Breathing is important in karate - beyond the fact that you'll collapse if you don't do it, how you breath improves your performance and makes you feel better while you're performing. I'm referring mostly to kata and basic training. Despite being well practiced in the art of breathing for everyday life, it's really hard to do correctly during kata. The rules are simple:
Slow moves - breath in through your nose and out through our mouth
Fast moves - breath in and out through your mouth
Despite the simplicity, I forget to breath during the fast bits of my kata. Breath holding holds you back! Unfortunately, by the time I've learned the moves, worked out how to get from move to the next with power and speed, I have no brain left for breathing. So I break it down into segments with appropriately planned breathing, but it still breaks down when I string all the bits together. Still practice makes perfect. I'm looking forward to the day when I can breath properly throughout the kata in a way that adds my performance.
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