So fun to see this a year after it was posted. I was stationed in Okinawa from 1999 to 2001 and had the absolute privilege of joining Sensei Ikemiyagi's dojo. As a Facial Trauma Surgeon with an understanding of bone physiology, I can attest to his unique body. Not everyone interested in martial arts has the core genetics that will propel them to the top. Sensei's body habitus, speed, power and yes, remarkable bone density makes him 1 in 100 million. Marry this with his absolute dedication to the art, his inherent humility, generosity and renowned intelligence and you have one of the best mentor/examples/teachers in the world. Regarding any comments as to the "reality" of his punching power- his technique is so focused and surgical that the kinetic transfer can only be appreciated in a "live" experience. Notice how he makes all contact on two knuckles. It's no secret that his power originates in his feet, legs, hips, abs, then instantly transfers to his shoulders arms and hands. In essence, a full body "snap" that contacts in one square centimeter. Now, do that for 60 years every day while thickening the skin, nerves (myelin sheath), muscles, and bones, and you have something special to behold. What you don't see in these videos was the tremendous fellowship and friendship this man fosters. I can remember practically every training experience (usually 2 hours) would end in food, drink, stories, and laughter. If every dojo followed his script, Karate would be the most popular pastime in the world.
So if his core genetics is one in a million, what we're seeing in his demonstrations is something that only one in a million (at most) could ever duplicate.
Notice from the playbacks: his right knee touches the ground only after the strike. This means his left leg is only for balance, and his whole body weight is on those two knuckes at the moment of impact.
I saw a grown old ass world renowed master smile and be joyfull about doing something he doubted that he could do. With a genuine child like glow of satisfaction after achieving so. That's gold.
I trained competitive kick boxing for 15 years, and i claim that this kind of strikes are way more destructive than most powerful hook. Impressive speed and power. Greetings for grand master.
if you ever focus on makiwara training (for long hours) the posts do break (repetitive strain). If you train with different 'strengths' of makiwara you see the breaks much less. However (at his advanced level) he was really punching full force into that poor makiwara. Going full force obviously increases makiwara breaks, which as we saw are potentially really dangerous. I understand why he puts the protective gear around the other makiwara. :) Given the power he was using; I don't see why he doesn't go 'old school' and get a thick old hemp rope (like the ones used to moor large ships to shore) and find a suitable tree (with the right strength, flexibility etc ..for his needs) and go to town. Actually ..he probably does this too ;)
I feel the same about this Style. I practiced it as a child. I fell in love with martial arts because of it. It's been 20 yrs. My grand master used to break 5 thick blocks of ice and my sensei used to do the bed of nails and sludge hammer demo. He laid on the nail bed and they would hit his stomach with hammer
Remember this my friends, Bruce Lee also said: "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times".
Okinawan people are very nice humble and down-to-earth. Very friendly in nature. always ready to teach their culture to other, so passionate in Okinawan karate.
This man is so humble and yet one of his punches would destroy MMA peeps of today. This is power they don't know. The strength in his wrist must be insane!
Iam a proud karateka, in a battle of mind and tactics he wins, but with the speed, tamina trainings and doping, mma fighters cam be a hard time even for him....but i always will go with this heavy hiter sensei
If he gets an mma training then yes if he doesnt there is a chance he doesnt even land a hit since its diff fight styles Karate is rly helpfull in close range real life attacks but in mma its gonna be hard
@@Mromellette the biggest issue , besides the fact this Sensei is already old, is in my opinion the opponents attacks and grappling. Sure if he lands a couple of those punches on his opponent, he would most likely win, but the opponent wont stay there just waiting to be punched.Sensei s gotta find an opening first. Also, if his opponent attacks first , which he would most likely do, Sensei would have to use strong enough blocking techniques. If his opponet is a middleweight or a welterweight, there is a good chance Sensei will simply lack enough physical strenght to do the blocking. That is in my opinion the biggest issue with Asian martial arts: Most of them havent adapted to allow lightweight fighters to take on heavyweight fighters and win. Its because most of those martial arts were designed to fight opponents your same weight , and for many centuries asian people have been lighter than caucasian people or african-descendant people. I believe ALL asian martial arts should combine to create an hybrid that would allow asian lightweight fighters to take on heavyweight fighters, so an asian fighter can rightfully claim to be the best fighter in the world.
I can appreciate this amazing man and I don't understand why anyone would have anything negative to say unless it was rooted in jealousy. I admire and respect all martial artists everywhere, I do not practice myself nor do I intend to, my sport was/is boxing but I found some of the punching techniques demonstrated here useful (with some modification) useful in my boxing workouts. Even though I am not active any more, I still workout and am interested in improving my skills.
People are stupid and ignorant today, i have studied Karate for 58 years and i get 18 year old idiots saying i bet you couldnt beat an mma fighter, these morons can barely get out of bed. Keep on training and learning, goid on ya.
