I lived in Okinawa for 18 months. That guy was my landlord. Rent was always on time.

Fancy moves won't do shit on real life. Its all dance moves. I could take any of those masters. I'm joking. I won't do shit. That punch, very impressive. Well done.

for those who comment "board won't fight back, other disciplines much better/effective, etc." pls bear on your mind, whatever your discipline is...the key to win the fight is speed and power. you may land your 10 punches without power on that man but the man only land his one punch then you end up dead. or you move too slow so that man can block your punch and hit you once, you end up dead as well. the point here is don't underestimate others who train their discipline well. sport fighting is much different than real fight, which has no rule at all, so can't compare. I'm very sure bruce lee won't comment "boards don't hit back" to sensei if only he still alive as bruce lee is a very open minded martial artist, he honored others' discipline.

"Boards don't hit back" Yeah, neither would a person after taking a hit like that 🤣

Wow this comment section has the most professional fighters who can do anything everything all gathered here together to share there wisdom. Thank you all. 🤦🏻

We got all kinds of scientists, physicists, and fighters in the Comment section of this video, like wow.... lmao

Despite all the comments I really think that this Sensei is no ordinary man, his body conditioning is without a doubt just amazing. Reading some comments that say Mike Tyson could deliver more power in a punch, maybe so but that's not the point of this video, the Sensei is not claiming he is more powerful than anybody else, he is just demonstrating what the human body is capable of with adequate training, and I find it amazing.

Be original people and stop using that long abused Bruce Lee quote : "Boards don't hit back!" Perhaps stop watching old movies and start actual training. Too many Internet warriors. Are you willing to take a gut punch from this guy to test his power??

2:44 Rib breaker🥋 5:38 Face smasher😵

5:47 he was one inch away from the dark web

Huge respect to the practitioners of traditional Karate

i'm sick of MMA fanboys flooding the comment section in every traditional martial art videos with their 'lets see if" comments

There will ALWAYS be something to be said about a pure, powerful, bare knuckle punch. I'm a BJJ practitioner but I have massive respect for those devoted to mastery of striking arts. I'm fascinated with the knuckle/hand/wrist conditioning of hard Karate styles. Of all the arts, I'd rather not take a punch from a devoted Karateka.

After watching Baki I’m getting this recommended

Do MMA fanboys have nothing better to do than to comment on every traditional martial arts video about how badass MMA is and how a UFC fighter could beat up an old man?

I don't understand all the haters in the comments, for a man his age this is very impressive and for most of you weaklings in the comments (which most of you are) he could probably immobilize you with one hit.

My grandparents described having to fight this guy on the way to school every day

those comments about board density, well try this when your about 60 years old... this guy has very thick bone density compared to the wood

His punch looks really dangerous. Makes the one think twice before getting in a fight with the wrong people.

"Boards don't hit back" - Bruce lee "No one will after this punch" - unknown

Imagine his son getting a B in a test

I wonder when all these old generation of masters pass away, will we still be able to see the next generation of masters showcase the same skill?

I would like to see anyone of these keyboard warriors try to do what that man did. Even if the boards are made to break easier he's still layering the boards and breaking them with a punch. I don't know many people that can do that. He's a grandmaster for a reason, and look at the knuckles, they are all calloused up and solid from all the training he's done for years. Don't hate the man for being able to do the stuff in the video.

I like how after he broke the wooden plank, he bowed to it like it was an opponent.

I find many of these comments very rude and disrespectful. Give respect where it is due. The man spent his life training. Most of the martial arts we all have heard of like karate can be traced back to a time where people where at war and designed to be deadly. Those same countries today are peaceful and most practitioners advocate peace and spirituality. So all of these martial arts have been proven in war and blood otherwise they wouldn't have survived into tradition. There are many that compare martial arts to MMA. I do not think that is fair and here is why. MMA is and for most of its history on tv was a show. Catered to an audience. Compare that to the first fights...No rules, no gloves. A kick to the face broke 3 teeth and lodged them in the foot, ended the fight almost as soon as it began. Soon came rules and regulations and now its edging closer to WWE reality tv. MMA has never been fair and a true show of lethality. All fighters must fight carefully and never to the full potential of what they can do. That is only reserved for war. So my message, dont be childish and give respect to those that put countless hours of hard work into their art.

