Self-control and breathing

How important is breathing for your personal safety?

Well during an argument, you tend to have shallow breathing and an elevated heart rate which can cause you to lose self-control.

If the other person also loses self-control you could end up in a fist fight.

A simple way to maintain self-control and preserve your safety is through Combat Breathing which lowers your heart rate, enables you to think clearer and exercise self-control.

Combat Breathing is an exercise done in a set of fours.

-Inhale for 4 seconds.
-Hold your breath for 4 seconds.
-Exhale for 4 seconds.
-Then wait 4 seconds before the next inhale.

Do 4 repetitions of this drill to relax yourself and lower your heart rate.

As you relax you will be able to determine if the other person might turn violent and then choose the best response.

You might decide to stop talking, change the subject, defend yourself or even walk away.

Practice Combat Breathing in front of a mirror so you can learn how to do this discreetly. Then others won't realize what you're doing.

Make use of this drill to give yourself an advantage.

Be strong,

Kubler Al Abidin

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Al Abidin
Director of Training
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