yup.
he did better once a second guy held the board. even still, he wasn’t delivering the power properly
Beginners with the proper coaching and someone holding the boards correctly should be able to break a single board. We did it routinely in my high school club. A good black belt should be able to break it when it is just held up (not held static, almost free), requires speed and focus, but is definitely doable. The key is not pushing the board but exploding through it.
I used to do five boards at the same time*, and it was rough for the people holding them to keep them from moving. Notice in his demo the holders are holding on the side rather than bracing for the impact. The board will move inches and be very difficult to break. I did feel badly for the little kid student that was hit by the board piece when he did it toward the crowd of students.
There are some examples of badly done WEAPONS demos that are more amusing. LOL!!!
DK
*I wasn’t that good, but I just loved breaking things.