos mostly miss this mark. As someone said above, they are checking boxes. There is no passion there, the goal isn't to test the knife and user, it is to sell the knife and the presenter.

My suggestions:

* NEVER call them "units" again. Erase that entire mindset. It shows disrespect to both the customers and the product, and a total lack of understanding of what you are selling and who you are selling it to.

* Stop with the "Stick" nonsense. I get it, I even appreciate the spirit behind it, but you have a name. Use it. You can even introduce that in a new video in which you destroy the damn stick with a Cold Steel weapon.

* Hire some actual martial artists or former Cold Steel employees to make guest appearances.

* The new Black Talon video was perfect. You demonstrated the benefit and use, and even proposed a potentially new customer base. The message was that the tool doesn't require special elite skills, anyone can carry it, it will save your life, watch how deadly this is, you need to buy one for your wife! Perfection. Do more of that.
 
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Chris_Texas said:
The new videos are fine, but they come across as flat and a bit desperate. The old videos featured martial artists and knife guys who clearly love the idea of testing themselves and these tools against interesting targets. Sure, they were over the top, and occasionally cringy or even hilarious, but there was honesty behind it all. They were goofing around, but serious as well.

With the exception of the videos featuring the old crew, the new videos mostly miss this mark. As someone said above, they are checking boxes. There is no passion there, the goal isn't to test the knife and user, it is to sell the knife and the presenter.

My suggestions:

* NEVER call them "units" again. Erase that entire mindset. It shows disrespect to both the customers and the product, and a total lack of understanding of what you are selling and who you are selling it to.

* Stop with the "Stick" nonsense. I get it, I even appreciate the spirit behind it, but you have a name. Use it. You can even introduce that in a new video in which you destroy the damn stick with a Cold Steel weapon.

* Hire some actual martial artists or former Cold Steel employees to make guest appearances.

* The new Black Talon video was perfect. You demonstrated the benefit and use, and even proposed a potentially new customer base. The message was that the tool doesn't require special elite skills, anyone can carry it, it will save your life, watch how deadly this is, you need to buy one for your wife! Perfection. Do more of that.
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Howdy! Not quite sure why you quoted/responded to me. I don't work for Cold Steel or the parent company, so . . .

In any case, my opinion of the new videos does not match yours. Good luck!
 
For the record, I'm easily chubby enough to succeed Mr. Thompson in the role if Cold Steel needs me!

And, I once severed a free hanging one-inch manila rope with a Buck 422 (same little blade as the Buck 112) on the first and only try.
 
Chris_Texas said:
The new videos are fine, but they come across as flat and a bit desperate. The old videos featured martial artists and knife guys who clearly love the idea of testing themselves and these tools against interesting targets. Sure, they were over the top, and occasionally cringy or even hilarious, but there was honesty behind it all. They were goofing around, but serious as well.

With the exception of the videos featuring the old crew, the new videos mostly miss this mark. As someone said above, they are checking boxes. There is no passion there, the goal isn't to test the knife and user, it is to sell the knife and the presenter.

My suggestions:

* NEVER call them "units" again. Erase that entire mindset. It shows disrespect to both the customers and the product, and a total lack of understanding of what you are selling and who you are selling it to.

* Stop with the "Stick" nonsense. I get it, I even appreciate the spirit behind it, but you have a name. Use it. You can even introduce that in a new video in which you destroy the damn stick with a Cold Steel weapon.

* Hire some actual martial artists or former Cold Steel employees to make guest appearances.

* The new Black Talon video was perfect. You demonstrated the benefit and use, and even proposed a potentially new customer base. The message was that the tool doesn't require special elite skills, anyone can carry it, it will save your life, watch how deadly this is, you need to buy one for your wife! Perfection. Do more of that.
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While I sympathize with your viewpoint , I don't expect anything much better than what we are seeing already .

In fact , I'm surprised that we even got thrown a bone with some older style action , awkward as it seemed at times .

The arrow of time moves only forward .
 
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Hells to the YEAH! That's more like a proper Cold Steel video: brutal, kind of awkward, and with plenty of gut.

I am definitely getting one of these staffs if I can find it in stock. I have my grandfather's real blackthorn staff which is a family heirloom from my Irish side, but I don't want to use it to smash stuff. I've seen CS's blackthorn canes, but this 59" staff is much cooler.
 
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