As much as I love Rickson and his passion for the breath, he gives a very very dangerous advise: to hyperventilate before diving. As a freediver and breathworker, i need to stress that this will lead to shallow water blackouts. You do not get more oxygen in, but you expel more CO2, which stops you from getting the urge to breathe. You will not get the urge to breath and you blackout. This often results in death unless you have someone rescue you. Never ever hyperventilate when diving. If you want to push your limits, learn to get comfortable with contractions and the urge to breathe.

I want to see Wim Hof and Rickson Gracie talk about breathing together

Rickson might have the thickest brazilian accent in the whole world
He straight up just says "oxigênio" lmao

Rickson is right. I've become so good at breathing over the years, I  can do it in my sleep.

As this clip goes on, everyone is breathing progressively deeper through their nose.

I take deep breaths every day special when talking to my wife .

"Every man breathes, not every man really breathes."  -Braveheart

Fortunately we grew up in a household where breathing techniques and pranayam were very common.

Proper breathing changes the way you live, the way you walk,talk, think, react to fear everything. 💯 glad I’m learning this young

"I am a shark, the ground is my ocean, and most people can't even swim."
Rickson Gracie

Big facts! Back in 2019 I was hospitalized for a while. I had stage 3 cancer and pulmonary embolism at the same time. I was stressed, felt toxic and miserable. One thing kept me going was my breathing exercise and mental relaxation. I notice while in ICU my stressed out thoughts was increasing my already fast beating heart. I let all negative thoughts go and became at peace with the universe. It wasnt easy by I prevailed!

My favorite part of listening to Rickson is the way he sounds like an ancient god, then the wisdom comes and life is good. Thank you team!

after watching Demon Slayer I started focusing on my breathing

Last time I saw this guy he was literally helping the Incredible Hulk learn to breathe!

everyone: i know how to breathe
JRE: no sir🤣

I switched to manual breathing once I read the title lmao

Rickson: starts talking about breathing
Me :  „starts breathing heavily“

I think people overlook breathing since we do it everyday. But learning breath work can make a huge difference in your life and health

Yeah breathing’s pretty important. The sooner you learn the better.

please never ever hyperventilate before diving - I am an apnoe freediver - thats how swimming pool black outs are happening and people are falling unconscious without noticing and then drowning... Hyperventilation lowers the CO2 in the blood, The body does not track the O2 in the blood, it only has sensors for CO2 concentration (acidity of the blood). If the CO2 concentration is getting higher then a certain point the dive reflex kicks in and you feel the urge to breathe. If you have lowered your CO2 so much through hyperventilation, you might not get to that point where you notice you need to breathe and you run out of O2 before that point - making you fall unconscious without noticing.
Please get adapted to the urge of breathing and train to relax into that, but never hyperventilate for a dive - unless you are on a specific training schedule with a qualified buddy in apnea freediving sports.