Ibuki - Revision history

YellowHatGuy at 01:59, 25 July 2020

2020-07-25T01:59:03Z

YellowHatGuy: /* Short Ibuki */

2020-03-08T17:43:07Z

Short Ibuki

YellowHatGuy: /* Short Ibuki */

2020-03-08T17:42:52Z

Short Ibuki

YellowHatGuy: /* Long ibuki */

2020-03-08T17:41:57Z

Long ibuki

YellowHatGuy at 23:54, 31 May 2019

2019-05-31T23:54:18Z

YellowHatGuy: /* Short Ibuki */

2019-03-11T21:44:10Z

Short Ibuki

YellowHatGuy: /* Short Ibuki */

2019-03-11T21:43:48Z

Short Ibuki

YellowHatGuy: /* Short Ibuki */

2019-03-11T21:40:58Z

Short Ibuki

YellowHatGuy: /* Long ibuki */

2019-03-11T11:08:28Z

Long ibuki

YellowHatGuy at 11:05, 11 March 2019

2019-03-11T11:05:46Z

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 Since ibuki breathing is not a regular part of other physical activities, it must be learned early in one's martial arts career. Ibuki breathing is performed in two ways, one long, and one short.
-==Long ibuki==
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 Long ibuki develops your lung capacity, and teaches how to use your existing lung capacity to its fullest extent. In addition to being a muscle-building dynamic tension exercise, long ibuki is a necessary evil to teach students the more-practical short ibuki. To perform long ibuki breathing:

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 From a [[Ready stance|ready stance]], enter a state of near-total relaxation. (Only the unconscious are ''completely'' relaxed.) Sharply and audibly exhale as you simultaneously tense every muscle, then immediately return to near-total relaxation an instant later. Short ibuki is quite literally, the 1-second version of long ibuki.
-[ video of short ibuki from the fronts and side]
+ [video of short ibuki from the fronts and side]
 Short ibuki is has defensive applications, and it should be trained until it becomes a reflex action whenever an opponent hits you, or when you complete a [[Breakfalls|breakfall]]. By exhaling at the moment of impact, you can’t have the wind knocked out of you, because the wind isn’t there. Likewise, tensed muscles act as natural armor plating, which offers some degree protection to your squishy internal organs. This is the basis behind [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_shirt Iron Shirt Qigong], and the Western boxer’s conditioning regimen.

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 From a [[Ready stance|ready stance]], enter a state of near-total relaxation. (Only the unconscious are ''completely'' relaxed.) Sharply and audibly exhale as you simultaneously tense every muscle, then immediately return to near-total relaxation an instant later. Short ibuki is quite literally, the 1-second version of long ibuki.
-[video of short ibuki from the fronts ans side]
+[ video of short ibuki from the fronts and side]
 Short ibuki is has defensive applications, and it should be trained until it becomes a reflex action whenever an opponent hits you, or when you complete a [[Breakfalls|breakfall]]. By exhaling at the moment of impact, you can’t have the wind knocked out of you, because the wind isn’t there. Likewise, tensed muscles act as natural armor plating, which offers some degree protection to your squishy internal organs. This is the basis behind [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_shirt Iron Shirt Qigong], and the Western boxer’s conditioning regimen.

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 #Use [[Nogare|nogare breathing]] as a recovery mechanism.
-[ibuki breathing, from the front and side]
+ [Video of ibuki breathing, from the front and side]
 It is helpful to have a partner test your tension by pushing, pulling, and lightly striking you as you exhale. When performed correctly, your stone-like tensed body will be unaffected by your partner’s efforts. [[Beginners]] are initially intimidated by this test, but it ultimately proves to be a confidence booster.
-[partnered ibuki breathing, from the front and side]
+ [ Video of partnered ibuki breathing, from the front and side]
 Long ibuki should only be practiced in short sessions, because extended practice can cause some individuals to become dizzy, light-headed, or even pass out. Since practice has a cumulative effect, daily short sessions will prove to be more fruitful than infrequent binges.

