bencrush Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 On Saturday, (5-16-09) at the Mo Town Grip Down, Brad Manion bent and BROKE an 8" Spike for a group of us witnessing! I have bent a few of his 8" Spikes and they're very hard. Not as hard as an FBBC 8" Spike, but definitely hard. That was really cool to see what it took to bend and break an 8" Spike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stump Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 On Saturday, (5-16-09) at the Mo Town Grip Down, Brad Manion bent and BROKE an 8" Spike for a group of us witnessing! I have bent a few of his 8" Spikes and they're very hard. Not as hard as an FBBC 8" Spike, but definitely hard.That was really cool to see what it took to bend and break an 8" Spike! If Ben says it's tough then I know it's tough! Good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eaton Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Nice work Brad You're a beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmmkrahling Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Great job, It would be interesting to see how much force it takes to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Brad also mangled a shoe that I couldn't budge. He told me it was harder than he thought it would be but I think he was just being nice. It was probably his Bloodsport t-shirt that gave him the power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Eaton Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Brad also mangled a shoe that I couldn't budge. He told me it was harder than he thought it would be but I think he was just being nice. It was probably his Bloodsport t-shirt that gave him the power. Did anyone get wrapping duty delegated to by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 Brad also mangled a shoe that I couldn't budge. He told me it was harder than he thought it would be but I think he was just being nice. It was probably his Bloodsport t-shirt that gave him the power. Did anyone get wrapping duty delegated to by Brad Haha! Screw that. I'll wrap another 100 nails when pigs fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemery Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Awsome bend\break Brad !! Thanks for this report Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Manion Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Thanks guys. Breaking that 8" x 3/8" spike was pretty tough, but nowhere as tough as the 2'nd time I tried it, when I was in an all-out sprint for roughly 15-20 minutes. Each time I do this feat, I keep telling myself two things: 1) I'm not doing that again and 2) I bet if I changed the technique by doing this (fill in the blank here) then it would be much easier Since thought #2 always pops into my mind, I'm definitely going to have to do this again. One thing I know will make this go a lot easier is cutting the head off the spike. The wraps on that side work themselves loose rapidly, unlike the wraps on the point side. As for Josh's horseshoe, I don't know exactly what it was, but it was SCF size#1, and just a little bit thicker than a Lite, but not quite as thick as a Plain Regular. Ben and I took calipers to it and it measured about 0.344 inches thick, which sounded about right. It was my first time bending a shoe with the clips/heels, and this shoe was every bit as tough as a Plain Regular. I got it to maybe 100 degrees, same as the Plain Regular #3 I did right afterwards. And to answer Josh's question, yes, my Bloodsport "Kumite Champion 1988" t-shirt did help me achieve victory over the spike. I wanted a little extra power for Saturday, and as such, I was pretty sure my Cobra Kai t-shirt wouldn't cut it. No offense, but Daniel LaRusso wasn't as tough an opponent for the Cobra Kai as Chong Li was for Frank Dux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturalstrength Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Thanks guys. Breaking that 8" x 3/8" spike was pretty tough, but nowhere as tough as the 2'nd time I tried it, when I was in an all-out sprint for roughly 15-20 minutes. Each time I do this feat, I keep telling myself two things:1) I'm not doing that again and 2) I bet if I changed the technique by doing this (fill in the blank here) then it would be much easier Since thought #2 always pops into my mind, I'm definitely going to have to do this again. One thing I know will make this go a lot easier is cutting the head off the spike. The wraps on that side work themselves loose rapidly, unlike the wraps on the point side. As for Josh's horseshoe, I don't know exactly what it was, but it was SCF size#1, and just a little bit thicker than a Lite, but not quite as thick as a Plain Regular. Ben and I took calipers to it and it measured about 0.344 inches thick, which sounded about right. It was my first time bending a shoe with the clips/heels, and this shoe was every bit as tough as a Plain Regular. I got it to maybe 100 degrees, same as the Plain Regular #3 I did right afterwards. And to answer Josh's question, yes, my Bloodsport "Kumite Champion 1988" t-shirt did help me achieve victory over the spike. I wanted a little extra power for Saturday, and as such, I was pretty sure my Cobra Kai t-shirt wouldn't cut it. No offense, but Daniel LaRusso wasn't as tough an opponent for the Cobra Kai as Chong Li was for Frank Dux. Great job Brad!!! I have no idea how you can endure 20 minutes of continuous bending like that , especially on an extremely tough spike!!Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Thanks guys. Breaking that 8" x 3/8" spike was pretty tough, but nowhere as tough as the 2'nd time I tried it, when I was in an all-out sprint for roughly 15-20 minutes. Each time I do this feat, I keep telling myself two things:1) I'm not doing that again and 2) I bet if I changed the technique by doing this (fill in the blank here) then it would be much easier Since thought #2 always pops into my mind, I'm definitely going to have to do this again. One thing I know will make this go a lot easier is cutting the head off the spike. The wraps on that side work themselves loose rapidly, unlike the wraps on the point side. As for Josh's horseshoe, I don't know exactly what it was, but it was SCF size#1, and just a little bit thicker than a Lite, but not quite as thick as a Plain Regular. Ben and I took calipers to it and it measured about 0.344 inches thick, which sounded about right. It was my first time bending a shoe with the clips/heels, and this shoe was every bit as tough as a Plain Regular. I got it to maybe 100 degrees, same as the Plain Regular #3 I did right afterwards. And to answer Josh's question, yes, my Bloodsport "Kumite Champion 1988" t-shirt did help me achieve victory over the spike. I wanted a little extra power for Saturday, and as such, I was pretty sure my Cobra Kai t-shirt wouldn't cut it. No offense, but Daniel LaRusso wasn't as tough an opponent for the Cobra Kai as Chong Li was for Frank Dux. John Creese would take Chong Li down to Arkansas and knock his dick in the dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big nasty Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Super Strong Brad cool stuff !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel r Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Great job Brad!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Wow, Brad! Your horseshoes have progressed immensely. Breaking an 80D must take all the fun out of steel bending. Do have a video of your spike bending technique, not necessarily the breaking technique? And hey, do you want to come to our little contest here in Texas that no one wants to come to? You would kick some serious butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Manion Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Eric, I'd love to go down to Dallas for the contest, but I'm not sure yet, mainly for economic reasons. I'd like to do Grip Nationals, which I just barely qualified for, and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have the money for both. If I can arrange the money situation, however, I'm going. Also, if I am to compete in Dallas, I have to work on a few things: 1)Padding. Been double wrapping since I started for all 3 styles, plus I use a moderate thickness of towel for padding when bending the shoes. I have tried your "no padding SCF Plain Regular #3" and while I did get the shoe to 90 degrees, it hurt like absolute hell and I couldn't go on. 2) Freestyle bending... Ironically, my shoulder flexibility has gotten poorer since I've lost 40 pounds in the last year. Then again, at the 7" length, I have learned that if I can modified DU something to around 80-90 degrees, I should be able to crush it. Being able to do so in 2 minutes or less would be a challenge, but I can work on it. It'll be tough, but I'll train as if I'm doing both, just in case. Doing that, along with Sheiko training for powerlifting, my main focus, will keep me quite busy. Hopefully, I can train with Josh Dale a few times this summer so I can improve my game. I'll send you a PM when I've got the money situation figured out. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I dont even know if I can bend one of those, nevermind break it! awesome feat Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Manion Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I dont even know if I can bend one of those, nevermind break it! awesome feat Brad I'm sure you could bend it, especially the GripRite bright common spike, the kind I did. I'd like to try out some FBBC 10" and 8" spikes now that I've got my technique down, and I imagine they're much nastier than the brutal FBBC spike which I did about 2 years ago I use knee-row to kink spikes, and once I get about 20 degrees of damage in the spike (which is about the limit of how far I can kink it), I can crush it with a vertical posting on my thigh. It's tough, true, but certainly possible with some explosion and very precise hand placement. I'll try to get some video up of an 8" spike bend, but it may take some time to get a camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Brad, we can use some leather padding on the thigh for the horseshoes. The padding thickness will be sufficient for most everyone, especially if you practice with the narrower dimensions for a little while. And, of course, starting your bend double underhand in the freestyle event is perfectly acceptable. So, all we need now is money. I sure hope we can make it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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