User blog comment:JustSomeDude.../790 & 791 - Break/@comment-24850639-20150629180721

As far as breaking the strings are concerned, Luffy had his hands tied behind his back by string when the fight first started.....he got knocked down a level by Mingo's string clone and Bellamy. I forgot the chapter, but we eventually see the string clone dissipate after being knocked into the air, and voila, Luffy's hands are free again. So no, the end of the fight wasn't the first time Luffy had done this. He had also clearly broken through them earlier with his head when he did Leo Bazooka, and Mingo was using Awakening to try and stop him from getting there. Not saying its any less impressive, but it certainly wasnt the first time it happened. So I was rather suprised that HE was surprised about it, let alone stupid enough to try it again against EVEN BIGGER attack than what had broken the strings the first time.