Joe Alexander (record holder)

Extreme coach Joe Alexander

Joe Alexander is a world record holder and coach .

Life

In 1977 he started Taekwondo and completed his training as a chimney sweep . After a three-year stay in America and several television appearances as Joe Al Star, he returned to Germany and devoted himself to various industries. In addition to invitations to television shows and sporting highlights, he presented "Jaacro" at the FIBO (leading international trade fair for fitness, wellness and health) in 1991 , a new sport he had invented with fitness, dance, music and an attitude towards life from Asian and Western cultures merge. He has been working as a coach since 2004.

In the following years various television appearances followed, for example in Wetten, dass ..? , in the ZDF television garden , in the Guinness Show and others. In 2012, 2013 & 2014 Alexander was represented in the Guinness Book of Records with two different world records . On October 16, 2013, the book "Catch the Arrow !: An extreme coach shows how you can achieve the unbelievable. Successful in leisure, sport and career".

Records

Joe Alexander at the Guinness World Records Day 2013 in Hamburg

On November 11, 2010, he and the archers Peter Dubberstein and Robin Puls broke the record with 44 arrows in 2 minutes during Guinness World Records Day 2010 (the previous record was 36).

On September 9th, 2009 at the ZDF TV garden he caught seven harpoons with his hand from a distance of about 2 meters without breathing.

On November 11, 2010, he smashed aerated concrete blocks with his elbow while holding a raw egg. The record is 24 pieces.

Elbow fracture test, world record 2014

On November 16, 2011, blindfolded, he caught four arrows from archer Peter Dubberstein in two minutes.

On November 14, 2012, he caught 15 marshmallows in one minute with chopsticks, which were thrown at him by a thrower from 2 meters away.

On November 14, 2013, he caught 16 darts in one minute, which were thrown to him by a thrower from a distance of 4 meters.

On November 14, 2013 Joe Alexander walked over 60 upright and free-standing, empty champagne bottles. He surpassed the record of circus artist Chelsea McGuffin, which was 51 bottles.

On November 29, 2014 at the B2B Nord trade fair, Joe Alexander threw 14 books upright on a shelf in 2 minutes.

On November 10, 2014 on the RID record day in Hamburg, Joe Alexander cut 25 burning aerated concrete blocks with his elbow while holding a raw egg in his hand.

On April 6, 2015 at the Radio Hamburg Easter Marathon in Hamburg, Joe Alexander conducted 2,947 people in the record "most people buzzing a" lightsaber sound ".

Pineapple Samurai World Record 2015

On November 5, 2015 at the RID record day in Berlin, Joe Alexander cut 12 pineapple fruits horizontally with the samurai sword on the heads of the participants.

On January 4, 2016, Joe Alexander caught 14 arrows from the air.

Fight Director

Joe Alexander is the director of the "Stunt Fighter Academy". Stuntfighting is a rehearsed action-fight choreography in which you fight with or without a weapon. This is used to train stunt actors in the fields of film, television, theater productions, in amusement parks or in advertising. To date, he has worked out and implemented around 800 action and combat choreographies as a fight director. Joe Alexander has been stunt coordinator for the Müritz saga in Waren since 2006 .

This was followed by engagements with Columbia Pictures , Universal Studios , Broadway and Las Vegas shows. In 2002 he was the choreographer and producer of the short film "X-itus" and also directed it. In 2007 the short films "Tears of a Samurai" and "Sharky" followed, which Alexander also directed. In 2012 Joe Alexander worked as a stunt coordinator in the Turkish adventure cinema production Karaoğlan .

Sports

Alexander's sporting career includes the 1981 German champion title (60 kg). In April 2013 he passed the black belt examination for the 4th Dan master degree .

Jaacro was developed by Joe Alexander. Various elements from a wide variety of sporting areas are trained here. The training of the correct relaxation, elements of aerobics as well as self-defense and the execution of dance and fitness basic movements are included. This results in a choreography that is synchronized to suitable music . The aim of training is to train and strengthen the entire body. The general fitness level, the condition but also the mobility can be improved. The fitness trend sport Jaacro was first presented to a specialist audience in 1991 at the FIBO in Essen . It is a word creation by Alexander and should mean something like fusion or union. Magazines like the Stern (magazine) , the Bravo Sport or the Journal der Frau reported on the new sport. Joe Alexander and his “Jaacroians” performed live three times in the ZDF television garden .

Samuel Koch, "Wetten, dass ...?"

