No person wants to be kicked at full power so we have a variety of boards with different strengths that you can use practice and improve your technique and be sure that your kicks are truely effective – These boards are terrific value because they have a shaped joint so that you can put them back together and keep using the board for 20 or 30 years — SIZE – This solid Red Board is the “standard” 28 x 28 cms square and 2 cms thick — STRENGTH – Because the boards are made in a machine the strength will always be the same – BUT the strength of wood can vary and this Red Board is approximately equal to a dry piece of Parana Pine that is 40 mm thick — ADVICE – There is nothing worse that not succeeding so we recommend that you start with a low strength board and progress to stronger boards as your technique improves –