I Tried Breaking Concrete Bricks

Concrete Bricks are one of Martial Arts hardest tests.. can I complete it?
Big thank you to Caleb Addison for helping me complete this!
Here's all of his info
www.linktr.ee/VMAnc
And thanks for Jesse Enkamp for the cameo and Breaking knowledge!
‪@KARATEbyJesse‬

[@hard2hurt]

Ok... that was pretty cool.

[@SenseiSeth]

Right?

[@Teothemoron]

Nah THAT WAS BADASS I THOUGHT HE JAS JS SOME FATASS NOT A 4TH DEGREE BLACKBELT

[@RamseyDewey]

Nice job Seth! Not bad for your first time breaking. “Hit with the meat” is an excellent cue for concrete breaking. I wish someone had told me that decades ago. I still have a chunk of bone floating around in my left elbow from a Taekwondo belt test way back when. The bricks broke, and a little piece of me did too.

[@SenseiSeth]

So boards DO hit back

[@perseusgeorgiadis7821]

@@SenseiSeth I mean, unless you disagree with Newton’s third law

[@CoachKyleZ]

It's not the spoon that bends.

[@xdragon2k]

@@CoachKyleZ It's your sanity.

[@CoachKyleZ]

@@xdragon2k was that part of the quote from the matrix? Haha.

[@PinHeadSupliciumwtf]

C/Kaleb: Asks him to put on a gi for ellbow protection Seth: Puts on a gi Also Seth: Rolls up the sleeves

[@SGBD8933]

Seth and Jesse making Karate hype again! Caleb is a beast!

[@saawysorenson4585]

I think board breaking is actually pretty great, esprecially for new people, you learn which parts of your body you can hit with without breaking them and more importantly something that it helped me with a lot, holding back hurts more, so if you really are scared better smash right through on your first try! translates into most striking techniques pretty well.

[@alphathenumptie1528]

couldnt agree more it helps with conitioning too and the small thrill when you break a board is amazing. was my favourite part of taekwondo as a kid

[@dbspaceoditty]

i find it crazy, that modern martial arts and MMA been bashing body tollerence training for decades. now, we have MMA fighters doing the same thing today that was deemed "mc dojo' for the past 20 years. i did tolernance training before MMA was really what it is today. now imagine if these people actually trained their bodys for combat.

[@gagecollins8996]

Live that philosophy on breaking boards as a symbolic meaning for breaking g through fears and strong holds. That hits deep

[@basedbane787]

It's Japanese propaganda. They started doing it to hype up karate after western boxing beat alot of traditional arts

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

Originally was and still nowadays is a test for the focus, if your meditation isn't good your hand will brocke. The real win is not destroying your hand

[@FoieGras]

@@basedbane787 Pretty sure breaking in Karate was there LONG before western boxing supposedly "beat" alot of traditional arts ..even before Funakoshi-sensei famously beat that western boxing fighter..

[@basedbane787]

@@FoieGras it wasn't. Their kicks are stolen from France too

[@basedbane787]

@@FoieGras funikoshi won one fight when boxing won like 50. Even Jessy enkamp (the karate nerd) made a video about it called "how boxing destroyed karate"

[@charlescollier7217]

This is really cool. I've been a karateka for over 40 years, but I NEVER got into breaking. I never saw the point, but Caleb and Jesse made it make WAY more sense. Don't know that I want to put my geriatric bones through that now, but, still cool.

[@tatertotswithqueso7123]

Dude, I know the feeling of the lagged pain from breaking. I’ve broken bricks and probably broke me hand while doing it. 😅

[@oldschoolmuzzey]

🙏🏽👍🏽

[@JaybayJay]

You probably did. Were your hands conditioned by your Sensei? We spent years developing the many sides of our hands on a Makiwara and other Makiwara like pads for development in Matsubayashi Ryu.. But we don't practice breaking until your near or black belt level.. I don't even think our style does breaking cause Master Nagamine focused on very Traditional Okinawan Karate.. They'd use the old jars filled with gravel and stuff like that there.

[@tatertotswithqueso7123]

I was close to my black belt at the time. And I did condition my hands and everything but like a minor amount so it didn’t make much of a difference. My hand swelled like a balloon for a few days.