Samuel Koch and Joe Alexander have been working together since the beginning of 2010 . The collaboration resulted in various betting ideas for “ Wetten, dass ..? ", Which were presented by Joe Alexander of the" Wetten dass ..? "Editorial team. In the summer of 2010, "was jumping stilts bet about cars" from ZDF finally favors. After various tests, on October 1, 2010, under the supervision of the “Wetten dass ..?” Editors, production and directors in the Munich Olympic Hall , a successful test of the “Stilts Bet”, in which foam pads were used for safety on the cars . Five weeks before the TV appearance, Samuel put together a new team at his own request. On December 4, 2010, Samuel Koch tried his bet: to jump over cars moving with the power jumpers in a somersault. He fell and was badly injured. According to his ex-coach Joe Alexander, Samuel Koch did not take too high a risk. "The bet was feasible and it was no more dangerous than a lot of what you see on television," he told the Internet industry service Meedia. He was also critical of the fact that Samuel Koch had previously interviewed Thomas Gottschalk and Michelle Hunziker and that, contrary to previous decisions, the vehicle was not driven by a professional stunt driver, but by his father, and said on the show people with Wolfgang Heim : "No stuntman in the world would conduct an interview before a dangerous stunt".

social commitment

Since 2011, Joe Alexander has been supporting the “alma terra” association, which uses donations to build happy oases in the form of playgrounds and sports fields in crisis regions. On May 20, 2013, Joe Alexander opened the first "alma terra playground Olympics" in Hamburg as patron.

As the patron of the PWS Child Foundation, Joe Alexander helped children get better drinking water. On November 11th, 2009, he broke his previous record in the “Elbow Break Test with Egg” and initiated the official birth of the PWS Child Foundation. The task of the Child Foundation is to provide children in Germany and around the world with healthy drinking water through a filter system . Alexander gave the first device as a gift to a children's home in Hamburg-Harburg , where he had lived as a child.

literature

• Joe Alexander: catch the arrow! An extreme coach shows you how to achieve incredible things. Successful in leisure, sport and career . Solibro Verlag , Münster 2013, ISBN 978-3-932927-75-1 .

Web links

Commons : Joe Alexander  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Joe Alexander Entertainment Group website , accessed August 9, 2011

