0:00:02 > 0:00:03# Officially, officially, officially
0:00:03 > 0:00:05# Amazing. #
0:00:08 > 0:00:10ALARM BLARES
0:00:10 > 0:00:12- Ah! Ah! Argh!- Argh!
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Long, long ago, in the faraway land of Japan,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22there lived an Officially Amazing Ninja.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24This ninja guarded the magic temple
0:00:24 > 0:00:27where all Officially Amazing records took place.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31One day, some evil bandits stormed the grounds.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Their aim? To vanquish all record attempts.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Officially Amazing Ninja had to act fast
0:00:39 > 0:00:42to ensure the amazingness could continue
0:00:42 > 0:00:44for the joy of mankind.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45WEAPONS SWISH
0:00:47 > 0:00:51And so began the Battle of Thingybob.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52METAL CLANGS
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Legends tell of a mega-scrap,
0:00:54 > 0:01:00culminating in Amazing Ninja sending the bandits packing...
0:01:00 > 0:01:05leaving the temple free once more for new record attempts.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Have you guessed who this mysterious warrior is?
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- It's me, Haruka!- I knew it!
0:01:13 > 0:01:15OK, I'm not a ninja, but today
0:01:15 > 0:01:18we are going to meet a real one.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23For 600 years, ninjas have been spies and assassins.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Thankfully, today, it's apples not enemies heading for the chop.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29SWORD SWISHES
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Meet Ninja Tomaku.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33He'll be putting his skills to the test
0:01:33 > 0:01:36in possibly our most dangerous record attempt ever.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46Oh!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50THEY SPEAK JAPANESE
0:01:51 > 0:01:54How dangerous is this record?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57HE SPEAKS JAPANESE
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- TRANSLATION:- The sword is heavy. Sometimes my hand lets go.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04You can easily take your fingers right off. Right off, I said!
0:02:04 > 0:02:05That's a lot of blood!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08You should definitely not try this at home.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12It is so dangerous, even the most highly trained professionals
0:02:12 > 0:02:17still get hurt. Ninja Tomaku has been doing this for many years.
0:02:17 > 0:02:23As Ninja Tomaku channels the spirits of the great warriors of the past,
0:02:23 > 0:02:24here's the rules.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Ninja Tomaku must throw each apple into the air,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30unsheathe his sword, slice through the apple
0:02:30 > 0:02:33and resheathe it - that's putting it away again -
0:02:33 > 0:02:37carefully avoiding his fingers, all before taking the next apple.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Ninja Tomaku must slice 30 or more apples in 60 seconds
0:02:41 > 0:02:44to regain the Guinness world record he once held.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46SWORD SWISHES
0:02:46 > 0:02:48GONG REVERBERATES
0:02:48 > 0:02:51We are all set in the ground of Oshi Castle.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Ninja Tomaku, are you going to win this back?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56HE SPEAKS JAPANESE
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Ninja warriors, are you ready?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00ALL TALK AT ONCE
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- Go.- Here we go. The blade has to chop through the apple -
0:03:06 > 0:03:09a thin slice will do. That's one.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11The apple needs to be cut into separate pieces,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13so that one is no good.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Another clean cut there. That's two.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21Ninja Tomaku into his stride. 29 to beat. He's looking good.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25But the sword is so heavy, at around 1kg,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28it's like constantly swinging a litre of water around.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Ooh! Didn't quite slice all the way through there.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33That won't count.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36He needs to slice every two seconds.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Sensational swordsmanship!
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Er, no. Bit of a fumble there.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44He's having trouble sheathing his sword.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48It's so sharp.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51He has to be careful he doesn't slice his fingers on it.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Come on, Ninja Tomaku!- Stop.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55HE EXCLAIMS
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Oh! That was fantastic slicing and cutting.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02What do you think? How did you get on?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04HE SPEAKS JAPANESE
0:04:04 > 0:04:05- TRANSLATION:- I did my best.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08The official adjudicator counts the apples.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Did he slice 30 or more and get his record back?
