Soke Inoue Yoshimi - Normal vs emergency breathing in Karate - Seminar Italy 2013

Soke Inoue Yoshimi, Rika Usami's legendary master, explaining the difference between "normal" and "emergency" breathing methods in Karate. The former is the regular breathing that we do when we are relaxed. This method should be used during the execution of fast sequences or real-life techniques. Indeed, trying to split (for example) a block technique in two parts - inhalation and exhalation - would result in the body being too stiff, and the technique being too slow and therefore ineffective. Only natural breathing enables the body to move fast and efficiently.

The second approach, emergency breathing, can be used (discreetly) during slow sequences of katas - especially after the execution of challenging sections - to recover energy. It involves the relaxation of the lower part of the abdomen and the consequent automatic inflow of air in the lungs. To demonstrate this concept, Sara Battaglia from the Italian National Kata team performs a sequence from the kata Chatanyara Kushanku.

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I recorded this video during Soke Inoue's seminar held in Caorle (Venice, Italy) on 18-20 October 2013. The seminar was organized by Sensei Francesco Favaron, founder of Inoue-Ha Shito-Ryu Italy:
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Thanks to Sara Vacca for the simultaneous interpretation in Italian.

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