“In a place where young men dont last. Fear the old man”

Too many people say Karate alone doesn't hold up against mixed forms of mma but I wonder who'd agree after taking a blow from this guy?

Now this guy can make a human donut

I'm guessing that the 3K dislikes are from carpenters.

Daniel: Mr Miyagi can you break a log like that? Mr Miyagi: Don't know, never been attacked by tree!

Makiwara is a very useful exercise to strengthen the hands Hitting the goal helps to develop speed, strength, and precision in defense art Makiwara is part of the traditional karate complementary training called Hojo undo Makiwara is a simple and easy tool and you can make it at home and train it daily for a quarter of a half hours to make your hands steel But what is important here is that you need to train it correctly or otherwise it has a loss Especially those students who started

People who say "boards don't hit back" are missing the point. The power needed to overcome the resistance of the boards is not five times the resistance of one board, rather it is closer to 30-40 times the resistance of one board. That Master's hand is toughened through years of practice and can easily break an opponent's bone without the slightest hesitation. Not to mention the kinetic energy generated by focusing all of that power on a single spot would damage organs (like the liver, kidneys, and spleen) and soft tissue with ease. That is one tough dude and not someone you want to hit you with full power.

"Your fingers and toes must be like arrows, your arms must be like irons.If you kick, try to kick the enemy dead.If you punch, punch to kill.This is the spirit you need to progress in Karate." -Choshin Chibana(1885-1969)

As a boxer i'd say if i were to punch the same board it'll definitely break... MY FIST that is! The master's punch is insane! No normal human can accomplish that. RESPECT.

Sensei,Massaki San is so humble, I think humility is an innate quality of excellence. Karate is an art which teaches self defense, discipline, perseverance, equality, compassion, control or eliminate temperment to an extent helps in understanding breathing and meditation.

In Okinawa this is their national sport. I served on the island many years ago and got to see many masters do thoroughly impressive things. You will not find any more humble genuine people in the world. Their way of life is beautiful and I suspect that is one reason they live so long there. My regret in life is that I did not remain on the island longer as I had that opportunity at the time. To this day, some of my fondest memories in my life were found on that island. Yes, their techniques are deadly but they would never consider boasting about such a thing.

I believe in karate because their body become like stone after training for year and year

6:00 - I love how he bows to the wooden man after punching his head off.

I used to take Karate when I was younger, I achieved up to blue belt and was pretty decent. It's all about conditioning yourself to perform it first of all, through constant technique practice and sparring, as well as rigorous stretching and exercise. You learn the katas and proper form for kicks and punches first, then you're taught to master your breathing. You exhale all your breath "through" the object, and imagine the hit being like an immovable wind. Also you transition your feet and body from the ground during this process to maximize the power of your hit. Karate was very disciplined and full of immense respect and comradery between fellow students and instructors (Sensei). I know the practice is meant to be for pure self defence in a practical way but also to be honest and practice with a zen mind and not to use with malice, much like the quote "with great power comes great responsibility.."

This just shows you how strong these people are. Been training for their whole lives. AND he said it was easy..

Did you notice the grain of the wood in the boards? This demonstration proves that if you set up favorable conditions, you can look incredible to naive people.

Some dedicate their life to an art and are able of amazing physical strenght that can brake woodboard , Some dedicate their life sitting on a chair and are able to type amazing shit on their keyboard keys.

Dear Japanese people 🗾 I love your culture and the language. I'll save money to travel over there, btw Ramen Noodles is the first thing I'll buy🍜

At 5:00 correct. In Isshinryu Karate (Derived from Gojuryu and Shorinryu) we trained the concept of "Instantaneous Destructive Force" for street self-defense. We're going to defeat each attacker in one or two strikes so we are prepared for the next attacker. This means we typically train to attack the groin and especially the THROAT of the person attacking us.

Boards or not any fighter can tell this man is no pushover the condtioning of his hands the form etc he is very well studied of his style and its applications and that is very admirable

I know "boards don't hit back" but this guys punch will easily cave your chest in or shatter your face and skull. You don't build this skill by going to "Karate" class for 1 hour 3 days a week.

