breathing

Hello again. I have been slowly incorporating the Wim Hof method into my every day life for the last few months now. I take ice cold showers almost daily, and strive to perform some of his exercises as part of a morning routine as well. I started off just doing his pushups exercise, which...

Hi. Over the past few months I have tailored my gym routine to be more strength, rather than hypertrophy based, so that I can combine all of my training towards a common goal rather than keeping gym and martial arts separate. During my breaks between reps, I do my best to practice diaphragmatic...

One of my always pending question about practicing karate, is how do you breath properly in different circumstances (striking, blocking, evading...). Most people and senseis, tend to reply that you block the air when you are punching, and at the last moment, you let it go, so it can do a...

I'm not sure if Mr. Miyagi from the karate kid was truly inspired by this dude, but Miyagi of real life Goju Ryu was a legend. For one, he was not a stranger to hard ship. He knew terrible hardships, but he never gave in and always kept his focus of balancing hard with soft. I discovered him...

Many great entertainment legends have studied MA. Elvis, Kareem, Glenn Danzig, Def Leppard...etc. I just got off the phone doing an interview with death metal legend, Chris Barnes. Barnes is one of the oldest, most respected artists in the biz. You can see him on Ace Ventura. Anyhow, he is...

Hi guys, Thanks to accept my joining request. My name is Istvan. Born in Hungary. I studied Wing Tsun for about 4.5 years after a rough childhood to understand 'control'. 8+ years Silat practise, 3+ years RMA Systema experience and 20 odd years later I'm still searching. :) I've got closer and...

Hello, how should I breath in Siu Lim Tao form? Especially when to breath in, and when to breath out? My Sifu said it is not important, when I asked him. But I don't beleave it. That's why I am asking you here. Based on Qi Gong, I suppose this principles: 1) When my arms goes close to my body...