Power Wood Foot Breaking - Machine
United States and World Breaking Associations- Competition Rules
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Be sure to read and understand the General Breaking Rules
Adult Wood Foot- With Machine
Materials and Spacers:
Boards must be purchased on site from Supply Committee. NO SPACERS!
Techniques:
Any kick technique, except stomp. Competitor may skip or jump. NO RUNNING!
Weight divisions:
See “General: Divisions” above.
Stations:
One station will be used. Boards will be held by machine to be broken in a horizontal direction. Competitors may set up as many boards as they wish. Competitors will be required to ensure the safety of fellow competitors and spectators as outlined in “General: Safety” above.
Attempts:
Competitor will have 2 attempts to break the most boards. The better of the 2 attempts will be used. All competitors will execute their first attempt before the start of the second round of attempts.
Order:
All competitors will complete their first attempt. After first attempt all competitors will complete their second attempt. One Strike Only Per Attempt! Competitor may execute one strike per attempt to break the boards.
Time Limits:
Competitors will be expected to keep the division progressing in a timely fashion. Because of the apparatus used times may vary. Any competitor that fails to comply with the ring coordinator’s instructions in an attempt to keep the division progressing will be subject to a penalty to be determined by the ring coordinator at the time of the infraction
Judging:
Judges will count the number of boards broken to determine the winner. The competitor who breaks the most boards in either round is the winner. Some examples:
- Competitor A breaks 8 of 8 in the first round. Competitor B breaks 8 of 8 in the second round. Competitor A wins because you cannot intentionally tie the first round. (Assuming 8 is the largest amount broken)
- Competitor A breaks 8 of 10 in the first round. Competitor B also breaks 8 of 10 in the first round. This is an unintentional tie. The winner of the second round will determine the winner. (Assuming 8 is the largest amount broken) The judge should prevent a tie in the second round by disallowing competitors that are tied to put up the same amount of boards.
- Competitor A breaks 8 of 10 in the first round. Competitor B breaks 8 of 8 in the second round. Competitor B wins by percentage. (Assuming 8 was the largest amount broken)
- Competitor A breaks 8 of 10 in the first round and 6 of 6 in the second round. Competitor B breaks 6 of 7 in the first round and 8 of 10 in the second round. Competitor A wins by percentage, 87% compared to Competitor B at 82%.
- Competitor A breaks 8 of 10 in the first round and 6 of 6 in the second round. Competitor B breaks 6 of 6 in the first round and 8 of 10 in the second round, creating an unintentional tie. Competitors must break a third time to determine the winner. The judge should prevent a tie in the tie breaker round by disallowing competitors to put up the same amount of boards.
Ties:
In the event of a tie, the winner will be decided by the highest percentage broken. Both rounds will be considered in deciding a tie. The original order will be maintained during tie breakers. See “Judging” above for more detail.