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-'''Ibuki''' is karate’s “hard” breathing method. Ibuki breathing alternately called '''power breathing''' (for obvious reasons) or '''sanchin breathing''' (for its prominent role in the [[Kata|kata]] [[Sanchin]]). Ibuki breathing is a study of tension, which is necessary to truly understand relaxation. While ibuki breathing serves as a dynamic tension exercise, its true value is [[Ki|ki]] development, since it teaches the breathing control necessary for [[Ki#Kiai|kiai]].
+'''Ibuki''' is karate’s “hard” breathing method. Ibuki breathing is sometimes referred to as '''power breathing''' (for obvious reasons) or '''sanchin breathing''' (for its prominent role in the [[Kata|kata]] [[Sanchin]]). Ibuki breathing is a study of tension, which is necessary to truly understand relaxation. While ibuki breathing serves as a dynamic tension exercise, its true value is [[Ki|ki]] development, since it teaches the breathing control necessary for [[Ki#Kiai|kiai]].
-Since ibuki breathing is not a regular part of other physical activities, those who wish to become karateka must understand ibuki breathing before they can continue on this path.
+Since ibuki breathing is not a regular part of other physical activities, it must be learned early in one's martial arts career. Ibuki breathing is performed in two ways, one long, and one short.
 ==Long ibuki==
-Long ibuki develops your lung capacity and teaches you to use your existing lung capacity to its full extent. In addition to being a muscle-building dynamic tension exercise, long ibuki is a necessary evil to teach students the highly-practical short ibuki. To perform long ibuki breathing:
+Long ibuki develops your lung capacity, and teaches how to use your existing lung capacity to its fullest extent. In addition to being a muscle-building dynamic tension exercise, long ibuki is a necessary evil to teach students the more-practical short ibuki. To perform long ibuki breathing:
-#Enter a [[Sanchin dachi|sanchin dachi]] and cross your arms, like a [[X-block#Downward X-block|downward X-block]]. Quickly and sharply inhale through the nose; this should be full and deep enough to cause your abdomen to expand.
+#Enter a [[Sanchin dachi|sanchin dachi]] and cross your arms, like a [[X-block#Downward X-block|downward X-block]]. Quickly and sharply inhale through your nose; this should be full and deep enough to cause your abdomen to expand.
-#Slowly and audibly exhale through your mouth while you rotate your forearms up in rising arcs. Tighten ''all'' of your muscles, with an emphasis on your abdominals; ''tensing your abs does not require sucking your gut in''. Do not ignore tensing your pectorals and thighs. Continuously exhale until you empty your lungs of air. Ideally, this breath should maintain a constant volume and tone.
+#Slowly and audibly exhale through your mouth while you rotate your forearms up in rising arcs. Tighten ''all'' of your muscles, with an emphasis on your abdominals; ''tensing your abs does not require sucking your gut in''. Do not ignore tensing your pectorals and thighs. Continuously exhale until you empty your lungs of air. Ideally, this breath maintains a constant volume and tone.
-#When you feel that you are out of air, continue exhaling, to expel the last of your air. Only stop when you have fully and completely exhausted your air supply, which is indicated by a gasping, gurgling, or choking sound.
+#When you feel that you are out of air, continue exhaling, to expel the last of your air. Only stop once you have fully and completely exhausted your air supply, which is indicated by a gasping, gurgling, or choking sound.
 #Use [[Nogare|nogare breathing]] as a recovery mechanism.
 [ibuki breathing, from the front and side]
-It is helpful to have a partner test your tension by pushing, pulling, and lightly striking you as you exhale. When performed correctly, your stone-like body will be unaffected by your partner’s efforts. [[Beginners]] are initially intimidated by this test, but it ultimately proves to be a confidence booster.
+It is helpful to have a partner test your tension by pushing, pulling, and lightly striking you as you exhale. When performed correctly, your stone-like tensed body will be unaffected by your partner’s efforts. [[Beginners]] are initially intimidated by this test, but it ultimately proves to be a confidence booster.
 [partnered ibuki breathing, from the front and side]
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 ==Short Ibuki==
-'''Short ibuki is an implied part of ''every'' karate technique.''' As such, when kata directions refer to “ibuki breathing,” they are calling for long ibuki. Short ibuki is a quick energy breath used during [[Punches|punches]], [[Kicks|kicks]], and [[Blocks|blocks]] to generate [[Snap|snap]]. With practice, you can develop your sense of timing so that you short ibuki breath coincides with the instant that a technique makes impact.
