Deep | Belly Punch

Before you picture a boxing match, let me explain. A deep belly punch isn't about violence. It’s about release .

I learned this from a combat sports physio. Lie on your back. Knees bent. Take three slow, deep belly breaths. Then, using a soft fist or a rubber massage ball, you gently press—then release —into the soft spot just below the sternum (the solar plexus). deep belly punch

I was deep in a rabbit hole about vagus nerve stimulation and diaphragmatic breathing when I stumbled across an old judo recovery drill. At first, I thought it was a typo. Then I tried it. And honestly? It was exactly what my tight, stressed, "always-sucking-in" stomach needed. Before you picture a boxing match, let me explain