Martial artist breaks two world records in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Gazette – Mohammed Alshoaiby

Tae Kwan Do black belt Ahmad Amin Bodla, 21, broke two Guinness World Records on Wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The first record was for “number of kicks in three minutes,” breaking Indian master Sidhu Kshetri’s world record of 620 kicks with 783 kicks with one leg.

The second record was in the number of punches in one minute in the Wing Chun style of martial arts, breaking Australian master Mick Faber’s 301 punches with 313.

“I feel quite proud and happy that all this hard work has paid off,” said Bodla after breaking both records. There was a lot of pressure and a lot of hype, but despite all that, Alhamdulillah (thank God), I’ve broken the records,” he said.

Bodla, who hails from Pakistan, has studied in Riyadh’s King Saud University (KSU) and will be on his way to Pakistan next week.

Bodla’s journey through martial arts was challenged by a childhood struggle with asthma, his father said: “Incidentally, Ahmad was very slim and weak and I never thought he would become so strong, but because of his personal dedication and zest, Masha’a Allah, he has been able to achieve this standard.”

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/sports/2013/08/23/Martial-Artist-breaks-two-world-records-in-Saudi-Arabia.html

Ahmad Amin Bodla breaking the world record for number of kicks in three minutes. (Photo courtesy: Saudi Gazette)

Ahmad Amin Bodla breaking the world record for number of kicks in three minutes. (Photo courtesy: Saudi Gazette)

One thought on “Martial artist breaks two world records in Saudi Arabia

  1. Mak3mirs, thanks for curating inspirational Pakistani news around the world. Pakistan is full of talent, almost in every walk of life. Have you heard about groopic? An app developed by Pakistani graduates which allows photo shooter to roll in back in the frame. Very first time this app is launched. They were invited in Google for ‘entreprenurs conference’ .

    Barrack Obama needed to tweet back in the response of Faizan Buzdar’s video calling for change in the policy of Immigration. How influential are Pakistanis!

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