+'''Short ibuki is an implied part of ''every'' karate technique.''' As such, when kata directions refer to “ibuki breathing,” they are calling for long ibuki. Short ibuki is a quick energy breath used during [[Punches|punches]], [[Kicks|kicks]], and [[Blocks|blocks]] to generate [[Snap|snap]]. With practice, you can develop your sense of timing to optimize snap by coinciding the end of your short ibuki breath with the instant that a technique makes impact.
 From a [[Ready stance|ready stance]], enter a state of near-total relaxation. (Only the unconscious are ''completely'' relaxed.) Sharply and audibly exhale as you simultaneously tense every muscle, then immediately return to near-total relaxation an instant later. Short ibuki is quite literally, the 1-second version of long ibuki.
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 [video of short ibuki from the fronts ans side]
-Short ibuki is has defensive applications, and it should be trained until it becomes a reflex action whenever an opponent hits you, or when you complete a [[Breakfalls|breakfall]]. If you exhale at the moment of impact, you can’t have the wind knocked out of you, because the wind isn’t there. Likewise, tensed muscles can act as armor plating, which offers some protection to your squishy internal organs. This is the basis behind [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_shirt Iron Shirt Qigong], and boxer’s conditioning regimen.
+Short ibuki is has defensive applications, and it should be trained until it becomes a reflex action whenever an opponent hits you, or when you complete a [[Breakfalls|breakfall]]. By exhaling at the moment of impact, you can’t have the wind knocked out of you, because the wind isn’t there. Likewise, tensed muscles act as natural armor plating, which offers some degree protection to your squishy internal organs. This is the basis behind [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_shirt Iron Shirt Qigong], and the Western boxer’s conditioning regimen.
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 ==Short Ibuki==
-'''Short ibuki is an implied part of ''every'' karate technique.''' As such, when kata directions refer to “ibuki breathing,” they are calling for long ibuki. Short ibuki is a quick energy breath used during kicks, punches, and blocks to generate snap. With practice, you can develop your sense of timing so that you short ibuki breath coincides with the instant that a technique makes impact.
+'''Short ibuki is an implied part of ''every'' karate technique.''' As such, when kata directions refer to “ibuki breathing,” they are calling for long ibuki. Short ibuki is a quick energy breath used during [[Punches|punches]], [[Kicks|kicks]], and [[Blocks|blocks]] to generate snap. With practice, you can develop your sense of timing so that you short ibuki breath coincides with the instant that a technique makes impact.
-From a ready stance, enter a state of near-total relaxation. (Only the unconscious are ''completely'' relaxed.) Sharply and audibly exhale as you simultaneously tense every muscle, then immediately return to near-total relaxation an instant later. Short ibuki is quite literally, the 1-second version of long ibuki.
+From a [[Ready stance|ready stance]], enter a state of near-total relaxation. (Only the unconscious are ''completely'' relaxed.) Sharply and audibly exhale as you simultaneously tense every muscle, then immediately return to near-total relaxation an instant later. Short ibuki is quite literally, the 1-second version of long ibuki.
 [video of short ibuki from the fronts ans side]
-Short ibuki is has defensive applications, and it should be trained until it becomes a reflex action whenever an opponent hits you, or when you complete a breakfall. If you exhale at the moment of impact, you can’t have the wind knocked out of you, because the wind isn’t there. Likewise, tensed muscles can act as armor plating, which offers some protection to your squishy internal organs. This is the basis behind Iron Shirt Qigong, and boxer’s conditioning regimen.
+Short ibuki is has defensive applications, and it should be trained until it becomes a reflex action whenever an opponent hits you, or when you complete a [[Breakfall|breakfall]]. If you exhale at the moment of impact, you can’t have the wind knocked out of you, because the wind isn’t there. Likewise, tensed muscles can act as armor plating, which offers some protection to your squishy internal organs. This is the basis behind [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_shirt Iron Shirt Qigong], and boxer’s conditioning regimen.
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 Long ibuki should only be practiced in short sessions, because extended practice can cause some individuals to become dizzy, light-headed, or even pass out. Since practice has a cumulative effect, daily short sessions will prove to be more fruitful than infrequent binges.
-Always practice long ibuki in private, because [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nocjWBvtLYE it looks silly] to non-karateka.
+Always remember to practice long ibuki in private, because [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nocjWBvtLYE it looks silly] to non-karateka.
 ==Short Ibuki==