Can Regular People BREAK BOARDS?

Can beginners with NO martial arts training break boards? 👊 The result might surprise you...

Big thanks to William ”The Swedish Ninja” for filming! 🥷

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[KARATEbyJesse]

How many boards would YOU break?? (honestly!) 👊

[igno]

I think this is pretty wholesome. You give people confidence with that whole board breaking stuff. I can see that guys and gals going home saying, "yeah a lad in a karate gi came up to me to break boards. i did not know im that strong."

[iambatsmurfette]

I have a lot of respect for the young guy. His hand was clearly already starting to hurt after 2, but he was determined to find out if he could do more. Had he held back on 3, because of the pain, he wouldn't have broken them. He clearly put his all into this.

[kylenguyen]

"Boards don't hit back." They still hurt like hell, though.

I would argue that the real lesson behind Bruce's message was not strictly about board breaking being perceived as a test of strength, but a lesson on not underestimating an opponent or selling them short. A weak or cowardly opponent is still capable of besting you, either by guile or unconventional tactics.

[andrewzach]

You can see people’s mindset change as they look at 4 boards and they become tentative and as a result they pull their “punch” . Respect to everyone trying this and nice break at the end Sensai Jesse.

[steebo]

I love when people surprise themselves, they're so taken back by strength they didn't even know they had. I love martial arts for this reason and so many more. It teaches respect, encouragement, inspiration, sharing knowledge etc
Basically, a better way to live.
Thank you Jesse for all you share
You are a valued mentor to so many people ✌

[DJ_Frankfurter]

In my TKD school, we used to have to break boards as part of our belt advancement testing. To show off during testing sometimes, the head instructor would demonstrate breaking 5-6 boards at once with a knife hand strike. Always impressed me, especially.simce the rest of us never went beyond 2 boards at once.

[mouaragon]

Kudos to all of those who tried regardless the outcome. I admire the kid, his hand was red and swollen and yet he tried again

[wendellbenedict]

The first lady's energy was awesome. Much respect to all of the people that participated.

[dhruvpatki]

As a mixed martial arts practitioner rooted in TKD and Karate, I can honestly say that people can break more boards than they know. Great work mate!

[livinginthetruthministries]

love it i think that maybe some of the people in the video could have broken 4 but lacked the confidence to even try, thanx for the content

[marta-mzsc]

you’re such a kind hearted spirit! it’s so wholesome seeing you making people happy and surprised by their abilty to break the boards. happy people like these still exist, keep up the good work!

[tacticaltemplar]

You're the most wholesome martial artist on youtube. Keep up the great work, Jesse!

[JeepNCrowd]

Great video. Those who say, "boards don't hit back" have never had one of the edges fly up and smack you in the face after a break.... or simply never had the pain of a board or brick not break.

[IMSColoradoSprings]

I have been in the martial arts since 1964. This is the best explanation as to why breaking boards is part of some martial arts. And this was really fun! Jesse is a first class gentleman interacting with the volunteers and demonstrates the true spirit of martial arts. A person is not being braced (as with the boards) when being struck. They are moving and the strike could be deflected depending on the position of the recipient. However, this demonstration is more about confidence and proper application. I felt many held back on the four board attack both mentally and physically. This was so much fun seeing Jesse as a wonderful martial artist, educator, and entertainer! First video I've seen of Jesse.

[kenX]

I’m more impressed with how easily and comfortably everyone is speaking English, as if it is spoken as commonly as Swedish.

[benjaminvega]

Nothing beats that sheer joy everyone had when they realized they could break boards. Made my day

[AlCloutier]

Thank you for always representing Karate in a positive manner, for spreading awareness of Karate, while also making it fun & interesting! 🙇‍♂️

[gojugarden]

I've found breaking boards really helped with hitting the target correctly, like correct hand position & focusing on hitting through the board and if not done correctly, it hurts real bad.

[hawkgirl]

It's 8:15am and I'm watching your video with my morning coffee!☕ I see why you're a wonderful sensei, you were very kind and encouraging! More of you interacting with the public!👍