Why do breathing techniques decrease the effectiveness of strangulations?
by Scott Sonnon Breathing is the only mechanism that is both autonomic and voluntary, and as a result is the only means of visceral control. As a result, respiratory regulation is the means for NOT INCREASING the effectiveness of strangulation tactics. What does this mean? What makes most people have to tap so quickly is their own anxiety of being “choked-out”. This fear arouses their survival syndrome (conventionally known as fight-or-flight), increasing their heart rate and blood pressure. Now, it is impossible with one’s arms to compress the arterial flow to the brain; firstly because the arteries are the body’s high pressure system, and even digital pressure is difficult because the arteries are hard, small strong vessels; secondly, because the carotid are not the only source of cerebral blood flow, which is also spinal. The venous system being a low pressure system, has large, soft vessels, able to be compressed. What color does the opponent’s face turn when strangling him? Not wh
