I know this guy. He is no joke. He trained my friend for years. Its not bullshit. You wouldn't think so looking at him, but he is one of the fastest mofos I have ever seen.
i like how he is saying how its bullshit if the person pulls back on the one inch and he CLEARLY pulls back when he does it... like arent these people embarrassed to post shit like this
@SammyyLynn93 I watched this twice to double check. He does not pull back. I have practiced this punch some and I can not break a board like that. That is raw power there buddy.
@MrBigdaddy8 Maybe you should look harder. I'm not doubting he man had power but he is pulling back ever so slightly plus the length of his fingers its more like a 4-5 inch punch. If he can do a 'no inch' then i will be impressed.
@june14211 in the tae kwon do one inch punch you use your body like a whip to generate power when your fist doesn't have enough room. First the hips are very quickly turned and this kinetic energy is then transferred to the shoulders which also turn just as quickly and transmit all of the energy into your arm and down to your hand. This technique utilizes all of the muscles in the body in a whip-like fashion but other schools may have other techniques or methods that may differ from this one.
the way he described was that "it is all in the velocity of your arm" and what you have to do is tense your entire body, and then release it with just the right timing to get that impulse against the target. I've seen a youtube video where a Shaolin priest is doing it, and he says that it is about Ch'i, that's probably the "soft martial arts" interpretation. To me it is more of a spiritual exercise, just like how we normally break boards in TKD. Just something to build your focus etc.
dude I've seen a guy do this in real life, right in front of my eyes. So I can verify that it can be done. In fact, he was trying to teach me to do it. I can, just not as good as him. He had a coffee container that was full of metal pellets, and he put it on this six foot long table, okay. He put his fingers against it, just as seen in this video, and then he collapsed the fingers and hit the coffee container. No pull back, no follow through. The coffee thing flew 6 feet and hit the wall.
dude I've seen a guy do this in real life, right in front of my eyes. So I can verify that it can be done. In fact, he was trying to teach me to do it. I can, just not as good as him. He had a coffee container that was full of metal pellets, and he put it on this six foot long table, okay. He put his fingers against it, just as seen in this video, and then he collapsed the fingers and hit the coffee container. No pull back, no follow through. The coffee thing flew 6 feet and hit the wall.
a lot of stupid people making comments on here. if it's not real, or it's so simple for a kid to do, please post a video showing so. the one inch punch teaches follow through, proper structure and kinetic linking.
@leej70 Oh, ok, so if you would kindly provide legitimate evidence that it's fake, I'm sure many peole would be happy to listen to you. If not, shut your mouth, and keep being jealous.
@zenzymeez Would you kindly provide legitimate evidence that Sant Claus is fake? Obviously you can't but that doesn't mean he's real. Trying to prove a negative is a logical dead-end. Try using a bit of common sense, you could also refer to the basic laws of physics.
@leej70 Ok, here's a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. There's some common sense. Basic laws of physics? Ok, glad a took the course. Basically, the one inch is just a regular punch, a parlor trick, if you will, but it shows how much force(through hip motion velocity and full extion of the fist) one can put into this punch. I'd send you a rough-ish equation, but you probably wouldn't care.
Logical dead-end? To name a few disproved: Flat Earth Theory. Phylogiston Theory. Arist.'s Dynamic motion.
@zenzymeez I refuse to get into an online argument with somebody that can't even construct a coherent sentence ("Ok, glad a took the course") or spell ("Phylogiston").
@leej70 Hahaha, you're seriously a riot. Out of all those perfectly "coherent" sentences you love so much, you took time out of your busy "life" to correct two typos. Two. Seriously? You should be more concerned about those examples I gave. Oh, and by the way, you misspelled Santa earlier. See? I can be just as much of an OCD little fag as you can. Oh, and no *charge* for the humor at the beginning of my previous comment.
@zenzymeez Flat Earth Theory:- Ok so there's a lot of evidence that tells us that the Earth is pretty much spherical but i put it to you that the Earth IS flat but only when it's not being photographed or measured in any way. PROVE ME WRONG
@leej70 Depends where you are relative to Earth. If we're talking about standing on your front lawn, yes, it might appear to be "flat." Earth is too big to see where the curvature actually appears, while at the distance of, say, a space station or something, you can easily see Earth has a rough spherical shape. Prove is quite a strong word, due to the fact most stuff things can't be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Old theories are "disproven" because likelier theories come up.
@zenzymeez You don't have to go into space to know that the Earth is not flat, there's plenty of ways you or i could prove so easily but that's not the point now is it? I know "prove" is a strong word which is why i said you can't prove a negative, but you disagreed and have still not given me a good example of how you can.
@leej70 Ok, at this point, it seems neither of us understands where the other is getting at. What I was trying to say, using the example of viewing Earth from space (which was the most straightforward way in example form), was that most things can't be "proved", and that it's considered easier to disprove theories, due to the fact more likely/possible/true theories are presented and tested. Then, for the most part, the old theories are disregarded, or "disproven".
@leej70 My point is, you shouldn't say something is fake and call people stupid for beliving what you think is fake, unless you can back up your claim. I wasn't trying to start a fight or anything, though it obviously escalated into a small argument, so sorry on that note. I'm not saying it's true OR fake (In my own opinion, I've seen enough stuff like this to know it's possible.), I'm saying unless you can provide info to disprove it, there really isn't a reason to even say it. Sorry, dude.
the idea behind one inch punch isnt exactly 1 inch. it is the technquie of creating and showing power without useless force. simple and direct. like bruce lee always taught!
