KaratMasterse

Thats exactly what i was thinking while watching this. Hardbody training. But research before posting a comment... nah.

that they use the ice they break on their arms and legs after? haha damn that looks like it hurts

imagine the force you need to brak that block of ice or concrete for that matter! their arms and legs must be much more dense than normal or maybe that because of tehir training they control their body much better and interpret pain differently! nevertheless not breaking their arms and legs is an accomplishment in tiself :)

i like karate and komfu film

martial arts is not about breaking things!

If you only want to break stuff like wood and concrete with your bare hands you can try it at home. Maybe you already can and don't know it yet. The age factor will only affect how fast your broken parts will heal.

On the other hand, if you want to be a serious martial artist, karate is not for you, nor it is cool, and is mostly a way of karate teachers to make money out of parents of children that are below the age of 12. If you want to be a martial artist I recommend reading some Jeet Kun Do literature first, try one or more arts, my favs are Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, some wing chun kung fu maybe etc.

If you tend to street fighting you should combine the above martial arts with more dangerous stuff like Boritsava, Krav Maga, Kina Mutai etc.

If you just want to be cool and all, try Capoeira, or Joe Eigo's multi level moves, or even breakdancing and stuff like that.

Karate Kid has always been a joke among martial artists. Some good martial artists cannot even stand all that Jacky Chan movies that are based on all kinds ancient arts, not meant for street fighting but yet used in the movies because they are cool like acrobatics

Karate kid has a great message. These guys are not 12. They are great at what they do. Nick Pettas (the back kick through the ice) is a top K-1 fighter. The last shin kick through 4 ice slabs was done by another top MMA fighter. Each to his own. These guys are Kyokushin Karate which is the major influence on kickboxing in the world. BJJ and so on are good too. But some of the things you suggested are a little over the top. Krav Maga is for military... it kills and claims to be effective as a result. But the most effective is the one that can diffuse if needed and can scale up if necessary. I know every person in this clip and have trained with them all and they have all had their share of reality.

so that means you can do all of this too?

if you think you're so good...why dont YOU film yourself doin all that?! i bet you couldnt even break ONE block of ice let alone 3 or 4...

I would say the people that are holding the boards and the blocks are more courageous since they receive all the debris in their face. Sometime they even receive the rest of the kick or fist in their face.

with hpguy. They just brake the first ice block. The second one brakes under the pressure of the first one falling on it and it goest till the last one.

Nick Pettas's back kick through the three slabs doesn't just break one then use the force of that one to break the others. He shatters it! And the big shin kick through the four slabs at the end. Your theory is only pertially correct, but it still takes amazing speed and accuracy and penetration to get through it all. It is way more than just break the first one and the ice'll do the rest!

Very nice comment!

Have you studied physics? For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is seen when they FAIL to break the boards. All that force bounces back, and causes some serious damage.

I know these guys well, they would not dareto fake it! Too much shame amongst their peers.