Kick World Records

Carlos Jaen took two quick steps across a mat in Valencia, Venezuela, launched into a jumping side kick and struck a crossbar 2.47 meters (about 8 feet 1 inch) off the ground, bursting the balloon rigged to it. The stand was measured on camera beforehand, with a tape measure run from the mat to the crossbar, and the kick was filmed from several angles while black belts in uniform looked on. Two steps of runway, and the balloon never stood a chance.

Carlos Jaen sprinted across a turf field in Valencia, Venezuela, took off behind a marker 3.30 meters (about 10 feet 10 inches) from a target stand and closed the gap with a jumping side kick, bursting the balloon rigged to the stand. The distance was measured on camera just before the kick, with a tape measure run from the foot of the stand to the takeoff line, and the attempt was filmed from three angles while martial artists in uniform looked on. The balloon had more than three meters of warning and it didn't help.

Lily, a golden retriever, and Raz, a border collie, chase a black soccer ball around their backyard in Melbourne, Australia, each with a toy in its mouth. Lily strikes the ball with a front paw at about 14 and 25 seconds into the 54-second clip, and Raz paws it on at about 23, 36 and 51 seconds, with family members rolling or kicking it back into play between turns. Checked frame by frame, the single continuous take shows both dogs kicking the ball with their paws, for a total of 2 dogs. Neither dog drops its toy to do it.

Raz, a border collie puppy, trots down a hallway with polished wooden floors in Melbourne, Australia, a tennis ball already in his mouth, as a second ball is rolled toward him. He stops it with one front paw and passes it straight to the other, sending it rolling back the way it came, all in a fraction of a second, checked frame by frame in one continuous, unedited clip. His owner gives his birth date as February 7, 2021, which made him 4 months and 2 days old when the clip was filmed on June 9, 2021. Most puppies that age are still chasing the ball; Raz was already passing it.

Raz, a border collie, and Lily, a golden retriever, share one long stick in a park in Melbourne, Australia: Lily lies on the grass with one end in her mouth while Raz picks up the stick near the other end. With the stick held level between them, Raz works a tennis ball between his front paws and kicks it away. Checked frame by frame, the video shows his 3 kicks while both dogs keep hold of the stick. Lily does her half of the job without getting up.

Marcus B. kicked up a soccer ball 40 times in 30 seconds.

Max kicked a soccer ball backwards into a mini goal from 126 feet away.

Nathan S. kicked two trash bins in five seconds.

Michael T. kicked a volleyball into a basketball hoop from 44 feet away.

Leif Becker broke 12,120 wooden boards in 24 hours. He set the record at Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium in Times Square, New York to support enCourage Kids, a foundation that helps children with health challenges. RecordSetter Official Ella Morton was present to witness the attempt. Read more about the feat here.

Kamal A. kicked in the air 23 times in 15 seconds while balancing on parallel bars.

Kamal A. kicked in the air 39 times in 15 seconds while lying down.

Lucia B. completed 58 alternating kicks to her friend's hands in one minute.

Ryan B. performed four kicks between two exercise balls while holding a push-up position.

Jason L. of Diesel Gym completed 70 Muay Thai rib kicks in 30 seconds. He and his team teamed up with Telethon to raise funds for the social welfare of children and children's diseases research.

Archer L. performed 22 push kicks in 30 seconds.