@THUMPBUMPDUDE It is true of what you said. That is not a 1 inch punch. Bruce Lee did his 1 inch punch from the middle of his fingers instead of the top of his fingers. From the middle of your fingers to the knuckles is 1 inch. Too much BS instructors out there that are teaching BS stuffs.
bruce lee only showed off the one inch punch as a technical excercise showing that you can generate power from limited space. this is never meant to work in combat infact learning it isnt important aslong as you understand the philosphy
really it is just technique not power, its using the body's centerline and the hips to generate the momentum to the arm rather than just using the strength of the arm because then it will not work...boards might not hit back but im pretty sure if someone was hit by a one inch punch im pretty sure they wouldn't be able to hit back either...
@B3nBo1194 I would literally let someone start off the fight with a one inch punch... then after I get done laughing, I would fold him up, and beat him like I was his daddy. One inch punch simply does NOT generate enough power to be effective. It's WORTHLESS in a real fight. It's a parlor trick and NOTHING more.
In closing... I don't think this video is fake. He's actually breaking a solid pice of wood. From this far away it's hard to say what type of wood, but I'll take his word for it, that it's pine (because I know how ridiculously EASY pine is to break ALONG the grain.) But he is without a doubt breaking along the grain. Not against the grain. But I can't even stress how easy this is to do, especially if you know the actual mechanics behind the so called "one inch punch".
I'we been doing quite alot of board-breaking through my 10 years of different martial arts, with feet, hand and head, it's mainly for entertainment, or to recruit more people to the martial art, and yes it is extremely easy to do, with the grain you can do it with shear force, against you need force and skill, as for the one inch punch, i have never done it, but with my palm and finger flat out in a straight line i have, tho from 10 centimeters distance, so i agree with donnycage ;)
(2 of 2) If you have ANY doubts, go grab any piece of wood, place it cornered against a brick wall, and break it against the grain. If you can even break it, #1 see how hard it is to do and #2, look at the way the wood breaks... It's not EVER clean cut like in this video. It doesn't break in a clean line like that, It would be broken up, and splintered greatly, and chances are, even if you "broke it" it would stay together slightly, because of the splintering/grain of the wood.
(1 of 2 ) And btw, I have a PLETHORA of experience with board breaking (for those who have never done it, let me say, that it's ridiculously easy, and there is nothing special about it). Really the only reason the board is there, is to have a target. Something that makes a loud *Pop*.. it's fun for the crowd. I sure hope the guy in this video isn't trying to say he broke that board the board against the grain, because he DIDN'T. If you think he did, then you don't understand how wood breaks.
When will people understand that the "one inch punch" was nothing more than a parlor trick? When you see BL doing it, the guy is standing flat footed and SQUARED in front of BL. The man had NO base whatsoever (ie he was NOT in a fighting stance). So ANY amount of force would knock him backwards. Furthermore, it's not actually a "one inch punch" it's more like a *six inch punch once you add the shoulder, hip and leg movements. It's a parlor trick folks. And it's not in the least bit useful.
Sure, you can break boards with the one-inch punch, but I heard that a one inch-punch is still a lot weaker than a regular punch. So what makes the one-inch punch useful? Is it just a flashy move?
I like all the Dungeons and Dragons warriors commenting on your video...that's funny. One inch punch is real, you don't have to cut and glue the board. The power doesn't come from your arm it comes from your body, it would work the same if your arm was completely locked and you put the power in your body into shoving that arm through that board. Jeet Kun Do is a concept lost on most people. Good example, good video, thanks.
obviously fake. 1. with ur comment battle with demon691 u say "i wanted to break against the grain in which much harder. breaking with the grain is much easier." i disagree both with or against the grain it dosnt matter. 2, the board is cut. if it wasnt then the guy holding it would have moved far more back plus his stance was way off. u have to be firm and strong not weak to break a board in half in this case both u and the guy holding the board was not firm, not strong, u two were weak.
@foamy111111 No. You can't disagree with a fact. It's a well known fact of that wood breaks more easily along the grain. Ask any carpenter they'll tell you the same. Second, the things you said about the board and the board-holder's stance are contradictory. If his stance is stable enough, he wouldn't move much at all, would he?
@MiyasmaTube i can disagree. its not a fact i dont have to ask a carpenter i do karate and i have broken boards b4 and from the effort that i have seen in ur vid i can tell that its fake. now im not saying its not imposible to do a 1in. punch to break a board but from the way you did it i can tell its fake. from the way the board holder is holding the board and from how his stance is i can tell little effort was put into that. either way u look at it too many negative varibles are in this vid.
Watch this carefully and you will clearly see that he starts with his hand outstretched and then very quickly closes his hand and then pulls back a couple of inches further and then executes the punch. This is an eight inch punch, not one inch. Also, he obviously hits with the grain (note how the board breaks) making the task a lot easier. Still a good punch but misleading to call it one inch.
@abcbatman1966 Which is why you use them for training. Last I checked, the punching bags that the United States Army, FBI, CIA, the Shaolin Monks, Chuck Norris, and Mohammed Ali used/uses dont hit back either.
@abcbatman1966 doesn't matter. a punch like that could either knock someone out if it's in the head, or knock the wind out long enough for you to to knock 'em out if it's in the diaphragm. =P
:-) i see, i didnt know it was a quote from bruce lee's film. apparently, i haven't seen all his movies yet. i might do a movie marathon of all his films this weekend. hehehe
@Kakashiownsyou Lol HAHAHAHAHA "Jesus balls! That is literally the six-millisecond difference between having a whole ribcage and having a mass of splintered pain for a chest."
I didn't really understand what you were saying, it must be the audio, but I'm guessing from the movement you showed that the force actually came from the whole body sort of moving forward and not so much as the sole arm. You pulled your leg back, yeah, then I saw your foot switch forward during the punch. Let me know if I'm missing something, I'm interested in martial arts myself, but...*sigh*
@Sifu hajnasr, this is the best one inch punch I see in youtube. Thanks for posting.
