Ron Sarchian

Balloon Bursting: Chopsticks: 1 min. 46. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. May 27, 2023. Note: this breaks the GWR of 40.

Balloons: Kept Aloft: 24: Team of 12: 1 minute: Ron Sarchian. On June 17, 2023, Ron Sarchian, Brett Baker, Alastair Boase, Liz Guzman, Dave Harding, Rosie Hintz, Jay Hultman, Lisa Johnston, Nino LoQuellano, Jack Nunn, Luis Reyes, and Shawn Yacoubian each kept 2 balloons aloft for a total of one minute.

Baseball: Behind the Back Catches: One Minute: 66. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian (CA, USA). March 26, 2022. On March 26, 2022, Ron “The Hammer” Sarchian caught 66 Baseballs Behind his back in One Minute, wearing a leather mitt on his left hand.  The baseballs were thrown at Ron by Nino LoQuellano from a distance of 5 meters (16’ 4”). 

Baseball Catch: 32 ft. 10 in.: 1 minute: 49. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian and Jake Baer. On July 25, 2021, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian and Jake Baer completed 49 baseball catches with an MLB approved baseball and glove. They were spaced 32 feet 10 inches.

Breakaway Bottles: Broken Over Head: 2 People: 72 bottles: 30 seconds. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian and Vince Deadrick, Jr. Action Factory, Santa Clarita, CA, 8/26/23.

Breakaway Bottles: Broken Over Head: 95 Bottles: 30 Seconds: Ron “The Hammer” Sarchian: Tarzana, CA, 9/9/23.

Note: This surpasses the Guinness World Record held by Ashrita Furman at 85.

Chopstick Snapping: Karate Chop: Both hands / Alternating: One Minute: 276. Ron “The Hammer” Sarchian. April, 2023. Tarzana CA.

Chopsticks: Broken with two hands: 60 seconds: 144. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. Jan 21, 2023. Chopsticks measured 20 cm x 5 cm. Tarzana, CA.

Chopsticks: Broken with two hands: 30 seconds: 77. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. Chopsticks measured 20 cm x 5 cm. Tarzana, CA. Jan 21, 2023.

Chopsticks: Snapped with one Hand: One Minute: 86. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. Nov 12, 2022. Chopsticks measured 20 cm x 5 cm. Tarzana, CA. (Record of 77 previously held by Ron on June 18, 2022).

Clay Pigeons: Punched: One Minute: 129. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. On March 11, 2023, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian punched 129 Clay Pigeons in one minute using both hands.

Cornhole: Stacked Bags: 30 seconds: 28. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. September 25, 2021. The bags weigh 1 lb. each and are 1 inch thick and  6  inches square. Bags were stacked on a standard height table and at the command, GO bags were moved one at a time for a total of 26 bags in 30 seconds. One hand only used,  the other was behind the back. (This breaks the GWR record of 22 and Ron's previous record of 26.)

Egg Smashing: Hand (Punch) 1 Min: 339. Ron “The Hammer” Sarchian. February 27, 2021.

Egg Smashing: Foot: 1 min: 105. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. May 23, 2020. There were 3 rows of eggs, one in each small sandwich bag, lowest row was 38" with two rows above 5 inches higher for each. Each broken egg was enacted with one kick.

Pencil Breaking: One Hand: One Minute: 59. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian (CA, USA). On Jan 21, 2023, Ron “The Hanmer” Sarchian broke 59 pencils in half in one minute with his right hand only. Tarzana, CA.

(Note, this breaks the previous GWR of 40 by Oliver Joncas and Ron's previous record of 48).

Pencils: 2 hands: 30 seconds: 62. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. April, 2023. Tarzana, CA.

Pencil Breaking: One hand: 30 seconds: 32. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. April, 2023.

Pencil Snapping: Two Hands: One Minute: 110. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. Dec. 17, 2022. Tarzana, CA. (Note: this beats the GWR held by Ashrita Furman of 102).

Pinatas: Breaking Open with a Bat: 3 spins: 26.1 seconds: 5. Ron Sarchian. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian successfully broke open 5 Pinatas in 26.1 seconds with a bat, while spinning 3 times before each strike. The Pinatas were 17" x 18" x 3 1/2", the bat was 34 inches long, weighed 28 oz. and was 2.25 inches in diameter, the Pinatas were 18" high hanging next to each other approximately 16 inches above head height.

Plate Smashing: Both Hands: On Ground: 30 seconds: 90. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. On Dec, 9, 2023, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian smashed 90 plates on the ground in 30 seconds using both hands. (Note: this beats the current GWR of 86).

Punching a Heavy Bag: 36 hrs 3 min. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. A total of 107,715 punches were thrown.

