Learn / MMA / Breathing & pace
FIGHT IQ · FOUNDATION
Breathing & pace
Also called breath control
The first thing panic takes is your breath, and the first sign of a developing athlete is keeping it. Exhale in the bad positions. A calm breath under mount is worth more than a fast escape.
Canon: Jackson's MMA (Ground Game, Stand-up Game) · Penn, Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge · the Unified Rules judging criteria