Folks, he said:"It made no difference which way the grain went", but he did not say:"I will punch against the grain"! Pay attention, don't get too excited. I hope none of you are lawyers... :)
I feel like nobody really does it properly like Bruce. You can always see them pull the hand back a bit before the punch, which really is not the point. When you watch Bruces demo it's clear that the power comes from the entire body, even the feet. This was great, but I dunno, it doesn't feel quite right
@Cablemanguy I think, what I think anyway, that the reason he looked like he pulled his arm back a bit is because he closed it, which I think adds some force to the strike, right before pushing his fist forward. The act of the fingers and the fist closing made it look like the hand pulled back a bit. Not sure though, just a guess.
Sorry man, that is a great break, but that was not against the grain. Against the grain is pretty much not possible because no matter which way you hold the board, the grain is the weak point, therefor it yields first.
Your technique and what not is superb, however. I don't think many people here really get that, they just want to play the 'look at me pointing out how ignorant I am' card trying to call you out because of a demo. Can't fix stupid.
IN THE MOVIE ENTER THE DRAGON, OHARA BROKE A BOARD TO TRY AND SCARE LEE, LEE WASNT IMPRESSED OR INTIMIDATED AS HE KNEW THAT HITTING A BOARD DOES NOT COMPARE TO HITTING AN OPPONENT IN A REAL FIGHT. HE DID NOT SAY THIS QUOTE TO IMPLY THAT DEMONSTRATING STRIKING TECHNIQUES ON WOOD IS A BAD IDEA. U GUYS MST THINK THINGS THROUGH.....a heavy bag, used by all martial arts (should be) does not hit back either, does this mean we should throw all focus mits, speed balls etc in the trash? haha no way dewd
@MegaMegamanx8 Imagine yourself slapping someone on the cheek. You swing your arm from somewhere behind you and slap the person in front of you. Ouch!
Now you are gonna slap the person again. This time you have to start an inch from his cheek. All you will end up doing is giving him a slght pat on the cheek.
That's what's so impressive about the one inch punch. With only one inch of distance you get enough power to break a board. Most people would need much greater distance to do that.
Another great reason for me to start learning chinese kung fu after my contract ends at the taekwondo school, don't get me wrong its great fun to break a big man down joint by joint but small moving targets aren't easy to shatter. I know I know start at the knees but still I would love to learn this technique, it would go quite nicely with my mixed martial arts (Judo, ATA and WTF Taekwondo, and Kenpo Karate) repertoire, great vid keep trainin!
I think one inch is just an exaggerated name for the technique, like in "Eagle claw kung fu" they don't actually strap eagle claws on their arms. For "no shadow kick" their legs don't literally have no shadows. Its honestly not that big of a deal guys.
@xsuhhmanthaa the reference you just used towards the muscular man in the black attire fails to convey a feeling of hurtful and sad emotion, as the term in which you used makes little sense.
'Nigger' is a racist remark directed at that of African race, or that of one who is black in skin tone.
The man in which you are directing the insult at is neither, therefore you totally, epically and fruitfully FAILED. LOL.
watched this vid in slow motion 3 or four times. he does pull back to about or 4 inches. so technically its not a 1 inch punch. dont believe me? pause it just after he says ok as he punches and his fist is clearly more than an inch away! good effort tho
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You are a pussy. At 1:10 you can see the person clearly flips the board around, why would he if it wasn't rigged to break? Probably with the wood grain.
Pussy? Lets see !The reason he fliped the board because I wanted to break against the grain in which much harder.Breaking with the grain is much easier.For those who say Boards "DON'T HIT BACK"Bruce Lee demonstrated his front lead by breaking boards all the time.Now stop Watching Enter the Dragon and go do some training.Best wishes.
@VERTICALPUNCH I'm not doubting you are very skilled...... and I disagree with demon69120's name calling etc, ....... but why did he flip the board around? it wasn't to change the way the grain was running or else he would have turned it sideways, but he flipped it front to back...... I can't say whether I believe this vid or not
@demon69120 The way that the board is fliped would not alter the way the grain is in the wood. The grain would be running either up and down or left to right. He clearly flips the board through it's vertical axis therefore the grain would be exactly the same. If he wanted to change the run of the grain he would have rotated the board through 90 degrees.
0:43 did he said "SHE's gonna hold it for me" ? :DD
Photo4Coffee 1 week ago
Impressive, can you imagine the power he could display if he stood with his right leg back and engaged his tricep,x2 maybe?
adsabine1 3 weeks ago
Brake it against the grain then!! I dare ye!
DMrKanyon 3 weeks ago
i came here for the punch 1:23 is where it starts
NaasharTheArtisan 1 month ago
skip all the crap 1:25
NaasharTheArtisan 1 month ago
"what the f**k!?" said spiderman456able who was puzzled
spiderman456able 2 months ago
I know this guy. He is no joke. He trained my friend for years. Its not bullshit. You wouldn't think so looking at him, but he is one of the fastest mofos I have ever seen.
MrBunta420 2 months ago
just fucking hit him george
ILuvMrSlippyfist 2 months ago
i like how he is saying how its bullshit if the person pulls back on the one inch and he CLEARLY pulls back when he does it... like arent these people embarrassed to post shit like this
SammyyLynn93 2 months ago
@SammyyLynn93 I watched this twice to double check. He does not pull back. I have practiced this punch some and I can not break a board like that. That is raw power there buddy.
