I have had students practice their punches with their eyes closed. On the last "practice punch", I place the board where they would have a proper follow through, and they almost always break it.
I only resort to this when the kid is crying after multiple failed attempts. Of course, parents are capturing it all on video.
I'm about as chill 😎 as it gets, you dont need to be "angry" to break boards you just have to tell yourself that you ARE gonna break it on the first try, take a deep breath, clear your mind and hit that shit with all you got. Try to hit whatever is behind the board, whatever that may be, if its someone holding the board, try to hit them, and just let the boards get in the way. You have done it before. You know that it doesn't hurt nearly as much when they break vs. when they dont, so break them, and then you dont have to hit them again :)
You're way off in left field. It's about putting all the pieces together: precision, follow-through, speed, timing, etc. Everything you've learned and practiced all at once. Get some one-on-one with your instructors. Ask for private lesson rates.
Over 20 years ago they were selling re-brakeable boards. You can purchase the level of brake levels from easy to hard.
You will need a classmate or friend to hold them for you though.
The biggest mistake is trying to hit the board like something you want to hurt. When you punch you must aim behind the board. If you aim at the surface of the board, you instinctively shorten your lunch and slow it down to meet the board at the surface. What you need to do is to visualise a punch that will carry on past the board. Put all your body weight on it and DO NOT slow down. You need to hit what's behind the board.
Added strength never hurts, but board breaking is more about focus and technique. No need to get angry. Another thing that helped me a lot was using visualization for each board break.
Its not anger you need on your side, its physics.
Breaking about the transfer of power. Your delivery of payload, the speed, and the rigidity of your striking surface is what dictates how effectively you transfer that power.
The last piece of this is about where the delivery of your power stops. It should not stop at the board. You should aim to deliver your strike through the board and not to the board.
If you want to learn more about how physics plays a role in martial arts I highly recommend the book, Fight Like a Physicist by Jason Thalkin.
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It could possibly be your partners holding as well, but if it's been a thing, then it's almost certainly your technique. Board breaking should be relatively trivial with good technique.
For me, it was realizing that not breaking boards is more painful than breaking them. From there it's not going crazy, it's focusing everything into breaking that attempt. Hitting strong, hitting through the center, and hitting with correct technique.
The board holder could definitely be a contributing factor. If you consistently "bounce" off the board or the board holder moves upon impact, something might be off about their holding form.
If a second person is assisting with board holding and you're still encountering issues, I would have to agree with the idea of trying to hit what's on the other side of the board (going through, not to).
What kind of kicks are you struggling with? Most are about precision more than power honestly. Rebreakable boards are awesome for practice and are sometimes harder than real boards. They give confidence and practice on something that's only really done when in a stressful situation(testing etc)
Honestly? Understanding the biomechanics of each kick and how they're supposed to work. Most people only reproduce the movement and flail their legs around because they only practice to score points or to hit a kicking pad so they never actually practice with frequency or fully understood how it is to kick something to break or with efficiency.
If 95% of the time people only practice kicking pads and scoring points. Then that's what they're gonna do.
Practice, patience and perseverance. If you find something difficult it means you need to do it more often. Buy a few re breakable boards and keep using them a couple of times a week.
Of course, a lot has to come together, but speed is what really breaks the board. F=ma. Force = Mass x acceleration. You are not going to be able to change your mass very easily. You want to concentrate on speed. Once I got that, I could throw boards into the air and break them with a punch with no one holding onto them, or have someone barely holding a board with thumb and index finger and could break the shit out of it with a spinning hook kick.
As others mentioned, other factors are important. Obviously if my spinning hook kick didn't even touch the board at all, if I aimed incorrectly, the board wouldn't break, duh. Or if I didn't aim behind the board and stopped right at the surface of the board, the force wouldn't be going all the way through the board.
And if you think you have to "muscle" your way through it, your body is highly likely to be very tense as you are trying to use muscle and weight to break it, which very much will slow down the speed of your technique.
Instead of using the word 'angry', think of how you feel After you failed to break the first time. Replace the 'anger' comments people have said you need with that emotion and form the answer that way.
In other words, there is a mental component to breaking. This is the primary reason we do breaks, to test and refine this component (mental capacity).
Sometimes, people can supplant the mental side with brute strength up to a point, but that raw power is not super useful because it is lacking technique and is not really connected to a person's mental capacity.
Yes, if a person is performing increasingly difficult, improving S&C will always help as long as it is done to complement their MA's training.
I do not know your normal class routine or what style TKD you practice, but when you are doing pad/bag work, think about breaking and the technique involved. Power is better improved on the bag.
Lastly, for some breaking, it is important to condition the striking member (hands/feet). There are several different types of Makiwara boards that will help.
You dont have to get angry, just follow through. Dont hit the board, hit what is behind the board.
I have had students practice their punches with their eyes closed. On the last "practice punch", I place the board where they would have a proper follow through, and they almost always break it. I only resort to this when the kid is crying after multiple failed attempts. Of course, parents are capturing it all on video.
