Everyone has seen karate exhibitions where men split boards and bricks with the sides of their hands. But the greatest karate exhibition of all time was given at Bradford, England. A team of 15 karate experts demolished a six-room 150-year-old house.
As two hundred spectators cheered them on, the team “attacked” its opponent, the house. They used only their bare hands, their bare feet and their bare heels. Several of the experts were used by their teammates as battering rams.
It was a very strong house. Most troublesome of all was the fireplace. Phil Milner, the team leader, said admiringly, “It was a very well-built house and a worthwhile challenge. We must have toppled over three tons of the house in one go.”
When the house was reduced to rubble, the whole team faced the ruins and bowed. This was the traditional ceremony to honor a “defeated opponent.”
From Strange But True Sports Stories by Howard Liss. Illustrations by Joe Mathieu.
…mad dogs & Englishmen?
…thanks for that…I never heard that story before…& I’ve been to Bradford at least once
I tried to find more info online, but there’s literally nothing. I don’t even know what year this took place.
…apparently it took 6hrs on the June 4th 1972…& was a considerable step up from breaking pianos?
https://andydaly.blog/phil-milner/
…pretty sure this is him/them in action?
…although I think it’s a different house in the clip?
…apparently if you assure google you’re in the UK before you ask you get a different set of answers?
I’m an incorrigible DuckDuckGo user, which may also explain it–unless I’m searching for vids on YouTube, but never thought about the location piece. It does look like the video and the link are talking about two different houses, but still hilarious.
It’s getting “slate”.
There’s “mortar” come.
Brutal.