DiceandSlice wrote:Breaking is for learning techinque , without the proper techinque you will not break it or hurt yourself in the process. That is all. It is not for toughing you up, just to help you learn proper techinque. Doesn't matter how strong are tough you are with the proper techinque you can break a concrete block but without it you will probably just break your hand.
My question has always been why would I want perfect technique to break a concreate slab when it is different techniques used in Combat? I think that the modern Tamishiwari has changed ALOT since the days of early breaking.
Most traditional karate schools have dropped it because of the "horse and poney" effect it gets. Some big guy standing their breathing like a Buddha and then BAM he hits a doctored up target and it breaks. Big deal!
I saw a demo by Kanazawa Sensei were he lines up against 8 guys holding wood and then just breaks all of them, some two peices some holding four or five with no spacer. That might have been impressive but it was the way he did it. If you stand their and think about it before striking you are already dead man!
If you have to stand their and focus the whole exercise is a waste of time for combat training and is a waste of time for technical training. Go hit a punching bag!