I would just like to point out that in my opinion, as I have been taught, that when you mention the fact that you exhale on completion of the techniqu...

I would just like to point out that in my opinion, as I have been taught, that when you mention the fact that you exhale on completion of the technique, that you are in fact being quite misleading for you should breathe silently during the technique to relax the muscles, then upon completion of the technique you compress the remailing air in your body to a) protect yourself if you get hit in the stomach (for the abdomen would momentarily tense up), plus b) it gives you internal structure, to prevent you from going limp. These were the points and theories behind Sensei M. Nakayama in ‘Dynamic Karate’. Of course I understand that the article is clearly for beginners, but it is still misleading and could very well be a hinderance.

Your opinions would be thankfully recieved.

Shaun

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