This Has To Be The WORST Martial Arts Demonstration Ever!

Michael Berry ^ | Michael Berry

[muir_redwoods]

To give the “artist” his due, the boards need to be held at least somewhat rigidly. Otherwise, fairly pathetic.

[RaceBannon]

I uploaded my black belt test from 1987

go to the very end, I tried to break 4 2” concrete slabs

only got three

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdyeSNb2gtQ

[Pilgrim's Progress]

It was one inch pine!

The only thing this guy could break would be the fingers of the one holding the board. Love the look of disgust that the guy gives him!

[zeugma]

bfl

[Sporke]

yeah, I noticed that. He was also very good at misdirection. I think that’s what impressed me the most. His opponents/victims had no clue what was coming. It was awesome to watch, and I don’t watch fights of any kind.

[meadsjn]

We are referring to the great many “candy shops” as we call them that pass out rank regardless of skill. They convince the parents that their kid is the next Bruce Lee and collect money for the classes. If the kid doesn’t get promoted they quit. The kid next door is a prime example. 12 years old ... been in TKD for a year and is testing for shodan. Should these poor kids run into a well trained “real” dan they get a quick comeuppance. Took me 5 years in Ed Parker style Kenpo to get my first shodan back in 1978 (assaulted a lot of building materials back then too ... not just boards). It was a little quicker to rank in Kempo but I had a similar style background.

TKD is Korean. Shodan is a Japanese term for First Degree Black Belt. In Korean it would be "Il dan".

I found that American English terminology works best for breaking boards.

[clamper1797]

True ... but for the layman 1st degree BB or Shodan I guess would be good enough