Ikemiyagi Kancho is my sensei. I have been training in the Hombu dojo for 7 years straight here in Okinawa where I live. This man is the real deal. I personally know that he hits makiwara, everyday, for never less than 1/2 hour, and has been doing so for over half a century. If anyone thinks they can "spar" with him, or any of these masters who train this way, I can tell you, forget it. One hit is all it takes. It doesn't matter how big, there are vital points on the human body that cannot be trained to absorb this kind of strike or shock. And he can do the same with his legs and feet, which he uses like hands. I was a boxer in the late 1960s, did full contact karate in the early 1980s, have practiced MA since 1970, and I have been hit by Kancho with maybe 20% of his power (kicked and punched.) Any more than that would have broke through my bones, even my thigh. This is the power of Okinawan Karate. And all of that comes from one word, "Focus."
The man broke five boards.This is genuine by my opinion. The boards broke in different patterns with the initial force,enough for me. I love the focused power ,reminds me of Kyudo . Understanding of technique. So much love. Thank you.
I would LOVE to have one of these Okinawan masters scientifically tested to see how much force they really generate. Breaking 6 boards (he can probably break 8) has got to be off the charts.
He later broke six boards. I hate when people make fun of this. They miss the whole point. The board breaking is to test the power of the punch, to see if the training he is using is having the correct effect. Very powerful man. Hate to get hit by him. Karate was my first art, now Kung fu. But I never dismiss the power of the Karate practitioners.
If it is to demonstrate power, he should break the board in the strong direction. Only one or two boards should be much harder than ten boards like that.
Definitely not fake. He just learned how to launch a perfect punch. Same mechanics as boxing with the torque rolls. There difference here is this old guy did the time and practice to achieve the body precision needed to do that. Now for the unfortunate news. Any object that is solidified to not move, like clamped wood boards or a wood post, decreases the tensile strength of the object and makes it more brittle. This guy's punch will hurt if there's tension but will launch a person without solid footing. No you still don't want to get hit by that from him.
Thanks, yeah, I think the point of the video is that hard training DOES NOT negate laws of physics - but it can push your body to use them to maximum benefits.
You missed something he said at the beginning; ''if people hold these it will be impossible to break, because of the shock absorption'' Similarly if people are moving and not standing still, or even moving away from the punch when they are hit, much of the force is dissipated. That's why in fights whether its boxing or some other full contact martial art fight people seem able to absorb heavy blows; the majority of the time the blows are not fully connecting. So that's how people frequently do hit back even after being hit; fighters are not static.
@@Wyl94 No I have done a fair amount of fighting; thing is even if they can break boards or concrete they have to hit you first. Over the years I fought girls/women from various styles that also spend a lot of time training at breaking wood or even concrete with their hands and legs; some of them even do it while warming up before they fight, I think they believe it can intimidate you. I only get concerned if see that someone like that and they are also lot faster than me; then you might get tagged with some initial blows which stuns you enough to get hit with a breaker, but that rarely happens. Believe it or not you don’t require all that amount of force to break someone’s jaw but it’s very difficult to do it when they are constantly moving, speed is ultimately more important, whether its competition or even if it was a fight to the death. All martial arts are basically a centred around fighting for your life; if a heavy weight boxer takes of his gloves he becomes a killing machine, even if he doesn’t practice breaking objects, unless you know how to move you have no chance. Size is also an important factor; if I wrap my hands up for protection I could probably break two/three boards, I can hit with quite a whack but I wouldn’t do it I need my hands too much, I’m a guitarist. Anyway in some clubs I have sparred against some big guys just for a laugh, I am much faster than they are and they don’t really try to hit me, but the thing is even if I hit them hard all that body weight and muscle seems to absorb my blows, though I did break one guys ribs once, he wasn’t too happy about that. But my main observation is that even if you can smash or break hard fixed stationary object it rarely transfers into fight situations, basically just down the laws of physics, body size, movement etc
@kushalmonkey I didn't say anything about myself. I just call out fraudsters for what they are. This guy is a lie and cheat of the highest calibur. Tricking suckers like yourself
Imagine someone being hit to the head with Sensei Masaaki's strike with full force. he would teleport the molecules of your head to another dimension!!!
To all the haters. I have PERSONALLY seen this. I trained in Goju Ryu Shobukan years ago, while Master Masonobu Shinjo was the head of the organization. This power is the result of YEARS of methodical training. The Okinawan mindset of training is much more patient than American thinking. So much to say. Sorry if I have misspoken or left anything out.... But this is REAL. Thank you for posting this. It just sent me back....
No matter what they say, you have to respect a man who's dedicated his life to perfecting his craft and forging his body to withstand said choice. Absolutely impressive
parabel it’s a finishing move, not a starting move. Telegraphing your hit is for the climax of a fight. Before then, no guard, no telegraph, just fight and dodge. Redirection like water.
Your fingers and toes must be like arrows, your arms must be like irons, if you kick, try to kick the enemy dead, if you punch, punch to kill. This is the spirit you need to progress in karate. -Choshin Chibana
His fingers and knuckles are solid compacted bone from years of punching and constant micro fractures, as well as bigger ones. I bet there is at least 3" on layered bone on his fingers and knuckles. Hell, I would not want to ever be hit with a little backhand slap. It would be like being slapped with a stone!!
