It’s always entertaining to see someone perform at an elite level, crushing their
opponents after spending years perfecting their skills, intelligence and fitness.
When that elite person’s a child, however, it goes from entertaining to downright impressive!
So what creates these superhuman kids?
Is it good genes?
A strict training regime?
We may never find out, so until then, all we can do is sit back and marvel at these
mini masters.
Ready to meet them?
Let’s get it on!
SCHOOLBOY There’s nothing quite like the extreme contest
that is arm wrestling – a special table’s used where two opponents try to pin the other’s
hand to the deck in a battle of strength, endurance, skill and technique.
Alexander Bezyazykov aka Schoolboy, possesses absolute Herculean strength and is the complete
package.
Schoolboy comes from humble beginnings – there’s no real origin story to speak of.
This is just a guy who loved pumping some iron with his brother, who also happens to
be an absolute beast.
You could say this family has some great genes, or the secret to super soldier serum, or maybe
even have a jar of radioactive spiders in the back shed, who knows?
Schoolboy’s older brother Alexey is the one responsible for introducing him to the
art of arm wrestling at just 13 years old.
He began competing professionally in the junior circuit at 16.
He progressed very quickly and could not only keep up with people much larger and older
than himself – he would beat them!
A mix of natural talent, dedication, and training is the key to his successes.
Overall, he’s always placing within the top 10 in all the open age competitions he
takes place in – up against some pretty tough people.
He’s famous on YouTube for setting up in Times Square – an open invitation to win
$100 if you can best him – he’s yet to lose a dime.
MOHAMMED ALSHEIKH You’ve seen your fair share of contortionists
– Cirque du Soleil acrobats, yoga experts, unbelievable street performers.
But all pale in comparison to Mohammed al Sheikh.
This Pakistani SpiderBoy is already officially the world’s best at the tender age of 13.
The Guinness book of records gives him the nod for most full body revolutions maintaining
a chest stand in one minute.
He did this an outstanding 38 times – shattering the previous record of 29.
He resembled something more like the offspring of an alien being and a helicopter’s blades
than a young teenage boy – his legs flailing around his body at mind-bending speed.
The pliable Palestinian’s secret?
Well, nothing really.
He was just born this way, with an extremely flexible spine.
Before you ask, yes, doctors have confirmed that our friend does have bones.
He isn’t made up of cartilage like a shark that can bite its own tail.
CEN XIAOLIN Sometimes hidden talents are discovered entirely
by accident.
Cen Xiaolin’s journey began way back in 2012, when his school decided to promote skipping
as a means of exercise.
After just 3 years of training, Cen’s speed is incredible, just ask the people at Guinness
World Records.
He set new records with 108 skips in 30 seconds, and 548 skips in three minutes.
To give you an idea of just how fast this is, the officials had to play back the footage
in slow motion 8 times in order to verify the number of steps.
This boy’s legs move just about as fast as a hummingbird’s wings!
Fast forward to now and Cen is winning gold medals, and still smashing records – some
of which are his own.
He’s been dubbed the world’s most powerful thighs due to the superhuman pace he skips
at – as fast as 7 skips per second.
That is blisteringly quick!
Training every day is a small price to pay for the humble jump roper, as his skills have
given him an exciting life, taking him to compete around the world – a far cry from
following the family tradition of farming.
ARCHIE NORBURY When you think of dance music, a club full
of young adults comes into mind.
And the DJ?
An equally young adult, working feverishly to combine individual tracks into one continuous
piece of music using just their ear, and years of experience.
What you wouldn’t think of however, is a preschooler still learning their ABCs!
Archie Norbury is a 4-year-old musical prodigy.
As a 2-year-old he would reveal his hidden talent after watching his father mix music
on a set of decks.
Since, he’s made a huge impression on the music industry in a short time, playing around
the world.
Drum and bass, house, and garage beats are what you’ll hear little Archie lay down,
and he’s recognized by the folk at Guinness as the world record holder for youngest DJ
to play a club set.
To accomplish this feat, he and his parents flew to Hong Kong to showcase his prowess
in the Bungalow nightclub.
He played for a full hour in the club – whipping everyone on the dancefloor into a frenzy.
We just hope the kid doesn’t get bored of clubs before he’s old enough to go to one
without parental supervision.
NIKITA KASYANOV We’ve all seen the movie Rocky.
It has one of the truly great training montage scenes of any film.
That is, until you see the Instagram posts of Nikita Kasyanov.
This kid is an absolute phenom, god help whoever steps in the ring with or gets on the wrong
side of this young Russian destroyer.
This 9-year-old boy has absolutely astonishing hand speed, his fists flying through the air
so fast they become a blur – looking more like a cartoon than a training session.
His head movement, timing, and footwork leave you spellbound.
He accomplishes feats of high-level reflexes and agility that leave you mesmerized.
His punches are executed perfectly – whether ripping power shots deep into the heavy bag,
or landing laser guided jabs into the speed ball.
