I have done this break before with little pain just sting. I chose it for its awe factor when doing a demo for the grand opening of my school.
You may know all of this already but incase you don't here are my thoughts.
Very important...be sure that your fingernails are well trimed and won't possibly hit the board. Secondly: you are on the right path for training the strength of your fingers but true strength comes from index and ring finger strength to squeeze firmly against the middle finger to give rigidness and support. ie 3 straws loosely bound are weak but when bound tightly together they work as one and have much greater strength. Thirdly:the speed or velocity at which your fingers hit the board will also determin the amount of pain or injury you may incure; you need pure penetration not power(power required will come from velocity) Forthly: your fingers should ever so slightly curl so that if the object in which you strike is too strong your fingers will not break but simply close into a fist. Lastly: remember that this strike is designed to PENETRATE a softer surface than a skull, like a throat, eye, groin, lower abdomen, arm pit, etc. Be certain to KI HAP forcefully as this increases power/speed as much as 15%.
Good Luck and poceed with confidence!
Hand techniques and foot techniques...in my quest for black belt I have used every technique taught to break boards at testing. Not all in the same test but over the course of several years. These were done by my choice as I was required to do so many hand and foot techniques for each testing I was given freedom in which techiques to use. Some breaks that I have done are...ridge hand, knife hand, back fist, hammer punch, jab(farely difficult), palm heal strike, reverse punch, elbow strike, head butt, hook punch, and yes now spear hand. Note some of these were also done as speed break.(I have never broken a bone in breaking)
Train hard and God bless.
Hey if you tell me when your tournament is, like what day, I will pray for your success and safty.
In HIS Steps,
E Dan,
Adam Brasel
You may know all of this already but incase you don't here are my thoughts.
Very important...be sure that your fingernails are well trimed and won't possibly hit the board. Secondly: you are on the right path for training the strength of your fingers but true strength comes from index and ring finger strength to squeeze firmly against the middle finger to give rigidness and support. ie 3 straws loosely bound are weak but when bound tightly together they work as one and have much greater strength. Thirdly:the speed or velocity at which your fingers hit the board will also determin the amount of pain or injury you may incure; you need pure penetration not power(power required will come from velocity) Forthly: your fingers should ever so slightly curl so that if the object in which you strike is too strong your fingers will not break but simply close into a fist. Lastly: remember that this strike is designed to PENETRATE a softer surface than a skull, like a throat, eye, groin, lower abdomen, arm pit, etc. Be certain to KI HAP forcefully as this increases power/speed as much as 15%.
Good Luck and poceed with confidence!
Hand techniques and foot techniques...in my quest for black belt I have used every technique taught to break boards at testing. Not all in the same test but over the course of several years. These were done by my choice as I was required to do so many hand and foot techniques for each testing I was given freedom in which techiques to use. Some breaks that I have done are...ridge hand, knife hand, back fist, hammer punch, jab(farely difficult), palm heal strike, reverse punch, elbow strike, head butt, hook punch, and yes now spear hand. Note some of these were also done as speed break.(I have never broken a bone in breaking)
Train hard and God bless.
Hey if you tell me when your tournament is, like what day, I will pray for your success and safty.
In HIS Steps,
E Dan,
Adam Brasel