I am a bit confused on this. I don;t figure that anyone is stupid, or jerky. I have been welding and machining for over 10 years. My profession is steel and metalurgy. You could say I have a black belt in welding. Welds do not break unless the person doing the welding is unprofessional. I build trailers, hitches, log splitters and so on. All of which can withstand jarring impacts of 10,000 + lbs. I built a 20 ton hydraulic press for a shop I used to work for...20 tons, 40,000 lbs using the same materials these maces are made from, that is why i guarentee them. The welds are still holding today. Attempting to destroy one of these weapons on video for your pleasure is not my business. If you are serious about using something like this in a life or death situation, I would reccomend a gun, like Glock model 22 for example for around $500. These weapons are novelties more or less and hope that no one ever has to use it. Even if the welds did break, you are still holding a steel pipe, which is quite deadly. I am sorry you are not satisfied with my product, but please do not undermine what I am doing. It's $25-$35 dollars, considerably less than martial arts lessons.