User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter Frontier G8 Discussion/@comment-24995830-20151014123753/@comment-969093-20151018074514

Tonfas are kinda broken, and if not that, at least undeniably OP. You can mess with hitzones and create weak spots that are easier and saver to hit depending on the monster. Like Kirin, short mode makes the body take the highest damage and horn take the least.

Tonfas consistently have the fastest speedruns as well on almost every monster, only occasionally outperformed by GS, Hammer, DS and LBG.