Abstract: A portable, free-standing martial arts board holding device. The device includes a backboard and a pair of elongate members on which boards to be struck and broken by a practitioner are supported against spaced from the backboard. An extension member permits additional boards to be held on the device. The elongate members includes holes to allow tubular members to pass therethrough. A wide range of desired heights of the backboard can be selected by the practitioner by passing the backboard through the holes.