MrBigdaddy8 2 months ago
@MrBigdaddy8 Maybe you should look harder. I'm not doubting he man had power but he is pulling back ever so slightly plus the length of his fingers its more like a 4-5 inch punch. If he can do a 'no inch' then i will be impressed.
KrissKrossWillMakeYa 3 weeks ago
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MonkeySquad1 2 months ago
that was way further than 1 inch- your fingers themselves are longer than 1 inch.
TheHaloChief117 2 months ago
I STILL DNT UNDERSTAND SO U USE UR HIP CUS IN SUM VIDS DEY DNT TWIST AT THE HIP THIER STANDING STR8 BUT HERE HE TURNS AT THE HIP WHICH ONE IS IT???
june14211 3 months ago
@june14211 in the tae kwon do one inch punch you use your body like a whip to generate power when your fist doesn't have enough room. First the hips are very quickly turned and this kinetic energy is then transferred to the shoulders which also turn just as quickly and transmit all of the energy into your arm and down to your hand. This technique utilizes all of the muscles in the body in a whip-like fashion but other schools may have other techniques or methods that may differ from this one.
therealdriftcore 2 months ago
@therealdriftcore orite thnx 4 lettin me knw...r u able 2 do it?
june14211 2 months ago
the way he described was that "it is all in the velocity of your arm" and what you have to do is tense your entire body, and then release it with just the right timing to get that impulse against the target. I've seen a youtube video where a Shaolin priest is doing it, and he says that it is about Ch'i, that's probably the "soft martial arts" interpretation. To me it is more of a spiritual exercise, just like how we normally break boards in TKD. Just something to build your focus etc.
neutrino78x 3 months ago
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dude I've seen a guy do this in real life, right in front of my eyes. So I can verify that it can be done. In fact, he was trying to teach me to do it. I can, just not as good as him. He had a coffee container that was full of metal pellets, and he put it on this six foot long table, okay. He put his fingers against it, just as seen in this video, and then he collapsed the fingers and hit the coffee container. No pull back, no follow through. The coffee thing flew 6 feet and hit the wall.
neutrino78x 3 months ago
dude I've seen a guy do this in real life, right in front of my eyes. So I can verify that it can be done. In fact, he was trying to teach me to do it. I can, just not as good as him. He had a coffee container that was full of metal pellets, and he put it on this six foot long table, okay. He put his fingers against it, just as seen in this video, and then he collapsed the fingers and hit the coffee container. No pull back, no follow through. The coffee thing flew 6 feet and hit the wall.
neutrino78x 3 months ago
Nice!
PmPbreeze 3 months ago
Youtube needs to get rid of comments
JoeyDraZtic 4 months ago
All of you: stop arguing or I'll 1 inch punch your dicks off.
inmyfruitcup 4 months ago 18
A 5 year old can break a 1 inch pine board held on both sides.
Alexwall36 5 months ago
three inch punch actually cus he put his fingers on the board instead of holing at 1 inch away
drdred100 6 months ago
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SaintzSevenx 6 months ago
@SaintzSevenx Why don't you break it from that distance then?
Nemephosis 5 months ago
cuz u hit a brick. btw if u actually do break bricks i got respect for that shit. fuck that
PurpsAllDay420 6 months ago
FAKE AND GAY
vBryano 6 months ago
You pulled back quite a lot further though, it was clear as day.
AlexFruen 6 months ago
Good job
openminded2 6 months ago
a lot of stupid people making comments on here. if it's not real, or it's so simple for a kid to do, please post a video showing so. the one inch punch teaches follow through, proper structure and kinetic linking.
dmd54 6 months ago
The secret of the one inch puch is......*drum roll*....... It's a load of crap and i feel sorry for anyone stupid enough to believe it
leej70 6 months ago
@leej70 Oh, ok, so if you would kindly provide legitimate evidence that it's fake, I'm sure many peole would be happy to listen to you. If not, shut your mouth, and keep being jealous.
zenzymeez 5 months ago
@zenzymeez Would you kindly provide legitimate evidence that Sant Claus is fake? Obviously you can't but that doesn't mean he's real. Trying to prove a negative is a logical dead-end. Try using a bit of common sense, you could also refer to the basic laws of physics.
leej70 5 months ago
@leej70 Ok, here's a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. There's some common sense. Basic laws of physics? Ok, glad a took the course. Basically, the one inch is just a regular punch, a parlor trick, if you will, but it shows how much force(through hip motion velocity and full extion of the fist) one can put into this punch. I'd send you a rough-ish equation, but you probably wouldn't care.
Logical dead-end? To name a few disproved: Flat Earth Theory. Phylogiston Theory. Arist.'s Dynamic motion.
zenzymeez 5 months ago
@zenzymeez I refuse to get into an online argument with somebody that can't even construct a coherent sentence ("Ok, glad a took the course") or spell ("Phylogiston").
leej70 5 months ago
@leej70 Hahaha, you're seriously a riot. Out of all those perfectly "coherent" sentences you love so much, you took time out of your busy "life" to correct two typos. Two. Seriously? You should be more concerned about those examples I gave. Oh, and by the way, you misspelled Santa earlier. See? I can be just as much of an OCD little fag as you can. Oh, and no *charge* for the humor at the beginning of my previous comment.
zenzymeez 5 months ago
@zenzymeez Flat Earth Theory:- Ok so there's a lot of evidence that tells us that the Earth is pretty much spherical but i put it to you that the Earth IS flat but only when it's not being photographed or measured in any way. PROVE ME WRONG
leej70 5 months ago
@leej70 Depends where you are relative to Earth. If we're talking about standing on your front lawn, yes, it might appear to be "flat." Earth is too big to see where the curvature actually appears, while at the distance of, say, a space station or something, you can easily see Earth has a rough spherical shape. Prove is quite a strong word, due to the fact most stuff things can't be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Old theories are "disproven" because likelier theories come up.
