Welcome to the forum and I might have some answers for you. The Kata forms are used to help you memorize your movements and to help build focus. Thai Chi uses similar forms but karate kata is not based on the same princaples.
The practice of breaking wood I would not recomend without some sort of training but it boils down to focusing beyond your target and not stopping when you hit the board.
The wooden dummy thing is usually used in kung fu systems and I have no real experience in that type of training so i will offer no advice there. I would suggest that you look out side the town you live in and try to find other martial arts to base your training off from so you are forced into one option.
Good luck
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