Jeff
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Pavel, you haven't elaborated on it much, but you have alluded to your involvement in martial arts. I wonder if your martial arts involvement has mainly been Systema. I recently purchased Let Every Breath, wondering if I would learn a bit more about the breath control principles that have been briefly touched on in S&S as well as a few posts on this forum. The claims made in Let Every Breath are compelling. I wonder if the Systema breathing techniques are consistent with your practice of breath control. At the outset, there seems to be some incompatibilities, such as The Principal of Breath Independence, such as while kettlebell swinging, The Principal of NonTension, and perhaps The Principle of Breath Continuity during grinds.
In your mind, how compatible is the practice of the Systema breathing principles with Hardstyle Kettlebell practice such as S&S? Allowing for the possibility that you believe the two are compatible, I am having a hard time seeing how it would be possible to continue with the practice of S&S and still practice the breathing exercises described in Let Every Breath, including the drills involving pushups, squats, leg raises, and situps.
Do you recommend the practice of Systema breathing techniques, and if do, how would you I corporate them into the practice of S&S?
This last part might be a rabbit trail, but it also seems to me that the Systema breathing principles are at odds with another breathing technique I have recently read about called Coherent Breathing. I wonder if you have practiced Coherent Breathing and what your thoughts are on this as well.
In your mind, how compatible is the practice of the Systema breathing principles with Hardstyle Kettlebell practice such as S&S? Allowing for the possibility that you believe the two are compatible, I am having a hard time seeing how it would be possible to continue with the practice of S&S and still practice the breathing exercises described in Let Every Breath, including the drills involving pushups, squats, leg raises, and situps.
Do you recommend the practice of Systema breathing techniques, and if do, how would you I corporate them into the practice of S&S?
This last part might be a rabbit trail, but it also seems to me that the Systema breathing principles are at odds with another breathing technique I have recently read about called Coherent Breathing. I wonder if you have practiced Coherent Breathing and what your thoughts are on this as well.