board breaking

Karate power display

Board breaking is the martial arts practice of striking through wooden boards (or sometimes bricks, tiles, or ice) with bare hands, feet, or head.

It demonstrates technique, focus, and power, and appears in training, belt tests, and demonstrations: She broke three boards with a single kick.

The boards are typically pine, positioned along the grain for a clean break.

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wood · concrete · demonstration · power · focus · technique · splinter · snap · fist · palm · kick · dojo · black belt · training · stance · follow through · concentration · impact

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martial arts demonstration vs. actual combat

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Practice combat training

street fighting · self-defense · kumite · combat · fighting

destruction vs. construction

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Craft of shaping lumber

carpentry · construction · building · assembly · joinery

theatrical display vs. practical application

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Using knowledge practically

functional training

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G