I just started training with Adam. It's so great to finally have a
school here. Me and some mates have been training ourselves all year
from the DVDs, but now the real training begins. Thanks Adam.

My question concerns breathing. I am asthmatic, and have found
enormous benefit from Systema breathing. I was inspired to do a
Buteyko course (another great Russian breath technique). This requires
always breathing through the nose (inhale and exhale), in order to
build up CO2 levels in lungs (more CO2 = less asthma symptoms).

This is a bot at odds with Systema (ie inhale nose, exhale mouth). I
have been training inhaling and exhaling through the nose, and only
exhaling through the mouth when I feel tension entering my body.

This seems to work. However, I would welcome any input or ideas about
this.

Richard.