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Plastic Board Breaking Requirements

Board Breaking Requirements by RANK
Male - Age	Brown Belt	Red through Black Belt
5 and 6	White board	Yellow board
7 and 8	Yellow board	Orange board
9 and 10	Orange board	1/2 Orange and 1/2 Green board
11 and 12	1/2 Orange and 1/2 Green board	Green board
13 and 14	Green board	Blue board
15	Blue board	Brown board
16 and above	Brown board	Black board

Female - Age	Brown Belt	Red through Black Belt
5 and 6	White board	Yellow board
7 and 8	Yellow board	Orange board
9 and 10	Orange board	1/2 Orange and 1/2 Green board
11 and 12	1/2 Orange and 1/2 Green board	Green board
13 and 14	Green board	Blue board
15 and above	Blue board	1/2 Blue board and 1/2 Brown belt
*All colors subject to change should the manufacturer increase or decrease the resistance rating of their boards.
WOOD BOARD BREAKING REQUIREMENTS
Male - Age	Brown Belt	Red Through Black -Belt
5 and 6	3 inch board	4 1/2 inch board
7 and 8	4 1/2 inch board	6 inch board
9 and 10	6 inch board	7 1/2 inch board
11, 12 and 13	7 1/2 inch board	9 inch board
14	9 inch board	11 inch board
15 and above	11 inch board	2 - 11 inch boards

Female - Age	Brown Belt	Red through Black-Belt
5 and 6	3 inch board	4 1/2 inch board
7 and 8	4 1/2 inch board	6 inch board
9 and 10	6 inch board	7 1/2 inch board
11, 12 and 13	7 1/2 inch board	9 inch board
14 and above	9 inch board	11 inch board

2nd Senior and above rank will test at a National Testing and will use wood. They will also add 1 board to 1-foot technique. See notes on board by rank requirements page.