Ok, if it is indeed a speed break and not 2 bricks smashing against each other, just do one. If you can break 2, you can break 1. And I'd be more impressed cause it would be harder to fake.
Yes, two bricks slamming together will make them break...question is, why do they slam together with enough force to break? Because this gentleman knocked the ... out of them!
Ok Mark listen im not going to get into all this space no space nonesence, Im just going to go back to what you professed clearly in another vid . You stated if its not fully functional what good is it. If you swung your arm at me with that big of a wind up, 'd hit you a ridiculous amount of times before you got number 2 in. so my point is practice what you preach mate, hit it from close range high speed just like a real attack, dont leave openings JMO
ok i'm in tkd i don't know what ya'll are talking about it's easier if you put the bricks together. See when they're separate like that you lose momentum and force, see the first brick absorbs the force of the hit so you have to use even more force to break the second brick. For example my previous instructer could break 12 boards without any dificulty but he would put three boards and space them one horizontle fist between each of them, now that was dificult
this was dificult because each board absorbed the impact of the hit so it took twice the force to break these boards like this than if they were together, the same goes for bricks so what he did was twice as hard as if they were together like you people are telling him to do, you obviously have no experience in martial arts
Hey thanks for the compliment but I will never want to be a master as i dont think anyone ever really masters an art. I have trained long and hard enough to be at Master Grade but Have lost respect for the grade system in most arts as they seem to be given away too freely.
A cannot tell you how appreciated your comment is...I have attained the rank of 4th Dan after roughly 20 years of practice. I am and forever will be a martial scholar! Learning to teach, and teaching to learn!
It seems that it's not the hand power that breaks the bricks, but when the bricks smashes into each other =/ I say like a couple of others here, loose the space between the bricks and try again.
If the bricks were together I would imagine it would have been easier as the energy wouldn't be dissapated into the air. If the first brick can transfer more energy to the second brick than the initial handstrike I think we could disgard the laws of physics.
ok that was really impressive, but i would be even more impressed if you did it without the space in between the bricks, it creates a domino effect. But still that was pretty good
People can say that this is phony and what not. I disagree. This break requires a lot of speed, concentration, and skill, all of which are shown here. Good job!!!!!
Most people if they tried that, the bones in there hand would shatter, people who can do will have injured there hands a few time's (probaly on perpose) cause every times your bone's break or what eva they come back stronger and more dense
Actually the trick here is the distance between the brick, one brick is colliding with the other to break, it's not the force of his hands, you could do this with a wet sock. it's physics not martial arts, well since it says tkd i guess it wasn't claiming to be a martial art anyway
Hahaha mate youve got your head so far up your own shitter. Whats martial art about throwning pieces of metal or wood? Unarmed combat is what makes MAs.Leave your litle throwning stars at home see what happens when you get attacked!You have never seen TKD just the crap that takes its name so i wont go to heavy with the insults.And yes ofcourse its physics isnt every thing we do to create power with our body?
well shurikenjutsu has been a martial art basically since the evolution of ishinage which was covered in the kojiki the oldest book in japan, but trickery with bricks is nothing i would call a martial art, when the home stores open on the second i'll go buy some bricks and do your little trick and show that it has nothing to do with martial arts
How can you say breaking has nothing to do with martial arts. I have studied Danzan ryu jujitsu for about 25 years and have done BJJ for a year now. I am not a fan of breaking. But it has been apart of certain systems for along time. And you do a martial arts that has been around forever. These arts for the most part are out dated. If you are doing it for historical reasons then great.
people have done it for hundreds years in TRADITIONAL martial arts to test skill, strength, and concentration without pitting two people against each other with the intent of severe injury or death. ive been doing traditional taekwondo for many years, i promise if you step to me, ill drop you where you stand.
Last week i did a demo with a hammer fist strike on 2 free standing blocks with hardly any pull back, when they have put the dvd out i'l post it. Also i have a demo on the 19th i will do a palm strike with no pull back on free standing blocks i'm pretty sure i can do it with a punch too i'l try. I could talk about this all day but it means nothing til you see i'm sure you will agree. I'm not posting these comments to be disrespectful just airing my opinion.
when a boxer jab's, he's holding his hands in a guard position or if at length slight bend at elbow, or if straight arm with body twist to create the movement,. which means that there is already a 'cocked' or someform of pullback motion to create the next event which is "let's move this part of our body forward now" "or this way!" etc.. maybe you mean Mark could strike by starting with both hands behind his head/neck like he's sat chillin in an office chair..that way you wouldn't see it coming!
Of course it's possible to strike with out pulling your hand back, when a boxer throws a jab he throws it without pulling his hand back! And even with a knife hand strike if you know how to shift your body correctly you can throw it with minimal pull back. I mean no ones perfect but it's possible to do.
if you shift your body it does the same thing as in it moves your weapon ! boxers i have training with me turn off before they throw so its the same thing. try breaking with a boxers straight punch without recoil then post to show me i would appreciate seeing that please
You talk about doing practical strikes when breaking things? If you tried to strike someone like you struck these bricks they would see it coming because you telegraphed the strike by pulling your hand back before the strike. I would like to see it done with out pulling the hand being pulled back. 2 bricks is still pretty good though!
what rank are you your really good and like that guy said you didnt take an hr with all the breathing and all the weird words like haul ooon ma ta ba lol you just said ready and bam!! im not hatin on the weird words btw its really cool im like obsessed with kung fu
Thats not fair bro. thats like cheating and the stupid ppl are to stupid to see. ur lucky most ppl are stupid and cant catch that it was the bricks hitting eachother then did the break. alll you did was apply the force to control the trojectorey spelt wrong.