[@JaybayJay]

@@tatertotswithqueso7123 Funny thing, I saw that happen to my friends mom once, she hit one us playfully and barely tapped her hand and then complained about pain. Within a hour her hand had swollen right up so we took her to the hospital.

[@BlakeMcCringleberry]

I feel like a shot of the bruise would have been a perfect conclusion to this video. BTW, this is how we split wood for the winter out here in the PNW.

[@00mrmoose]

Jesse Enkamp is so wholesome it makes me smile inside.

[@ryanleseberg9886]

We break all the time in my dojo. Mostly for belt tests, and breaking concrete is the last part of our black belt tests. It just shows that you have the correct technique, power and speed to break the board/concrete.

[@MehrdadParthian]

i like how when sensei jesse enters the video his karate theme song kicks in at the same time :)

[@blshouse]

Sensei Seth's editing art is getting right up there with his martial arts.

[@darkknight67584]

Well done Seth🥋👊 It's great you've been able to use Jesse's advice to overcome all these challenges.

[@kickinincrocs]

Breaking boards has definitely been one of the most laughed at aspects by modern martial arts. People don't realize just how much of a mental challenge it is, much less physical. Awesome video Seth! Can't wait for more!

[@Broken_Orbital]

Sensei Seth, you've done an amazing job cementing yourself as one of the most entertaining youtubers out there.

[@DasWarVorbestimmt]

Pun intended?

[@GameOn0827]

Username checks out

[@sgspartan3353]

You're right. This video is "concrete" evidence

[@sgspartan3353]

@@DasWarVorbestimmt "bat" always appreciated

[@sixjhontongalamar979]

I wood like to agree. Each of Sensei Seth's vids puts my boardome to the brick of extinction.

[@daltonsasse5754]

Anyone else see that he put on the gi for the extra padding but then broke it with his sleeves rolled up so far he made contact with the skin 😂

[@Snugglez187]

You beat me to the comment. Lol

[@Markperna1]

Bruce famously said boards don’t hit back but there are an awful lot of pictures and video of him breaking boards and bricks. One of his more famous late in life breaks was 5 unsupported boards with a side kick. There’s video of him doing it from a Chinese talk show in the early 70s.

[@Kaz999998]

I mean... He was a showman, and breaking boards and bricks is pretty entertaining.

[@JEDINITE30]

Bruce was never against breaking. The reason he said it in the movie was because O'hara was being a cocky show-off trying to intimidate Bruce. So Bruce let him know that it was not impressive and you're about to fight a real, skilled opponent that hits back.

[@eranshachar9954]

Well done Seth. I wonder if you condition your bones because when someone does conditioning it is greatly helping for not breaking any body part.

[@andrewcordingley6421]

Very cool insight into breaking boards etc and the techniques behind it. Another great video from Sensei Seth

[@embodiedentertainment8712]

Love this man. Congrats on the breaks! Watch your vids all the time. Keep up the amazing work bro. 💯🙌💪

[@dvldgz6306]

3:14 Seth's fiance is writing that part down

[@Seraphim262]

Hope they can have lots of fun with this knowledge. :)

[@Peter-wj2hz]

"The ice pack is definitely cooler." He must be a fan of the channel.

[@HyperCazual]

Omg, that wink killed me... haha

[@willarcher2353]

seth never stops to amaze me

[@zachblack7080]

Props to the guy holding the bottom of the bricks in at 8:08

[@martialartsunlimited01]

Love the stuff with Jesse too. Great video Seth.

[@kyle52245]

I could feel my heart beat intensifying as you were getting amped up to break the tougher ones! That bat better be getting displayed in your office where you film

[@sanyo_neezy]

wow, that was pretty incredible! I really love how your one-upping yourself recently :) If you continue at this pace, I'm sure it won't be long until you reach 1M subs

[@ExSteeb]

I love the feeling of a good clean break. Brings out so much energy in me.

[@moneyfornothing3264]

Great Video. This Was Awesome Sensei!

[@milansmets7520]

Love the build up and storytelling! Keep it up!

[@KevinLeeVlog]

Woahh!!!!!!! This is amazing!

