A martial arts master turned to hypnotherapy to help himself literally smash a world record – chopping through 55 granite and concrete slabs in less than five seconds.
Ed Byrne, a ninth dan black belt from Cornwall destroyed ten piles of edging stones in precisely 4.86, shattering the previous record of 17.49 seconds.
Explaining how he achieved his extraordinary feat, 40-year0old Ed said: “I have hypnotherapy – and I picture breaking through the slabs.”
His next ambition is to break more blocks with one single strike. Currently the record stands at 31 slabs broken with one blow.
