Donc101 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 This is going to be a great contest. David Horne is promoting it. He is not active on the Gripboard, so I thought I would post his info on the contest so everyone had the contest info and we could post results, etc. The winner gets this belt!!!!! On February 21, 2019, David announced: ANNOUNCING STEEL SHREDDER - KING'S SHIELD 2019! This prestigious invitation-only competition will take place on 11th May 2019. 6 varying steel bending and snapping events will be completed under strict conditions in one day by the 5 chosen participants. The winner will receive this beautiful, custom-engraved leather championship belt as a prize. The strongest steel benders on the planet have been chosen: Don Cummings (USA) Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary) Stan Tomajko (USA) Reuben Hughes (Wales) David Wigren (Sweden) The events: 1. Braced Bend – 30”-14.5” Mid length Bar Bending [World of Grip rated steel] - 16mm x 23” = 249K (batch 9/1/2019) 2. Braced Bend – 14-8” 'Spike' Style Bar Bending (Rated steel) - 14mm x 14" = 242K (batch 5/11/2018) 3. Unbraced Bend – Reverse Bend - Grade 8 bolt (single WOG wraps touching in the middle) 4. Unbraced Bend – Double Underhand - Grade 8 bolt (single WOG wraps touching in the middle) 5. Braced Snapping – 12mm x 21.5” = 101K (batch 9/1/2019) 6. Snapping a Grade 5 bolt (Lying on your back) - Use a World of Grip Grade 5 bolt (6” x ¼”) Here are the packages that were sent out and the steel: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Snapping a grade 5 bolt lyiing on your back! As if it had to get harder - good luck Don! And its only a week after your comp - bring the pain! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Anton.Torrella said: Snapping a grade 5 bolt lyiing on your back! As if it had to get harder - good luck Don! And its only a week after your comp - bring the pain! The lying snap is tough! You should give it a try, it’s fun. David came up with it thinking about training for BJJ. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Donc101 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 Here is my steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 The snapped 12 mm bar and grade 5 Bolt snapped while lying down. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 Here are the snap videos, 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 Reverse grade 8. These bolts are rated to 204 kg and are very tough. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapMan Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 13 hours ago, Donc101 said: Reverse grade 8. These bolts are rated to 204 kg and are very tough. Wtf. Don. Save some gains for the rest of us. That was awesome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Young Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 I have those exact JH grade 8s and they're nasty as hell trying to bend them DU or reverse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 59 minutes ago, KapMan said: Wtf. Don. Save some gains for the rest of us. That was awesome. Thanks! This contest was awesome! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 18 hours ago, Donc101 said: Reverse grade 8. These bolts are rated to 204 kg and are very tough. Jikes, no wonder they felt so tough. That’s almost closer to a 6” red than a regular G8 if I remember my numbers correct. Very hard with Hornes thin wraps touching in the middle. Solid work Don! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 42 minutes ago, David_wigren said: Jikes, no wonder they felt so tough. That’s almost closer to a 6” red than a regular G8 if I remember my numbers correct. Very hard with Hornes thin wraps touching in the middle. Solid work Don! Thanks David! They are definitely mutant bolts. You did great this comp! If you took any photos of you bending or your steel, please send them to me and I will add them to the bending contest book I made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Good Job, Don! Congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 7 hours ago, Horrido said: Good Job, Don! Congrats. Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Brutal - awesome stuff as always Don! Back to back weekend bending comps - really impressive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccos1 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Congrats Don! The events for this contest were very, very difficult. And like Anton wrote, back-to-back bending comps is pretty brutal. I did some medium bending throughout the week and everything was still feeling beat-up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Anton.Torrella said: Brutal - awesome stuff as always Don! Back to back weekend bending comps - really impressive 15 minutes ago, Buccos1 said: Congrats Don! The events for this contest were very, very difficult. And like Anton wrote, back-to-back bending comps is pretty brutal. I did some medium bending throughout the week and everything was still feeling beat-up. Thanks guys! It was a real honor to be picked for this contest. Reuben, David Wigren, Zsolt and Iron Stan are all beasts. The steel was brutally hard. I am very happy to place 3rd and medal in the event. David said he made medals with Alexander Zass on them. Should be cool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Here is David Horne's results announcement with detailed results. Stan ended up not bending.: STEEL SHREDDER - KING'S SHIELD 2019 RESULTS Saturday 11 May, 2019 Venue: Wales, USA, Sweden and Hungary Promoter: David Horne Massive congratulations to all the competitors, and of course to the new champion Reuben Hughes! As they will all be able to tell you the strength needed for the steel and bolts chosen was top drawer! The five competitors chosen were the best competitors in recent steel bending comps around the globe. The winner will now receive the beautiful, custom-engraved leather championship belt as a prize, and the runner ups the new Alexander Zass medals! This was a fantastic event to promote, and with my love of strength history it was like having the greats from the past tee off against each other, but instead it is the greats of today! Thank you! Overall Score 1 Reuben Hughes (Wales) - 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1 = 8pt 2 David Wigren (Sweden) - 2, 2, 1, 2, 3.5, 4 = 14.5pt 3 Don Cummings (USA) - 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 2 = 18pt 4 Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary) - 4, 4, 2, 3, 3.5, 3 = 19.5pt Event 1. Braced Bend – Mid length Bar Bending [World of Grip rated steel] - 16mm x 23” = 249K (batch 9/1/2019) 1 Reuben Hughes (Wales) - Fully bent in 1m 55s 2 David Wigren (Sweden) - Partial bend to 71.7 degrees 3 Don Cummings (USA) - Slight bend 4 Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary) - No bend Event 2. Braced Bend – 'Spike' Style Bar Bending (Rated steel) - 14mm x 14" = 242K (batch 5/11/2018) 1 Reuben Hughes (Wales) - Partial bend to 50 degrees 2 David Wigren (Sweden) - Partial bend to 23.5 degrees 3 Don Cummings (USA) - Slight bend 4 Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary) - No bend Event 3. Unbraced Bend – Reverse Bend - Grade 8 bolt [rated 204.3k] (single WOG wraps touching in the middle) 1 David Wigren (Sweden) - Partial bend to 22.6 degrees 2 Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary) - Partial bend to 13 degrees 3 Reuben Hughes (Wales) - Partial bend to 7.8 degrees 4 Don Cummings (USA) - Partial bend to 7 degrees Event 4. Unbraced Bend – Double Underhand - Grade 8 bolt [rated 204.3k] (single WOG wraps touching in the middle) 1 Reuben Hughes (Wales) - Partial bend to 6.8 degrees 2 David Wigren (Sweden) - Partial bend to 5.6 degrees 3 Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary) - Partial bend to 3 degrees 4 Don Cummings (USA) - Partial bend to 1 degree Event 5. Braced Snapping – 12mm x 21.5” = 101K (batch 9/1/2019) 1 Reuben Hughes (Wales) - Snapped in 9m 20s 2 Don Cummings (USA) - Snapped in 16m 56s 3 David Wigren (Sweden) - Snapped outside the 20min time allocated (3.5pt) 3 Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary) - No snap (3.5pt) Event 6. Snapping a Grade 5 bolt [rated 166.3k] (Lying on your back) - Use a World of Grip Grade 5 bolt (6” x ¼”) 1 Reuben Hughes (Wales) - Snapped in 1m 13s 2 Don Cummings (USA) - Snapped in 1m 28s 3 Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary) - Snapped in 5m 57s 4 David Wigren (Sweden) - Snapped in 11m 31s 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camz Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Congrats, Don! Pretty good job! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 1 hour ago, camz said: Congrats, Don! Pretty good job! Thanks Carl! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 David posted a photo of the belt and medals for the contest. Really bad ass! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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