[@gracekaram4947]

Brooooo, that was so sick!! Ive been terrified of board breaking and ive still never done it to this day, but you doing that with ease?! It almost gives me more confidence! Bro keep it up that's insane 🤯💪🔥

[@thebuttgoo]

Quickly becoming favorite channel

[@LukeD91]

Wow! Great content as always Seth!

[@PureZOOKS]

0:50 Sorry to be that guy but, some correction here: 1. You're not kicking the bat with your femur, the femur is your thigh, you are kicking with the shinbone, tibia. 2. A femur can take just under 900 PSI before breaking. But I cannot find anything on pressure for tibia or bat. Only force units. 3. If it took more to break the bat than the shin....then the shin would break first, simple as.

[@stuartpanton8531]

Caleb, stop smiling all the time. You're supposed to be a martial artist!! Seriously great to see such positive vibes from the both of you! Much cooler than the over-serious "I'm a badass" scowl we are so often are used to in the MA community!!

[@Mr_TimeMachine_Too]

Greatest Sensei Seth video of all time! Loved this man, so cool! I had no doubt, not even for a second, on the side kick. I bet you could break 10 of those haha!

[@freelancerblitz2579]

Well done Sensei Proud of you!, I too went years without ever breaking, I restarted karate after covid at a new dojo as my old organisation closed many years ago, The chief Sensei was very welcoming and allowed me to retain my Black belt as it was the same style and just learn their syllabus, im getting there but not quite there yet but as they have Tamashwari, Sensei got me to do a 10 roof tile break for my first ever go so i know how you felt i was nervous as hell, but with his guidence i did it using a hammer fist and it was a piece of cake tho it hurt a little and my hand was throbing i was buzzed afterwards! Im up to break 12 Roof tiles, 2" of woodboards, a concrete block and a london house brick in december as part of a black belt test that im taking part in as i want the challenge, This video awesome! Very inspiring and helped my mindset for whats to come, Wish me luck

[@graysonderp5902]

0:19 most elaborate way ive heard anyone say: im doing something stupid for content. you're epic my dude.

[@neodigremo]

Funnily practised breaking at Taekwondo tonight. Always loved it as a test of accuracy, technique and skill. Always got nervous doing it and felt great when I pushed through.

[@michaelshockley4270]

Very cool video. Thank you for bringing us along your life journey. Your expert friend and of course Jessie Encamp was a nice touch. Congratulations on your breaking, Sir. I look forward to more videos as i take inspiration from this one. Now go put an ice pack on your pain.

[@jamesdenapoli7543]

AND YOU MAKE IT LOOK EASY TOO!!😶 so jelly..🤣🤜🤛 Seth, and Jesse, excellent as always👏 Now, I can't help but wonder, what's the Iceman Mike's take on this🤔

[@thebackpackengineer]

I've never had to break boards in all of my training, but after seeing this, I might consider it whenever the opportunity arises. Great work by the way

[@dragoninja13]

That's so awesome Seth!!! That's one my best friends in the karate world and if you ever want your own pain stick come up to MVKC (Mountain View Karate Center)in Hickory and we'll get you one!! If you wanna break there aren't many people who can teach you better then Caleb and Pastor Phil, 2 of the best right there.

[@thejacobanderson1]

I like that Sambo showed up half way through to break some bricks. very inclusive. but really, nice work Seth. It was a fun video.

[@clarksargeant8446]

Really enjoyed this. A part of me always wondered about the legitimacy of these sort of things.

[@MIbra96]

I love your channel man!

[@derekthue8026]

I did TKD for about 6 years and did boards and bricks. Got to 3-4 bricks on side kick (speed break- no one holding them) and palm strike. My instructor would do 8 bricks with elbow downwards like you did. I liked it more upright like the side kick. Same about 2-3. That’s a big jump from 4 boards to 4 bricks. Good job

[@GOBRAGH2]

Great job Seth! The bat had me concerned, but you crushed it like a champ!

[@jaimeflor4181]

I enjoyed board breaking, because it helped me to follow through with my techniques. If it doesn't break and it hurts, you're doing something wrong. I did unintentionally break a concrete brick when I was playing basketball in my parents backyard. I kneed it accidentally and it broke in 1/2. It was like the 1 in the video that held up the boards or the bricks from the ground. The batt looks intimidating, and I would probably feel hesitant to try to break one.

