Bone Breaking.. Good or bad?

[sudoraba]

even if it heals back stronger it is only extra calcium deposits in the site of fracture. And later on in life this will probably catch up to you as a lot of injuries don't completely heal and later add up.

[Kyokushin555]

I don't know, but breaking your own bones on your own will seems kind of insane to me.....Its called a Makiwara, punching bag, Thai pads, and every now and then tap or roll on your shins with wood.

[vapor]

yeah---probably not a recommended course of action----it would take you out of training for months...just think of the muscle and endurance loss that would occur from that alone...

vapor

[shinri_baka]

Hi I'm a newby here

of course breaking bones is bad.

even after it heals, it's only 80% of its previous strength...therefore if your sensei really broke his bone on purpose, he truly believes in the baka-do.

[Ultimate_Truth]

Originally Posted by Michael

In martial arts people break their bones alot.. Is bone breaking a good thing? My karate instructor broke his right arm just to make it stronger...

I've never heard of any kind of injury like that being a good thing for the body. Too many risks of permanent injury to make it beneficial as a trial of training.

[seienchin]

I have to say, I have been sitting here laughing out loud. this is one of the most hilarious posts I have seen in my brief period on the forums. I am greatly reassured at the resounding trouncing that the idea of voluntary breaking is dumb. Of course its dumb. I'm horrified that an instructor has even suggested this. REminds me why Japanese people (in particular) look at me funny when they hear that I am a Kyokushin practitioner. It has this reputuation of beeing crazy-tough. But this thread is just crazy. ROFL.

If anyone needs any more convincing - remember that it is partly luck if the bone heals straight and strong. Voluntariily break and you risk ending up with any number of complications, including non-union (a complete failure to heal - it does happen), delayed union - where it takes up to a year to heal, damage to nearby tendons, joints, nerves and blood vessels (which may never heal), or even a bent limb.

Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. The only think that I can think of is that anyone who thinks this is good to do has been hit in the head too often.

OSU

[Lucy]

Nice answer there Seienchin! Tell it like it is lol!

[Bruce]

Actually I think you could have been a bit more succinct by just writing 'dumb, dumb, dumb'. Crikey - if you say that quickly it almost sounds like the begining tune of a famous film.............

[RASor]

Osu,

Intentional bone breaking to make it harder...humm.

Sounds more like a fetish of a masochist than one that a reasonable and sensible Kyokushin practitioner would do. But then to each his own.

Recalling just recently I remember reading about bones and how to toughen them (without breaking). Presented was punches to the makiwara, wall, tree trunks, sand bags and similar hard objects repeatedly and consistently. Procedure was to do as many punches or kicks at a consistent and constant force (i.e., light gradually increasing strength progressively).

The effect: the bones affected became less porous and more compact. Doctors said that this is the result when our bones undergo pounding it hardens getting stronger.

So Sosai Mas Oyama's approach of repetitive hard training is the approach to correct and proper body hardening.

Never did they mention break your bone to harden it. (Be scared, really scared because you may get shorter due to broken bones...just kidding).

Osu.

[A-jay]

Whatever happens to the bone it takes a loooooong time to recover for sure.
A fellow student of mine and I have broken a piece of our knuckles.
I'm sure it was 2/3 months ago but it still hasn't recovered.