2:51 the punch breaking the sound barrier in slow motion caused the first camera shake. So glad i saw this.

Okinawan Karate is powerful. Very underrated.

Me : Does it hurt ? Sensei : me ? Me : I was talking to the board

2 punch and breaking the makiwara is impressive. Those masters are always so friendly and respectful. Unlike those keyboard warriors in the comments.

Solution: make sensei your friend and not your enemy

The wood is made to be possible to break. Not easier to break.

I love how he bows to the broken makiwara 🙂

Calm down keyboard fighters

it is rare that someone can break a makiwara, as it has give. these striking posts take 10s of thousands of strikes from karateka, he snapped it like a twig in 2 punches. by karate standards that is amazing and it was a legit break, ive struck makiwara full power and never snapped one. absoluely amazing.

That’s why we learn, “Always keep the highest respect and reverence of the Sensei/O Sensei,” because you get to live longer by doing so 😊

i thought i need to do: 100 push ups 100 squats 100 sit ups 10 km run to destroy someone with only one punch

I am not a martial art student but a racquet sport player. To me, it seems the science is the same. In tennis, when one hit the sweet spot and follow through properly e.g. full waist rotation, the ball goes powerful and strong towards opponent. And the surprising thing is, there is little jarring on the shoulder. But when one does not hit with follow through and not connect the sweet spot, you feel much tension on the shoulder and yet the ball does not travel powerfully. I believe is the same principle.

Finally… REAL Karate!

Who else just got recommended this after 2 years?

As someone who learned to punch in this manner, let me explain what you are seeing. He is positioning his skeletal structure for forward torque rather than speed at the point of impact. His torso rotates an already straight arm, which he must simply keep rigid as his fist drives through the target. It is, to some degree, him simply pushing his hand into sand -- only he's conditioned his muscles and pain tolerance enough to strike a solid target like bone or wood, and can drive his hand through it as it gives way. He has practiced his form enough to have the right skeletal structure so that his muscles don't have to do all the work. This sort of punch feels like two things to the person being struck. First, it does NOT push you upon contact -- those two knuckles sink into you, far more than is comfortable. They go into you like you are not there, hitting 2+ inches into you with the impact force. Then, the rest of the fist begins to sink in as well. Then it feels like a push, but only afterward. It hits a lot like a side kick or heel kick, with similar force. It can knock you down, despite looking like a simple clumsy punch. Some heavyweight boxers throw/threw punches in a similar manner -- one of the most famous is George Foreman, who many people claim is the hardest hitting boxer to ever step into the ring. Someone trained to punch like this can hit a solid brick wall repeatedly and at near full power with virtually no damage to themselves, save for a bit of friction damage to the lead knuckles. Repeated punching like this creates micro-fractures in the bone that heal over, making the skeleton stronger and stronger each time. Eventually, it is nothing to punch right through boards.

Imagine getting tapped by this old man and you suddenly fell into eternal slumber

My sensei collapsed my breast bone with a six inch punch once. He was demonstrating the technique for the class and he chose one of his brown belts. Lucky me.

I see so many comments doubting this Master power punch or his fighting skill. If you never train with one of the masters, you'll never know their mastery in their arts.

I know that "board wont fight back" .. But the fact is, I know the quality of that sensei's punch. It's dangerous n deadly. Imagine if, that punch lands on your face 🤕🤕🤕

Please show respect. This is an honorable man, not some celebrity selling coca-cola. There are 1000's of combat styles and I respect them all. It is only with humility and respect that anyone will ever learn the true lessons a master can teach...

I can tell you. I am living and training in Okinawa, Japan. Some of these guys are the real deal. A lot of the great mixed martial artists come train with them.

Boards don't hit back, but they hurt like hell tho

I love how everyone is talking shit but this guy is 10x healthier than most of you and 2x older and could snap your neck 😂

Imagine catching them break into your house on camera and you see them measuring out the center of the door.

Had a Korean instructor that could do some heavy duty stuff like driving nails through about an 11/2 of wood cut from a slab of tree trunk, break river rocks and break a bunch of boards with his fist. He had hands like this instructor. I had another instructor after my first one moved away that got mad at me cause I wouldn’t deliberately break my knuckles for a flatter, stronger punching surface. I made my living as a mechanic I needed my hands. It’s amazing to watch these old school instructors.

how old is this guy ? 60, 70 are you kidding me ? i want nothing from those knucles....this man is the true hitmon lee!!!!!