zenzymeez 5 months ago
@zenzymeez You don't have to go into space to know that the Earth is not flat, there's plenty of ways you or i could prove so easily but that's not the point now is it? I know "prove" is a strong word which is why i said you can't prove a negative, but you disagreed and have still not given me a good example of how you can.
leej70 5 months ago
@leej70 Ok, at this point, it seems neither of us understands where the other is getting at. What I was trying to say, using the example of viewing Earth from space (which was the most straightforward way in example form), was that most things can't be "proved", and that it's considered easier to disprove theories, due to the fact more likely/possible/true theories are presented and tested. Then, for the most part, the old theories are disregarded, or "disproven".
zenzymeez 5 months ago
@leej70 My point is, you shouldn't say something is fake and call people stupid for beliving what you think is fake, unless you can back up your claim. I wasn't trying to start a fight or anything, though it obviously escalated into a small argument, so sorry on that note. I'm not saying it's true OR fake (In my own opinion, I've seen enough stuff like this to know it's possible.), I'm saying unless you can provide info to disprove it, there really isn't a reason to even say it. Sorry, dude.
zenzymeez 5 months ago
A little kid can break one 1" board.
morgenholz 6 months ago
ahha wow that's cool
shnooblog 7 months ago
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HIT IT ALREADY!!!!!!
DannyJV96 7 months ago
the idea behind one inch punch isnt exactly 1 inch. it is the technquie of creating and showing power without useless force. simple and direct. like bruce lee always taught!
lovetownsend 7 months ago
@lovetownsend no it's not the secret of the one inch punch is following threw not showing power without useless force
Dragonkim 7 months ago
@Dragonkim
ok
lovetownsend 7 months ago
It's an amazing technique !!!!!!!
SuperRaptor1995 7 months ago
ur gay.
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FunFreakUnleashed 7 months ago
actually , that would be more of a 3 inch punch, but still....one of the few that I have seen done correctly
THUMPBUMPDUDE 8 months ago
@THUMPBUMPDUDE It is true of what you said. That is not a 1 inch punch. Bruce Lee did his 1 inch punch from the middle of his fingers instead of the top of his fingers. From the middle of your fingers to the knuckles is 1 inch. Too much BS instructors out there that are teaching BS stuffs.
vietdude1979 7 months ago
bruce lee used to play kato in the original show
villiamson 8 months ago
dis was use by kato in the green hornet while he was trying to kill brit :o
e05symbols 8 months ago
real are ok but on steel are completly different
TheLibertard 8 months ago
holy shit :O
soaked9in9matter 8 months ago 2
bruce lee only showed off the one inch punch as a technical excercise showing that you can generate power from limited space. this is never meant to work in combat infact learning it isnt important aslong as you understand the philosphy
manz92 8 months ago 22
@manz92 Yes except it works phenomenally in combat situations.
GreenGold33 3 months ago
@manz92 it also can be used on some dumbshit who thinks, "hey, this asian bastard's gonna kill me with his fingers! lol" and you fracture his ribs.
MrL33tnoob 3 months ago
@manz92 well you can use it in combat.At least in wing tjun.
cabutchei 2 months ago
@manz92 My Man!!! Say it again.. Say it again.
SDSOverfiend 2 months ago
@manz92 unless you're trapped in a coffin and need to get out like in kill bill!
christiandoritos 1 month ago
LOL
slocck1 8 months ago
Lets see him do that with 1" plywood ! I can do tongue-kwon do breaking a balsawood from 1/8" away. My tongue is a lethal weapon
bonejure 9 months ago
wtf, you had 0% concentration, and it was slow as shit. That board probably was hard as rock!!
Jankuks14 9 months ago
@dragonflightProduct; jthat's Bruce lee's quote from ETD
abcbatman1966 9 months ago
really it is just technique not power, its using the body's centerline and the hips to generate the momentum to the arm rather than just using the strength of the arm because then it will not work...boards might not hit back but im pretty sure if someone was hit by a one inch punch im pretty sure they wouldn't be able to hit back either...
B3nBo1194 9 months ago
@B3nBo1194 I would literally let someone start off the fight with a one inch punch... then after I get done laughing, I would fold him up, and beat him like I was his daddy. One inch punch simply does NOT generate enough power to be effective. It's WORTHLESS in a real fight. It's a parlor trick and NOTHING more.
donnycage 9 months ago
In closing... I don't think this video is fake. He's actually breaking a solid pice of wood. From this far away it's hard to say what type of wood, but I'll take his word for it, that it's pine (because I know how ridiculously EASY pine is to break ALONG the grain.) But he is without a doubt breaking along the grain. Not against the grain. But I can't even stress how easy this is to do, especially if you know the actual mechanics behind the so called "one inch punch".
donnycage 9 months ago
@donnycage
I'we been doing quite alot of board-breaking through my 10 years of different martial arts, with feet, hand and head, it's mainly for entertainment, or to recruit more people to the martial art, and yes it is extremely easy to do, with the grain you can do it with shear force, against you need force and skill, as for the one inch punch, i have never done it, but with my palm and finger flat out in a straight line i have, tho from 10 centimeters distance, so i agree with donnycage ;)
SolsticeRyosake 9 months ago
(2 of 2) If you have ANY doubts, go grab any piece of wood, place it cornered against a brick wall, and break it against the grain. If you can even break it, #1 see how hard it is to do and #2, look at the way the wood breaks... It's not EVER clean cut like in this video. It doesn't break in a clean line like that, It would be broken up, and splintered greatly, and chances are, even if you "broke it" it would stay together slightly, because of the splintering/grain of the wood.
