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Anonymous
Hey /fit/,

for shits and giggles, I broke my first brick. Now I wonder: How much force is actually needed to break one (not baked or shit, just a normal brick)?
>> Anonymous
>>264091
>I brick = Two pine boards

Haha, what
>> Anonymous
>>264093Haha, what

I know it sounds stupid. But until you've done it I don't want to hear shit.
>> Anonymous
>>264091

Strange.
I can easily break two pine boards (TKD), but I can't break a brick.
>> Anonymous
Guys, it depends what brick is used. Some plates of concrete break rather easily but are still counted as bricks (something we Europeans can't really understand).

A "real" brick is much harder to break. I don't have hard numbers, though. Highest I've read was 2000 psi but take that with a grain of salt. Good work OP.
>> Anonymous
>>264107I can easily break two pine boards (TKD), but I can't break a brick.

TKD here as well, it's probably a psychological thing. It also depends on what kind of technique you're doing.

I'm fairly happy that I can break 4 boards easily with an elbow strike, which is about the same as a skull.
>> Anonymous
>>264110

Dude, what?!
>> Anonymous
>>264128

Elbow strikes are really hard hitting afaik
>> Anonymous
>>264130

No shit. But 4 boards /= a skull.
And 2 boards /= a brick, what the fuck. Either he uses shitty bricks or monster boards.
>> Anonymous
>>264128Dude, what?!
>>264130Elbow strikes are really hard hitting afaik

Yep. It's one of those things that doesn't look fast or sound impressive when you hit something, but it hits hard.

Every once in a while I'll have a day dream about grabbing someone by the face then slamming their head into a wall so hard their head asplode. This is normally how I thwart bank robberies and muggings.
>> Anonymous
>>264133Either he uses shitty bricks or monster boards.

The boards I use are an inch thick, 11 inches across, and a foot long. I've been doing this for over 10 years and was told this by my instructor who has been doing it for much longer.
>> Anonymous
>>264079
>One patio block equals about five strong boards

from karatebreaking.com. Nothing about bricks, though.
>> Anonymous
>>264079
>PUNCH BREAKING COMMON BRICK
>DIFFICULTY LEVEL: ADVANCED

From the same site. I'd say it's pretty good. You doing martial arts, OP?
>> Anonymous
>>264148

OP here, I'm doing Taiji and wanted to test it. Thx.

As far as I can see, even people here are confused about it. Though I know from my Karate days that two boards are , indeed, a LOT easier than a brick. Knew lots of people who could do the boards but not the bricks (Though I never broke stuff myself until now).

Then again, I'm from Germany, maybe we have different boards and bricks.
>> Anonymous
>>264158Then again, I'm from Germany, maybe we have different boards and bricks.

I think that may be part of the problem. It's possible I'm just remembering the numbers wrong. But I've been searching online and have been coming up with a lot of different info.