No-Experience-Necessary Board Breaking

Step 6 Screams and Kill Faces

If for some reason you're having trouble breaking the board, it's likely that you're just not committing enough to hitting it.  

Committal is the key I think. 

In order to increase your level of commitment, try making a "kill face" as you're striking the board to increase your focus and summon more force. 

If you still need even more encouragement, try releasing a small scream, yell, or inspirational word of your choice as you deliver the blow.  

"Hi-ya" comes to mind...

Comments

[LivStoleYourPie]

The expression on your face... i died laughing

[duder145]

FALCON PAWNCH!

[542458]

I just about killed myself laughing at the first dude's kill face. Made my day.

[geodez]

that baby is all 0_0

[glorybe]

              When demos are done of board breaking the wood is carefully cut in such a way that it breaks very easily. End grain is often all that faces the breaker.
              But breaking can be quite hazardous. I know one person who drove a piece of roof tile all the way through his ankle and out the other side while doing a breaking demo of stacked tiles.
              Breaking is done simply as a show in order to attract new students. Worse yet is the simple fact that martial arts are next to useless unless you keep in great shape and practice endlessly. Ten years of training means little a year after one quits training.

[Theo Ruta]

 1) they are hitting the face of the boards, not the end. End grain is the side along the top, in the pictures above. 

2) you might be taking this a little too seriously. I think the point is more like, "it's fun to break boards."