0:04:12 > 0:04:17What you have achieved now is 25.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Are you going to try again?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- TRANSLATION:- Go on, then. I'll do one more.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27While Ninja Tomaku prepares for his next attempt,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30let's leave him briefly and head to Italy
0:04:30 > 0:04:32for a bizarre-looking record.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37These three women are going to attempt to break the record
0:04:37 > 0:04:41for fastest ten metres whilst in the box-split position.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43This is the box-split position.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Hmm. That looks painful.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50A 180-degree angle of the legs whilst sitting on the floor.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55The ladies must get from here to here as fast as they can.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Up first is Italian Irene Beti.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03And she's off. Come on, Irene!
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Are those legs at 180 degrees?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Hmm. Unorthodox pincer movement.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Determination and pain etched on her face.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15She's reached the finish in a rapid time of 13.39 seconds.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17But the judges don't look happy.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Oh. Irene has been disqualified
0:05:20 > 0:05:24because those legs aren't at 180 degrees.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Next, fellow Italian Irene Croce.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30What is it with Italian women called Irene and box splits,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33and how do you find out you're good at this sport?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Go.- Never mind that. Irene 2 is off.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38She's going for the toilet plunger technique.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41That floor is getting shinier by the second.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Again, though, not sure about the angle of her legs.
0:05:44 > 0:05:4719.81 seconds for Irene 2.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49But it's a second disqualification.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Poor Irene 2. All that plunging for no glory.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Can the third and final competitor succeed?
0:05:56 > 0:06:00It's Kazumi Kawahara from Japan. What? Not an Irene?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Surely her technique can't be any weirder.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Go.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Oh, yes, it can!
0:06:05 > 0:06:09It's like an octopus impersonating an injured swan in a phone box.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10And I like it!
0:06:11 > 0:06:14She's certainly making some waves out there.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15And she's crossed the line.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18But has she done so quickly enough?
0:06:19 > 0:06:20Yes, she has!
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Not only has she not been disqualified,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25but with a time of 16.9 seconds,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Kazumi Kawahara has a new Guinness world record.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33Speedier, stranger, smilier and splittier than the rest.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Congratulations, Kazumi.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Talking of splits,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40let's head back to Japan now to see if Ninja Tomaku is ready
0:06:40 > 0:06:43to regain his apple-splitting world record.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44SWORD SWISHES
0:06:44 > 0:06:46GONG REVERBERATES
0:06:46 > 0:06:50He's had one go and managed 25.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54But he needs to chop at least 30 to get his record back.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Plasters protecting his sore fingers.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59# Not giving in... #
0:06:59 > 0:07:02His fellow warriors are channelling the ninja spirit,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05willing him on to victory.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09He is the most ready man I have ever seen!
0:07:09 > 0:07:11SWORD SWISHES
0:07:11 > 0:07:13HE LAUGHS
0:07:13 > 0:07:15This is it. Is everybody ready?
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- Go.- He needs at least 30 to regain the record.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Total miss there!
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Amazing accuracy.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27A real slice of genius.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29SWORD SWISHES
0:07:31 > 0:07:33His sword is just so heavy.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35It's even harder second time around.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Come on, Ninja Tomaku!
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Let's slash this record!
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Again, having trouble resheathing his sword.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47So dangerous.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Unless you've trained for years in a Japanese ninja school,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54never try to cut apples like this.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Come on! Oh, a miss.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Oh!
0:07:59 > 0:08:00Stop.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03INDISTINCT
0:08:03 > 0:08:06You look so exhausted!
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- TRANSLATION:- I'm sorry, love, I can't go on.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12I still need to double-check, so let's do this.
0:08:12 > 0:08:1429 is the record to beat.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15Has he done it?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Please tell us.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Yes. You have now
0:08:21 > 0:08:23successfully cut...
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- ..twenty...- Oh!
0:08:28 > 0:08:29..six apples.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37It's so close and he's tried so hard.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40His hand is aching. He can hardly lift it.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44But he's still shown us that he's a 100% super ninja.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49And he is 100%...amazing!
0:08:49 > 0:08:52HE SPEAKS JAPANESE
0:08:52 > 0:08:55APPLAUSE
0:08:58 > 0:08:59Ha! Ha! Ha!