Are you saying warner4455 thats there is not enough force to create some serious damage? I hope not as this would show your lack of knowledge of any type of breaking! The technique and force to be applied to even break bricks in this mannor is immense...watch his other vidoes....you may learn a few things!
Are you suggesting warner that this break does not create enough force to cause some serious damage, by calling this cheating, surely you are calling the technique a cheat & also Mark Miller a cheat?? im sure if this technique was applied it would cause some serious damage, watch the rest of his videos, you may actually learn something!!
warner4455 hahaha... all he did was apply the force! so.. is it ok if he applies that force to your neck then, if it is a trick.. get the point? the force you have to create to get two bricks to smash eachother with a gap of 1cm appart is massive! if he hits you on the neck you are dead!
Now imagine thoses bricks are a human neck... You get the picture. ;)
Very nice technique Mark Miller, you show some usefull breaking technique. Something fast and efficient. Not like thoses people taking ages to place theyre hands and going deep breaths all the time...
raul799 - i bet my life savings that his knifehand strike to your head would turn you into someone less intelligent then you are now. u r human? ever been hit by a hammer in the face?
all breaking is, is breaking the first brick, and it along with strengh, breaks the rest. there is a reason why they are spaced. its to allow one brick to break the next. its breaking the first brick thats the trick.
i have no videos sorry. i do have experience in breaking. i'm a 4th digree brown belt in kenpo and have broke with knife hand, hammer fist, straght down fist and palm. and with every break i have found that its the first one is the hardest. the rest are by force and the one above helping in the break.
Not to mention to all the haters. Miller doesnt "prepare" his strikes. each and every time to performs its right on the ready.
And breaking materials isnt a trick, its all applied physics. Speed, power, angle, and striking surface area all factor in.
Personal question, have you ever tried breaking Marble? Ive seen a demonstration by a S.Korean TKD demo team break slabs of 1 inch Marble with a knife hand and palm strike.
I like the fact that your trying to bring real tae kwon do back to it's true essence, combat. You are attempting to show people that breaking skills really can be used to really fuck someone up if need be as long as you are quick and don't waste time with stances.
yes seriously, ive seen fights where TKD fighters are focused on doin everything perfect, if they just do the moves insted of concentrating on how they are doing it, maybe things would be alot better
I train at tkd 8 years now and I can break 10 2 cm thick wooden boards easily with Sonkal(The part of the hand used in the movie) but with a regular blow. I can break only 3-5 when I use inverted Blow.
The bricks smack together and break like the brick hitting the ground. I saw a 5 don black belt in Tang Soo Do break 6 or 8 boards similar to how you did with brick and broke all boards. Except he chopped with an open hand not like your closed fist break. Nice break! Have you ever done 3 bricks?
bignewgame: i am surprised you ask this as most ask me to do 1 brick to show its not a trick but i am going to try 3 and see how it goes.however the bricks do not smack together if you watch close. ok with the gapped boards its different but i will go into that another time
I do have nerves but because i do forging with my hands and feet it means i can make more impact before it damages or hurts basicaly, It just means with harder weapons you do more damage with equal force
come on now, now i know this is a good break , i dont like people who talk about things they dont know ,but i do know and i know that leaving that space is the one thing that break the teo bricks ,how? when u hit the first one , it moves with your hand unbroken yet and it hits the other brick then they both break.
this is nick from laflavaproductions, check out Mark's one brick break coming soon, hard hand hitting hard brick stood on it's side, then we can ask about something else like how to counter a knife attack instead of asking about gaps
Very nice. I've done demonstrations for years, but I'm just getting into this YouTube thing. I have one video posted, but I plan to post more as I try some new breaks. For apaced 8x16x2 inch patio blocks, I'm currently at 8. My next breaks include a coconut, 8 bricks spaced with only dimes, and then 9 bricks. Look under "Shaun Posey's 8 brick break". Then lighting wasn't great, so I'll have to keep that in mind next time. Nonetheless, the kids at this school loved it! ;)
if i can find the footage. We recently moved on the other side of the country from were our studio was. And haven't exactly been practicing. But when i get it back down i will post the footage. OR i can find the box with all of My father and i's old breaks. But i will try to get you footage.
1)mark obviously DOES have killer power. look at him... he's got mass and most of that is from muscle, i suspect.
2)a 'trick' would connote that he is altering the bricks to weaken them. he is simply hitting the bricks hard enough together to break them. this is a 'demonstration'.
3)of course the laws of physics are at play here. i don't recall mark claiming that his awesomeness trumps thermodynamics. you need power, technique, conditioning and BALLS for many breaking demonstrations.
I cant wait to see the one brick break this September, I've search on youtube and cant find any vids of this on a standard UK house brick, they're buggers.. looks like you're going to have to get someone to bring them down from UK to Spain Mr Miller. When you post the 1 brick break you'll get zillions of hits on your videos, cos everyone talks about it, but no one sees it. Cant wait for September, its gonna be an awesome bit of footage!
The comments were/are not meant to insult, but to educate. You keep talking about "Holding" bricks so far apart and trying it...first of all if there is a space they will break as well...I've done this as have my White belt students. If there is ANY space at all between the bricks they break by smashing into each other...Why can't you admit this? It's simply physics, Not Your incredible Power.
i never say its my incredible power! i only ever say you can do this if you train properly. im sure thousands of people in the uk will love to see you and your white belts breaking these bricks so easily without effort.you said pause and watch!! so you will see they never collide.yes all breaking is about physics and conditioning.