donnycage 9 months ago
(1 of 2 ) And btw, I have a PLETHORA of experience with board breaking (for those who have never done it, let me say, that it's ridiculously easy, and there is nothing special about it). Really the only reason the board is there, is to have a target. Something that makes a loud *Pop*.. it's fun for the crowd. I sure hope the guy in this video isn't trying to say he broke that board the board against the grain, because he DIDN'T. If you think he did, then you don't understand how wood breaks.
donnycage 9 months ago
When will people understand that the "one inch punch" was nothing more than a parlor trick? When you see BL doing it, the guy is standing flat footed and SQUARED in front of BL. The man had NO base whatsoever (ie he was NOT in a fighting stance). So ANY amount of force would knock him backwards. Furthermore, it's not actually a "one inch punch" it's more like a *six inch punch once you add the shoulder, hip and leg movements. It's a parlor trick folks. And it's not in the least bit useful.
donnycage 9 months ago
Sure, you can break boards with the one-inch punch, but I heard that a one inch-punch is still a lot weaker than a regular punch. So what makes the one-inch punch useful? Is it just a flashy move?
MiyasmaTube 9 months ago
FAKE AND GAY
BajaGordon 9 months ago
he's telling that the wood is real wood i start doubting o.O
Howitzerr 9 months ago
well shit... mind=blown! O_o
Farscryer0 10 months ago
Bulsa wood.....
pimpernell01 10 months ago
Lesson starts at 1:17
Kenneth9725 10 months ago
I like all the Dungeons and Dragons warriors commenting on your video...that's funny. One inch punch is real, you don't have to cut and glue the board. The power doesn't come from your arm it comes from your body, it would work the same if your arm was completely locked and you put the power in your body into shoving that arm through that board. Jeet Kun Do is a concept lost on most people. Good example, good video, thanks.
bhunt31 10 months ago
Well guys, if you haven't watched his other vid, "Jeet Kune Do In Action !" You can see he's obviously a real trainer.
Besides, I doubt any of you can break a board. This guy could kick ALL of your asses...probably at one time.
Ddawg450 10 months ago
obviously fake. 1. with ur comment battle with demon691 u say "i wanted to break against the grain in which much harder. breaking with the grain is much easier." i disagree both with or against the grain it dosnt matter. 2, the board is cut. if it wasnt then the guy holding it would have moved far more back plus his stance was way off. u have to be firm and strong not weak to break a board in half in this case both u and the guy holding the board was not firm, not strong, u two were weak.
foamy111111 10 months ago
@foamy111111 - 1) Incorrect. 2) Incorrect.
ModernGolfer 9 months ago
@foamy111111 No. You can't disagree with a fact. It's a well known fact of that wood breaks more easily along the grain. Ask any carpenter they'll tell you the same. Second, the things you said about the board and the board-holder's stance are contradictory. If his stance is stable enough, he wouldn't move much at all, would he?
MiyasmaTube 9 months ago
@MiyasmaTube i can disagree. its not a fact i dont have to ask a carpenter i do karate and i have broken boards b4 and from the effort that i have seen in ur vid i can tell that its fake. now im not saying its not imposible to do a 1in. punch to break a board but from the way you did it i can tell its fake. from the way the board holder is holding the board and from how his stance is i can tell little effort was put into that. either way u look at it too many negative varibles are in this vid.
foamy111111 9 months ago
TAKES NOTES PEOPLE! THE TECHNIQUE COMS INTO PLAY WHEN YOU PRECUT THE BOARD AND GLUE IT BACK TOGETHER WITH ELMERS GLUE.
noshadowmaster 10 months ago
Watch this carefully and you will clearly see that he starts with his hand outstretched and then very quickly closes his hand and then pulls back a couple of inches further and then executes the punch. This is an eight inch punch, not one inch. Also, he obviously hits with the grain (note how the board breaks) making the task a lot easier. Still a good punch but misleading to call it one inch.
uagqp 10 months ago
whats that wood u use? was it pine?
MrGodOfWarful 10 months ago
@MrGodOfWarful Learn to listen. He said pine.
TheBnmghjk 10 months ago
@TheBnmghjk sorry -.-
MrGodOfWarful 10 months ago
VERY Cool.
awayaroundeverything 10 months ago
Boards...don't hit back...
abcbatman1966 10 months ago 102
@abcbatman1966 Which is why you use them for training. Last I checked, the punching bags that the United States Army, FBI, CIA, the Shaolin Monks, Chuck Norris, and Mohammed Ali used/uses dont hit back either.
DragonflightProduct 9 months ago
@abcbatman1966 and neither will you after he crushes the shit out of your ribcage
metalface24 9 months ago
@abcbatman1966 doesn't matter. a punch like that could either knock someone out if it's in the head, or knock the wind out long enough for you to to knock 'em out if it's in the diaphragm. =P
no one's punching after that xD
Gamma1227 9 months ago
@abcbatman1966 lmfao, i see what you did there XD
milestone380 9 months ago
@abcbatman1966 amen
iceman720 8 months ago
@abcbatman1966 Durp. its showing proper focus and follow thru. good quote tho fitting for a 1 inch punch video
EpicEffinTom 8 months ago
@abcbatman1966
lol...who doesnt know that?!
0955interactive 7 months ago
@abcbatman1966 Thats why i use bricks
UnoixTV 6 months ago
@UnoixTV bricks dont hit back either pal
PurpsAllDay420 6 months ago
@PurpsAllDay420 Then why does your hand hurt afterwards?
UnoixTV 6 months ago
@abcbatman1966
nice to know he used the board. if he did that to a person he could have injured him real bad. that's why they're using board.