Any of you ignorant people below, would not even touch these boards, with any wood direction grain you wish... Always test boards are pine wood and with grain in right direction. Dynamic power is over one tonne and concentrated in 2 square cm anyway, this power breaks thickest bones, or damages soft tissue. Sit on your sofas and drink your beer pals : )

2:52 was that a fucking shockwave

If we could somehow gather all the ignorance and stupidity in this comment section, we could solve world hunger and cure cancer in an afternoon.

I love when he broke the maki. He was totally caught off guard, and then bowed to the obliterated board.

Damn, why is everyone hating on this guy? Before you hate on this guy, I would like to see you break 5 boards

Sensei almost earned himself an episode of a 1000 ways to die lol

I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan many years ago and that is the place to learn from a Real Master. My first video. Fastest Marine corps vet. I'll be 60 years old in May and my friend's say that I'm still as fast as a Cobra. God bless you. CPL James Heflin Marine corps vet.

At his age to be even able to break a couple of those board is impressive let alone breaking that makiwara. Just look at the knuckles on his hands.

The dislikes are from all the boards that were destroyed.

If you observe other board breaking demos, they put spaces between boards with pieces of wood. This is to make it easier, the boards won't be supporting or bracing each other. My eyes widened when I saw that he was punching what would be similar to a 4 cm beam! I would NOT want to be punched by this sensei. If you hit me with a 4 cm beam, that is bone-breaking!

You can see the absolute power of that strike in the way it shook what was behind the boards.

Okay, do NOT get punched by that Man. We get it.

Board breaking is essential for proper skill and toughening of the human weapon. Pain is an effective teacher if used correctly.

1:22 If you're wondering why is he doing weight lifting with so much little weight and so little movement, it's because he's just preparing his triceps, deltoids and trapezius for the punches. It's like warming up with the bonus of triking your own body by making it think it weights more, therefore giving stronger punches. This guy can lift more and is probably stronger than most of us viewers. My source: Practicing Tae Kwon Do since I was 5 and learning some of this stuff in both theory and practice

This is a test of power not a test fight boards do not hit back because the whole purpose is to build up strength from it just like a punching bag

Wow, master Ōyama would proud of this

You have to respect how long he has been doing this. I do martial art, and my two punching knuckles are nowhere as big as his. He has probably throw more punches than majority of us in a life time.

6:00 I love how he shows respect to the wooden plank

I love how humble sensei is!

I agree with another comment that I’m actually more impressed with breaking the makiwara. Not that the five board wasn’t awesome, but holy crap.

There sure are a lot of skeptic haters putting down this gentleman's ability. "Grain, already cracked, favorable conditions." Just goes to show - KZfaq is like virtual Heaven for haters. You can tell by their photos they probably couldn't break two of these boards, much less five. Just respect the gentleman's accomplishment and move on, haters. He's obviously devoted his life to the art. Stop talking as if you could do better than him.

In my humble opion some are missing the point. Its not about the boards, its the techinque. If he delivered that punch to the left side of you rib cage, with that kind of power and penetration; he would rupture your spleen. delivered to the other side he would seriously damage the liver. Yes I would say dangerous describes the techinque perfectly.

This guy's torso punch could rupture organs 😶

While I do agree with Bruce Lee's statement in Enter the Dragon, "boards don't hit back", if that punch lands solid, the recipient will unlikely be able to hit back. That's broke ribs or a fractured skull. Such a body blow to the liver is putting you down. That's for real. My advice in fighting him is to keep moving and don't charge in, definitely not blindly.

5:36 you can see where the break is gonna be on the board before he gets the first punch in

for those who says boards dont hit back, if this guy hits you like that on your liver, i highly doubt you'll be able to hit back right away. need.. air.. cant.. breathe

Good punch. Very straight, very clean.

Breaking a traditionally mounted Makiwara is not somehting everyone can do. With the give of the wood, it is very difficult. I would say, Sensei could break a person with a punch.