Sir...if they "NEVER" collide then why do you need TWO? I'd like to see you break one with the same strike. I can do it, Can YOU? That my friend is skill. And yes I teach my white belts the tricks and techniques that allow them to do the same breaks that most "masters" claim has taken them "years" of training to be able to do.
wow post it and show!! yes i can do it and will post,but you are showing your igniorance here!! anyone can break and produce power but its the result of damage to hands when not conditioned,but hey you carry on getting begginers to do things people train years for hahah
People train years to develop martial arts skills. Not to learn how to do these type of ignorant cheap tricks, meant to make people think it takes somekind of "skill" to accomplish. Dude, you can't even spell ignorance. I think what I'm doing is pissing off a fake. You broke the bricks, but you did it by smashing them together, not because you have killer power. Duh
hahaha ok DUDE what ever you say but im still looking forward to seeing your vids of btreaking so dont be shy and make sure to post them. ah sorry a fake what??also i await the 2 bricks being SMASHED together on your vids. Thanks enjoy
LoL! OK...I decided to waste a little time and check out a couple of your other videos. I notice there seems to be quite a few "Haters" out there! I am not a "HATER" but I like to keep things real. You are 100% in the self defense vids about the 1 strike, and the grabs,etc. So quit doing the circus tricks and do more real videos or I will send one of my 6yr olds over to the U.K. to spank you like the girlie man that you are!...LoL! -kidding! Lighten up Francis! LoL!
so we will be seeing your breaking soon or not? thanks for checking my vids, all i want to do is give people some common sense which seems to have gone adrift over the past few years,but people ask me to do breaks so i do or i then get people saying he cant break or his techs are weak hahah i cant win it looks like
Besides the break, I only saw a bit of your other vids,and I have to admit they were right on track. SO much so that YOU are the first that I've heard talk about some of the same things that I explain about "true Karate" or "true martial arts" vs the sport,etc..
The video about the "preparation" before breaking the breathing heavy and "concentration" etc., is The Exact demo that I use sometimes when breaking...remarkably similar, and I haven't seen this anywhere else until now! You actually used my exact comparison of being prepared and reacting to a real situation...No time to "concentrate" etc. -you must have the ability to react,etc.... Very impressive
WHY IS EVERYONE SO STUPID TO REALIZE IF THIS WAS A REAL "SPEED" BREAK THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRICKS WOULD STAY PUT....THIS GUY IS A DORK, PATHETIC, SHOULD BE IN A CIRCUS WORKING FOR PEANUTS.
DOESN'T EVEN "GO THRU" WITH HIS STRIKE, WATCH THIS VIDEO OVER AND PAUSE,ETC.... JUST PATHETIC b.S.
ok video and post clever bollox, people arent so stupid as you say ,so when you post silly comments they will just see you for a jealous idiot you are.ok
challenge the dork to break 1 brick, NOT 2. he uses Two bricks because they are smashing into each other...THAT's it!...if you're not afraid to hit them...they break very easy, but there has to be atleast two...This dork couldn't break ONE! ask to see that...he will say he wants to break two 'cause it's harder...BULL, he has to smash them together
Pathetic B.S. -I do this as well, the only difference is I teach my students how it works.
here we go another clever bollox!! ok hold 2 bricks .5 centimeter apart bash them together and video everything from start to finnish,you know nothing of breaking!! with tkd you never go through that is boxing,dont hate what makes you look bad just try to adapt and not talk crap
to use this amount of power will kill, so luckily i have not used it on anyone but i have knocked people out with much less power from techniques, im always amazed by other posts that say breaking is pointless but how else can you demonstrate the power we can create with training,thanks for your comment
shit i thought you were chuck norris in discise haha,, look you are a coward who bitches and moans but posts nothing you state you break bricks its easy so post it, and let us see it all from start to finnish
Horrah!! At last, you've got the message! Me Paul, no Steve. How many times? Say red backwards...
I'll see what I can do about a brick break clip, really. Though I might film the neigbours young daughter breaking as it's not at all difficult the way you set it up with the space between. Coward, no. Bitchy moaner? Fair comment.
u won't know if its really him anyway breaking if he posts unless he specifically makes the video in response to you. Come on Paul, please can you buy a video camera and send us an audible message followed by a quality break! At least 2 bricks please, and don't for get to 'chink' them together before you strike them so the viewers can hear them resonate nicely. Ps I will big you up if you have fantastically forged hands that u can prove can strike again and again!
I don't mind a bit of 'showmanship', it brings in the punters. But this IS an easy break - I did it last night and I haven't done any breaks for about 2yrs.
your teachings and its comming out in your text to me, but im ok with it it shows you realy like what i do but as i said if you can teach me some thing i will listen,we are always learning even at 60+
well if you are as good as you keep telling people with 40 yrs of training you should be doing 3!! also post it and show us it is nice to compare peoples techs of breaking! at no point do i say anything other than anyone can do these things if they train and condition i think youi are feeling insecure in
Thank you Sensei Miller for your inspirational and highly informative videos. Your students are fortunate to be able to train under your behest. Disregard any negative remarks towards you, because a true martial artist and warrior should not grieve off of man's ignorance. Rather save your energy for your well being and strength. Many people seem to take for granted what you give, especially those who dispute you. But remember that great line,"Those who cannot do or teach, critique".
Breaking 2 bricks in a speed break is relativley easy. You are smacking one brick against another. That being said, I would love to see someone do that same break with only one brick nd see how easy is it.
