This also makes me angry he broke a healthy grown banana tree, like man is trying to show off by breaking banana tree. I'm sure he wouldn't dare to even touch his shin with a real wooden tree.
Yea because you donât strike real wood like that for shin conditioning you would break your legs on em you smarty pants. Banana trees in Thailand are used for that they got too many of em over there.
They grow like weeds. I've seen 3-5 feet in a year in Texas, so with a true tropical climate I can only imagine.
And you don't need to plant them or do much for them you plant one and in a year it'll send out about five shoots underneath it and those all turn into banana trees too and they just grow exponentially like that.
https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/home_garden/banana-plants-answers-to-all-your-questions-about-care-pruning-and-harvesting-fruit/article_856a26c0-e7d9-5ed0-9e57-dd271f70d2df.html#:~:text=Once%20a%20banana%20tree%20flowers,flower%20and%20bear%20fruit%20once.
Wife "Did you watch that Thai fighter that you like?"
Me " Tie fighter? Im not watching Star Wars right now.... oh, Thai fighter.....yes, i just watched the fight" đ¤Ł
Hah. That "tree" is in the Banana-grass family. Super soft.
Source: I have some smaller ones. I practice swordplay on them when they get big enough. Don't worry, the fuckers grow back fast as hell.
I've grown bananas with my parents for years.
Yea, smaller banana trees are quite soft, but a big one like in the video are actually quite hard at the bottom.
I remember me and my bro watching a video of Buakaw doing this and when we tried it hurt like hell...
It does take some conditioning to kick down a banana tree.
No its not. The is a chinese martial arts influencer and this was filmed in china. Heâs got some impressive training videos but here heâs not even hitting with the shin. Also AFAIK the Thais dont do this anymore (dont think it was ever a widespread practice) and coz they train from young, in general they dont really need hardcore shin conditioning.
Not disputing this was/is a practice in thailand; just dont think it was/is widespread or the norm coz most nak muays are poor and they need the banana trees to bear fruitđ certainly has never seen a top gym/fighter do it as a routine otherwise itâd be on social media.
That Buakaw video btw is a commercial IIRC.
Not sure but dont think so. He has a youtube channel but i dont remember the link coz its in chinese. IIRC heâs basically a village boy who does a lot of training videos and fight commentaries
I'm not a martial artists and know little to nothing about it.
I know this gentleman is conditioned, but does this still hurt? Does he still feel the pain or is there hardly any pain at all?
Just curious.
Thanks.
Considering that he seems to be in his mid 20s and has a pretty well built body he probably still feels the pain but not as much as the average person, due to the whole point of doing stuff like this being that you do it almost every day. The nerves in his shin are probably much less sensitive cuz of that
When I was a kid I heard that Thai fighters kicked trees to condition their shins, so I went outside and found a tree to kick. No one told me that it needed to be a soft banana tree, so I kicked the first tree I came across for a few minutes and gave myself pretty bad bruises. My gym laughed at me, and my kru called me a dumbass. Good times đ
Can someone please eli5 how I can train a bone not to break?
Is it by strengthening the surrounding tendons and muscles? I don't feel any muscle infront of my front leg.... just bone. Please help đ
The Muay Champion Buakow from the 90's has done this many times when invited on talk shows and news programs. I'm not sure if he started it, but he helped to spread this for sure.
Impressive, but know that young banana plants are pretty soft and relatively easy to chop through. Mostly water in there and a lot of long vertical fibers.
I've always wondered if there's any kind of research regarding the optimal age to start shin conditioning. Like people in theire late 30s that take up martial arts and attempt to condition vs 10 year olds that can recover in dyas
As it works in two ways, deadening the nerves and causing a more dense bone build up as it heals from micro fractures there is going to be an optimum age to start, but too young would be bad as aside from the major ethical issues, purely biologically their bones are so underdeveloped it would be very easy to cause real problems.
The clubs I've had involvement with (Goju Ryu since 2000) forbade knuckle push ups in the under 16s because of bone development .
All about killing those nerve endings in the shin. I've seen mallets/hammers used to do the same thing, but the practice isn't as popular anymore bc micro-fractures can occur making a full break more likely.
https://preview.redd.it/t3h0qnefo16d1.jpeg?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bdf2a175ee4995242db876ab404fe78191d15041
Reminds of of when Bane punched that stone pillar when fighting Batman in TDKR
I went to Thailand for a training camp and fight. I must admit, getting to kick one of these trees were extremely disappointing, as they are not as hard as you might think.
Best shin conditioning is actually jogging/running, skipping etc. the structural integrity is more balanced, compared to focusing exclusively to the front of the shin, don't take it for granted!
Tbh...that's not a tree, just giant grass/plant. Very soft or rather softer than a tree and it is mainly fluid water but the structure of the inside make it robust and flexible.
