Martial arts board holding device

A portable martial arts device for rigidly holding one or more boards to receive a karate blow or the like, comprising:

• a freestanding framework;
• a board holder mounted on the framework having means for rigidly holding parallel edge margins of one or more boards thereby to position the boards for receiving a karate blow or the like, said holding means comprising a pair of spaced-apart generally parallel channels opening inwardly towards one another for receiving therein said parallel edge margins of one or more boards, said board holder being adapted to be mounted on said framework in a first position in which said channels extend in generally side-to-side dirction with respect to the base and a second position in which said channels extend generally perpendicular to said side-to-side direction;
• means mounting the board holder on the framework for pivot movement about a generally horizontal axis thereby to permit adjustment of the angular position of one or more boards in the holder;
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• said framework being adapted for adjustment of the height of said board holder thereby to permit adjustment of the height of one or more boards in the holder, and said framework comprising a base having a front, back and opposite sides, a support member pivoted at one of its ends on the base and carrying said board holder at its other free end, said support member being swingable on a generally horizontal axis extending in generally side-to-side direction with respect to the base for adjusting the height of the board holder, and means for securing said support member in selected angular position when the board holder is at a desired height.