Go hold 2 bricks minus 1cm apart and hit them together on video this will show how relatively easy the break is!!!es no worries i will post it in the next few weeks i just need to get back to uk for the filming of the 1 brick!! flying to the moon is relatively easy if you have the equipment and training wouldnt you agree?
you just replied to someone who's got WF Wrestling Summerslam in their top favorites.. r they going to understand the reality you're pointing out here?
why are perople saying .."ooh a brick..oo a piece pf wood...they dont hit back!!!"well, put it this way...if using your bare hands you can smash...no destroy a brick piece of wood a board...then think what would happen if he was to smack your arm as a block...what would happen to it....think you guys!!!!!
keep it up mark..keep it real....make TKD what it was really meant to be.
well the thing is im not saying im the best or i can win a fight with every attacker all i show is the power to break with TKD techs and how you can apply to a body,,as for the haters they just stop playing with themselves for a minute and post crap
Mr Miller, you are a disgrace to the martial arts community, your attitude to the curiosity of the youtube community is hostile and defensive, you mock people for questioning your ability. Everybody is aware of the old chinese street breaking tricks, it's physics. And easily replicated.
look i like to make waves ok but if you have no sense of humour you will die of boredom before your 19...why do i want to debate with a guy who comes straight in here and tells me im a disgrace?? and dont feel sorry for my students they will have more chance of survival than most..human weapon?? um well i cant call my site nasty bastard can i??
ok i will do it and post it for you, give me a chance to arrange time with camera guy. why dont you try the 2 brickss with the space to see how easy it.go to builders merchants ask for standards then just go home video it make me look bad if you can.oh dont blame me when your hand is broken hahaha
I'm not trying to mock you but I would be impressed if you could do that with a single brick and it broke before it hit the ground. Support and strike it in a similar fashion to that in this video and not strike it with 2 supports on either end of the brick.
ok i will do 1 brick. the 2 bricks are free standing and unsupoorted in any way if you are watching the same video as above you will plainly see that both break after i strike.you can try to find fault but fact is i smash bricks with my hands and feet,no tricks no gimmics just speed and power
and when you do it a long time,the bone gets harder! i know how hard it is ;) maybe its not for ,,real combat fights" but i think,it really counts to have hard bones in real fight,too!
Definitely cheating a little bit with the space between the bricks but still a decent break.
Easyandy100 9 months ago
Ok, if it is indeed a speed break and not 2 bricks smashing against each other, just do one. If you can break 2, you can break 1. And I'd be more impressed cause it would be harder to fake.
mrkiky 9 months ago
i was like okay what is he gonna...... :O
MrDarekx12 10 months ago
wtf ..
DiOgOsAsUkE 1 year ago
I'd like to see someone do the ones on the table, can someone in the whole of internetdom do that?
ninemen123 1 year ago
Yes, two bricks slamming together will make them break...question is, why do they slam together with enough force to break? Because this gentleman knocked the ... out of them!
SpookeySVG 1 year ago
nice break. Lots of haters making comments though.
orozcojessica 1 year ago
Ok Mark listen im not going to get into all this space no space nonesence, Im just going to go back to what you professed clearly in another vid . You stated if its not fully functional what good is it. If you swung your arm at me with that big of a wind up, 'd hit you a ridiculous amount of times before you got number 2 in. so my point is practice what you preach mate, hit it from close range high speed just like a real attack, dont leave openings JMO
TimA340 1 year ago
what i care for most it the fact that you did not have to set up or prepair to strick
it was just like .Huh Ka Paw.
Theninja80291 1 year ago
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ok i'm in tkd i don't know what ya'll are talking about it's easier if you put the bricks together. See when they're separate like that you lose momentum and force, see the first brick absorbs the force of the hit so you have to use even more force to break the second brick. For example my previous instructer could break 12 boards without any dificulty but he would put three boards and space them one horizontle fist between each of them, now that was dificult
gehlhoff21 1 year ago
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this was dificult because each board absorbed the impact of the hit so it took twice the force to break these boards like this than if they were together, the same goes for bricks so what he did was twice as hard as if they were together like you people are telling him to do, you obviously have no experience in martial arts
gehlhoff21 1 year ago
very nice ^_^
romticleep5 1 year ago
This guy is the real master~~ Unbelivable!!
ffoecaf2006 2 years ago
Hey thanks for the compliment but I will never want to be a master as i dont think anyone ever really masters an art. I have trained long and hard enough to be at Master Grade but Have lost respect for the grade system in most arts as they seem to be given away too freely.
ahumanweaponvideo 2 years ago 7
A cannot tell you how appreciated your comment is...I have attained the rank of 4th Dan after roughly 20 years of practice. I am and forever will be a martial scholar! Learning to teach, and teaching to learn!
batemanTKD 1 year ago
remove the wedges between the blocks and have ambulance ready ymf!
TheLibertard 2 years ago
Wedges????????
ahumanweaponvideo 2 years ago
It seems that it's not the hand power that breaks the bricks, but when the bricks smashes into each other =/ I say like a couple of others here, loose the space between the bricks and try again.
civixier 2 years ago
How about keep the space and show your self doing the same break with same bricks !!!
ahumanweaponvideo 2 years ago 7
If the bricks were together I would imagine it would have been easier as the energy wouldn't be dissapated into the air. If the first brick can transfer more energy to the second brick than the initial handstrike I think we could disgard the laws of physics.
eggnaut 2 years ago
Ready camera man?
KA POW!
Austin540TKD 2 years ago 3
gay
TheNeptune07 2 years ago
thats how it has to be done...
shotokan1 2 years ago
ok that was really impressive, but i would be even more impressed if you did it without the space in between the bricks, it creates a domino effect. But still that was pretty good
coolleo277 2 years ago 2
wow...but he is Marcus Miller,the bassist?!
