Agemechanic03 was promoted tonight to 6th Gup Green belt! Congratulations, Chris!
Congratulations, AgeMechanic, on your green belt. I know it takes a lot of hard work to get there.
Do you have to break a board with edan ahp chagi for 5th gup?
Actually no. The location of where I am at right now, they do things a lil bit differently since we are only here for a year. I just tested for 5th Gup on the 12th and no board breaking. My instructor doesn't really do it b/c first of all, he is Korean and he doesn't like rebreakable boards. He says they are too easy. 2ndly, Korea is a poor country and where I am at, it's hard for him to come by actual boards, but I am planning on saving up and getting rebreakables anyways so we can get some practice.
Tang Soo!!
Sorry for being a bit late, but CONGRATULATIONS, AGEMECHANIC!! :highfive:
We use the pine boards in class and during competitions.Actually no. The location of where I am at right now, they do things a lil bit differently since we are only here for a year. I just tested for 5th Gup on the 12th and no board breaking. My instructor doesn't really do it b/c first of all, he is Korean and he doesn't like rebreakable boards. He says they are too easy. 2ndly, Korea is a poor country and where I am at, it's hard for him to come by actual boards, but I am planning on saving up and getting rebreakables anyways so we can get some practice.
Tang Soo!!
We use the pine boards in class and during competitions.
Now, the rebreakable board I bought is not easy to break. Most of the boards have to be broken in, too. I'm talking about propping the board up against a sturdy surface and pounding with your foot. Supposedly, some boards never really get broken in or it takes a long time to notice a difference.
Anyway, board-breaking is fun! Grandmaster Richard Byrne holds the world record for breaking the most amount of boards at one time...I think it was 15 boards with an elbow strike.
15 boards??? How would you hold that? Do you use the 1"-thick boards, or the really skinny type that TKD demonstrators use?