VinciCastor 5 months ago
@VinciCastor its a reference to enter the dragon when bruce told oharra boards dont hit back
dc1183 5 months ago
@dc1183
:-) i see, i didnt know it was a quote from bruce lee's film. apparently, i haven't seen all his movies yet. i might do a movie marathon of all his films this weekend. hehehe
VinciCastor 5 months ago
@abcbatman1966 great quote L.L. Bruce Lee
ichuckyourface 3 months ago
immense!
xenafan40 10 months ago
that's so sick
brucelee6790 10 months ago
Jesus balls! That is literally the six-millisecond difference between having a whole ribcage and having a mass of splintered pain for a chest.
Kakashiownsyou 10 months ago
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@Kakashiownsyou Lol HAHAHAHAHA "Jesus balls! That is literally the six-millisecond difference between having a whole ribcage and having a mass of splintered pain for a chest."
epic quote.
lukethebigmanking 10 months ago
I didn't really understand what you were saying, it must be the audio, but I'm guessing from the movement you showed that the force actually came from the whole body sort of moving forward and not so much as the sole arm. You pulled your leg back, yeah, then I saw your foot switch forward during the punch. Let me know if I'm missing something, I'm interested in martial arts myself, but...*sigh*
Still cool though!
crypto66 10 months ago
@Sifu hajnasr, this is the best one inch punch I see in youtube. Thanks for posting.
Folks, he said:"It made no difference which way the grain went", but he did not say:"I will punch against the grain"! Pay attention, don't get too excited. I hope none of you are lawyers... :)
2redstick 10 months ago
I feel like nobody really does it properly like Bruce. You can always see them pull the hand back a bit before the punch, which really is not the point. When you watch Bruces demo it's clear that the power comes from the entire body, even the feet. This was great, but I dunno, it doesn't feel quite right
Cablemanguy 11 months ago 2
@Cablemanguy YES! some people dont know the use of the back leg when doing the one inch punch.
spikeboy101 11 months ago
@Cablemanguy I think, what I think anyway, that the reason he looked like he pulled his arm back a bit is because he closed it, which I think adds some force to the strike, right before pushing his fist forward. The act of the fingers and the fist closing made it look like the hand pulled back a bit. Not sure though, just a guess.
crypto66 10 months ago
Sorry man, that is a great break, but that was not against the grain. Against the grain is pretty much not possible because no matter which way you hold the board, the grain is the weak point, therefor it yields first.
Your technique and what not is superb, however. I don't think many people here really get that, they just want to play the 'look at me pointing out how ignorant I am' card trying to call you out because of a demo. Can't fix stupid.
Ravelife13 11 months ago
IN THE MOVIE ENTER THE DRAGON, OHARA BROKE A BOARD TO TRY AND SCARE LEE, LEE WASNT IMPRESSED OR INTIMIDATED AS HE KNEW THAT HITTING A BOARD DOES NOT COMPARE TO HITTING AN OPPONENT IN A REAL FIGHT. HE DID NOT SAY THIS QUOTE TO IMPLY THAT DEMONSTRATING STRIKING TECHNIQUES ON WOOD IS A BAD IDEA. U GUYS MST THINK THINGS THROUGH.....a heavy bag, used by all martial arts (should be) does not hit back either, does this mean we should throw all focus mits, speed balls etc in the trash? haha no way dewd
JKDspirit 11 months ago
i can do a minus one inch punch lol jk
JKDspirit 11 months ago
I can do a zero inch punch
andrtaker 11 months ago
73 people are mad they can't break the wood
GBTwig 11 months ago
Bruce lee also said boards dont it back. This proves nothing
ToniMattTony 11 months ago
pfffff amazing!
784465 11 months ago
Crazysnoman,if u told him that he'd kick ur ass u know it
derekandraff 11 months ago
George this is kick ass!!
SifuRod 11 months ago
im sorry but when you put you finger tips on it that is more than one inch away
thats about 3 inches you douchebag
crzysnoman 11 months ago
@crzysnoman What you just said made absolutely no sense.
Rampagelil 8 months ago
@crzysnoman who givs a shyt that punch so beast
slayerT24 8 months ago
@crzysnoman im sure your fat lazy ass could do better ? how bout you get off your computer, get outta your moms basement and go run a few laps fatty.
EpicEffinTom 8 months ago
thats wat kato does in green hornet
Ps3gamer174 1 year ago
wtf dats was pretty raw
TheGuicho12345 1 year ago
btw just curious,is the one inch punch used in wing chun as well,or only Jeet Kune Do? great video btw its rlly instructional,thnx 4 posting it!
Broly305 1 year ago
SKIP TO 1:20 THES REST IS BLAH BLAH BLAH
y0z03 1 year ago
the wood is a fake!!!!!!!
enrique101179 1 year ago
@enrique101179 The wood is a spy!
Majevshadowsong 11 months ago
A teaching video please? :)
Entropy03021990 1 year ago
Yes very amazing. This is the only REAL one inch punch I've seen on youtube yet.
Innoruk 1 year ago
Sifu, i couldnt hardly understand what you were saying. :( but the punch explained it all. much respect.
TGPinoy 1 year ago
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HE TALKS TOO MUCH...
DeLMe192 1 year ago
Can somebody tell me why the one inch punch is so difficult to do."
MegaMegamanx8 1 year ago
@MegaMegamanx8 Imagine yourself slapping someone on the cheek. You swing your arm from somewhere behind you and slap the person in front of you. Ouch!
Now you are gonna slap the person again. This time you have to start an inch from his cheek. All you will end up doing is giving him a slght pat on the cheek.