IwillBEanARTIST 3 years ago
he just hits them together really really hard i wonder how well he would do if he was to lay them flat one on to pof the other .. not so well i think
system2250 3 years ago
How do you condition your hands for a break like this? Very impressive! Cheers
HaitianBlue 3 years ago
People can say that this is phony and what not. I disagree. This break requires a lot of speed, concentration, and skill, all of which are shown here. Good job!!!!!
jsrahman03 3 years ago
Most people if they tried that, the bones in there hand would shatter, people who can do will have injured there hands a few time's (probaly on perpose) cause every times your bone's break or what eva they come back stronger and more dense
MJ1Library 3 years ago
Actually the trick here is the distance between the brick, one brick is colliding with the other to break, it's not the force of his hands, you could do this with a wet sock. it's physics not martial arts, well since it says tkd i guess it wasn't claiming to be a martial art anyway
scottbaioisdead 3 years ago
Hahaha mate youve got your head so far up your own shitter. Whats martial art about throwning pieces of metal or wood? Unarmed combat is what makes MAs.Leave your litle throwning stars at home see what happens when you get attacked!You have never seen TKD just the crap that takes its name so i wont go to heavy with the insults.And yes ofcourse its physics isnt every thing we do to create power with our body?
ahumanweaponvideo 3 years ago
well shurikenjutsu has been a martial art basically since the evolution of ishinage which was covered in the kojiki the oldest book in japan, but trickery with bricks is nothing i would call a martial art, when the home stores open on the second i'll go buy some bricks and do your little trick and show that it has nothing to do with martial arts
scottbaioisdead 3 years ago
Good for you mate!! Happy new year!!!!!
ahumanweaponvideo 3 years ago
How can you say breaking has nothing to do with martial arts. I have studied Danzan ryu jujitsu for about 25 years and have done BJJ for a year now. I am not a fan of breaking. But it has been apart of certain systems for along time. And you do a martial arts that has been around forever. These arts for the most part are out dated. If you are doing it for historical reasons then great.
MUTON555 3 years ago
people have done it for hundreds years in TRADITIONAL martial arts to test skill, strength, and concentration without pitting two people against each other with the intent of severe injury or death. ive been doing traditional taekwondo for many years, i promise if you step to me, ill drop you where you stand.
johneykang 3 years ago
how u do that terach me ic ant even do one hous brick its hard i now its in the hip and stance but its to hard
aazazaz 3 years ago
thats insane not just two bricks but its also a speed break thats fuckin intense
atthegates2112 3 years ago
looks like the bricks are hollow
bsckflipp2008 3 years ago
Its called a frog ask an engineer about it
ahumanweaponvideo 3 years ago
not bad.. but the bricks break each other when they hit. try taping them 2gether and do it.
snoribo 3 years ago 2
Last week i did a demo with a hammer fist strike on 2 free standing blocks with hardly any pull back, when they have put the dvd out i'l post it. Also i have a demo on the 19th i will do a palm strike with no pull back on free standing blocks i'm pretty sure i can do it with a punch too i'l try. I could talk about this all day but it means nothing til you see i'm sure you will agree. I'm not posting these comments to be disrespectful just airing my opinion.
willgrove 3 years ago
when a boxer jab's, he's holding his hands in a guard position or if at length slight bend at elbow, or if straight arm with body twist to create the movement,. which means that there is already a 'cocked' or someform of pullback motion to create the next event which is "let's move this part of our body forward now" "or this way!" etc.. maybe you mean Mark could strike by starting with both hands behind his head/neck like he's sat chillin in an office chair..that way you wouldn't see it coming!
misscandicotton 3 years ago
Of course it's possible to strike with out pulling your hand back, when a boxer throws a jab he throws it without pulling his hand back! And even with a knife hand strike if you know how to shift your body correctly you can throw it with minimal pull back. I mean no ones perfect but it's possible to do.
willgrove 3 years ago
if you shift your body it does the same thing as in it moves your weapon ! boxers i have training with me turn off before they throw so its the same thing. try breaking with a boxers straight punch without recoil then post to show me i would appreciate seeing that please
ahumanweaponvideo 3 years ago
You talk about doing practical strikes when breaking things? If you tried to strike someone like you struck these bricks they would see it coming because you telegraphed the strike by pulling your hand back before the strike. I would like to see it done with out pulling the hand being pulled back. 2 bricks is still pretty good though!
willgrove 3 years ago
UMMM it will be interesting to see you strike any object without moving your hand in the opposite direction
ahumanweaponvideo 3 years ago
good job... now where can i find you doing something against someone fighting back?
linkous5 3 years ago
what rank are you your really good and like that guy said you didnt take an hr with all the breathing and all the weird words like haul ooon ma ta ba lol you just said ready and bam!! im not hatin on the weird words btw its really cool im like obsessed with kung fu
xgoblinkingx 3 years ago
did i just witness that? WOW
xgoblinkingx 3 years ago
Thats not fair bro. thats like cheating and the stupid ppl are to stupid to see. ur lucky most ppl are stupid and cant catch that it was the bricks hitting eachother then did the break. alll you did was apply the force to control the trojectorey spelt wrong.
warner4455 3 years ago 2
Are you saying warner4455 thats there is not enough force to create some serious damage? I hope not as this would show your lack of knowledge of any type of breaking! The technique and force to be applied to even break bricks in this mannor is immense...watch his other vidoes....you may learn a few things!
Hey sir nice vids....it Carl by the way
CDavisukta 3 years ago
Are you suggesting warner that this break does not create enough force to cause some serious damage, by calling this cheating, surely you are calling the technique a cheat & also Mark Miller a cheat?? im sure if this technique was applied it would cause some serious damage, watch the rest of his videos, you may actually learn something!!
