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Breaking, Kyuko is used as
a way for a Tae Kwon Do student to measures the
precision and power of his/her techniques. The
purpose of breaking is to build confidence in
students by letting them test their power and
see immediate results.
Most
rank tests require patterns, self-defense,
sparring, and breaking. Because offensive
techniques may be fatal, students are not able
to use full power when practicing against an
opponent. By breaking solid objects, such as
boards and bricks, they may measure their
accuracy, concentration of power, and strength
of will.
Board
breaking requires proper training and technique,
but most of all, it is an exercise in mental
preparedness. You must overcome your fear and
apprehension. To break a board, you must
mentally prepare yourself to hit the board with
full speed and power with no regard to possible
injury. Only then will you accomplish the break.
It only hunts when the board does not break.
Anyone may break one board with brute strength,
but strength alone begins to fail as the number
of boards increases. Only concentrated power,
focus and precise techniques will prevail when
breaking more than one board. Advanced breaking
techniques are not measured by the number of
boards broke, but instead by the difficulty of
the technique itself.
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