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Ignatius Teo wrote:
The fact is, breath work is a significant contributor to overall IS development. Whether the fascia gets worked and strengthened as a result is by-the-by.
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Ignatius, do I understand what you are stating here when I rephrase like so: breath work does two things; a) it helps coordinate disparate parts of the body to work together in a connected whole (including effective relaxation), and b) strengthens various parts of the body, including the fascia. And that in your statement you are emphasizing the former point?
I would in addition say that there are important aspects that breath alone can not help with in relation to IS (let along martial application of such), as illustrated perhaps by the story of Koichi Tohei toppling over monks sitting in zazen.
Regards, Gernot