Hey sir, nice vids....this is Carl by the way
CDavisukta 3 years ago
warner4455 hahaha... all he did was apply the force! so.. is it ok if he applies that force to your neck then, if it is a trick.. get the point? the force you have to create to get two bricks to smash eachother with a gap of 1cm appart is massive! if he hits you on the neck you are dead!
krissymisses 3 years ago
Now imagine thoses bricks are a human neck... You get the picture. ;)
Very nice technique Mark Miller, you show some usefull breaking technique. Something fast and efficient. Not like thoses people taking ages to place theyre hands and going deep breaths all the time...
Thunderhouse2 4 years ago 2
one time i got in a fight wit a brick wall and broke my hand.. wall=1 me=0
towerofdave 4 years ago 2
is this suppose to be funny , I bet one punch will drop you
raul799 3 years ago
raul799 - i bet my life savings that his knifehand strike to your head would turn you into someone less intelligent then you are now. u r human? ever been hit by a hammer in the face?
krissymisses 3 years ago
fucken awesome!!!
PakDaeHan 4 years ago
u make it sound like thats easy..
xhulio04 4 years ago
all breaking is, is breaking the first brick, and it along with strengh, breaks the rest. there is a reason why they are spaced. its to allow one brick to break the next. its breaking the first brick thats the trick.
kainniak03 4 years ago
kainniak03: please post your video of you doing the same or better we are looking forward to learning more from you.thanks for commenting
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
i have no videos sorry. i do have experience in breaking. i'm a 4th digree brown belt in kenpo and have broke with knife hand, hammer fist, straght down fist and palm. and with every break i have found that its the first one is the hardest. the rest are by force and the one above helping in the break.
kainniak03 4 years ago
very intersting !!which one is on top? and are they not free standing?
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
what tricks?
PakDaeHan 4 years ago
I'd be impresed to see him do one (ie without the potential for the bricks to break against each other)
lizziepenne 4 years ago
i would be impressed to see you do anything!!
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
Shit...how'd u do that?
Emosucks1991 4 years ago
train hard under correct tuition
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
Not to mention to all the haters. Miller doesnt "prepare" his strikes. each and every time to performs its right on the ready.
And breaking materials isnt a trick, its all applied physics. Speed, power, angle, and striking surface area all factor in.
Personal question, have you ever tried breaking Marble? Ive seen a demonstration by a S.Korean TKD demo team break slabs of 1 inch Marble with a knife hand and palm strike.
Chen1766231 4 years ago
I like the fact that your trying to bring real tae kwon do back to it's true essence, combat. You are attempting to show people that breaking skills really can be used to really fuck someone up if need be as long as you are quick and don't waste time with stances.
sungshin407 4 years ago
yes seriously, ive seen fights where TKD fighters are focused on doin everything perfect, if they just do the moves insted of concentrating on how they are doing it, maybe things would be alot better
Fuego7191 4 years ago
I train at tkd 8 years now and I can break 10 2 cm thick wooden boards easily with Sonkal(The part of the hand used in the movie) but with a regular blow. I can break only 3-5 when I use inverted Blow.
stormrage2007 4 years ago
The bricks smack together and break like the brick hitting the ground. I saw a 5 don black belt in Tang Soo Do break 6 or 8 boards similar to how you did with brick and broke all boards. Except he chopped with an open hand not like your closed fist break. Nice break! Have you ever done 3 bricks?
bignewgame 4 years ago
bignewgame: i am surprised you ask this as most ask me to do 1 brick to show its not a trick but i am going to try 3 and see how it goes.however the bricks do not smack together if you watch close. ok with the gapped boards its different but i will go into that another time
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
Its not closed fist
stormrage2007 4 years ago
Good! Thanks.
robstr12 4 years ago
doesnt that hurt??
etermal07g 4 years ago
no it does not hurt
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
how does it not hurt do u ave like no nerves in yer hand
barney122 4 years ago
I do have nerves but because i do forging with my hands and feet it means i can make more impact before it damages or hurts basicaly, It just means with harder weapons you do more damage with equal force
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
you broke them so easy??? where did you get the momentum and power
boeyaka 4 years ago
simple just train hard for many years to creat speed and power pluss condition your weapons
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
why are the bricks spaced apart? that just makes the break easier...
irishblaggard 4 years ago
ohh dear not again,zzzz,zzzzzzzzzzz
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
come on now, now i know this is a good break , i dont like people who talk about things they dont know ,but i do know and i know that leaving that space is the one thing that break the teo bricks ,how? when u hit the first one , it moves with your hand unbroken yet and it hits the other brick then they both break.
ahmednabil 4 years ago
watch clip i have a midget hit them with a hammer a split second befor my soft hand hits them
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
this is nick from laflavaproductions, check out Mark's one brick break coming soon, hard hand hitting hard brick stood on it's side, then we can ask about something else like how to counter a knife attack instead of asking about gaps
laflavaproductions 4 years ago
great speed
speed breaks are not easy
made it look like cutting butter
Nessad4 4 years ago
Very impressive! Nice! 5 stars!
ChosonNinja 4 years ago
Very nice. I've done demonstrations for years, but I'm just getting into this YouTube thing. I have one video posted, but I plan to post more as I try some new breaks. For apaced 8x16x2 inch patio blocks, I'm currently at 8. My next breaks include a coconut, 8 bricks spaced with only dimes, and then 9 bricks. Look under "Shaun Posey's 8 brick break". Then lighting wasn't great, so I'll have to keep that in mind next time. Nonetheless, the kids at this school loved it! ;)
shaunposey 4 years ago
Solid.
But i would love to see you drop it mid air and break it.
It took me forever to do it with boards.
Arnovitz 4 years ago
umm do you mean another person to drop them?? you know what i may try that see how it looksfor demos thanks
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
you drop it.
i do it with a punch.
I Aline the brick with my knuckle in the center.
Raise it about 5 in.
Draw hand back, drop brick and break. My father taught me it. But read the other one i left you.