[@johndough8115]

The thinnest part of the bat, is what is being broken. If you could kick through a 1" to 1.5" thick hardwood dowel... with about 3 to 3.5ft of distance between the holders, then you should be able break a bat. The use of a bat, is more for showmanship, that anything else. Its still going to take some pre-conditioning and skills, regardless.

[@PHIplaytesting]

Pretty sure I saw a guy snap his leg in two showing off on that one so maybe it's better you don't.

[@DJ_Frankfurter]

Red Chucks/Swolverine would be proud!

[@markjamespalmieri]

Great job Sir!

[@daniel-san836]

my sensei always said "if you want to break a tile or a brick, he'll get a hammer". there are some valid reasons to do it though for sure. good work Sensei Seth. I'm impressed as hell

[@joatanpereira4272]

8:34 RIP to that man's fingers

[@blaxican]

Congrats Seth! 🙏

[@metrolinamartialarts]

I'll take things I'll never do for a dollar, Trebec.

[@ikeilen6049]

Nothing beats genuine... This looks really cool!!

[@yenderbejarano2367]

Excellent breaks, nice video.

[@anthonyhart2988]

Nice job, dude!

[@chrisjames810]

WOW! This was awesome!

[@jonatho85]

Dude!!!! Huzzah!! Nice man. Flippin much respect.

[@calebaddison8322]

It was great working with you again Seth. Next time let’s hit some bigger stacks. I’ll have some ice packs. 😅

[@Gilathorn]

The wink was the best part of this video... well played sir.

[@colinmacrae3959]

Always like a bit of tameshiwari.. great for testing the self. Nice job Sensei Seth

[@harperjernigan5718]

Bre, I was watching this through my hands😮

[@Lizzybeth1973]

We do board breaking for our solid belt tests (not the striped belts) and it does instill confidence in the martial artist, especially the newbies like me!

[@WolfKingAka]

Board breaking is a lot of fun! These were sick!

[@mr22jk2]

That "unless you're board" got me good :D

[@AztecUnshaven]

Excellent video, great job Seth and very cool to showcase Caleb's school. Special shout out out Okinawan Sensei Shinjo Kiyohide, who breaks bats with his forearms, and smashes through wood with his toe kicks.

[@josef-peterroemer5309]

And he does it without spacers between boards. No cheating there, unlike you guys.

[@charlesoakley007]

Love how you had Jesse in there as well

[@raydrexler5868]

My day isn’t complete until I hear Jesse say “the birthplace of karate“.

[@seangilmore3901]

Liked for the dad joke at the end. I tried not to laugh but you broke me. 😆

[@berkaysen2246]

Congratulations 🥋👏🏻👏🏻

[@yourmumlookslikeasalmon8389]

caleb’s ground and pound would result in life without parole

[@Trebolf]

Love your stuff Sensei Seth! Any plans to try doing Pencak Silat?

[@Wolf-Man88]

I loved this so much, it made me laugh a lot! As someone who rolled their ankle last weekend, I winced a bit when you kicked the bat, but that was freaking awesome! Makes me wanna break stuff! Lol.. and I didn't get bo(a)red one bit haha

[@EKUgrad1]

Great job, sir!

[@fsnicolas]

Big props, Sensei Seth! Wow!!! That bat break was the coolest! Technically, boards and bricks (and the bat) hit back. 😀

[@uuh4yj43]

reaction force bby!

[@pagangwynne3627]

Hey Seth, to paraphrase an old karate film "what did that brick ever do to you?" :)

[@BBE22OOOWH]

That must have been scary indeed. Good job man!

[@TheVampireAzriel]

I legit cheered when you broke all the things. Good video.

[@erikbritz8095]

Your just reinforcing my ideas of getting hard wood and just tapping on my knuckles, elbows, body, thighs and shins to condition them over time man. Great vid and awesome to see your power shine here.

