i find your thoughts wrong, sit-ups generate a good core and every good athlete has a good solid core, and running everyday produces stamina and IT HELPS YOUR BREATHING, taking huge breaths when your tired takes away more energy so breathing is a big part of muay thai, kickboxing, boxing martial arts etc.

and if it is so wrong get into a fight with a thai who does all these thing you seem to disagree with and your going to get your smashed into the ground so obviously something is working for them isn't it. See and they don't get tired easily and thats because they do lots of running.

And you talk about doing things slow will program you mind to do it slow, WRONG
look at tai chi, they do slow movements but you body learns how to do it, so get into a fight with someone who does tai chi and they like the thai will smash you to the ground, tai chi isn't just for looking pritty it is a martial art.

FOR example if you play ps2 etc you put cheats in at first you put them in slow but once you get into the habbit you can put them in quickly.

if anyone disagrees with me please tell me what you disagree with