For my next TKD grading (3rd dan) in about 9 months' time, I have to do a 2 board timber break. Most of the people who will be grading with me will be doing flashy, head-high, jump turn kicks - not just to the board, of course, but with enough power to break the timber. My fellow gradees for 3rd dan will, universally, be in their late teens to early 20's. And it would appear that this group is drawn only from the most athletically select. I had worked on a 2 board break with my instructor - one... read more