[@BBE22OOOWH]

Yeah well don’t because thats not gonna do anything

[@erikbritz8095]

@@BBE22OOOWH 🤣 mate thats literally how steven wonderboy hardens his shins and karatekas harden hands and how you harden elbows etc. In.muay thai you hit and kick i believe the makiwara(wood with rope wrapped around, bareknuckle bagwork, knuckle ups etc.) And lastly i forgot the things name but its essientially a solid stick that you rake down the shins and pitter pat on soft spots to increase conditioning, look it up...

[@tillburr6799]

@@erikbritz8095 it depends. Bones typically get stronger under compression rather than flexion.

[@erikbritz8095]

@@tillburr6799 but punching something and rolling something onto your shin or elbows is compression mate even hitting lightly with wood is the same kind of idea 😅 alby do note i'll rather do knuckle pushups and light stiff punching on a makiwara and bag over my initial idea here.

[@tillburr6799]

@@erikbritz8095 kicking things or elbowing things is flexion. Compression would be standing up and holding weight. Kicking things or rolling things is flexion because doing so with enough force would cause the bones to flex

[@basedbane787]

I still want a video on how different shoes/boots effect kicks !

[@Caaine]

I wanted to see your SHIN! Great job bro 👍

[@valerialopez-fe9ol]

Sensei seth you should do a video on Daido juku kudo (Karate and judo) the japanese mma with gi's and headgear, it haves buttheads too and i read that it is allowed to use groin strikes when you have a bigger opponent, its seems so damn badass, aggresive and ruthless it would be interesting to see your point of view and thoughts about this beautiful yet aggresive martial art

[@Kenjilaowarrior]

That's great, brother. Its fun breaking. I challenge you to break more blocks!

[@Baroxshitposter665]

Seth: "don't try this at home" Me: "Now i Will try this outside of my home"

[@saltyyankee5149]

the section of baseball bat better have a place of honor on the shelves in future videos. YOU ROCK. I did that baseball bat thing once in the 80's, and yeah....that was enough

[@marklawrence855]

Fantastic, be proud 👏

[@tonymcnamee2741]

Wooooah!!! Fully snapped the bat! Wow! 😮

[@MisterHui]

Seth, you one crazy breaker of things.

[@joewood306]

When I was a (Karate) Kid (must have been around 16 or so) I once broke a frozen pack of spinach to help my mother fitting it into the pan. Worked on first hit. Didn't hurt myself. Yet it was the only time I just did it without thinkig (and therefore not hesitating before the impact). Did break some wood later on but it was (mentally) soo hard... I can totally feel you! Thanks for the video... already cheking out some local store to get me some rebreakable boards :D

[@arnavchaugule8136]

If you're Karate and you know it, break a board.

[@Caaine]

👏👏 If you're Karate and you know it break a boOAARRD 🥋🎶

[@stinkygoat2686]

👏 👏

[@MarcuustheMoose]

If you're karate and you know it and you really want to break it, if you're karate and you know it break a board.

[@Caaine]

@@MarcuustheMoose 👏👏

[@samcook6368]

I definitely broke a few boards as a kid (I was one of the ones who turned 13 and then stopped soon after; coming back to martial arts as an adult, BJJ is a very different experience from taekwondo classes after school). Never anything more than two inches of pine with various strikes. The breaks that usually picked were the ones that seemed like they'd hurt least: axe kick, side kick, palm strike, hammer fist, vertical elbow strike. I remember seeing that the tournament rules had something about not allowing any fire to be broken. I'm pretty sure that there must be a story behind why anyone would need to say that, but I can't think of what that story must be. The rule against breaking anything made of glass is a lot easier to understand. It's an impressively stupid thing to do, but that generally doesn't stop people from doing it.

[@daniellopezeverest]

Very cool thank you for sharing! :-)

[@scottchamley181]

Bad ass! You look so happy breaking the bat! You and everyone else knows you graduated! Who makes the reusable boards?

[@aaronwhite96]

You need to meet with Swolverine, he has several incredible videos on breaking including a one inch punch break that is out of this world.

[@AztecUnshaven]

Aka the big homie Red Chucks!

[@iambatsmurfette7194]

The real VIP, is the guy who held the bottom piece of concrete. You completely smashed his fingers, when you broke them, and he just sucked it up and moved on

[@s009_]

right?! i didnt see anyone else say anything about him

[@ianbrewster8934]

Amazing stuff