Proper Breathing

[Hajilee]

Originally Posted by daveren

My teacher also talks about proper breathing throuhg your nose as well. He also says to put your tongue on the top pallet, ( i think they mean roof of the mouth) cause it opens your diaphrams more or something about chi... Correct me if i'm wrong.

i have a problem though, i always have stuffed/runny noses, like year round, don't know why... any home made remidies that you guys may know of?

take some allergy medicine, not Benedril, but seriously see a doctor. I suffered from it forever before I started taking the medicine, now I can do 3 times the things I used to be able to.

[Sensei Tom OBrien]

My Sensei always stressed proper breathing. When people held their breathe doing a technique he used to say it’s like pulling the plug out of an electrical appliance. We would do breathing exercises in sanchin/hangetsu dachi and Sensei would tell us to imagine our lungs are like 2 balloons filling up. Then we would push the air out and try to empty them. People only use about 1/3 of their lung capacity in the course of a day when not working out. He also stressed that the worst time to get hit in the bread-basket or solar plexus is when you are breathing in. You can practice breathing techniques almost anywhere at any time silently - driving in a car, walking or even in an elevator.
Thanks,
Tom

[ladyfighter]

Originally Posted by Sensei Tom OBrien

My Sensei always stressed proper breathing. When people held their breathe doing a technique he used to say it’s like pulling the plug out of an electrical appliance. We would do breathing exercises in sanchin/hangetsu dachi and Sensei would tell us to imagine our lungs are like 2 balloons filling up. Then we would push the air out and try to empty them. People only use about 1/3 of their lung capacity in the course of a day when not working out. He also stressed that the worst time to get hit in the bread-basket or solar plexus is when you are breathing in. You can practice breathing techniques almost anywhere at any time silently - driving in a car, walking or even in an elevator.
Thanks,
Tom

Your Sensei sounds just like my dad!! lol He's stressed proper breathing since I was very small!

[Sensei Tom OBrien]

ladyfighter,

Funny you should say that. My Sensei was like a father to me.

Thanks,
Tom

[47MartialMan]

Originally Posted by Sensei Tom OBrien

ladyfighter,

Funny you should say that. My Sensei was like a father to me.

Thanks,
Tom

Two of mine also. My "fathers" didnt take money from me for lessons though.