Breaking Bricks and Other Stuff

Today I did something that I never thought I could do. I broke an inch thick concrete patio block in half with my bare hands! At the end of October, there is a tournament in Appleton and so the Sifus are putting us through our paces to gear us up for competition. There will be three events-forms, point sparring, and breaking. Both the kids and the adults practiced our forms and I was pleased to see how far along all of us have come. Of course there still is much room for improvement, but the tournament is three weeks away and I'm sure that I'll be able to work out all the kinks before then. But the real fun was when we broke out the boards and bricks!

First, we did the one inch boards. We had practiced on a plastic break away board before, but this was the first time we actually went through wood. I was amazed how easy the plank broke. I didn't even feel it when I threw my strike. However the brick was another story. It's almost four hours after the fact and I'm still feeling as I type.

It really was just mind over matter. I just focused my energy into my palm and with a downward strike, I directed it through the brick and split that thing in half. Both the broken board and brick are sitting in my trunk. I know it's silly, but I just had to take them as souvenirs. If nothing else, I can use them to remind myself that anything is possible.