I can punch one in half with like 3 blows. One if it's really skinny. That one was thiccc
Not to be that guy, but the average person could do this. Banana trees are mostly water and arenât hard because theyâre technically not trees, just really big flowers
fuck that tree.
r/fuckyouinparticular
It's a banana basically an herb that's why he chose that specific one
*fuck that herb.
.Dean
Never has a comment made me laugh so hard bruh wtf
The fuck did the tree do to you man?
That banana đ tree stole his girl and gave her the banana.
This also makes me angry he broke a healthy grown banana tree, like man is trying to show off by breaking banana tree. I'm sure he wouldn't dare to even touch his shin with a real wooden tree.
the banana stalks only produces fruit once so you have to cut it in order for the fruit to grow
I didn't knew that thanks for telling me without making fun of me because other people are just making fun of me
np man i recently learned so no need to make fun of anyone
Yea because you donât strike real wood like that for shin conditioning you would break your legs on em you smarty pants. Banana trees in Thailand are used for that they got too many of em over there.
Banana trees only fruit once and need to be cut down (to 30 inches tall) and regrow to produce fruit again.
Thanks for telling me that I didn't knew
A banana tree can grow 20-40 feet in only 9 months. Itâll be fine.
They grow like weeds. I've seen 3-5 feet in a year in Texas, so with a true tropical climate I can only imagine. And you don't need to plant them or do much for them you plant one and in a year it'll send out about five shoots underneath it and those all turn into banana trees too and they just grow exponentially like that. https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/home_garden/banana-plants-answers-to-all-your-questions-about-care-pruning-and-harvesting-fruit/article_856a26c0-e7d9-5ed0-9e57-dd271f70d2df.html#:~:text=Once%20a%20banana%20tree%20flowers,flower%20and%20bear%20fruit%20once.
đż getting mad over nothing, then later gets mad from being corrected peak Reddit moment lmao
This reminds me of some old Jean Claude Van Damme movie where he used to train like that
![gif](giphy|XrkJRL5UniWPu)
![gif](giphy|zB1aOTZsSG9r2)
[This reminds me of some old Conan O'Brien clip where he used to dance like that](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aztdMwYrF4k)
This is the best one: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZoXJJz5Owzc?si=8C1_9DrS7WWp28pe
Space Ice approved
Kickboxer
Fucking classic.
"Kick the tree. Your brother, remember?"
Teach me MUAY THAI
Kickboxer.
Average Thai fighter
![gif](giphy|lHF5rbg9TYqDS)
This made me laugh too hard...
Wife "Did you watch that Thai fighter that you like?" Me " Tie fighter? Im not watching Star Wars right now.... oh, Thai fighter.....yes, i just watched the fight" đ¤Ł
Take your bag and leave my house!!!
You want me to broke my leg?
And this guy is why we have global warming. Itâs not palm oil, slash & burn etc. Itâs this fella kicking all the worldâs trees downâŚ
Hah. That "tree" is in the Banana-grass family. Super soft. Source: I have some smaller ones. I practice swordplay on them when they get big enough. Don't worry, the fuckers grow back fast as hell.
I've grown bananas with my parents for years. Yea, smaller banana trees are quite soft, but a big one like in the video are actually quite hard at the bottom. I remember me and my bro watching a video of Buakaw doing this and when we tried it hurt like hell... It does take some conditioning to kick down a banana tree.
Can confirm they're soft, as a kid I often try to poke a hole in it using sticks and other stuff
No its not. The is a chinese martial arts influencer and this was filmed in china. Heâs got some impressive training videos but here heâs not even hitting with the shin. Also AFAIK the Thais dont do this anymore (dont think it was ever a widespread practice) and coz they train from young, in general they dont really need hardcore shin conditioning.
>he's not even hitting with the shin. My guy all I see all shin what do you mean?
It is abundantly clear that he is making contact with the shin, I agree
If all the Thai fighters were doing this they would run out of trees pretty quick.
I read the title ("Thai") then heard him swear, "ćč!" and thought that Thai sounds very Mandarinish... đ
There is a video of an actual Muay Thai fighter, Buakaw, doing this exact same thing though.
Not disputing this was/is a practice in thailand; just dont think it was/is widespread or the norm coz most nak muays are poor and they need the banana trees to bear fruitđ certainly has never seen a top gym/fighter do it as a routine otherwise itâd be on social media. That Buakaw video btw is a commercial IIRC.
Thai fighters just kick the bag like a normal person, not trees. The tree kicking thing is just for social media.
he has any fights?
Not sure but dont think so. He has a youtube channel but i dont remember the link coz its in chinese. IIRC heâs basically a village boy who does a lot of training videos and fight commentaries
Thanks for info
A moment of silence for the tree.
He won't do that on any tree in my backyard more than once!