Getting hit with a fist is always similar to getting hit with a stone. Even in a unconditioned hand you will find bones. The difference is that after a lot of conditioning they won't feel pain in their hands anymore. Only problem here is that they lack the power and speed to really use it
@oktopustrainer From my fighting experience the problem is never to endure enough hits on the fist to knock somebody out but to hit the target in the first place. You can even ko somebody with a unconditioned hand without breaking anything (but depends what you hit and how hard and your hands) Watch some bare knuckle fights and you understand what I mean
Martin Erhard you are exactly right. I don’t have much fighting experience but I have a few because of my foolishness. I had tried to punch someone and I did, but they did no damage because I was just punching aimlessly. I do blame the alcohol and the lack of lighting in the room, but still I was an idiot. Lesson learned from failures though. Now I know not to engage in a fight with only emotions but with tactics and calmness of mind.
Look at those hands, fingers and knuckles, tens of thousands of full contact strikes and conditioning over the years have produced these lethal iron hands and I’m sure they are also capable of producing fine Japanese calligraphy...
This old man's hands are weapons. Period! He has a servant to wipe his arse . Those fists are deadly and notice the inertia generated by the snap of his hips. That's a total attack machine from the floor to his hips then up to his shoulder and the POW ! Hammer!
Stone makiwara will just break cause it's brittle. Metal makiwara's will bend overtime. Wooden ones bounce off when hit, it doesn't bend overtime, the elastic collision in wooden ones actually teaches your punch to push through what ever you want to punch. Unlike metal ones where your fist stops completely once you punch it.
First and foremost, congratulations to Sensei. I understand the need to conquer the yourself. Secondly I'm noticing Sensei's lead let isn't touching the ground but the power transfer is remarkable. Is there more power in the strike without the lead leg really being in contract with the ground? I'm trying to understand where all the power is being generated from? The building is literally shaking from his strikes!
That is the benefit of years of training. Hardening bones and honing technique, so that the whole body helps him develop the power at the point of contact. As can be seen the hips and legs are essential to developing the speed and power of the punch. Superb example of a humble man who has dedicated himself to developing this technique.
I said the same thing ... stacking Without the spacers makes this a Legit feat...let the average martial artist try this and he will be in the emergency ward with shattered bones in his hand
Boards don't hit back. However, OKinawan (Goju-Ryu, Uechi-Ryu etc) and hard Japanese karate styles (Kyokushin, Shidokan, Ashihara etc) uses boards for Tameshiwari in order to show the full power and the damage made by any punch or kick (including all hand and finger techniques on makiwara) . This means that the person hit by such a kick or punch won't realize he's already in heaven. These traditional martial arts are not made for marketing and for TV shows. These techniques are for killing in wars with one punch, one kick or even one finger. The weakest student in Okinawa could eat all MMA fighters in one dinner. Osu!
The parlor trick wouldn't work. Also, dried cedar us about the weakest wood you can find. Brittle as all heck. I am not saying his punches are not devastating. I am saying he should be demonstrating them with a less ridiculed method. Tiles or bricks would be a great test.
THIS is how you silence the critics. He impressed me in the first video. Now I'm positively baffled. If I could become 10 years old again, I'd convince my parents to ship me to Okinawa to live and train under this sensei.
If he hit anyone the way he punches - which isnt very fast - that person is an idiot for standing still. Not impressed at all....breaking some wood doesnt prove much of anything if you're slow or dont know how to setup your punches
@@expForce When he punches wood he punches in a certain way when he punches a human its another way.Plus hes an old man so i doubt he can go toe to toe with a young fighter.Not all karateka can fight but those free sparring tournament guys can definitely fight.They maybe not be the best but they can fight more than your average joe.
@@expForce you just don't about martial artists like that. He probably uses kicks to in his art. I bet you haven't trained and seen a person like him. Get hit by and it will change your mind.
David T I agree that a troll or clown our there will add in their 2 pennies... Okay then for those who quote the legendary Bruce Lee, “Boards don’t hit back”...agreed, boards don’t hit back, but what if this grand master connected an opponent/enemy in a life and death scenario? Sure the enemy is not a stack of pine boards and they would do their level best to attack, kill and suppress their counter responding victim/target/opponent. I believe a punch like that to the face or torso would most certainly result in severe or even a possible fatal result. Would you voluntarily accept a punch from this grandmaster to see if it’s on the myth scale or some form of bullshido?
All the bullshido artists have to do is walk into his dojo and attack him. Then the bullshido artist will know whether he is real or fake. Oh, wait, I forgot, the bullshido artist only talks, he doesn't actually DO anything.
Kyokushin, the only useful Karate is really weird because it is based on the competition rule set - no punches to the face. Since the fighters have had to work around this, they are tough as fuck (except when struck in the face) and have brutal leg and body strikes but are completely useless when boxing. You will see these guys punching with this technique because they have never had to deal with punches to the face. Most of this old school eastern style of training is simply obsolete and frilly. Despite it looking extremely impressive, the likelihood that that punch in the video would be effective in a fight is so low since it is completely telegraphed and leaves you defenceless against a counter right that it would be a waste of time to train. Basically, don't train in ways that you wouldn't use in a fight.
There are many factors to get a single punch to hit against another trained individual. Hitting anything stationary is easy and transferring power and impact onto a stationary target is far more effective than trying to get a 100% perfect strike on a live, aware and moving opponent. I agree fully the stuff shown on here is impressive and deserves respect and praise but reason why there's so much debate in combat sports is that a lot of times people can look extremely dangerous in training hitting pads, bags, boards etc but all that becomes almost useless against someone in actual combat.
