Jung SuWon Double Palm Heel Brick Breaks - Everyone Benefits!

At the end of a recent class led by Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim at Jung SuWon Martial Arts Academy, Great Grandmaster gave two students unexpected, unforseen opportunities to do some unique breaks.

To help demonstrate to students that besides being able to focus on one opponent, like in advanced su ki, students should be able to visualize and do su ki as if they were facing 2, 3 or more opponents, Great Grandmaster had two bricks set up, side by side, for a double palm heel break. The first student, a Jung SuWon black belt, was called up, stated his goal, focused on it, and broke both bricks, each brick with one palm heel, at the same time! It was really impressive!

But for me the next Black Belt's break, the same set up, was even more powerful.

He too stated his goal, ki upped loud, and struck the bricks --- but only the right hand one broke. He re-gathered himself, focused, kipped again and struck the bricks - but this time the left hand brick broke and the right did not. More energy, more focus --- third try the right one broke again, but the left did not. But this time, you can guess the energy bouncing back up his hands and arms with each miss, the mental tremble to keep going, the regathering of resolution he required.... Fourth try --- impressive ki up --- and just the left broke.

At this point 4 tries in... Great Grandmaster asked him if he wanted to stop or continue. With the determination of a warrior of old he strongly said he wanted to continue. You could see it re-wakened his determination. He WAS going to break this. Great Grandmaster also then spoke to everyone in class watching --- asked all to actualize the break in their minds. Not just visualize (see it) in their minds, but actualize it in their minds. Make it real in their minds.

Fifth try --- the black belt gathered his energy, let out a ki up that must have been heard aroudn the block, jumped up higher than the holding bricks and came down, striking, resolute --- and both lam heels, both bricks -- broke!!!

The cheers were deafening!

For me, watching, the first student's break had been impressive - he showed it could be done, but in a sense it was HIS break. The second student's break, because Great Grandmaster asked us all to really focus and actualize the break - felt like not just his break, but OUR break!