Arnovitz 4 years ago
um post to show me you doing please from beggining to end of break
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
if i can find the footage. We recently moved on the other side of the country from were our studio was. And haven't exactly been practicing. But when i get it back down i will post the footage. OR i can find the box with all of My father and i's old breaks. But i will try to get you footage.
Arnovitz 4 years ago
that will be good, i look forward to it
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
1)mark obviously DOES have killer power. look at him... he's got mass and most of that is from muscle, i suspect.
2)a 'trick' would connote that he is altering the bricks to weaken them. he is simply hitting the bricks hard enough together to break them. this is a 'demonstration'.
3)of course the laws of physics are at play here. i don't recall mark claiming that his awesomeness trumps thermodynamics. you need power, technique, conditioning and BALLS for many breaking demonstrations.
somuee 4 years ago
I cant wait to see the one brick break this September, I've search on youtube and cant find any vids of this on a standard UK house brick, they're buggers.. looks like you're going to have to get someone to bring them down from UK to Spain Mr Miller. When you post the 1 brick break you'll get zillions of hits on your videos, cos everyone talks about it, but no one sees it. Cant wait for September, its gonna be an awesome bit of footage!
misscandicotton 4 years ago
The comments were/are not meant to insult, but to educate. You keep talking about "Holding" bricks so far apart and trying it...first of all if there is a space they will break as well...I've done this as have my White belt students. If there is ANY space at all between the bricks they break by smashing into each other...Why can't you admit this? It's simply physics, Not Your incredible Power.
TIGERWAZA 4 years ago
i never say its my incredible power! i only ever say you can do this if you train properly. im sure thousands of people in the uk will love to see you and your white belts breaking these bricks so easily without effort.you said pause and watch!! so you will see they never collide.yes all breaking is about physics and conditioning.
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
Sir...if they "NEVER" collide then why do you need TWO? I'd like to see you break one with the same strike. I can do it, Can YOU? That my friend is skill. And yes I teach my white belts the tricks and techniques that allow them to do the same breaks that most "masters" claim has taken them "years" of training to be able to do.
TIGERWAZA 4 years ago
wow post it and show!! yes i can do it and will post,but you are showing your igniorance here!! anyone can break and produce power but its the result of damage to hands when not conditioned,but hey you carry on getting begginers to do things people train years for hahah
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
People train years to develop martial arts skills. Not to learn how to do these type of ignorant cheap tricks, meant to make people think it takes somekind of "skill" to accomplish. Dude, you can't even spell ignorance. I think what I'm doing is pissing off a fake. You broke the bricks, but you did it by smashing them together, not because you have killer power. Duh
TIGERWAZA 4 years ago
hahaha ok DUDE what ever you say but im still looking forward to seeing your vids of btreaking so dont be shy and make sure to post them. ah sorry a fake what??also i await the 2 bricks being SMASHED together on your vids. Thanks enjoy
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
LoL! OK...I decided to waste a little time and check out a couple of your other videos. I notice there seems to be quite a few "Haters" out there! I am not a "HATER" but I like to keep things real. You are 100% in the self defense vids about the 1 strike, and the grabs,etc. So quit doing the circus tricks and do more real videos or I will send one of my 6yr olds over to the U.K. to spank you like the girlie man that you are!...LoL! -kidding! Lighten up Francis! LoL!
TIGERWAZA 4 years ago
so we will be seeing your breaking soon or not? thanks for checking my vids, all i want to do is give people some common sense which seems to have gone adrift over the past few years,but people ask me to do breaks so i do or i then get people saying he cant break or his techs are weak hahah i cant win it looks like
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
Besides the break, I only saw a bit of your other vids,and I have to admit they were right on track. SO much so that YOU are the first that I've heard talk about some of the same things that I explain about "true Karate" or "true martial arts" vs the sport,etc..
TIGERWAZA 4 years ago
The video about the "preparation" before breaking the breathing heavy and "concentration" etc., is The Exact demo that I use sometimes when breaking...remarkably similar, and I haven't seen this anywhere else until now! You actually used my exact comparison of being prepared and reacting to a real situation...No time to "concentrate" etc. -you must have the ability to react,etc.... Very impressive
and very freaky in resemblence!
TIGERWAZA 4 years ago
WHY IS EVERYONE SO STUPID TO REALIZE IF THIS WAS A REAL "SPEED" BREAK THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRICKS WOULD STAY PUT....THIS GUY IS A DORK, PATHETIC, SHOULD BE IN A CIRCUS WORKING FOR PEANUTS.
DOESN'T EVEN "GO THRU" WITH HIS STRIKE, WATCH THIS VIDEO OVER AND PAUSE,ETC.... JUST PATHETIC b.S.
TIGERWAZA 4 years ago
ok video and post clever bollox, people arent so stupid as you say ,so when you post silly comments they will just see you for a jealous idiot you are.ok
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
challenge the dork to break 1 brick, NOT 2. he uses Two bricks because they are smashing into each other...THAT's it!...if you're not afraid to hit them...they break very easy, but there has to be atleast two...This dork couldn't break ONE! ask to see that...he will say he wants to break two 'cause it's harder...BULL, he has to smash them together
Pathetic B.S. -I do this as well, the only difference is I teach my students how it works.
