Board Breaking
While board breaking may seem like a show of strength and power, board breaking offers numerous benefits to martial arts students beyond just physical strength. Here are some of the many advantages of board breaking for martial arts students.
Develops Focus and Concentration
Board breaking requires a great deal of focus and concentration, which are essential skills for martial arts students. When students learn to channel their energy and focus on a specific target, they develop mental discipline and can apply it to other aspects of their training and daily life.
Boosts Confidence
Breaking a board can be a daunting task, especially for beginners. However, when students successfully break a board, it boosts their confidence and self-esteem. The feeling of accomplishment helps them overcome their fears and gives them the confidence to tackle other challenges in their training and daily life.
Enhances Technique and Form
Board breaking requires proper technique and form, which helps students improve their overall martial arts skills. Practicing the proper body alignment, stance, and striking techniques can help students perform better in other aspects of their training.
Builds Physical Strength and Endurance
Breaking a board requires a lot of physical strength and endurance, which can improve overall fitness levels. As students progress and attempt more challenging breaks, they develop their muscles and increase their stamina.
Develops Mental Toughness
Breaking a board requires students to overcome mental barriers and push through their fears. This practice helps students develop mental toughness, which can be applied to other aspects of their martial arts training and life challenges.
Teaches Risk Management
Board breaking teaches students how to assess risks and plan accordingly. They learn to calculate the force and angle of their strikes to avoid injury, which is a valuable skill in martial arts and other aspects of life.
Provides a Sense of Achievement
Breaking a board is a tangible accomplishment that students can see and feel. This sense of achievement helps them stay motivated and committed to their training, leading to greater progress and success.
In conclusion, board breaking offers numerous benefits to martial arts students beyond just physical strength. It develops focus, concentration, confidence, technique, physical strength and endurance, mental toughness, risk management, and a sense of achievement. Incorporating board breaking into martial arts training can be a fun and rewarding way for students to challenge themselves and reach new heights in their martial arts journey.
We use rebreakable boards, the design is similar to the size and feel of a real wooden board. Each board consists of two identical halves that snap together.
Here is a quick guide on the difficulty level of the boards and the recommended age for the user.
WHITE BOARD = ¼ of a wood board – Tiny Tigers
YELLOW BOARD = ½ of a wood board – Ages 8 and below
ORANGE BOARD = ¾ of a wood board – Ages 10 and below
GREEN BOARD = 1 wood board – Ages 11 and above
BLUE BOARD = 1 ½ wood boards – Adult Women Black Belts, Teenage Men
BROWN BOARD = 2 wood boards – Adult Men
BLACK BOARD = 2 ½ wood boards – Adult Men Black Belts
Here is a fun guide to create a challenging board break. Try and create a board break with as much point values as possible that you can still break your first try on your age appropriate board