BOWIE VS KUKRI VS TOMAHAWK (pros and cons of each)

The pros and cons of a tomahawk, a kukri and a bowie knife as a weapon.
Each tool has its strengths and weaknesses. Each also has a particular style of use.
I tell my Pekiti-Tirsia FMA students that just because you have training in techniques designed for a straight blade, does not mean you can transfer all those techniques automatically to all other edged weapons. It will take some adjustment, as I discuss briefly in this video.
When asked which I would take into a survival situation, I usually reply “That depends what I am trying to survive.”
If I was trying to move through or around obstacles in an urban environment, then I would want an all steel tactical tomahawk. (The CRKT Kangee T-Hawk is what I keep in my car emergency bag.)
If I was trying to survive in the wilderness, then the kukri gives you many of the functions of both a hatchet and a machete. Conversely, if I needed a melee weapon, (such as trying to escape a riot, where I have time for only one cut per opponent), then the kukri hits harder than the bowie knives I own, while being far less likely than one of my tomahawks to get stuck in a target. I own a Ontario OKC kukri, as it’s a great camping tool, but would prefer the Cold Steel Gurkha Kukri Plus, if in the riot scenario I spoke of.
If I was trying to survive a knife fight against a well trained, single opponent, (and was limited to the three choices given here), then I would choose a bowie knife because of its maneuverability and its better thrusting ability than the other two weapons.
For more on this subject, read my blog post “Big Blades for your Family’s Get Home Bags”
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