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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