The doors on a lift in a residential community in Southern China crashed open after a kung fu lover punched them.

The CCTV footage, filmed in Changsha City in Hunan Province on June 1, shows a man performing some kung fu moves on one of his friends in an elevator.

Then he can be seen stretching his arm toward and performing the one-inch punch on the elevator doors.

According to reports, the doors were pushed out a bit after being punched by the man and hit the wall inside the shaft, causing the malfunction.

The man is negotiating with property management about compensation.