While it may look like a particularly gruesome DIY lobotomy , this Shaolin monk in Chinais showing how he has trained his body to withstand incredibly sharp objects . In a series of stunts that should most certainly not be tried at home , Zhao Rui held a running electric drill to the side of his head without breaking the skin , bent an iron bar against a wall with his throat , and led on metal spears while breaking stones with his head . According to People 's Daily Online , Zhao held the powerful drill against his temple for 10 seconds - but only left a small red mark where it had been . Headache : Zhao Rui holds a running power drill against his head for 10 seconds without injury . The display was intended to show how the 24-year-old had trained his body during his years of martial arts training - and his skills have made him a celebrity in his home city of Mianzhu in south-western China 's Sichuan province . But the 24-year-old admitted that he has previously accidentally drilled a hole in his head when practising the stunt , ripping off a large piece of skin . He said : 'It was pretty painful but I got better and I learned from the experience and now I can practice pretty often without any problems . ' And to prove the point he held a drill against his head for 10 seconds . Bending the rules : He also bends iron bars between his throat and a wall . Scoring points : His routine also involves lying on metal spikes while breaking stones over his head . Eyewitness Lian Tang , 25 , said : 'It was incredible because after he removed it , there was no blood , only a bright red mark where the drill head had been . ' The kung fu master started learning martial arts as a child after becoming fascinated with the discipline and at the age of 16 ran away to join a Shaolin Temple . He mainly wanted to learn Sanda ( Chinese kick-boxing ) and 'hard Qigong ' , which draws strength from the inner energy force known as qi . He studied there for two years before leaving to continue his studies in kung fu from other masters - and now he is a master himself . The drill is just one of the stunts he uses to demonstrate his skill , and he also can use his supertough skin to lie on sharpened spears without any of them piercing his body , or can bend an iron bar by pressing it between his throat and a wall . He said : ' I believe in making my body super tough . Believe it or not I used to be quite nervous as a youngster but now that I can break stones with my head I have found it has given me lots of self-confidence . '
Shaolin monk held running drill against his head for full 10 seconds . Comment: Intended to show body strength after years of martial arts training .