CHI AND BREATHING

 
Chi and Breathing
by Aaron Hoopes


Whenever I teach a "Breathing in the Martial Arts" seminar, I always have the students breathe in and out through the nose. This often brings quizzical looks, and invariably, at the end of the session, the first question asked is; "Why are we breathing in and out through the nose?" This is a valid question and I'd like to address it here. Before I do that, I need to explain a little bit about Chi (sometimes spelled Qi) energy and how it relates to breathing.