Its feeling very good happyness of grandmaster after breaking 6 bords. It look very easy. but in real it needs lifelong practice, patience and dedication with full emotions. make more of these videos. got more knowledge only seeing these videos. 🥋♥️👍
Boards Don't Hit Back" Only Joking this Master is a Living Legend' Admiration and Respect from England' I could not punch my way out of a wet paper bag✌️🧐🇬🇧🇺🇦
If he really doesn't care about grains of wood on boards, then try alternating the grains vertical and horizontal like plywood is made. YEAH... try that... one piece of 3/4 inch plywood. see if he can punch through that.
So fun to see this a year after it was posted. I was stationed in Okinawa from 1999 to 2001 and had the absolute privilege of joining Sensei Ikemiyagi's dojo. As a Facial Trauma Surgeon with an understanding of bone physiology, I can attest to his unique body. Not everyone interested in martial arts has the core genetics that will propel them to the top. Sensei's body habitus, speed, power and yes, remarkable bone density makes him 1 in 100 million. Marry this with his absolute dedication to the art, his inherent humility, generosity and renowned intelligence and you have one of the best mentor/examples/teachers in the world. Regarding any comments as to the "reality" of his punching power- his technique is so focused and surgical that the kinetic transfer can only be appreciated in a "live" experience. Notice how he makes all contact on two knuckles. It's no secret that his power originates in his feet, legs, hips, abs, then instantly transfers to his shoulders arms and hands. In essence, a full body "snap" that contacts in one square centimeter. Now, do that for 60 years every day while thickening the skin, nerves (myelin sheath), muscles, and bones, and you have something special to behold. What you don't see in these videos was the tremendous fellowship and friendship this man fosters. I can remember practically every training experience (usually 2 hours) would end in food, drink, stories, and laughter. If every dojo followed his script, Karate would be the most popular pastime in the world.
Thank you sir for letting me know more about this great master..
спасибо за ваш комментарий! очень интересно
Just looking at the video I fully attest to what you are saying
So if his core genetics is one in a million, what we're seeing in his demonstrations is something that only one in a million (at most) could ever duplicate.
Notice from the playbacks: his right knee touches the ground only after the strike. This means his left leg is only for balance, and his whole body weight is on those two knuckes at the moment of impact.
I saw a grown old ass world renowed master smile and be joyfull about doing something he doubted that he could do. With a genuine child like glow of satisfaction after achieving so. That's gold.
I love his honesty, humbleness and humour!
Punches?
That's it... That's it...!
I trained competitive kick boxing for 15 years, and i claim that this kind of strikes are way more destructive than most powerful hook. Impressive speed and power. Greetings for grand master.
el mejor arte marcial de todos los tiempos KARATE OKINAWA
You can see he’s broken his hands and wrists more than once. Necessary process I assume. Seriously impressive human being
He broke makiwara board that he use to train his strike and again he broke 6 board, what an awesome demonstration of power.
asyik6 absolutely and very impressive for a man of his age.
if you ever focus on makiwara training (for long hours) the posts do break (repetitive strain). If you train with different 'strengths' of makiwara you see the breaks much less. However (at his advanced level) he was really punching full force into that poor makiwara. Going full force obviously increases makiwara breaks, which as we saw are potentially really dangerous. I understand why he puts the protective gear around the other makiwara. :)
Given the power he was using; I don't see why he doesn't go 'old school' and get a thick old hemp rope (like the ones used to moor large ships to shore) and find a suitable tree (with the right strength, flexibility etc ..for his needs) and go to town. Actually ..he probably does this too ;)
@@Moodymongul still he is awesome at this age
Arthritis !
@@Moodymongul probably does
Lesson learned:
Don't pick a fight with someone who has that kind of knuckles.
Administrator which are karatikas
Just don't pick a fight...period!
Administrator that’s the real iron fist.
Blunt & rough knuckle,,cauliflower ear..don't simply fight with anyone that has these two
It's not about knuckles. It's about power, speed and technique. Nothing is impossible.
What a pure strength and hardwork
Respect for a true master.
Love to watch my teacher...always amazing even after 27 years!!
Luke yeet take a punch from him then?
I feel the same about this Style. I practiced it as a child. I fell in love with martial arts because of it. It's been 20 yrs. My grand master used to break 5 thick blocks of ice and my sensei used to do the bed of nails and sludge hammer demo. He laid on the nail bed and they would hit his stomach with hammer
Remember this my friends, Bruce Lee also said: "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times".
10.000 types of kick
dePOCOunTODO Then again Bruce Lee was not a performance martial artist and an actor. And yes i can prove it I was there!
*punches
Bruce lee was trained by ip man and after created jeet kune do
@@zebbanister2348 ok
I pray you live till 120 Sensei! Keep the flame burning. We need our Masters now more than ever.
No more anime for you
Okinawan people are very nice humble and down-to-earth. Very friendly in nature. always ready to teach their culture to other, so passionate in Okinawan karate.
This man is so humble and yet one of his punches would destroy MMA peeps of today. This is power they don't know. The strength in his wrist must be insane!
