lower abs breathing in SLT

[Scott R. Brown]

....... I happened to notice that his spinal alignment does not consist of pathological forward head and thoracic kyphosis either...

Whew!

That's great to know. That was my biggest concern!

[anerlich]

I like to do full body breathing , through the skin, what is that called ?

I don't know, but there are turtles that can breathe through their cloaca (a$$), and you asking that question brought them to mind.

[wenshu]

at the same time, I happened to notice that his spinal alignment does not consist of pathological forward head and thoracic kyphosis either...

Hendrik's posture results from the erector spinae overcompensating for his overdeveloped pelvic floor muscles from years of man-Kegels practice.

[Robinhood]

I don't know, but there are turtles that can breathe through their cloaca (a$$), and you asking that question brought them to mind.

Actually that is where you start, breath through your ass first , as you advance whole body breath.

[wenshu]

breath through your ass first

Considering how adept you are at talking out of it, I'm not surprised.

[GlennR]

Considering how adept you are at talking out of it, I'm not surprised.

****, you beat me to it!

[Robinhood]

Considering how adept you are at talking out of it, I'm not surprised.

That might be because that is your level.

My whole body breath and talk now. You need to start at ass first.

[anerlich]

My whole body breath and talk now. You need to start at ass first.

Funny, it sounds just like you are still talking out of your a$$ and have been all along

Hey, you really are a martial arsist !!!! (see the niem lik thread)

I'd probably start breathing with nose and mouth first, but to each their own.

[anerlich]

One gets into that state when the norse breathing stop.

What do the Vikings have to do with this?

[Vajramusti]

What do the Vikings have to do with this?

VVBG

I guess they did not know Anerlich humor.

[GlennR]

What do the Vikings have to do with this?

Not a lot i would have thort

[Sima Rong]

i think he means nose breathing guys. so what he is saying is that once you finish breathing through your nose you can breathe through your ass or the pores of your skin. it makes perfect sense really. but as bawang stresses , you have to learn to relax your ass when the fist comes towards you at this level of training.

[Robinhood]

i think he means nose breathing guys. so what he is saying is that once you finish breathing through your nose you can breathe through your ass or the pores of your skin. it makes perfect sense really. but as bawang stresses , you have to learn to relax your ass when the fist comes towards you at this level of training.

You sound like you talk from experience. Are you the one they call fisted one ?

[Sima Rong]

No, I thought you were. I don't wish to develop internal skill.

[wingchunIan]

Abdominal breathing is not natural, nor is chest breathing. Natural (and the most efficient breathing) is to use both the diaphram and the intercostal muscles. This is the type of breathing that endurnace athletes use. Also they don't have to having to "train" or "learn" how to do this.

The lower abdominal muscles have nothing to do with breathing.

spoken like someone who has no idea what they are talking about. I have a good friend who is an international marathon runner, triathelete and cross country runner, when coaching others he always starts with how to breathe correctly as do most endurance sports coaches. You are also incorrect with your assessment of the most efficient way to breathe as expanding the chest using the intercostals requires significant energy to move what is a very heavy structure (ribs and pectorals etc) using very small muscles and also leads to shallow breathing as it imparts an upwards resistance to the diaphragm. Breathing deeply and calmly using the diaphragm is the most efficient way to breathe and this is why it is practised and used by top atheletes the world over.
I do agree however that your lower abdominal muscles have nothing whatsoever to do with the process and I have never said that they do.