We have just been witnesses to a no holds barred exhaustion fight provided by one of our very skilled and experienced members. The first thing I took note of---and I don't think this was so remarkable---was the breathing of the combatants. It was obvious that both opponents were working diligently to make use of the periodic, though often short lived periods of "rest", to acquire more air in order to enable them to continue the fight. This has to have been as critical as the maneuvering to place a hold that could further control the other man.
There are times when a move places the space in which to get one's air is made difficult. The constriction that occurs with a well placed bear hug or scissors is an example, though just as taxing is when a person's torso is curled up, restricting the ability to fully inhale or when an arm covers the general area of the opponent's mouth and nose. In the latter case, this smothering move can be just as effective as a choke without the potential trauma that may be done to the trachea (windpipe).
Now, the question I put to you readers is what do you do to prepare for such incidences that can and often do occur during a match? What have you found to best enhance your endurance as it relates to breathing? I would expect that cardio exercise is one methodology. Increasing one's general fitness stake so as to require less work of the intake of oxygen might well be one. Could the methodology of breathing itself be more important? I hope you can share your own experiences, maybe even relate something discovered during a match that allowed you to continue and not tap.
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2022-05-29 16:09We have just been witnesses to a no holds barred exhaustion fight provided by one of our very skilled and experienced members. The first thing I took note of---and I don't think this was so remarkable---was the breathing of the combatants. It was obvious that both opponents were working diligently to make use of the periodic, though often short lived periods of "rest", to acquire more air in order to enable them to continue the fight. This has to have been as critical as the maneuvering to place a hold that could further control the other man.
There are times when a move places the space in which to get one's air is made difficult. The constriction that occurs with a well placed bear hug or scissors is an example, though just as taxing is when a person's torso is curled up, restricting the ability to fully inhale or when an arm covers the general area of the opponent's mouth and nose. In the latter case, this smothering move can be just as effective as a choke without the potential trauma that may be done to the trachea (windpipe).
Now, the question I put to you readers is what do you do to prepare for such incidences that can and often do occur during a match? What have you found to best enhance your endurance as it relates to breathing? I would expect that cardio exercise is one methodology. Increasing one's general fitness stake so as to require less work of the intake of oxygen might well be one. Could the methodology of breathing itself be more important? I hope you can share your own experiences, maybe even relate something discovered during a match that allowed you to continue and not tap.