That's what's so impressive about the one inch punch. With only one inch of distance you get enough power to break a board. Most people would need much greater distance to do that.
GonkThePowerDroid 1 year ago
STOP TALKING!!!!!!
Theodosiou74 1 year ago
triplex
boroboyz5000 1 year ago
That was tight
elewie916 1 year ago
holy shit its more of a magic trick turning wood into paper
uchia001 1 year ago
pussis bruce is the best
suurmees29 1 year ago
Everyone thinks this is nothing but get hit by a real 1 inch punch even with 2 vests on you you'll get winded
tranQu111ty 1 year ago
What if your enemy is three inches in front of you, what do you do then? Curl into a ball? Or do you put your fist through him?
TerminusAt 1 year ago
my friend broke my rib by one inch punching me....
ShortestFuse 1 year ago
Another great reason for me to start learning chinese kung fu after my contract ends at the taekwondo school, don't get me wrong its great fun to break a big man down joint by joint but small moving targets aren't easy to shatter. I know I know start at the knees but still I would love to learn this technique, it would go quite nicely with my mixed martial arts (Judo, ATA and WTF Taekwondo, and Kenpo Karate) repertoire, great vid keep trainin!
lowaer 1 year ago
that wasnt one inch ,your finger sint one inch long si it ,so it was two maybe three inch punch!
ha
delpha3110 1 year ago
Can you do the wing chun inch punch that bruce lee did
flameo1000 1 year ago
I think one inch is just an exaggerated name for the technique, like in "Eagle claw kung fu" they don't actually strap eagle claws on their arms. For "no shadow kick" their legs don't literally have no shadows. Its honestly not that big of a deal guys.
how2fuk 1 year ago
YOUR ONE INCH PUNCH WAS THREE INCHES TOO LONG AND YOU WERE USING KARATE PINE WHICH BREAKS REAL EASY.
TheDano1947 1 year ago
LIER i can clearly see you pull back at 1:23
writtenaudio 1 year ago
Er.
... I was not expecting that expertise. O_o
You hardly moved! xD
TooManyOnes 1 year ago
italian nigger
xsuhhmanthaa 1 year ago
@xsuhhmanthaa the reference you just used towards the muscular man in the black attire fails to convey a feeling of hurtful and sad emotion, as the term in which you used makes little sense.
'Nigger' is a racist remark directed at that of African race, or that of one who is black in skin tone.
The man in which you are directing the insult at is neither, therefore you totally, epically and fruitfully FAILED. LOL.
TooManyOnes 1 year ago 2
@xsuhhmanthaa
a racist that doesnt make sence
dragon987000 1 year ago
watched this vid in slow motion 3 or four times. he does pull back to about or 4 inches. so technically its not a 1 inch punch. dont believe me? pause it just after he says ok as he punches and his fist is clearly more than an inch away! good effort tho
gingie075 1 year ago
@gingie075 the "one-inch punch" is from a range of 1-6 inches away my friend...
durrtysouthfresh 1 year ago
Hey im 14 and do u think if i ttrained for a few i couldd do that? Haha i just wanna know if a teenager can gererate enough force
TheAirsoftShadows 1 year ago
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You are a pussy. At 1:10 you can see the person clearly flips the board around, why would he if it wasn't rigged to break? Probably with the wood grain.
Anyways, that was super gay. Super super gay.
Not your friend at all,
-Bruce Lee
demon69120 1 year ago
Pussy? Lets see !The reason he fliped the board because I wanted to break against the grain in which much harder.Breaking with the grain is much easier.For those who say Boards "DON'T HIT BACK"Bruce Lee demonstrated his front lead by breaking boards all the time.Now stop Watching Enter the Dragon and go do some training.Best wishes.
Sifu George Hajnasr.
VERTICALPUNCH 1 year ago 59
@VERTICALPUNCH Alright alright alright alright. I am envious of your skill. You rock at the one inch punch
demon69120 1 year ago
@VERTICALPUNCH then why did you say it made no difference wich way the grain went???
AlexTomFB 10 months ago
@VERTICALPUNCH Isn't your finger longer then 1 inch?
lukethebigmanking 10 months ago
@VERTICALPUNCH I'm not doubting you are very skilled...... and I disagree with demon69120's name calling etc, ....... but why did he flip the board around? it wasn't to change the way the grain was running or else he would have turned it sideways, but he flipped it front to back...... I can't say whether I believe this vid or not
WarrPigg1969 10 months ago
@demon69120 You're a dumbass. Bruce Lee is shaking his head in disapproval at this message.
iAznAssassin 1 year ago
@demon69120 The way that the board is fliped would not alter the way the grain is in the wood. The grain would be running either up and down or left to right. He clearly flips the board through it's vertical axis therefore the grain would be exactly the same. If he wanted to change the run of the grain he would have rotated the board through 90 degrees.
Bentlegstaffy 1 year ago
@demon69120 hahahaha looser never make it to something^^
MitsurageChin 1 year ago
@demon69120 hahahahah you got powned
moffatt860 1 year ago
@demon69120 haha your right aye, good spotting skills :)
Leonidification 1 year ago
@demon69120
Idiotic comment which reeks of jealously. And don't use Bruce's name in that context, cunt.
Seigfreid 11 months ago
@demon69120 The grain wound go the same way anyway, he just flipped it from left to right, doesn't make a difference.
stingray1066 10 months ago
ok..why did the guy flip the board as if it was on the wrong side?? why was there a difference what side it was on?? im just sayin
sixstrangtommy 1 year ago
@sixstrangtommy the grain
FLOOPC 1 year ago
Hands down ole boy iz a bad muthafucka
Ric408 1 year ago
0_o'''