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SEE IN THIS VIDEO JOE ALEXANDER ‘S 10 ARROWS CAUGHT IN 2 MINS THE RECORD THAT KEN JORDAN BROKE KEN JORDAN CAUGHT 13 ARROWS IN 2 MINS,
SEE IN THIS VIDEO JOE ALEXANDER ‘S 10 ARROWS CAUGHT IN 2 MINS …THE RECORD THAT KEN JORDAN BROKE KEN JORDAN CAUGHT 13 ARROWS IN 2 MINS, ********************FLINT, MI–Ken Jordan believes he has broken the world record for the most arrows caught in two minutes — at least, he’s pretty sure he has.
Standing in a hall at the corner of Saginaw Street and Twelfth Street in Flint, Jordan broke what he believes to be the world record of 10 arrows in two minutes, by catching 13.
“It feels great,” said the former stuntman, sitting in a chair and breathing heavily after catching the thirteenth arrow. “My heart’s pounding about a hundred miles per hour right now.”
The Guinness Book of World Records currently lists a German man, Joe Alexander, as the arrow-catching record holder, who caught 43 arrows in two minutes. As Jordan, pointed out, however, Alexander had two shooters, where he only had one.
Alexander’s previous record, Jordan said, was 10 arrows in two minutes with one shooter. He said he also suspects that Alexander was at a closer distance.
He said he’s still not sure if Guinness distinguishes between single- and double-shooter records, but thinks there is.
“Most likely I’ll have to find out,” said Jordan, who accomplished his task on the third try.
He said he plans to send the video of him catching the arrows to Guinness to find out. He also said he plans on sending the video to various TV shows, hoping earn himself a spot.
Regardless of the details, Jordan, who attempted the feat in a red jumpsuit and matching bandana, said he was just concerned about getting past the number ten mark.
He was sure to point out he didn’t do it all alone — in fact, it was a three-man effort.
Jordan caught the arrows, but it was the shooter, David Archer, 45, of Flint, who had to be accurate enough to shoot in a tight enough pattern for Jordan to catch the arrows — and not get hit. (“You’re not going to believe this,” Archer said when giving his name, holding his bow.)
As they only had six padded arrows to work with, the job fell to Jeff Cox, 37, of Flint, to return them back to Archer, standing 42 feet away.
Brenda Battle-Jordan shows the counter she used to log the arrows caught by her husband, stuntman Ken Jordan. Jordan failed to beat the record during his first two attempts while the Flint Journal was on hand, and in between rounds, tensions ran high between the three.
Cox and Archer went briefly back and forth about the need to return arrows promptly, and without running in front of Jordan.
“Just stay relaxed,” Archer said as he fitted his first arrow to the string while Jordan’s wife, Brenda Battle-Jordan, stood by with the video camera, timer, and counter.
“How many was that,” Jordan said after the timer buzzed for the third time.
“Thirteen,” Battle-Jordan said, and the trio relaxed. Jordan stood leaning on a chair, staring down, before sitting.
But the relaxation didn’t last for long.
Jordan, who has long enjoyed catching arrows, said he’s not done chasing world records. Next he said he plans to go after the world record for catching arrows blindfolded. That record is in the Guinness Book of World Records: four arrows in two minutes.
He also wants to work on catching flaming arrows, but that will be just for fun.
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Stuntman Ken Jordan, of Flint, tries to catch an arrow fired by Chris Stokley, 24, of Davison, that gets a little too close at Extreme Martial Arts Fight and Fitness Club on Corunna Road in Flint as he practices catching the arrows fired by Stokley. Their long-term ambition is a two-man effort: Jordan wants to catch an arrow blind-folded and get himself on the TV show, Guinness World Records Gone Wild.
Ryan Garza | [email protected] FLINT, MI — Ken Jordan is ready to break a world record.The Flint resident and former stuntman featured in the Flint Journal earlier this year has been training to get into the Guinness Book of World Records.
“We’re going to break it now,” he said.
Jordan said the current world record was set catching ten arrows inside two minutes with one shooter.
In a recent phone interview, he said he and his shooter have already broken it twice, and now they’re ready to take in public, recording the feat on video and sending it to Guinness.
It took Jordan some time to not only train for the record, but also to decide which one to break. He originally like the idea of catching flaming arrows, but ran into the problem of keeping them lit while they flew through the air.
He then planned on being the first person to catch an arrow blindfolded but — aside from problems of accuracy and consistency of arrow speed — he found out someone had already done it.
Jordan said his original shooter moved away, so he had to train another one, and he’s ready to break the record.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the record for catching the most arrows in two minutes was set in 2010 by Joe Alexander, who caught 42 arrows in the time frame.
Jordan said Alexander’s record was set with two shooters and that he plans to tackle the duel-shooter record after he breaks the single-shooter record of 10 arrows in two minutes.
Jordan will be making his attempt Wednesday, Dec. 19. Once he has the video, he said he has to send it to the folks at the Guinness Book of World Records, who will then have to come out and verify he can do it — meaning he’ll have to do it all over again.
Scott Atkinson is an entertainment reporter for the Flint Journal and can be reached at (810) 262-0216 or at [email protected]. You can also follow Scott on Facebook or Twitter
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Stuntman Ken Jordan, of Flint, tries to catch an arrow fired by Chris Stokley, 24, of Davison, that gets a little too close at Extreme Martial Arts Fight and Fitness Club on Corunna Road in Flint as he practices catching the arrows fired by Stokley. Their long-term ambition is a two-man effort: Jordan wants to catch an arrow blind-folded and get himself on the TV show, Guinness World Records Gone Wild.
Ryan Garza | [email protected] FLINT, MI — Ken Jordan is ready to brea…See More
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Stuntman Ken Jordan Broke World Record Thank’s To David Archer , Jeff Cox & Brenda Jordan
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Stuntman Ken Jordan Broke World Record Thank’s To David Archer , Jeff Cox & Brenda Jordan,iframe width=”420″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/PuJero38nwk” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen>
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Stuntman Ken Jordan & Mixed martial artist , David Archer ,Showtime at 5 am and 6 am… see it online, at NBC News 25.Com.
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Stuntman Ken Jordan & Mixed martial artist , David Archer ,Showtime at 5 am and 6 am… see it online, at NBC News 25.Com. — at NBC NEWS 25 .
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Check out our good friend Kenneth Jordan and show our support. Ken WILL! beat the record. My only question is by how much?
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Stuntman Ken Jordan & Mixed martial artist ,David Archer were practicing in this video, showtime at 5 am and 6 am… see it online, at NBC News 25.Com.— at NBC NEWS 25.
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Mixed martial artist, David Archer And NBC 25, Brittany Shannon
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Stuntman Ken Jordan & Mixed martial artist ,David Archer ,Showtime at 5 am and 6 am… see it online, at NBC News 25.Com.
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Stuntman Ken Jordan & Mixed martial artist , David ArcherShowtime at 5 am and 6 am… see it online, at NBC News 25.Com.
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Stuntman Ken Jordan & Mixed martial artist , David Archershowtime at 5 am and 6 am… see it online, at NBC News 25.Com.
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Stuntman Ken Jordan & Mixed martial artist , David Archer ,Showtime at 5 am and 6 am… see it online, at NBC News 25.Com.
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Stuntman Ken Jordan & Mixed martial artist ,David Archer,Showtime at 5 am and 6 am… see it online, at NBC News 25.Com.
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David Archer Mixed martial artist , David Archer ,Showtime at 5 am and 6 am… see it online, at NBC News 25.Com.
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Brenda Battle Jordan
