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Head Brick Break

2008 Reader Submission
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Breaking a concrete brick is one of the most difficult feats in the Martial Arts. Most artists train for years before they even touch their first brick. Proper technique calls, in Tae Kwon Do, for one of two breaks for a first time Martial Artist. I chose, in my instance, to curl my fist and bring it down on the slab, much like a hammer would function. This procedure, before I even attended my graduation, consisted of three weeks of practice as to how to perform this maneuver properly.

Hardly worth a Darwin, let alone an honorable mention. What is worth considering is the antics of my friend, who was in attendance at my Graduation. After watching me break the concrete slab, he decided something along the lines of “Hey, that looked really easy!”. My family dropped him off at his home, and we went to a buffet to celebrate my graduation, leaving our contender alone, to tend to his own devices.

Monday rolled around, and he did not show up at school. Concerned, I decided to give him a call and make sure he was all right. Needless to say, he wasn’t. According to his mother, she came home to find a cinder block propped up between two logs, with blood all over the block. When she went inside, she found my friend… with a broken hand, a shattered wrist, fractured heels, and the front of his skull smashed in from his vigorous interaction with a cinder block, combined with multiple compound fractures. While he does not have any noticeable permanent damage (as of the time of this writing, 2 weeks in, he is healing well), he has shown no interest in breaking another brick any time soon.

To my friend, next time, before you use your head… use your head!

Submitted on 06/10/2008

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
It's friends like yours who are responsible for the "Do not try this at home" disclaimers you now see everywhere. Thanks for a great story!


James said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
I guess your friend wanted the bragging rights without first paying his dues! I imagine he discovered it is NOT all that easy! Great story! Thanks!


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