Breaking

Breaking describes the practice in multiple martial arts where a practitioner will perform a technique with wood or cinder as the target.

Break targets

• Wood blocks
• Cinder blocks

Types of breaks

Obstructive break

This is when there is an obstacle that is in the way of the practitioner.

Example: The practitioner wants to perform a flying side kick to a wooden target. A chair is placed in the way of the practitioner. They must now jump over the chair to perform the flying side kick and break the target.

Power break

A power break is when the practitioner breaks the following:

• 3 or more standard or thicker wooden targets
• Wooden bats
• Cinder blocks
• Etc

Speed break

A speed break is when a target is held with minimum resistance and the breaker must accelerate fast enough to break the target.

• 1 thin wooden target held by a single hand
• Dropping a board with one hand and breaking with the other hand while the board is in mid air.