Karateka_latino Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Hi, you also forgot to put "none" I guess there are people who thinks that Breaking isn't necesary for martial arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stold Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 I never saw any point to breaking. Some peope say it shows how good your technique and power is. Well, that's true. It shows how good your technique and power are against a stationary target that isn't trying to take your head off. Until boards begin to move, dodge, and hit us back, my opinion on breaking will stay the same--Just a way to inflate egos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaiFightsMS Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 Added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickChick Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 True...boards don't strike back (that popular saying of Lee's) but I don't believe he was 'against' breaking I just believe he didn't believe one should focus on a single skill (like kata) and ignore all other facets of your training. Breaking develops "impact power" an important skill a martial artist cannot acquire through sparring alone.. Breaking develops your confidence. Either you can break or you can't (okay so it's an ego thing -- big deal)...and when you can do it, that "confidence power will be there for you when you need to tap into it. Do you know that this power doesn't decrease as you age. You do happen to lose a certain amount of your speed, some flexibility(if you don't keep at it) but you don't lose the powet in your striking ability in fact sometimes it increases. The purpose of all that focused impact power is to break bones .. would you rather do that to your sparring partner? I think NOT! Breaking has been equated to the roadblocks and challenges we face in our life. If you don't break at first try.... you keep trying. You are not successful until you break the board..... you don't give up! Believe it or not this skill can be incorporated into your everyday lifewhen you come across a challenge or difficulty ... you inspect it, measure it, focus on it, and hope for an impossible solution, until the problem is resolved.... or "until the board breaks"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niel0092 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 we have a little joke at our dojang: All boards are already broken, they just don't know it yet. "Jita Kyoei" Mutual Benefit and Welfare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kchenault Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 I like that one. Ken ChenaultTFT - It does a body good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickChick Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 .... me too! This is an old thread on breaking ... I posted on this the first week I was here on KF back in Aug. 2001 ... some other views to check out http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=3570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Even though my school doesn't do any breaking, I chose "developing power", because that's what's most important to me right now. If my school DID break boards, I would be concerned with kick breaks. However, I'm still not too wild about breaking boards in any consistent manner, since it mangles your hands up when you get older. I'd like to be able to hold a pencil later in life 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickChick Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 The importance of "conditioning" .... hands & feet! In order to break boards you must be taught proper hand positioning, and proper alignment of the skeletal structure. You then learn to fully utilize hip rotation to augment the power curve of all kicks and strikes. If the break is done properly you should have minimal if any injury. Did I mention I'm pretty good with a pencil at my age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaiFightsMS Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 If you are concerned about damaging your hands then the safest hand break is a hammerfist break; or a palm heel break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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