Iam a proud karateka, in a battle of mind and tactics he wins, but with the speed, tamina trainings and doping, mma fighters cam be a hard time even for him....but i always will go with this heavy hiter sensei
If he gets an mma training then yes if he doesnt there is a chance he doesnt even land a hit since its diff fight styles
Karate is rly helpfull in close range real life attacks but in mma its gonna be hard
Karate is really a self defense art, not a combat sport.
@@Mromellette At 5:38 it's the head of an MMA fighter...
@@Mromellette the biggest issue , besides the fact this Sensei is already old, is in my opinion the opponents attacks and grappling. Sure if he lands a couple of those punches on his opponent, he would most likely win, but the opponent wont stay there just waiting to be punched.Sensei s gotta find an opening first. Also, if his opponent attacks first , which he would most likely do, Sensei would have to use strong enough blocking techniques. If his opponet is a middleweight or a welterweight, there is a good chance Sensei will simply lack enough physical strenght to do the blocking. That is in my opinion the biggest issue with Asian martial arts: Most of them havent adapted to allow lightweight fighters to take on heavyweight fighters and win. Its because most of those martial arts were designed to fight opponents your same weight , and for many centuries asian people have been lighter than caucasian people or african-descendant people. I believe ALL asian martial arts should combine to create an hybrid that would allow asian lightweight fighters to take on heavyweight fighters, so an asian fighter can rightfully claim to be the best fighter in the world.
I can appreciate this amazing man and I don't understand why anyone would have anything negative to say unless it was rooted in jealousy. I admire and respect all martial artists everywhere, I do not practice myself nor do I intend to, my sport was/is boxing but I found some of the punching techniques demonstrated here useful (with some modification) useful in my boxing workouts. Even though I am not active any more, I still workout and am interested in improving my skills.
People are stupid and ignorant today, i have studied Karate for 58 years and i get 18 year old idiots saying i bet you couldnt beat an mma fighter, these morons can barely get out of bed. Keep on training and learning, goid on ya.
My jaws literally droped with 6 boards break ....wow Sensei.. magnificent
Ikemiyagi Kancho is my sensei. I have been training in the Hombu dojo for 7 years straight here in Okinawa where I live. This man is the real deal. I personally know that he hits makiwara, everyday, for never less than 1/2 hour, and has been doing so for over half a century. If anyone thinks they can "spar" with him, or any of these masters who train this way, I can tell you, forget it. One hit is all it takes. It doesn't matter how big, there are vital points on the human body that cannot be trained to absorb this kind of strike or shock. And he can do the same with his legs and feet, which he uses like hands. I was a boxer in the late 1960s, did full contact karate in the early 1980s, have practiced MA since 1970, and I have been hit by Kancho with maybe 20% of his power (kicked and punched.) Any more than that would have broke through my bones, even my thigh. This is the power of Okinawan Karate. And all of that comes from one word, "Focus."
Amazing. Okinawan karate sure is something.
It's amazing to hear this. Thank you for sharing. Cherish the opportunity and life you have. Not everyone has that opportunity.
The man broke five boards.This is genuine by my opinion. The boards broke in different patterns with the initial force,enough for me.
I love the focused power ,reminds me of Kyudo . Understanding of technique. So much love. Thank you.
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“Fighting no good, Daniel-san....someone always get hurt.” ~ Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi).
Right especially landing a hit like this. That's straight Dragon Ball Z training
So this is one punch man
Agreed.This guy trains for accuracy and lethality.All he needs is to land one and you are out.
😂😂😂
This is the guy that punches one punch man
That is years of training. This man could end you without trying.💪💪💪
Amoung like 20 one punch man's out there on yt. Lol all kindof of opm people putting these vids out now.
I would LOVE to have one of these Okinawan masters scientifically tested to see how much force they really generate. Breaking 6 boards (he can probably break 8) has got to be off the charts.
He later broke six boards. I hate when people make fun of this. They miss the whole point. The board breaking is to test the power of the punch, to see if the training he is using is having the correct effect. Very powerful man. Hate to get hit by him. Karate was my first art, now Kung fu. But I never dismiss the power of the Karate practitioners.
If it is to demonstrate power, he should break the board in the strong direction. Only one or two boards should be much harder than ten boards like that.
Definitely not fake. He just learned how to launch a perfect punch. Same mechanics as boxing with the torque rolls. There difference here is this old guy did the time and practice to achieve the body precision needed to do that.
Now for the unfortunate news. Any object that is solidified to not move, like clamped wood boards or a wood post, decreases the tensile strength of the object and makes it more brittle. This guy's punch will hurt if there's tension but will launch a person without solid footing. No you still don't want to get hit by that from him.
Thanks, yeah, I think the point of the video is that hard training DOES NOT negate laws of physics - but it can push your body to use them to maximum benefits.
CR training is a huge part of this. His bones are far more dense than nearly anyone.
Boards don't hit back.
Neither does a man hit by that punch.
HAHAHAHAHAH best comment ever
Spectecular comment!
