Ready to Break some boards?
By Mom2One on - Updated Oct 15, 2011My son has been taking Tae Kwon Do for almost 4 years now. One of the things a student must learn is how to break a wood board. This is sometimes the most challenging part of Martial Arts training.
To help my son become more confident at board breaking we brought him some rebreakable boards through Century Martial Arts.
What I like about these boards is they are made of a very sturdy plastic and can be used to break again and again. They come in 7 different colors, white being the easiest and black being the strongest. My son usually works with the orange, yellow, green or blue boards, depending what style of break he is working on.
These boards are good for any kind of break with the feet or hands.
These boards are a little pricey. They run about $80 per board, but they will last a long time and last many breaks. We brought our first one 3 years ago and it still looks like new.
Another good thing about these boards is there is a rubber grip on the underside, so whoever is the board holder has an easier time holding the board and keeping it still.
Working with these rebreakable boards has built up my son's confidence when it comes to breaking a board.
I would recommend these to any martial arts student.
Check out CenturyMartialArts.com if you want to know more.
Update On Apr 12, 2008: I just wanted to add how these actually work.
Like I said they are make out of a sturdy/hard plastic. There are interlocking grooves in the middle of the board. So they can be put back together by the interlocking grooves to be rebroke again.
This is a pretty strange product! How on earth do they work? Thanks for enlightening me as to the strange and wonderful things in the universe!
It's great that they sell "practice" boards. My son wanted to do Tae Kwon Do until he found out he'd have to break a board with his bare hands. Then he decided maybe baseball would be safer:0)
This sounds like a great product for training. I love the fact that it is reusable.
Gosh, you weren't kidding when you said it cost alot to put Jackson thru the Tae Kwan Do! $80 for a board? Yikes! I'm also very curious how they work. Rebreakable boards? Wow!
I was curious, so I went to the website to see how they could be rebreakable. The picture on the website doesn't really show it, but it looks like they must be interlocked in the middle and can be put back together. Very useful item for anyone into Tae Kwan Do!
I had no idea they made breakable boards. That's a great idea
What an interesting product. Sounds expensive but I guess if you take into account how many breaks you can get, the price is worth it. The rubber grip sounds good too,but I don't think I would want to be holding the board with or without them! ;)
I did not know there was such thing as a rebreakable board, sounds funny but it does make sense. Rather expensive, but good for practice, I suppose.
I wish you've provided a picture so I could know how it looks like. I guess these are good for practicing, not to mention environmental too.. saves on trees to make those wooden boards.