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[sensei8]

What I meant was I'm not too familiar with non-ITF breaking competitions. Are the boards/tiles whatever always stacked (held horizontally) in these comps and you break downwards, or are they held like this: http://www.taekwondo2009.com/gallery/17-10-09-1/pages/%20677.htm

Tiles and red-bricks, are always stacked horizontal. Any other materials are held horizontally and vertically, just as shown in the pic you've supplied.

I wasn't asking about quantity. And I agree about the technical aspect. That's why I said I like the way our competitions are run. You can break and still not be awarded points for it if it wasn't a good technique.

I agree wholeheartedly. One of the reasons that I'm starting to not judge and/or attend any breaking competitions is that emphasis is not on the quality, but, it's more on the quantity.

[sensei8]

Now come on, Bob, how can this not be useful????

Sorry, everyone. Guys my hero!!

ROFL!!

On the contrary, I think it's very useful...I wouldn't mess with it!

[Kuma]

Absolutely! In the video where this guy breaks 35 or 36 bricks in one swooshing movement, I'm sure he hit hard enough to maybe break 5 - 10 bricks, and then came the domino effect.

Actually if you watch the slow-mo he really only got maybe the first 3. The 4th one breaks on the other side and it all dovetails from there.

[ShoriKid]

Once you can't cleanly penetrate the stack, it's all bluff and bluster. Impressive and neat, but not a display of focused technique.

Coolest break I saw in person was by my first instructor. Broke a single house brick with a knife hand. It was set flat on the floor and ended up in three pieces after the strike. Still don't even dare try that sort of no follow through breaking.