Punching a Heavy Bag: 50 hours 9 min: Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. Starting at noon, June 15th, 2012, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian consecutively punched a 100 heavybag through 2:09pm, June 17th, 2012, punching approximately 200,000 punches in 50 hours and 9 minutes. The record ocurred at Premier Private Fitness and money was raised for the Mike Utley Foundation during this event.

Punching Bag: Marathon Striking: Punching and Kicking: 27 hours. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. June 19-20, 2020. Ron performed cycles of 60 minutes on and 5 minutes off for 27 hours. Either a punch or kick was performed every 2 seconds with no more than 3 consecutive punches or kicks. Nearly 65,000 punches and kicks were performed in the 27 hours. Get Fit Now Gym, Royal Oak, MI.

Roundhouse Kicks: 1 minute: 130. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian.

Ruler Breaking: Both Hands: Karate Chops: 1 minute: 144. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. On September 23, 2023, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian broke 144 rulers in 1 minute using both hands separately with karate chops.

Sledge Hammer: Tire Hits: 7.25 lb. Sledge Hammer: 1 Minute, 104, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian.  On February 29, 2020, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian swung a 34" long, 7.25 lb pound sledge hammer, using both hands with a complete rotation up and over the head and shoulders onto a tractor tire 104 times in One Minute.  This World Record attempt took place at the Yacoubian Muay Thai Academy, Chatsworth, CA.

Sledge Hammer: Tire Hits: 9 lb. Sledge Hammer: 1 Minute, 78, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian.  On September 8th, 2018 Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian swung a 34" long, 9 pound sledge hammer, using both hands with a complete rotation up and over the head and shoulders onto a tractor tire 78 times in One Minute.  This world record attempt took place at the Yacoubian Muay Thai Academy in Chatsworth, CA.  (Note: This breaks the Guinness World Record of 50.)

Sponge Throwing: Wet: In Face: 10 feet: 1 minute: 95. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. On September 23, 2023, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian was hit in the face with 95 wet sponges thrown by Nino LoQuellano from a distance of 10 feet.

Squash Smashing: 9 lb. Sledge Hammer: 1 Minute: 78. Ron “The Hammer” Sarchian. On October 31, 2021, Ron “The Hammer” Sarchian smashed 78 spaghetti squash using a 9 lb. sledge Hammer. This world record took place at The MacLeod Ale Brewing Company, 14741 Calvert St, Van Nuys, CA 91411. (Note: This breaks and surpasses the Guinness World Record of 53 butternut squash held by Ashrita Firman as well as  beating his own previous record of 70.)

Table Tennis Balls: Bounced and Caught on Head in Shaving Cream: 30 seconds: 14. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. May 13, 2023. Note, this breaks the GWR of 12.

Tennis Ball Catch: 1 Minute, 54, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian.  On August 24th, 2018 Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian successfully caught 54 tennis balls fired from a tennis ball serving machine at a minimum of 63 mph at a distance of 20 feet.  This world record was broken at The Toluca Lake Tennis and Fitness Club in Los Angeles, CA. (Note: This breaks the Guinness World Record of 47 held by Ashrita Firman.)

Tennis Balls: Alternating Catch: Plank Position: 1 minute: 84. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. On March 11, 2023, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian caught 84 tennis balls in one minute with alternating hands while in a plank position. Ron could only move/rotate his hands to catch each tennis ball while staying in a flat plank.

Vinyl Records: Smashed: Team of 8: 30 seconds: 228. On May 29, 2021, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian and 7 other team members were able to smash 228 7" vinyl records into at least 2 pieces. Table A, Dave Harding broke 30. Table B, Thomas Vu broke 25. Table C, Nino Loquellano broke 27. Table D, Alastair Boase broke 30. Table E, Ron Sarchian broke 40. Table F, Jorge Heredia broke 27. Table G, Shawn Yacoubian broke 26. Table H, Jay Hultman broke 23. Venue: The MacLeod Ale Brewing Company, Van Nuys, CA.

Vinyl Records: Broken by hand: 30 seconds: 53. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. September 25, 2021. Records were 7-inch single vinyl records, spread out on a standard height table. At the command,  GO the records were picked up one at a time and snapped into no less than 2 pieces. 

Watermelon: Smashing: Punch: 1 min: 76. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. July 29, 2017.

Watermelon: Splitting: Karate Chop: 1 min: 42. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. September 5, 2017.

Watermelon Smashing: Hand Punches: 10: 6.59 seconds. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. On Aug7, 2021, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian successfully smashed and broke 10 watermelons in 6.59 seconds at MacLeod's in Van Nuys, CA. Each watermelon weighed over 15 lbs. and was broken into at least 2 pieces with a single punch.

Watermelon Smashing: Sledge Hammer: 1 min: 70. Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian. On August 30, 2020, Ron "The Hammer" Sarchian smashed 70 9-13 lb. watermelons in one minute with a 9 lb. sledge hammer.