TIGERWAZA 4 years ago
here we go another clever bollox!! ok hold 2 bricks .5 centimeter apart bash them together and video everything from start to finnish,you know nothing of breaking!! with tkd you never go through that is boxing,dont hate what makes you look bad just try to adapt and not talk crap
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
has anyone fucked with you and you just straight up knock there ass out with this. cause it looks like you would take there head right off. lmao
totospirits 4 years ago
to use this amount of power will kill, so luckily i have not used it on anyone but i have knocked people out with much less power from techniques, im always amazed by other posts that say breaking is pointless but how else can you demonstrate the power we can create with training,thanks for your comment
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
Simply bad ass mate. No hesitation like the other fools.
totospirits 4 years ago
shit i thought you were chuck norris in discise haha,, look you are a coward who bitches and moans but posts nothing you state you break bricks its easy so post it, and let us see it all from start to finnish
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
Horrah!! At last, you've got the message! Me Paul, no Steve. How many times? Say red backwards...
I'll see what I can do about a brick break clip, really. Though I might film the neigbours young daughter breaking as it's not at all difficult the way you set it up with the space between. Coward, no. Bitchy moaner? Fair comment.
PaulGappyNorris 4 years ago
u won't know if its really him anyway breaking if he posts unless he specifically makes the video in response to you. Come on Paul, please can you buy a video camera and send us an audible message followed by a quality break! At least 2 bricks please, and don't for get to 'chink' them together before you strike them so the viewers can hear them resonate nicely. Ps I will big you up if you have fantastically forged hands that u can prove can strike again and again!
misscandicotton 4 years ago
I don't mind a bit of 'showmanship', it brings in the punters. But this IS an easy break - I did it last night and I haven't done any breaks for about 2yrs.
PaulGappyNorris 4 years ago
your teachings and its comming out in your text to me, but im ok with it it shows you realy like what i do but as i said if you can teach me some thing i will listen,we are always learning even at 60+
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
well if you are as good as you keep telling people with 40 yrs of training you should be doing 3!! also post it and show us it is nice to compare peoples techs of breaking! at no point do i say anything other than anyone can do these things if they train and condition i think youi are feeling insecure in
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
Thank you Sensei Miller for your inspirational and highly informative videos. Your students are fortunate to be able to train under your behest. Disregard any negative remarks towards you, because a true martial artist and warrior should not grieve off of man's ignorance. Rather save your energy for your well being and strength. Many people seem to take for granted what you give, especially those who dispute you. But remember that great line,"Those who cannot do or teach, critique".
Osu!
divineXdragon 4 years ago
Thanks for your comment, its nice to hear someone is inspired by me without meeting in person.Cito fortis
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
Breaking 2 bricks in a speed break is relativley easy. You are smacking one brick against another. That being said, I would love to see someone do that same break with only one brick nd see how easy is it.
jsrahman03 4 years ago
Go hold 2 bricks minus 1cm apart and hit them together on video this will show how relatively easy the break is!!!es no worries i will post it in the next few weeks i just need to get back to uk for the filming of the 1 brick!! flying to the moon is relatively easy if you have the equipment and training wouldnt you agree?
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
you just replied to someone who's got WF Wrestling Summerslam in their top favorites.. r they going to understand the reality you're pointing out here?
misscandicotton 4 years ago
ha ha maybe maybe not but i will wait to see the video of the 2 bricks from them, thanks for you thoughts.
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
same bricks we use,there not easy.
check out my stuff and drop me a line.
thanks...
keep up the good work
BALDIE3d 4 years ago
yes nice job i liked the finger tip breaks
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
why are perople saying .."ooh a brick..oo a piece pf wood...they dont hit back!!!"well, put it this way...if using your bare hands you can smash...no destroy a brick piece of wood a board...then think what would happen if he was to smack your arm as a block...what would happen to it....think you guys!!!!!
keep it up mark..keep it real....make TKD what it was really meant to be.
djrusty72 4 years ago
well the thing is im not saying im the best or i can win a fight with every attacker all i show is the power to break with TKD techs and how you can apply to a body,,as for the haters they just stop playing with themselves for a minute and post crap
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
nice break i see after you hit it cracks then falls...why do people who cant do this stuff hate....
imsothemanXD 4 years ago
ha ha its not supossed to amaze you fool ,just showing the technique
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
Mr Miller, you are a disgrace to the martial arts community, your attitude to the curiosity of the youtube community is hostile and defensive, you mock people for questioning your ability. Everybody is aware of the old chinese street breaking tricks, it's physics. And easily replicated.
Taishudo 4 years ago
sorry dad please dont ground me
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
This comment is a testiment to your inability to voice sensible dispute. I feel sorry for your students. A human weapon...? Please.
Taishudo 4 years ago
look i like to make waves ok but if you have no sense of humour you will die of boredom before your 19...why do i want to debate with a guy who comes straight in here and tells me im a disgrace?? and dont feel sorry for my students they will have more chance of survival than most..human weapon?? um well i cant call my site nasty bastard can i??
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
Not amazing...
ew800rulz 4 years ago
I would be amazed if you could do that with just one brick or without an air gap between the 2 bricks.
qwertypoiuy87 4 years ago
ok i will do it and post it for you, give me a chance to arrange time with camera guy. why dont you try the 2 brickss with the space to see how easy it.go to builders merchants ask for standards then just go home video it make me look bad if you can.oh dont blame me when your hand is broken hahaha
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
I'm not trying to mock you but I would be impressed if you could do that with a single brick and it broke before it hit the ground. Support and strike it in a similar fashion to that in this video and not strike it with 2 supports on either end of the brick.
qwertypoiuy87 4 years ago
ok i will do 1 brick. the 2 bricks are free standing and unsupoorted in any way if you are watching the same video as above you will plainly see that both break after i strike.you can try to find fault but fact is i smash bricks with my hands and feet,no tricks no gimmics just speed and power
ahumanweaponvideo 4 years ago
and when you do it a long time,the bone gets harder! i know how hard it is ;) maybe its not for ,,real combat fights" but i think,it really counts to have hard bones in real fight,too!
achalter 4 years ago