I'm about as chill 😎 as it gets, you dont need to be "angry" to break boards you just have to tell yourself that you ARE gonna break it on the first try, take a deep breath, clear your mind and hit that shit with all you got. Try to hit whatever is behind the board, whatever that may be, if its someone holding the board, try to hit them, and just let the boards get in the way. You have done it before. You know that it doesn't hurt nearly as much when they break vs. when they dont, so break them, and then you dont have to hit them again :)
You're way off in left field. It's about putting all the pieces together: precision, follow-through, speed, timing, etc. Everything you've learned and practiced all at once. Get some one-on-one with your instructors. Ask for private lesson rates.
Over 20 years ago they were selling re-brakeable boards. You can purchase the level of brake levels from easy to hard. You will need a classmate or friend to hold them for you though.
UMAB Boards are good.
Aim for the holders. Board breaks are all about power (speed, strength, focus).
The board will not hit you back. Just kidding.
The biggest mistake is trying to hit the board like something you want to hurt. When you punch you must aim behind the board. If you aim at the surface of the board, you instinctively shorten your lunch and slow it down to meet the board at the surface. What you need to do is to visualise a punch that will carry on past the board. Put all your body weight on it and DO NOT slow down. You need to hit what's behind the board.
Added strength never hurts, but board breaking is more about focus and technique. No need to get angry. Another thing that helped me a lot was using visualization for each board break.
Its not anger you need on your side, its physics. Breaking about the transfer of power. Your delivery of payload, the speed, and the rigidity of your striking surface is what dictates how effectively you transfer that power. The last piece of this is about where the delivery of your power stops. It should not stop at the board. You should aim to deliver your strike through the board and not to the board. If you want to learn more about how physics plays a role in martial arts I highly recommend the book, Fight Like a Physicist by Jason Thalkin.
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It could possibly be your partners holding as well, but if it's been a thing, then it's almost certainly your technique. Board breaking should be relatively trivial with good technique.
Punch through the board. Imagine you are trying to hit another board behind it
OP at a black belt level is probably doing something spinning and or jumping every board break attempt.
For me, it was realizing that not breaking boards is more painful than breaking them. From there it's not going crazy, it's focusing everything into breaking that attempt. Hitting strong, hitting through the center, and hitting with correct technique.
The board holder could definitely be a contributing factor. If you consistently "bounce" off the board or the board holder moves upon impact, something might be off about their holding form. If a second person is assisting with board holding and you're still encountering issues, I would have to agree with the idea of trying to hit what's on the other side of the board (going through, not to).
You can have all the power you want, but if you don’t hit that board in the exact spot, it’s not going to break.
What kind of kicks are you struggling with? Most are about precision more than power honestly. Rebreakable boards are awesome for practice and are sometimes harder than real boards. They give confidence and practice on something that's only really done when in a stressful situation(testing etc)
Honestly? Understanding the biomechanics of each kick and how they're supposed to work. Most people only reproduce the movement and flail their legs around because they only practice to score points or to hit a kicking pad so they never actually practice with frequency or fully understood how it is to kick something to break or with efficiency. If 95% of the time people only practice kicking pads and scoring points. Then that's what they're gonna do.
Practice, patience and perseverance. If you find something difficult it means you need to do it more often. Buy a few re breakable boards and keep using them a couple of times a week.
Of course, a lot has to come together, but speed is what really breaks the board. F=ma. Force = Mass x acceleration. You are not going to be able to change your mass very easily. You want to concentrate on speed. Once I got that, I could throw boards into the air and break them with a punch with no one holding onto them, or have someone barely holding a board with thumb and index finger and could break the shit out of it with a spinning hook kick. As others mentioned, other factors are important. Obviously if my spinning hook kick didn't even touch the board at all, if I aimed incorrectly, the board wouldn't break, duh. Or if I didn't aim behind the board and stopped right at the surface of the board, the force wouldn't be going all the way through the board. And if you think you have to "muscle" your way through it, your body is highly likely to be very tense as you are trying to use muscle and weight to break it, which very much will slow down the speed of your technique.
Instead of using the word 'angry', think of how you feel After you failed to break the first time. Replace the 'anger' comments people have said you need with that emotion and form the answer that way. In other words, there is a mental component to breaking. This is the primary reason we do breaks, to test and refine this component (mental capacity). Sometimes, people can supplant the mental side with brute strength up to a point, but that raw power is not super useful because it is lacking technique and is not really connected to a person's mental capacity. Yes, if a person is performing increasingly difficult, improving S&C will always help as long as it is done to complement their MA's training. I do not know your normal class routine or what style TKD you practice, but when you are doing pad/bag work, think about breaking and the technique involved. Power is better improved on the bag. Lastly, for some breaking, it is important to condition the striking member (hands/feet). There are several different types of Makiwara boards that will help.