You missed something he said at the beginning; ''if people hold these it will be impossible to break, because of the shock absorption'' Similarly if people are moving and not standing still, or even moving away from the punch when they are hit, much of the force is dissipated. That's why in fights whether its boxing or some other full contact martial art fight people seem able to absorb heavy blows; the majority of the time the blows are not fully connecting. So that's how people frequently do hit back even after being hit; fighters are not static.
lisa zack somothimes fighters hit back, sonethimes they go k.o., in this case they get out of the ring flying
@@Wyl94 No I have done a fair amount of fighting; thing is even if they can break boards or concrete they have to hit you first. Over the years I fought girls/women from various styles that also spend a lot of time training at breaking wood or even concrete with their hands and legs; some of them even do it while warming up before they fight, I think they believe it can intimidate you.
I only get concerned if see that someone like that and they are also lot faster than me; then you might get tagged with some initial blows which stuns you enough to get hit with a breaker, but that rarely happens.
Believe it or not you don’t require all that amount of force to break someone’s jaw but it’s very difficult to do it when they are constantly moving, speed is ultimately more important, whether its competition or even if it was a fight to the death.
All martial arts are basically a centred around fighting for your life; if a heavy weight boxer takes of his gloves he becomes a killing machine, even if he doesn’t practice breaking objects, unless you know how to move you have no chance.
Size is also an important factor; if I wrap my hands up for protection I could probably break two/three boards, I can hit with quite a whack but I wouldn’t do it I need my hands too much, I’m a guitarist. Anyway in some clubs I have sparred against some big guys just for a laugh, I am much faster than they are and they don’t really try to hit me, but the thing is even if I hit them hard all that body weight and muscle seems to absorb my blows, though I did break one guys ribs once, he wasn’t too happy about that.
But my main observation is that even if you can smash or break hard fixed stationary object it rarely transfers into fight situations, basically just down the laws of physics, body size, movement etc
The amount of power he has is awsome. He is truly a master
This sort of thing makes me want to drop everything I'm doing and go train! Thank you sensei!
Domo arigato gozaimasu!
7:34 - Even bows to the makiwara before pummelling it... Sensei is a true legend
He is the real “trainner” in his fighting style. Respect. Not like many big mouth trainners only talk.
This guy is a fraud
@kushalmonkey I didn't say anything about myself. I just call out fraudsters for what they are. This guy is a lie and cheat of the highest calibur. Tricking suckers like yourself
@@salvadoresutton1793 crying? Yes I'm a fraude
@@salvadoresutton1793 shut up
Goals are set!
EDIT: That Sensei is Awesome!!!
Great martial artist with a beautiful personality 🙇
What's impressive is not only how he pivots using his body weight behind each punch, but also the accuracy.
Imagine someone being hit to the head with Sensei Masaaki's strike with full force.
he would teleport the molecules of your head to another dimension!!!
Lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Other dimension being Heaven
Omg, tht was fookng funny.. Hhaha
The most impressive thing about this is his age.
This is it, that's the stuff. So humble. So mortal.
I truly truly admire this man and all those who walk his path. I wish my child would appreciate such things someday. hello from the Philippines
Greetings from Egypt 👋 🇪🇬
Absolutely amazing skill and conditioning! A true master !
Wow
Salute great Japanese
Give credit where it is deserved, He has used discipline to . achieve his goal .
Just as a fraud would
To all the haters. I have PERSONALLY seen this. I trained in Goju Ryu Shobukan years ago, while Master Masonobu Shinjo was the head of the organization. This power is the result of YEARS of methodical training. The Okinawan mindset of training is much more patient than American thinking. So much to say. Sorry if I have misspoken or left anything out.... But this is REAL. Thank you for posting this. It just sent me back....
Sensei Masaki is actually quite capable of breaking those boards,easily.
Thanks, I couldn't tell
No matter what they say, you have to respect a man who's dedicated his life to perfecting his craft and forging his body to withstand said choice. Absolutely impressive
Regardless of age, size, or weight, this Sensei-Master probably has one of the fastest and most powerful punches in the world.
how is telegraphing/loading your punch like an anime character fast?
parabel it’s a finishing move, not a starting move. Telegraphing your hit is for the climax of a fight. Before then, no guard, no telegraph, just fight and dodge. Redirection like water.
@@parabel5437 its called a drill.
There is so much power in all of his strikes! ありがとう 🙏
Impressive strength and vitality.
This guy is completely different level...best technique I’ve ever seen
Jeez. I can't imagine anyone still standing after a hit like that. That has to crush some organs.
Definitely he is able to hurt tremendously...
nope, that punch can't hurt keyboard warriors a bit.
@@thaiphra2183 best comment hands down
Larry?
That punch can literally stop your heart from beating!!
Wonderful style and technical skill.
His fist is called: Internal Re-arrangements.
I love how he drops that weight forward or down on each punch!
Jack dempsey did this same. He explained in his book
Legit.
Domo Arigato!
All the best from Berlin/Germany :)
This is the best thing ive seen on utube for a while
Your fingers and toes must be like arrows, your arms must be like irons, if you kick, try to kick the enemy dead, if you punch, punch to kill. This is the spirit you need to progress in karate.
-Choshin Chibana
Nowadays you want to be good at karate you just need to have money and time to train.
Cedar makes your bruised knuckles smell nice
Very awesome power of the fist, demonstrated by a great Grand Master.
No one wants any of that 9:47 smoke.
Much respect Sensei.
