Comments on: Why Karate Guys Can Break Bricks (And You Can’t…) http://heavyfists.com/karate-break-brick Punching Power Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:31:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mr. Jim Lizarraga http://heavyfists.com/karate-break-brick/comment-page-1#comment-410 Mr. Jim Lizarraga Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:02:20 +0000 http://heavyfists.com/?p=402#comment-410 To whom it may Concern, I am an instructor for several martial arts, and I am the one who does the brick breaking demos for our dojo "Pure Force Martial Arts Academy". The comment above about soft bricks and scoring bricks may be used by those who lack the power or technique, but it is not standard for those who truly do the art or compete. I invite anyone to come to my dojo in 29 Palms, CA and personally inspect all of my bricks and their alignment and then watch in person as I break through them. This is an art I take very seriously and pride myself in. To whom it may Concern,
I am an instructor for several martial arts, and I am the one who does the brick breaking demos for our dojo “Pure Force Martial Arts Academy”. The comment above about soft bricks and scoring bricks may be used by those who lack the power or technique, but it is not standard for those who truly do the art or compete. I invite anyone to come to my dojo in 29 Palms, CA and personally inspect all of my bricks and their alignment and then watch in person as I break through them. This is an art I take very seriously and pride myself in.

]]> By: michael http://heavyfists.com/karate-break-brick/comment-page-1#comment-205 michael Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:21:06 +0000 http://heavyfists.com/?p=402#comment-205 how can you tell when one breaks bricks that bricks is not scored? michael ps if so, how do you know from conditioning that you would be able to attempt to break bricks? how can you tell when one breaks bricks that bricks is not scored?

michael
ps if so, how do you know from conditioning that you would be able to attempt to break bricks?

]]> By: admin http://heavyfists.com/karate-break-brick/comment-page-1#comment-72 admin Sat, 08 May 2010 01:54:28 +0000 http://heavyfists.com/?p=402#comment-72 A lot of people arrive at this article after using a search engine like Google to find out "how to break bricks". While I never intended this article to be a tutorial on how to crack a brick with your bare hands, I can give you some insight into how it's done. The people who actually break single bricks with a bare-handed punch are using several tricks to accomplish the trick: <ol> <li>First, they use soft bricks known as <i>salmon brick</i>. These are low-quality bricks often used for walls <i>inside</i> a building that are never exposed to the elements or to view. Salmon brick is softer and easier to crack than other types of brick. <li>Second, they <i>score</i> the brick on the bottom so it cracks evenly without any jagged edges to hurt the hand. <li>Finally, they rest the brick on another brick and <i>tip</i> it slightly so the bottom brick acts as a <i>fulcrum</i>. I drew a crude diagram to show how this is done. </ol> <img src="http://heavyfists.com/wp-content/uploads/break-brick.jpg"> So basically, when you break a soft, scored salmon brick, you are using the edge of the bottom brick to crack the top brick. As long as you have tough knuckles (or use a palm-heel strike), it might just work. Note: don't actually do this. I don't do it and either should you. A lot of people arrive at this article after using a search engine like Google to find out “how to break bricks”. While I never intended this article to be a tutorial on how to crack a brick with your bare hands, I can give you some insight into how it’s done.

The people who actually break single bricks with a bare-handed punch are using several tricks to accomplish the trick:

  1. First, they use soft bricks known as salmon brick. These are low-quality bricks often used for walls inside a building that are never exposed to the elements or to view. Salmon brick is softer and easier to crack than other types of brick.
  2. Second, they score the brick on the bottom so it cracks evenly without any jagged edges to hurt the hand.
  3. Finally, they rest the brick on another brick and tip it slightly so the bottom brick acts as a fulcrum. I drew a crude diagram to show how this is done.

So basically, when you break a soft, scored salmon brick, you are using the edge of the bottom brick to crack the top brick. As long as you have tough knuckles (or use a palm-heel strike), it might just work.

Note: don’t actually do this. I don’t do it and either should you.

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