Competitors are required to perform a braking technique that is either a Power Kick, Power Hand Break, or a Three Direction Break:
- A power hand & kick break consists of breaking a stack of boards using an accepted Taekwondo hand technique.
- A three-direction break consists of performing breaks in three directions (e.g., three sides of a box). One hand technique and two kicking techniques must be used.
- Boards must be purchased at the tournament. Under no circumstance will
- Competitors bring their own boards.
| BOARD SIZE | SMALL | MEDIUM | ALL SIZE |
| Cost per Board | $3.00 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
POWER HAND BREAKING:
| BREAKING TYPE | DIVISION | MINIMUM NUMBER OF BOARDS BY AGE |
| POWER HAND BREAKING | Beginner: White, Yellow, Orange | 7 and under: minimum 2 small board
8-11 years: minimum 4 small boards
12-14 years: minimum 3 medium boards
15 years and older: minimum 5 medium boards |
| Intermediate: Purple, Green, Blue | ||
| Advance: Brown, Red | ||
| Black Belt |
Rules for Breaking:
- Competitors may not use a head strike for breaking.
● Competitors must use at least the minimum number of boards as defined by their age.
● Competitors must provide their own board holders.
● Competitors and helpers will clean up all boards, broken boards, and wood fragments.
● Boards may be placed on cinder blocks for breaking.
Scoring:
- One point will be awarded for each board broken. There will be no 2nd try on power hand breaking.
● In the case of a tie score, the referee panel will choose a winner using the following criteria.
– Level of difficulty of the breaking technique.
– Demonstration of Taekwondo skills and presentation.
Awards:
- Medals will be awarded to all participants 11 and under.
● For participants 12 and up: Only 1st, 2nd, and Two 3rd place winners in each division will be
Awarded medals.
THREE DIRECTIONAL BREAKING:
| BREAKING TYPE | DIVISION | MINIMUM NUMBER OF BOARDS BY AGE |
| THREE DIRECTIONAL BREAKING | Beginner: White, Yellow, Orange | 7 and under: minimum 1 small board in each direction
8-11 years: minimum 2 small boards in each direction 12-14 years: minimum 2 medium boards in each direction 15 years and older: minimum 3 medium boards in each direction |
| Intermediate: Purple, Green, Blue | ||
| Advance: Brown, Red | ||
| Black Belt |
Rules for Breaking:
- Competitors may not use a head strike for breaking. Any other Taekwondo technique may
be used.
● Competitors must use at least the minimum number of boards as defined by their age.
● Competitors must provide their own board holders.
● Competitors and helpers will clean up all boards, broken boards and wood fragments.
● No props such as chairs, trampolines, tables, etc. may be used.
A Three Direction Break must include one hand technique and two kicking techniques.
● Any breaking performance must be confined to the competition ring, including any running
starts.
Scoring:
- One point will be awarded for each board broken.
- Scoring adjustments will be made as follows.
– Plus 2 points for each turning jump kick technique.
– Plus 1 point for each turning (not jumping) kick technique.
– Minus 0.5 points for each time the competition ring boundary is crossed by the
competitor or board holder.
– Minus 0.5 points for each second attempt on a break. - In the case of a tie score, the referee panel will choose a winner using the following criteria.
– Level of difficulty of the breaking technique.
–Demonstration of Taekwondo skills and presentation.
Awards:
- Medals will be awarded to all participants 11 and under.
- For participants 12 and up: Only 1st, 2nd, and Two 3rd place winners in each division will be
awarded medals
Note: Tournament organizers reserve the right to adjust competition rules. Breaking Boards will be sold at the tournament site.