Blocks for breaking

Unpossible

Hi all,

I need to try and find blocks for breaking for a demo team, do any of you know what kinds of blocks Irish clubs use? In finland its normally these
http://bolist.se/Portals/99/Templates/bilder/leca-block.jpg but I have never seen these blocks in Ireland.


Also what kind of wood is normally used for TKD breaking boards?

yomchi

Unpossible wrote: »

Hi all,

I need to try and find blocks for breaking for a demo team, do any of you know what kinds of blocks Irish clubs use? In finland its normally these
http://bolist.se/Portals/99/Templates/bilder/leca-block.jpg but I have never seen these blocks in Ireland.


Also what kind of wood is normally used for TKD breaking boards?

Parana pine for the timber, not sure about the blocks but house tiles are impressive, they weigh a ton but break quite easily.

Unpossible

yomchi wrote: »

Parana pine for the timber

Pine it is so, thanks.

BTW I over looked it but the spec for the blocks they normally use are:

width 7,5cm x lenght 50cm x height 20cm, fortitude 3 MN/m², density 700 kg/m³ and weighs less than a kilo

Does that ring any bells with anyone who may have used blocks before? or is there something similar someone might have used.

antybots

Apart from the pine boards, I've only ever seen roof tiles or a house brick being used at demos.

Unpossible

antybots wrote: »

Apart from the pine boards, I've only ever seen roof tiles or a house brick being used at demos.

A brick like the one in my link? Or some other kind of light brick.

Someone in my class has said they look like breeze blocks and that I should contact a local suppler and ask if they have 5 newton blocks so hopefully that will solve the problem.

antybots

just a standard red brick. They are used individually to either punch or kick through. You wouldn't stack them.

yomchi

There is no such thing as a standard house brick unfortunately. There are house bricks used for actual structural support and one's for decoration. I'm not a brickie but they do have different levels of toughness.

thefizz

antybots wrote: »

just a standard red brick. They are used individually to either punch or kick through. You wouldn't stack them.

We stack them in two's for a stamping foot break in some of our dan gradings. I don't know what sort of brick they are other than a red one with 3 holes in it, but they are extremely hard. For demo's we would use a solid but softer yellow brick. Again I don't know proper name.

ColinJennings

A 'London Brick' is the brick that you use for breaking... or so I have been reliably informed. They aren't easy, but do break.

Martin25

Watch out for the "engineering bricks" my mate gave me one of these to break years ago and stood and sniggered as I almost broke my hand on it! LOL

tribalwings

That block sounds like a standard 3" building block. U can get them from most builders suppliers or direct from factory if u'r getting loads. Roadstone, Cemex, Kilsaran, etc