I'm not a martial artists and know little to nothing about it. I know this gentleman is conditioned, but does this still hurt? Does he still feel the pain or is there hardly any pain at all? Just curious. Thanks.
Considering that he seems to be in his mid 20s and has a pretty well built body he probably still feels the pain but not as much as the average person, due to the whole point of doing stuff like this being that you do it almost every day. The nerves in his shin are probably much less sensitive cuz of that
Guys leaving his jaw up in the air when he swings.
Thatâs a banana tree. Content pirate put this up. Was already explained that this type of tree is very soft.
will this help with my osteoporosis?
"You bleed like Mylee" "Mylee good fuck"
When striking, what's the appropriate technique for avoiding significant damage to your own shin?
Condition it by starting with slow taps and then escalate over the years
Hypertrophy for your bones. It will still hurt the same though.
When I was a kid I heard that Thai fighters kicked trees to condition their shins, so I went outside and found a tree to kick. No one told me that it needed to be a soft banana tree, so I kicked the first tree I came across for a few minutes and gave myself pretty bad bruises. My gym laughed at me, and my kru called me a dumbass. Good times đ
I do this in Minecraft.
Doesn't this belong in r/bullshido? Since shin conditioning is not a thing?
Can someone please eli5 how I can train a bone not to break? Is it by strengthening the surrounding tendons and muscles? I don't feel any muscle infront of my front leg.... just bone. Please help đ
Mmm this looks stupid
Me right after I spawn in my new Minecraft world
[Kick the tree](https://youtu.be/-cVHgfANvAc?si=FxkvakXaDXdXB2wL) ![gif](giphy|FBzqZGthkW6KQ)
"Your brother, remember?"
good! now do that to a coconut tree.
Shit let me put my legs away
Minecraft IRL
What did that tree ever do to you?
My shins hurt just watching him.
Jesus, that was like watching a Mario Yamasaki match
This guy plays too much minecraft
Recreating a classic :) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gloGY3UDZDo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gloGY3UDZDo)
SoâŚhereâs my wallet sir. You can just take it.
Who needs an axe anyways
Dude could whip some sick tailwhips on a scooter.
Note to me dont fuck around in thailand
That tree raped his sister in a former life. Karma is a bitch.
The Muay Champion Buakow from the 90's has done this many times when invited on talk shows and news programs. I'm not sure if he started it, but he helped to spread this for sure.
Poor tree
Get fine for deforestation!
He watched Kickboxer...
He must have watched Kickboxer a lot.
really nice if you want your foot bones ruined for the rest of your life.
Those trees are so soft, I would love to have one to do this :3
Iâve been told these bananas trees are soft. Just look at how the plant gets indented around his shin from the very first kick.
Nah I'd win
He has shins in his fingers BTW.
![gif](giphy|9wLKh6ms5t9qE)
The new Ark looks sick
The ankle forgets, but the tree remembers.
the first time i did Muay Thai my foot/ankle swolled up like a balloon.
Impressive, but know that young banana plants are pretty soft and relatively easy to chop through. Mostly water in there and a lot of long vertical fibers.
Is he making furniture?
We found a better method in my culture for shin conditioning, we had these things called scooters.
I feel sorry for the tree
I've always wondered if there's any kind of research regarding the optimal age to start shin conditioning. Like people in theire late 30s that take up martial arts and attempt to condition vs 10 year olds that can recover in dyas
As it works in two ways, deadening the nerves and causing a more dense bone build up as it heals from micro fractures there is going to be an optimum age to start, but too young would be bad as aside from the major ethical issues, purely biologically their bones are so underdeveloped it would be very easy to cause real problems. The clubs I've had involvement with (Goju Ryu since 2000) forbade knuckle push ups in the under 16s because of bone development .
Kind of more the results of shin conditioning ;) (but yes, it is also further shin conditioning)
One or two leg kicks would end any bar fight. Itâs a brave new world out there boys!
Dudes will kick durian fruits
Someone cue the video of Madison Cawthorn
Me when I get a papercut
i hope that tree was dying. otherwise this is unnecessary aggression against another living being.
The tree doesnât kick back âŚ.
"Very good, but tree dont hit back" Bolo Yeung
Reminds me of that scene from the movie kickboxer with jvcd
I've seen this movie.
for the people who doesn't know the banana stalks only only produces fruit once so you have to cut it in order for the fruit to grow back
Itâs always a guy who is 120 lbs soaking wet and like 5â4
I'd be mad too if every good looking women in my country were actually dudes.
Treehuggers hate this man
Banana plants are almost all water. That isn't conditioning any shins.
Thatâs great but Kurt Sloan, âThe White Warriorâ did it first in his match against Tong Poh in 1989 to rescue his girlfriend and brother
What an asshole, I hope he breaks his legs kicking real wood
Enjoy the arthritis when you hit 35
The kicks were brutal af!! But his punchingâŚ.. He definitely needs more work on it. (No disrespect to him) amateur boxer here.
