The Breaking Point (爆砕点穴 Bakusai tenketsu?) is the 53rd chapter of the manga and the third chapter of the Breaking Point Arc. Ryoga trains intensely and Ranma comes over to their camp to check on things. He tries Akane's food one more time, but still hates it. He asks her not to kill Ryoga with her horrible cooking before their match and then reports back to Genma about what he saw Ryoga trying to do. Genma explains the Bakusai Tenketsu, or Breaking Point, technique to Ranma, telling him that everything in nature, men, rocks, plants, all have a breaking point that will cause them to shatter with just a touch.