Things You'll Need:
- Martial arts practice board
- 12 x 12-inch pine boards
- Hand wrap
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Step 1
Wrap your hands before practicing breaks. Although it doesn't increase your power or impact, the broken edges of a board can scrape or puncture your skin during the breaking process.
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Step 2
Start by breaking the martial arts practice board and save the pine boards for testing and demonstration purposes. Once a pine board is broken it is useless, but a practice board can be reassembled and broken an infinite number of times.
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Step 3
Hold your hand correctly when performing the knife strike. Make contact with the meaty portion of the side of your hand. To determine the correct impact spot, hold your hand up, palm facing you and feel the side of your palm. Just above your wrist bones but below the knuckles of your fingers is the correct spot.
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Step 4
Ask your assistant to hold the board by the edges, keeping his fingers on the sides only. He needs to stand firmly to keep the board from moving when you strike.
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Step 5
Strike quickly with your knife hand and concentrate on hitting a spot at least 6 inches past the surface of the board. By focusing deeper than the actual surface, you train your mind to strike through the board.