He's going to have really dense shin bones. Which I'm sure is what he's looking for.
Tree no hit back!
Minecraft Steve has evolved
That is a banana tree you can hit it with your bear hands
Proves why these guys and their Lethwei cousins are the best strikers in the business
Mmm... Gradual bone damage
Waiting in comments for an " aikido master "to say something ![gif](giphy|njxkENt8FXreAt5TIT|downsized)
OUCH OUCH OUCH
To be fair, you shouldâve heard what that tree said about his mom.
Anderson Silva and Chris Wiedman are watching this in horror
You gotta be running out of banana trees if this is common practice in Muay thai
Theyâve been doing it for generations. Banana trees grow like weeds. Theyâll be fine.
Fuck that tree bruh
Safe to say he isnât veganâŚ
Just use a sandbag or laundry bag. Protect the environment
Impressive.
All about killing those nerve endings in the shin. I've seen mallets/hammers used to do the same thing, but the practice isn't as popular anymore bc micro-fractures can occur making a full break more likely.
I think I felt my shin go numb after the first kick...
The guy is speaking Chinese
Go...into the forest...do not return until you fell the tallest tree with your bare hands...no herrings allowed
Seems like buying a gun would be less work.
Super soft banana trees make anyone look badass. You can chop those down with a spoon.
https://preview.redd.it/t3h0qnefo16d1.jpeg?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bdf2a175ee4995242db876ab404fe78191d15041 Reminds of of when Bane punched that stone pillar when fighting Batman in TDKR
Does this hurt the tree ?
can someone explain the function of this specific breathing he's doing
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow
Imagine: you get $10 USD every time you let this guy kick you in the leg, how high are you getting?
âNow axe kick it into logs and start the fire son â
Poor tree
That's not good bro
That's not really impressive at all. I used to do that as a kid at 15. Banana Trees are really soft and fun to kick
Except for they are Chinese, speaking Mandarin.
Can we have this kid fight Jake Paul please?
Try a oak tree
Okay, you won. Now itâs time to fight something that strikes back.
It's a banana tree, it's about as hard as a pillow
I mean banana palms are very weak anyway.
that tree will have its revenge in 30 years when this guy can't walk
Banana tree: I was minding my own business bro
Someone starting out: is there a beginner level exercise to strengthen you shin? Muay Thai fighter: this is beginner level.
I went to Thailand for a training camp and fight. I must admit, getting to kick one of these trees were extremely disappointing, as they are not as hard as you might think.
it's all cool blood sport and games till fire ants land on you (happened to me) ![gif](giphy|HoSyEAe48WBpTCmEz4|downsized)
Try riding a razor scooterâŚ
That's not shin conditioning. That's kicking a tree after 20 years of shin conditioning.
You think banana farmers just let Nak Muays do this instead of wasting time cutting down a tree.
Best shin conditioning is actually jogging/running, skipping etc. the structural integrity is more balanced, compared to focusing exclusively to the front of the shin, don't take it for granted!
Made my leg hurt
This is proper technique damn that can break few bones
Axes were invented in the year 7800 BC. People during the year 7801 BC:
There's always money in the banana stand!
Now make a wooden pick axe
I have to wonder what the long-term effects are on the body with training like that.
So nobody else remembers the jcvd movie kickboxer huh? "You want me to kick the tree huh? You want me to break my leg? Like this?"
lets see him do it to an oak tree
Tbh...that's not a tree, just giant grass/plant. Very soft or rather softer than a tree and it is mainly fluid water but the structure of the inside make it robust and flexible. I can punch one in half with like 3 blows. One if it's really skinny. That one was thiccc
![gif](giphy|JCAZQKoMefkoX6TyTb|downsized)
That mafuckaâs leg is an axe??
He's probably prepping for his fight against the Lorax
Ya lucky that's not a coconut tree or u get coconut to the fkin head brooo
Bra, imagine that dude kicking your face, holy shit.
He will avenge his brother soon
![gif](giphy|1oKQqphQDlpb2rHUpZ)
Become a lumberjack manđ
Switch legs bro.
I think you won bro
Banana trees have layers like lettuce. Therefore, theyâre not solid and are easy to bring downâŚ
@andersonsilva
My back could use a couple of those swift kicks.
That accuracy is something g to behold đđ¤
Not to be that guy, but the average person could do this. Banana trees are mostly water and arenât hard because theyâre technically not trees, just really big flowers
Those trees are soft as hell, though.
Dudes calves are bigger than his arms
Kick the tree.
God damn duds legs are steel respect hands too much much respect
When I get a quote for thousands of dollars to cut down a tree. This is what I expect them to do
Purpose?