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Rateh
Green Belt
Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 374
Location: USA
Styles: Chun Kuk Do, Omega MA, BJJ
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 Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: Broke a Board (yes I know all of you have done it :P ) |
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Well anyways, I've been training in MA for 10 years now. This summer I came up to utah to visit family for the whole summer, so I looked around and found a place to train at. I love it so much I'm going to move here permanently in November.
So they are letting me keep my current rank, 1st degree, and I am testing up through their system. White belt is 11th Kup, and today I passed off my 8th Kup, and had to break a board. Might seem like a little thing, but I've only really broken a board once, and that was with a palm heel like 8-9 years ago when I was around 14 years old. Today I broke it with a side kick. The board wasn't very thick, but it was still lots of fun. It kind of exploded a bit in dust which was awsome, plus I didn't even feel my foot go through it.
So anyways, I just wanted to tell ya'll because I really enjoyed it.  |
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marie curie
KF Sempai
Joined: 18 Oct 2005
Posts: 1021
Location: PA, USA
Styles: Ko Sutemi Seiei Kan Karate, Kajukenbo, Kodokan Judo, Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu, Olympic Tae Kwon Doe
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That sounds like a wonderful experience! Congrats on finding a place that makes you so happy!
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IcemanSK
Purple Belt
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 522
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan
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Congrats! That's really terrific!
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 14121
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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That's cool. Sometimes it is good to revist something that you haven't done in a while, like a board break. Have fun training at your new place! 
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pegasi
Orange Belt
Joined: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 157
Location: USA
Styles: Shotokan Karate, Taekwondo
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Congrats! The first time you do something is always special. The first time you do a specific technique in a board break has that "feel" of the first time, since it's new to you. I felt that way about my first ever break with a punch, as well as my first break with a 360 roundhouse.
That " I didn't even feel it" result is the one you should feel every time you break a board properly, good technique and good power making it feel like practically nothing at all.
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Sir Gerbil
Yellow Belt
Joined: 31 Jul 2007
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a break always make me feel good... it makes me think "damn, i did that?" i cant wait till we break cement.
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Rateh
Green Belt
Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 374
Location: USA
Styles: Chun Kuk Do, Omega MA, BJJ
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Thanks everyone. I'm really looking forward to doing more breaking in the future.
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A_Train
Blue Belt
Joined: 16 Aug 2006
Posts: 252
Location: NS, Canada
Styles: ITF Taekwon-do
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Enjoy. Its a great feeling.
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lordtariel
Black Belt
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Posts: 1709
Location: Oregon
Styles: (Past)Judo, Yang Family Tai Chi, (Current)Shito-Ryu Karate, Kobudo(Tonfajitsu)
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While some people may tell you that breaking isn't that important, it's still really fun and satisfying to do.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| While some people may tell you that breaking isn't that important, it's still really fun and satisfying to do. |
It is also a good guage of technique.
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on the post.
