Guinness record-holder Ron Sarchian can shatter a watermelon in one chop now fights for his life HEAD TOPICS
Guinness record-holder Ron Sarchian can shatter a watermelon in one chop now fights for his life
10/22/2022 4:47:00 PM Guinness record-holder Ron Sarchian can shatter a watermelon in one chop now fights for his life
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Guinness record-holder Ron Sarchian can shatter a watermelon in one chop now fights for his life Guinness record-holder Ron Sarchian can split 42 watermelons using karate chops in one minute, now fights cancer. By Lou PonsiThe Tarzana resident’s world records include punching a heavy bag for more than 50 hours, throwing 150 roundhouse kicks in one minute, hitting a tractor tire with a sledgehammer 78 times in one minute and splitting 42 watermelons with a karate chop in one minute. Fitness professional and stuntman Ron Sarchian holds 32 world records, all documented in the Guinness Book of Records. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Fitness professional and stuntman Ron Sarchian holds 32 world records, all documented in the Guinness Book of Records. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Read more:
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October 22, 2022 at 6:45 a.of 2 New York Mets players Ron Darling, center, and Tim Teufel, left, arrive July 25, 1986, for an examining trial on felony charges that they assaulted Houston police officers outside a local bar.Florida Gov., and had a turn as a nutty Dracula-like count on The Monkees On the summer 1973 ABC sitcom Love Thy Neighbor , based on a hit British TV show, Masak and Joyce Bulifant portrayed a husband and wife who discover they’re not as open-minded as they thought when a Black couple (Harrison Page, Janet MacLachlan) move in next door. m. UPDATED: October 22, 2022 at 6:46 a. A judge referred the case to a Harris County grand jury.m. "I get a kick out of it when people kind of compare it to (measles, mumps and rubella shots) and things that have been around for decades and decades," he said. By Lou Ponsi Ever since thumbing through a frayed copy of the Guinness Book of World Records as young child, Ron Sarchian has been fascinated with the notion of performing an activity faster or for a longer time period than anyone else in the world.” His third time calling an Astros ALCS also brings Darling back to the site of one of the greatest triumphs of his big league career, a tantalizing what-if and an infamous arrest he can laugh about 36 years later. So fascinated in fact, that Sarchian, a professional stuntman, actor, kickboxer and personal trainer, went on to set 34 world records sanctioned by Guinness, which has since changed its name to Guinness World Records The Tarzana resident’s world records include punching a heavy bag for more than 50 hours, throwing 150 roundhouse kicks in one minute, hitting a tractor tire with a sledgehammer 78 times in one minute and splitting 42 watermelons with a karate chop in one minute. In his years doing stunt work for television and films, Sarchian, 58, has been set on fire, thrown off buildings, crashed cars, been blown up and was a debris dodger — a job that involves running through an explosion while trying to avoid being hit by flying bricks. On July 19, 1986, the then-25-year-old Darling and teammates Rick Aguilera, Bob Ojeda and Tim Teufel were arrested at Cooter’s, a bar on Richmond Avenue."Basically, his reason for that is there's not been a proven benefit for that. But today, Sarchian is involved in a much different type of endeavor, one that doesn’t involve punching or kicking or running or even getting has name in a book. Fitness professional and stuntman Ron Sarchian holds 32 world records, all documented in the Guinness Book of Records. According to the police report, Teufel tried to leave the bar with his drink but was stopped by two uniformed police officers working security. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Fitness professional and stuntman Ron Sarchian holds 32 world records, all documented in the Guinness Book of Records."Thanks to @GovRonDeSantis, COVID mandates are NOT allowed in FL, NOT pushed into schools, & I continue to recommend against them for healthy kids. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Fitness professional and stuntman Ron Sarchian holds 32 world records, all documented in the Guinness Book of Records. When the dust settled, Teufel and Darling were charged with aggravated assault of a police officer while Aguilera and Ojeda were charged with hindering an arrest. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Fitness professional and stuntman Ron Sarchian holds 32 world records, all documented in the Guinness Book of Records. