on 5/4/05 4:08 pm, kodia1963 (safe@...) wrote:

> Is there a particular way of breathing in Wado? Did Otsuka
> sensei have a view on the
> subject? Do any of the member of this forum have particular views on
> the subject? And
> where did these views originate??

Thanks for your views.

I think the usual Wado reply would to breathe as naturally as possible and
that you should be able to perform any movement breathing in, out or even
holding your breath.

You mention the body being vulnerable at the point of changing between in
and out and vice versa. I don't have any answer to this but I feel that if
the body is breathing in and you are hit which may cause your breathing
process to stop or force you to exhale, maybe that is more damaging as the
body is expecting air to come in.

Regards,

Gordon.