His fingers and knuckles are solid compacted bone from years of punching and constant micro fractures, as well as bigger ones. I bet there is at least 3" on layered bone on his fingers and knuckles. Hell, I would not want to ever be hit with a little backhand slap. It would be like being slapped with a stone!!
And dragon skin...👊
Human body is amazing! This karateka is at 1 end the 600 punds obese ppl at the other end.
Getting hit with a fist is always similar to getting hit with a stone. Even in a unconditioned hand you will find bones.
The difference is that after a lot of conditioning they won't feel pain in their hands anymore.
Only problem here is that they lack the power and speed to really use it
@oktopustrainer
From my fighting experience the problem is never to endure enough hits on the fist to knock somebody out but to hit the target in the first place. You can even ko somebody with a unconditioned hand without breaking anything (but depends what you hit and how hard and your hands)
Watch some bare knuckle fights and you understand what I mean
Martin Erhard you are exactly right. I don’t have much fighting experience but I have a few because of my foolishness. I had tried to punch someone and I did, but they did no damage because I was just punching aimlessly. I do blame the alcohol and the lack of lighting in the room, but still I was an idiot. Lesson learned from failures though. Now I know not to engage in a fight with only emotions but with tactics and calmness of mind.
Wow mad power very impressive
A million dollar suggestion:
In Japan you should never mess with the elderly ones.
Unless they're ugly bastards you can mess them up real bad.
@@feminico2613 including every male from 177013
@@michaellovinon3467 even Josuke and Okuyasu 👀👀👀
@@feminico2613 excluding the ones from the Jojo ending/the canon ending
@@michaellovinon3467 i see, we're talking about the non canon one.
its a tradtion..thank you very much we can still watch or view it..to add in our information. Bless us all always
Look at those hands, fingers and knuckles, tens of thousands of full contact strikes and conditioning over the years have produced these lethal iron hands and I’m sure they are also capable of producing fine Japanese calligraphy...
I had a teacher with similar hands and he could barely sign his name to things. This type of training has its price.
I'm sure he can barely wipe his own ass with the arthritis he has.
Yup, you'd be right. He still hand writes all of our Dan Certificates.
with arthritis...I doubt it..
This old man's hands are weapons. Period!
He has a servant to wipe his arse .
Those fists are deadly and notice the inertia generated by the snap of his hips.
That's a total attack machine from the floor to his hips then up to his shoulder and the POW ! Hammer!
In the second performance in the beginning is incredible his fists literally have so much force that it carries his whole body forward
1:13 - I guess at a certain level, you'll need stone or metal makiwaras!
Stone makiwara will just break cause it's brittle. Metal makiwara's will bend overtime. Wooden ones bounce off when hit, it doesn't bend overtime, the elastic collision in wooden ones actually teaches your punch to push through what ever you want to punch. Unlike metal ones where your fist stops completely once you punch it.
wow! what a humble, honest and strong fisted man.
Really appreciated!
OMG! He broke the Makiwara with a punch!😮😲😀👍👏👊 Oss!
That was an awesome slow mo. The power he put behind that punch is awesome
wake up.
The Makiwara was broke
Thanks ! Sensei .
God bless You 🙏 .
First and foremost, congratulations to Sensei. I understand the need to conquer the yourself. Secondly I'm noticing Sensei's lead let isn't touching the ground but the power transfer is remarkable. Is there more power in the strike without the lead leg really being in contract with the ground? I'm trying to understand where all the power is being generated from? The building is literally shaking from his strikes!
This is great stuff. It takes a huge amount of practice to ensure your bones are properly aligned at impact. Very good show of skill.
Oh, at the back-hand he's doing at 10:01 is extremely painful.
he successfully mastered my iron fist. very good sir 👍. I respect you!
Still no one (except beatrix kiddo!) have mastered the 'five point palm exploding heart' technique. You are true goat.
Shifu🙏
@@safdarkh786 Thank you very much, but I'm old now, I'm retired 😉
Ramen or sushi?
just wow! this karate master is no joke
Six boards and no spacers. Amazing!!
That is the benefit of years of training. Hardening bones and honing technique, so that the whole body helps him develop the power at the point of contact. As can be seen the hips and legs are essential to developing the speed and power of the punch. Superb example of a humble man who has dedicated himself to developing this technique.
6 boards with no spacers so crazy impressive
I said the same thing ... stacking Without the spacers makes this a Legit feat...let the average martial artist try this and he will be in the emergency ward with shattered bones in his hand
the greatest part of this video is imagining Masaaki on that bench press in the back!
5:13 holy shit do you hear that sound that is pure power imagine that a skull wtf
The english cc subtitles at 10:49 are a little off. Very good video, thanks!
I know that boards don't hit back but still, this man has devastating power in his punch
Boards don't hit back. However, OKinawan (Goju-Ryu, Uechi-Ryu etc) and hard Japanese karate styles (Kyokushin, Shidokan, Ashihara etc) uses boards for Tameshiwari in order to show the full power and the damage made by any punch or kick (including all hand and finger techniques on makiwara) . This means that the person hit by such a kick or punch won't realize he's already in heaven. These traditional martial arts are not made for marketing and for TV shows. These techniques are for killing in wars with one punch, one kick or even one finger. The weakest student in Okinawa could eat all MMA fighters in one dinner. Osu!
