Yes, I think that is right - tension, as in too much tension, is bad. Of course, too little and you will be like a jelly fish! When people throw a punch, say, there's usually a lot of tension that isn't needed - in the muscles - just out of bad habit of over doing every movement which we do daily, generally, if not stopped. A good way to see that is wherever you are sat, just try and relax more - just feel how your body uses too much tension - more than it needs. Relax, then relax more... try it stood up - we can relax amazingly, and still kepp just enough tension to stay standing - but most people can't do that.
All of that tension is there when you throw a punch, slowing it down, or making your moves sluggish, and unresponsive. After a while, you can feel it yourself - say, hitting a bag, you can feel that you could relax more and hit through the bag more. It's not easy - but awareness of the tension is a big step forwards - we become *mindful* of it.
As for breathing, personally, I don;t feelt hat breathing should ever be *controlled* unless it is to stop hyper ventilating or abnormal breathing problems. During a fight, breathing, like everyhting else, should be natural, in my opinion. Controlling breathign obviously adds unnecessary tension to the diaphram. Man - how do you spell diaphram?? Aya!
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All of that tension is there when you throw a punch, slowing it down, or making your moves sluggish, and unresponsive. After a while, you can feel it yourself - say, hitting a bag, you can feel that you could relax more and hit through the bag more. It's not easy - but awareness of the tension is a big step forwards - we become *mindful* of it.
As for breathing, personally, I don;t feelt hat breathing should ever be *controlled* unless it is to stop hyper ventilating or abnormal breathing problems. During a fight, breathing, like everyhting else, should be natural, in my opinion. Controlling breathign obviously adds unnecessary tension to the diaphram. Man - how do you spell diaphram?? Aya!
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