Your thoughts on martial arts striking styles that do not practise board

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breaking etc? I have trained in ITF Taekwon-do for many years and part of the training from green belt level upwards is board breaking, using the techniques learned at that level to break boards, i think this is a good way to test technique and power
As the student advances for example red belt , black tag , 1st dan , they break multiple boards, with the various strikes , kicks they have learned .( of course after serious conditioning )
It is also vital that the student breaks as part of the grading ( rank test ) from green belt upwards.
Black belt level practise breaking tiles , brick etc as part of training , and i really think it is excellent for toughening the striking tools on the body and seeing for yourself your technique and power results .

I have noticed though that some other striking martial arts do not include breaking in their practise , such as some karate styles .
Why do you think this is ? and do you think breaking is a useful training method ?

Thank you
 
I used to break boards in the Chung Do Kwan class I was in. I have broken flaming concrete patio blocks and enough lumber to build a small tree house. While impressive looking, and great for demos, it has nothing to do with Martial arts. I have never in my entire life been attacked by a board. It really has limited benefits, power can be demonstrated just as effectively on a heavy bag. Toughening of hands and feet can be accomplished much more effectively with a makiwara. Both of these methods do not carry the same risks as breaking. When done properly breaking does not damage the fist or foot, but one small mistake can lead to serious damage. In my opinion the benefits or just not worth the risk.
 
Is breaking a board really goin to help you for self defence? This can also damage your hand so therefore some martial arts dont want their class doing this. As with everything it can just depend on the instructor, if you are fighting in tournaments, (whatever..) and you are wearing mitts or gloves, then why is breaking a board going to help you with that, board breaking is very old fashioned and would have been left behind in a lot of gyms.
 
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