@@hichemgymart6615 people did not fight wars by punching each other
Now that's more impressive then breaking wood. Respects Sensi.
@2:50 he don't care about the grains of the wood. How about crossing the grains of alternate pieces?
You can see if he were to they wouldn’t have been stacked properly slightly later when one is sticking out and then he turns it
The parlor trick wouldn't work. Also, dried cedar us about the weakest wood you can find. Brittle as all heck. I am not saying his punches are not devastating. I am saying he should be demonstrating them with a less ridiculed method. Tiles or bricks would be a great test.
@@roflstomps324 digital readout
@@richardbanks9519 yes, also a great measurement.
THIS is how you silence the critics.
He impressed me in the first video. Now I'm positively baffled. If I could become 10 years old again, I'd convince my parents to ship me to Okinawa to live and train under this sensei.
Very impressive!!! If he hit anyone he would do serious damage.
I think it would definitely kill.
Not just his punch, his block can be dangerous too.
If he hit anyone the way he punches - which isnt very fast - that person is an idiot for standing still. Not impressed at all....breaking some wood doesnt prove much of anything if you're slow or dont know how to setup your punches
@@expForce When he punches wood he punches in a certain way when he punches a human its another way.Plus hes an old man so i doubt he can go toe to toe with a young fighter.Not all karateka can fight but those free sparring tournament guys can definitely fight.They maybe not be the best but they can fight more than your average joe.
@@expForce you just don't about martial artists like that. He probably uses kicks to in his art. I bet you haven't trained and seen a person like him. Get hit by and it will change your mind.
What a great Sensei! Very cool video thank you for posting!
Japanese one punch man 🔥
Saitama is already Japanese though
@@grugfoundedthetaliban4183 oh shit right 🤦♂️😂😂👍
What a punch!
That will totally lights off to someone.
David T I agree that a troll or clown our there will add in their 2 pennies...
Okay then for those who quote the legendary Bruce Lee, “Boards don’t hit back”...agreed, boards don’t hit back, but what if this grand master connected an opponent/enemy in a life and death scenario? Sure the enemy is not a stack of pine boards and they would do their level best to attack, kill and suppress their counter responding victim/target/opponent. I believe a punch like that to the face or torso would most certainly result in severe or even a possible fatal result. Would you voluntarily accept a punch from this grandmaster to see if it’s on the myth scale or some form of bullshido?
You just translated my feelings.. Very well explicated..
But trolling traditional martial arts is worth some views and like you see!.😉
All the bullshido artists have to do is walk into his dojo and attack him. Then the bullshido artist will know whether he is real or fake. Oh, wait, I forgot, the bullshido artist only talks, he doesn't actually DO anything.
Kyokushin, the only useful Karate is really weird because it is based on the competition rule set - no punches to the face. Since the fighters have had to work around this, they are tough as fuck (except when struck in the face) and have brutal leg and body strikes but are completely useless when boxing. You will see these guys punching with this technique because they have never had to deal with punches to the face. Most of this old school eastern style of training is simply obsolete and frilly. Despite it looking extremely impressive, the likelihood that that punch in the video would be effective in a fight is so low since it is completely telegraphed and leaves you defenceless against a counter right that it would be a waste of time to train. Basically, don't train in ways that you wouldn't use in a fight.
There are many factors to get a single punch to hit against another trained individual. Hitting anything stationary is easy and transferring power and impact onto a stationary target is far more effective than trying to get a 100% perfect strike on a live, aware and moving opponent.
I agree fully the stuff shown on here is impressive and deserves respect and praise but reason why there's so much debate in combat sports is that a lot of times people can look extremely dangerous in training hitting pads, bags, boards etc but all that becomes almost useless against someone in actual combat.
It is incredible how the hands and arm of this man demonstrate the thousands of times that he trained his punch to acquire such power.
it's even a scarrier punch if u notice he's using his entire body to land a strike with only his 2 knuckles...
I think thats precisely why it works, he is able to concentrate all of his energy on very small area (y) perfect technique.
I got pumped at this point 1:02 watching in preview mode.
Had to click on this immediately!!
That not just power but also use inner power using breathing technique
Its feeling very good happyness of grandmaster after breaking 6 bords. It look very easy. but in real it needs lifelong practice, patience and dedication with full emotions. make more of these videos. got more knowledge only seeing these videos. 🥋♥️👍
3:50 Sake sound effects
I would’ve been crying holding my hand whether I broke them or not, sensei’s power is just amazing
"I've made six." no, you've made twelve.
He made it like he broke 6 he didnt Said the number of boards but how much he broke xD
I have seen it now 10 times and still respect it.
Real action starts from 5:00
Thank me afterwards 😊
Skip all the pre-breaking of the already flimsy fragile wood
@@salvadoresutton1793 Correct bro
Boards Don't Hit Back" Only Joking this Master is a Living Legend' Admiration and Respect from England' I could not punch my way out of a wet paper bag✌️🧐🇬🇧🇺🇦
That punch would've ended my lif3
Serious skill of the legendary Samurai, budokan!!!😎
If he really doesn't care about grains of wood on boards, then try alternating the grains vertical and horizontal like plywood is made. YEAH... try that... one piece of 3/4 inch plywood. see if he can punch through that.
Respect the teacher 🙏 love from india 🇮🇳