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Show Caption Expand After inexplicably losing weight and turning jaundice, Sarchian underwent tests that revealed a bile duct blockage caused by a tumor the size of a grape. It remains a part of franchise lore. On Jan. 27 Sarchian was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a form of cancer with a high mortality rate, the same type of pancreatic cancer that took the lives of Patrick Swayze and Steve Jobs. Houston Chronicle In January 1987, Darling and Teufel pled no contest and received $200 fines and a year’s probation, which was lifted a month later. While individual outcomes depend on several factors, the five-year survival rate for people with pancreatic cancer is 10 out of 100, according to John Hopkins Medicine. “It changes your perspective on everything immediately,” Sarchian said. Darling now chuckles about the whole thing. “It’s something I’ll never forget. Until that happens to you, you don’t know how you are going to react. “It’s a long time ago and I never think about it and get angry. There are so many questions. It is a very personal thing.” But there is one regret: Not getting one of the “Houston Police 4, Mets 0” T-shirts that Astros fans had made and sold after the kerfuffle. ” Sarchian was told by his doctors he was in for a battle and would need to endure several rounds of chemotherapy to shrink the tumor and then go under the knife to have the tumor removed. The initial reaction was shock, followed by bewilderment. These T-shirts were sold after four Mets players got into an altercation with a pair of Houston police officers at Cooter's in July 1986. “Why me,” Sarchian said to himself. “What about the guy who smokes three packs of cigarettes a day and is 100 pounds overweight and he is fine. That NLCS featured thrilling games, controversy over Astros ace Mike Scott allegedly scuffing the ball and ended in a six-game Mets triumph over the Astros thanks to three games won in New York’s final time at-bat.” The Michigan native also thought about his father, who died when Sarchian was 3-years-old. “Every day, when you wake up, you don’t know how you are doing to field,” he said. “We knew they had outstanding starting pitching, great relief pitching and a real tenacious kind of offense,” Darling said. “It changes your sense of urgency about life. If you’re upset with someone or someone is upset with you, get rid of that. Billy Doran was my favorite player even though I had to play against him. It doesn’t mean anything anymore.” Then, a short time after being diagnosed, Sarchian committed to fighting cancer by tapping into the inner strength he’d drawn on so many times in the past, when in the midst of grueling activity he wanted to quit. “They had such a good team. Such as the time he was in a state of delirium and on the verge of collapsing after punching a heavy bag for 30 hours with another 20 hours to go. “If anybody can come back from something like this, it’s Ron,” said longtime friend Carl Ciarfalio, a respected Hollywood stuntman himself, one of Sarchian’s closest friends. The ’86 team knew that it was going to be so hard against Houston to get through. “I keep my thoughts positive for him. He is quite an inspiration in the lives of people he comes in contact with.”.” Just days before the surgery, Sarchian snapped 185 pencils with a karate chop in one minute to set his thirty-fourth world record. Many of Sarchian’s recent years focused on splitting watermelons, pumpkins and a variety of objects with a karate chop, a punch or a sledgehammer. “What he is accomplishing is amazing,” wrote the , who dubbed Sarchian “The Hammer” because it was his tool of choice in achieving several world records. “He is a trailblazer and trendsetter and someday he will be recognized for his outstanding efforts.” And Sarchian doesn’t simply attempt world records for himself. He almost always attempts records at friends’ restaurants and gyms and usually uses the event to raise money for different causes. For one of his world record attempts during the pandemic, Sarchian donated the money he raised to nurses on the front lines. “He took whatever money he could get and gave it out to a just cause,” Ciarfalio said. “You find that with very few people, giving that money away after working so hard to get it.” Sarchian had the tumor removed on Aug. 24. The surgery took 12 hours, longer than anticipated after surgeons discovered the tumor had partially attached itself to a vein. “Once I came out of anesthesia, the pain was more than I’ve ever experienced,” Sarchian said. “It was next level. And I was on a lot of drugs too. I really wasn’t sure if I was going to live or die for about two hours. The mental discipline and toughness is what got me through. The nurses were telling me I was mumbling. I kept saying ‘You can get through this. You can get through this.’” Even two months after surgery, the recovery process remains daunting, Sarchian said. He’s had to return to the hospital for overnight stays more than once due to complications. Sarchian’s most recent trip back to the hospital was Thursday, Oct. 20. As of Friday, Oct. 21 he was still there and wasn’t sure when he’d be able to go back home. Sarchian is sure about one thing, however. He sees more world records in his future. “When Ron gets into something, he doesn’t just tip-toe,” Ciarfalio said. “He jumps in with both feet. Ron has all that testosterone and the humanity to go with it. ” For more information on Ron Sarchian and his accomplishments, go to worldrecordron.com .