For those who are exercise junkies, a question

[squid_pants]

How does one achieve proper breathing?
I know this one will cause disagreement and is super hard to answer, so, get ready to flame each other too.

Comments

[shillolo]

I can see the debate now:
In first!
No! Out!

[forgottenman]

But you have to breathe in first before you can breathe out!

[wondermonkey23]

But you have to make room in your lungs by breathing out before you can breath in.

[daphne1d]

Use your lungs?

[squid_pants]

I don't see how lasers are involved...

[wondermonkey23]

Mindfulness and relaxation.
Best developed through a combination of excercise and pranayama.

"no purgative, purgative purgative like Pranayama, no purgative for mind and body alike, like Pranayama, like Pranayama, like Prana -- Prana -- Prana -- Prana -- Pranayama! -- Pranayama!"

Another thought upon reflection

[wondermonkey23]

Thought about some of the trouble I have hyperventilating in stickfighting matches for training.

When you get to the point that you're gasping for air as you described in the comments of your other post, assuming class structure allows for it, pause for a few seconds to get control of your breathing. Don't try to force it, just observe how you're breathing, and on your next inhalation relax and breath a little slower. Don't try to switch from mouth to nose immediately, that would be forcing, but once you've slowed down the mouth breathing by half or so, try a couple breaths through the nose and gradually switch back to in and out through the nose, or in through the nose and out the mouth if you prefer.

Should take less than a minute, though it will likely seem longer, and over time you'll be able to calm your breathing, and thus your heartrate, substantially in 30 seconds or less.

Re: Another thought upon reflection

[squid_pants]

Class structure does allow for that, and I do stop for a second and force deep slow breaths until it's under control. There are two exceptions to that though, hajime training and tests, which are an even quicker pace than hajime training. You just go at the pace set, and it isn't varied. It's for those times I wish to improve, and for my overall health I think improving is a good idea.
I tried running a bit last night. I can't go to far yet, but I recover quick.

[squid_pants]

If I keep up this schedule I'll never have time to masturbate again!

[iolarah]

Through a tube, if one is underwater.

[squid_pants]

Lungs are just masses of entangled tubes leading to bags.

[iolarah]

Ugly bags of mostly water, no less.

[squid_pants]

I hav a strangely large ratio of sawdust in mine.

[new_moon_occult]

I understand this is covered in those etiquette books.

One is expected to align ones posture correctly and by slightly expanding ones lungs and diaphragm to only slightly distort ones silhouette, one takes a breath in and then when releasing said breath (vital for the oxygen that goes to the blood and so regrettably necessary) the chest and stomach movement should also be minimised.

Corsets help restrict this movement.

[squid_pants]

Ummm, as Margaret Atwood said, context is everything. I think in exercise those suggestions would result in a very rapid loss of consienceness.
You can't be a thug and be comported I guess.