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tae Kwon Do current Joe Al Star TaeKwon Do current , 14th year No. 10/88 October, Heinz Marx, pp. 14-19.
2. ↑ Fitness Markt Jaacro starts up Fitness Markt Europe, 6th volume 3/92, Verlag Chmielorz GmbH, pp. 20–21.
3. ↑ Stern Fit in Trend Stern Journal, 42/93, Gruner & Jahr AG & Co KG, p. 200.
4. ↑ Hamburger Morgenpost The Boy with the Hammer Skull Hamburger Morgenpost, January 26, 2004, Morgenpost Verlag GmbH, pp. 12-13.
5. ↑ [Digger Die Stunt-Studentin ] Digger-Hamburg's magazine for culture, media and sport, 4th edition: Spring / Summer 2011, Macromedia University for Media and Communication , pp. 26-27.
6. ↑ Maiko and the second force TZ online, IW., TZ March 31, 2008. Retrieved on August 5, 2011.
7. ↑ Germany Welt Online speaks about this belly , Camilla John, March 23, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
8. ↑ Guinness world record in "Fullbody-Burn" by Denni Düsterhöft December 2010 Cologne ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Brennenderfisch.de, “Brennender Fisch” editors, accessed on October 7, 2011. 
9. ↑ Video jump in the pants (June 19, 2011)  in the ZDFmediathek , accessed on August 5, 2011. (offline)
10. ↑ Guinness World Records 2012 Most harpoon arrows caught in one minute Guinness Book of Records 2012, Guinness World Record Ltd. Brand Management Germany, p. 106.
11. ↑ Guinness World Records 2012 Most arrows caught Guinness Book of Records 2012, Guinness World Record Ltd. Brand Management Germany, p. 10.
12. ↑ Guinness World Records 2013 Most air-trapped popcorns in one minute Guinness Book of Records 2013, Guinness World Record Ltd. Brand Management Germany, p. 8.
13. ↑ Guinness World Records 2013 Most Blindfolded Arrows Caught Guinness Book of Records 2013, Guinness World Record Ltd. Brand Management Germany, p. 106.
14. ↑ Guinness World Records 2014 Most harpoon arrows caught in the air Guinness Book of Records 2014, Guinness World Record Ltd. Brand Management Germany, pp. 9/10.
15. ↑ Guinness World Records 2014 Most marshmallows caught with Chinese chopsticks Guinness Book of Records 2014, Guinness World Record Ltd. Brand Management Germany, pp. 9/10.
16. ↑ Wonderful Guinness World Records ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. unbeatenrecords, Retrieved September 30, 2011.  
17. ↑ ^{a b} Record hunt for entry in the Guinness book ( memento from November 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Web.de Hamburg (dpa), November 18, 2010. Retrieved on August 4, 2011.
18. ↑ Hamburger breaks world record in catching harpoons. ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Hamburg im Blick, Anne Schepers, published in issue 09-2009, accessed on September 19, 2011. 
19. ↑ Crazy record hunt for Guinness-Buch Bild.de (Nils Fricke), November 17, 2011. Accessed November 22, 2011.
20. ↑ More than 25 new world records on GWR Day 2012. Six new records from Germany alone. Guinnessworldrecords.de (Nils Fricke), November 21, 2012. Accessed February 22, 2013.
21. ↑ ^{a b} Double world record joy on GWR for german daredevil Joe Alexander ( Memento of the original from December 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Guinnessworldrecords.com (Kevin Lynch) November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013. 
22. ↑ Extreme coach throws books Börsenblatt, published on December 5, 2013, accessed on January 13, 2016.
23. ^ Five world record attempts in Hamburg Radio Hamburg, ASC, published on November 10, 2014, accessed on January 13, 2016.
24. ↑ A world record attempt at the Radio Hamburg Top 826 Easter Mega Hit Marathon ( memento of the original from January 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Henrike Dibbern, April 7, 2015, accessed January 11, 2016.  
25. ↑ Animal, sporty and funny - new world records at the RID record day in Berlin and Delmenhorst on November 5, press portal, record institute for Germany, published on November 6, 2015, accessed on January 13, 2016.
26. ↑ Say the truth - world record in the SWR anniversary episode ( memento of the original from January 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. rekord-institut.org (Olaf Kuchenbecker), January 2016. Accessed January 11, 2016.  
27. ↑ [Top Magazin Hamburg Being the Hero for once ] Top Magazin Hamburg, Issue 3 - 19th year autumn 2002, Verlag Thomas K. Rogalla, pp. 64–65.
28. ↑ [Dolomites to the borders and further ] Dolomiten-Tagblatt der Südtiroler, April 16, 2010, Verlagshaus Athesia, p. 22.
29. ↑ [Müritz saga - program booklet 2008–2010 Pact with the devil (2008), devil, plague and pious words (2009), the mask falls (2010), Wolf von Warentin (2011), a heart and a blade & fear of god Niemandsland (2013), Um Leib und Leben (2014), Shadows of the Past (2015) ] Program booklet, 2006–2015 edition, print: optimal media productions.
30. ^ [New Courier Joe Al Star ] New Courier, July 16, 1986, WAZ Mediaprint, p. 3
31. ^ [Taekwondo Current Joe Alexander - Taekwondo, Records and Show Business ] Taekwondo Current, Issue 1 - 2003, Park-Verlag GmbH, pp. 16-19.
32. ↑ Matthias Ludwig ( Memento of the original from February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. CP Agency, most important appearances in cinema, film & television. Retrieved August 9, 2011. 
33. ↑ [Müritz-Saga - 2013 program, God's fear in no man's land (2013) ] Program, 2013 edition, print: optimal media productions.
34. ↑ Dan exam on April 21, 2013 in Bremen  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. TUH, a report by Muhamed Kahrimanovic. Retrieved May 16, 2013.  
35. ↑ What is Jaacro? Fitnesscenter.de. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
36. ↑ [Stern Fit im Trend ] Stern Journal, 42/93, Gruner & Jahr Germany, p. 200.
37. ↑ [Bravo Sport Jaacro II ] Bravo Sport, No. 18, August 16, 1995, Heinrich Bauer Spezialzeitschriften-Verlag, pp. 52-53.
38. ^ [Journal Power Book ] Journal der Frau, 5/95 - February 22, Axel Springer Verlag, pp. 163–167.
39. ^ [Fitness Markt Jaacro in the ZDF television garden ] Fitness Markt Europe, 8th year 9/94, FME, pp. 22-23.
40. ↑ Samuel Koch's bet was feasible ( memento of the original from September 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Meedia.de, Georg Altrogge, accessed on September 19, 2011.  
41. ↑ Joe Alexander, "Fight-Director" and event manager swr.de, Wolfgang Heim, accessed on April 23, 2014.
42. ↑ Alma terra - News ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. almaterra.org, Retrieved July 29, 2013.  
43. ↑ Hamburg at a Glance: Establishment of the PWS-CHILD FOUNDATION in Hamburg. 4th year Jan / Feb 2010, Verlag Hamburg im Blick, pp. 14–15.