He can squat an astounding 70kg – that’s twice his own body weight.
He trains under the careful supervision of his father, who is careful not to over train
or injure his eager gifted son.
Nikita hopes to compete in the Olympics and be a World champ one day.
This boy’s technique is absolutely flawless – once he grows into his power, he’ll
be unstoppable.
NIKOLASS BERTANS On the whole people love being in control,
safe and a master of their own lives.
Then you get the nutcases, the loose cannons – adrenaline junkies with no fear.
NikNak, otherwise known as 12-year-old Nikolass Bertans, happens to fulfill both these criteria.
He’s a professional Formula Drift racer without even holding a driver’s license!
For the uninitiated, drifting is an exciting motorsport where the driver corners at a fantastic
speed.
They intentionally oversteer and break traction, causing the wheels to create a massive amount
of smoke.
Style points are also scored based on how high the slip angle of the car is as it goes
around the corner – it pays to push your car to the limit without spinning out of control.
If that sounds insane, it’s because it is.
All NikNak wanted to do was drift race from a young age, and is fortunate enough to have
tutelage from one of the best in the biz – legend Kristaps Bluss.
His weapon of choice?
An absolutely crazy BMW E36 3-series with a powerful V8 engine designed for just one
thing – monster torque.
He’s pretty good at it too, expertly guiding his car sideways around the twists and turns
of the race track.
Can you imagine just how good a driver he could be with a few more years under his belt?
AJ STUNTZ Back in 2015, pint sized wonder AJ Stuntz
had already made a name for himself as a stunt rider.
It’s not every day you see a 6-year-old doing things on a motorbike that most experienced
riders wouldn’t attempt.
He was born into the motorcycle world, and is a true natural.
Just after he learnt to walk, he was already using a pushbike.
At 3 years old he took off on an electric motorbike and never looked back.
It was around this age that he met world renowned stunt rider Jason Pullen for the first time,
and was amazed at what he saw.
He told his mother that he wants to be like him one day, and since then Jason took AJ
under his wing, dubbing him the future of the sport.
He wants to pass on all his experience and knowledge to make AJ an even better rider.
He doesn’t look at him like a kid though, but as the next guy to define the sport.
His skills are a sight to behold, climbing all over the bike while doing wheelies and
skids, controlling the machine like someone with 20 years experience.
And now?
He has another talent – rapping.
He’s released some tracks and hopes to make waves in the hip hop world too.
ZAVALA BROTHERS The love of winning is a powerful motivator.
Ask any athlete at the top of their game and they’ll tell you, you have to believe in
yourself 100%.
The Zavala boys are at the pinnacle of the scooter world, and are no different.
Big Air Joe aged 8, is the world’s youngest ever professional scooter rider.
His elder brother King Ronnie, qualified for the world championships a mere 2 months after
turning pro.
The boys are both freakish talents.
They train cross-fit every morning at 4am without fail.
No days off is the motto for their training.
Their father says that while the boys are each a very different style of skater, they
do have one thing in common – the hunger and desire to compete, even against each other.
He’s their coach and number one fan, sometimes spending 8 hours a day, 5 days a week with
the boys at the skate park helping them understand and nail crazily complex tricks.
They say steel sharpens steel.
Ronnie pushes Joe as he’s older, stronger and has more tricks in his arsenal.
But Joe pushes Ronnie as he is hell bent on being better than his older brother – snapping
at his heels for the title of King.
AMNA & HAMDA AL QUBAIS Motorsport just runs in some family’s blood.
The smell of gasoline and burning rubber, the thrill of the G-force sucking you back
in your seat as you plant your foot down the straight.
The Al-Qubaisi girls come from good stock.
Their father is Khaled Al-Qubaisi – a distinguished driver best known for being the first Emirati
ever to compete in the infamous 24-hours of Le Mans race in France – even claiming 2
podium finishes.
His daughter Amna has also made history by being the first female Emirati to compete
in professional motorsports.
It had only been a few months since the prohibition of women drivers had been lifted in the Middle
East.
Younger sister Hamda is a few years her junior, and at 16 joined her elder sister for a dual
debut at the Italian F4 races.
These young ladies have been earmarked to accomplish big things in the racing world,
following in their father’s footsteps.
ISAAC JOHNSON How wide can you open your mouth?
Surely not as far as Isaac Johnson whose bite is something jawsome to witness.
Verified by Guinness World Records as the person with the widest opening mouth, Isaac
can extend those choppers out a staggering 3.6 inches.
It’s something more akin to seeing a seal being eaten on shark week than a 14-year-old
boy.
Just to prove how freakish this is, he passes the time by shoving baseballs, apples, orange,
bottles, and just about anything that will fit into his mouth to demonstrate the amazing
gape of his oral cavity.
Having taken the gong as world’s best at such a young age, it’s entirely possible
that he’ll break his own record as he ages – growing even larger.