Breathing for Martial Arts: A detailed look at it

[@davidbeattie4267]

Excellent video Renshi

[@peterrussell6029]

Great vid - thanks for this 👍

[@ThatBunkaiBlokeShawnDonaldson]

Thank you very much.

[@johnnymorbergnielsen]

Great video and very good explanations. Personally I prefer not to include sounds in my bteathing when performing punches and kicks. This is so I do not tell my opponent that something is comming. I find the sounds very usefull to teach beginners when to breath in and out though😊 Thank you for sharing your reflections 👍 Br Johnny

[@ThatBunkaiBlokeShawnDonaldson]

Thank you for the comments Johnny. For clarity, the sounds are not done for the purpose of sound, rather this is a byproduct of controlling air flow. You cannot control airflow without sound unless you are holding your breath. Also bare in mind that the sound of air passing is done at the time of the impact, not before, so this doesn't telegraph your intentions to the opponent.

[@goofi953]

I'm sorry sir, but I must step in here because of several misconceptions.. 1. The breathing mechanism of the body is not triggered by oxygen deficiency but by excess co2. That means, you want to breath because the co2 concentration in your blood is to high. In fact, in any breath the body uses only about 5% of the oxygen in the air. 2.unless someone has very severe respiratory issues, there's no reason that blood saturation will drop below 94%. That's the limit for normal oxygen level in the blood stream. 3. There is no correlation between hyperventilating to oxygen deficiency. On the contrary-as you hyperventilate, your saturation raises to about 99-100% (if that's not your normal level). The problem with hyperventilation is to much ventilation 😉. That means, the co2 concentration in your blood drops to very low levels, which causes vasoconstriction in the blood vessels of the brain. That's why you get dizzy while hyperventilating. Your brain doesn't get enough oxygen only because the co2 levels are too low which leads to narrowing of blood vessels in the brain. Hope I explained my point well. I enjoy your videos, but it's important to understand those mechanisms. 😁