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You’re the man Kev! Sorry for trying to psych you out before the test 😂 you did great

Should I earn my orange belt next?

I like how Seth's tone completely changes when he's testing. We all turn into our parents eventually.

it's so interesting how when you do a karate kata it still looks like a kung-fu form. (reminds me of jesse's videos about karate origins from kung-fu)

Kevin is such a babyface that his gi is made of pure light :)

Do not stop at yellow!

Congrats. That made me remember ages ago when I got my yellow belt. The testing was pretty much identical. I remember trying not to grin when they said to wait there a minute at the end...cause I knew they were grabbing my yellow belt. There were actually two kids that did fail, and they were told immediately at the end. I think that day was the first day they started letting me sit in and watch the black belts afterward.

Coming from a Goju Ryu background and seeing Geki Sai in another style is wild! Always crazy to see how the same form changes between styles. Great vid!

Love Seths statement about actually knowing what the moves are for in a Kata. I tought kids for a while in Taekwondo. When we were practicing Hyeong (Kata) i would disect it for the kids so they dont just run through moves. for example while their going through the Hyeong i would attack them if they need to block and let them hit me if they need to attack. of course i let them block and i keep distance so there wont be a chance anybody gets hurt. but that process helps really to distinguish wehn to "snap" or to move your hips right.

One small detail with thr front breakfall. Turn your head to the side when you fall. keep your nose safe

This was great. I’m so glad he talked about the techniques behind the kata movements at the end.

Kevin you did a fantastic job! Great work!

Congrats. Every Dojo and every style has different standards. But that's pretty common for the beginning levels. Though some go a little harder than others. At my dojo I have been at for years now every test starts with a Half mile run. Then warm up stretches. (which includes planks for a min at least.) then Jumping jacks, push ups, Sit ups. Then we move on to normal standards. Punches, Kicks, Combinations. Because our dojo mixes in A form of Jujitsu we also through in locks and holds. Some 20 second Drills for throws. (you and your partner preform a Throw followed by a submission on right and left sides as many times as possible in 20 seconds.) Ground Rolling, Sparing. And THEN you get to do what ever Kata you are up for next. Different levels get different kata of course. And The higher you get the more things you have to do. And the lower Ranked Q belts usually finish before the higher ranked. (Black belt tests are a different matter that are entire day events.) It should be noted that the instructors and other blackbelts already know who will pass mostly. Based on who comes in. What they do during class and How much they give. The test is about wearing them down. Making the tired and sore. Pushing to the limit THEN see how well they preform and how much they give. Its the FINAL piece for deciding who progresses and who does not. But 90% is still during class.

as a Karateka it's nice to see Seth in Karate mode for once 😄

Both are serious, very humble and respecful, as what a true martial artists should be. Respect!

15:00 I liken a good Kata to Speaking Clearly and telling a Good Story: you must Enunciate every "Syllable" clearly by making each move distinct, and Emphasize the most important points, the Story Beats, typically with a pause and kiai.

Oh, I love this one Kevin. It is probably one of my top 5 of your videos! Starting as a white belt is so humbling and such a good experience for us. You were a pretty solid and snappy white belt 😂. If I had my way everything would start with a white gi 😂. Hopefully, this one is useful to someone just starting out. Looking forward to meeting you in Greece at the end of summer.

I'd love to see you continue through the ranks of Karate! It's fun to see how your other martial arts training has influenced your movement and technique, and I'm curious to see how it will influence you as you attain higher ranked belts.

I am always so fascinated how different karate can be within karate itself the curriculum of shotokan (what I used to train in) is completely different from goju ryu (what I am doing now) and both are also completely different from what's in this video, makes me think of the mountain with lots of different winding roads that Jesse Enkamp talked about

That kata is like green belt in Shotokan, it's a lot of techniques for a first grade!

Great job sir

Congratulations!

I remember my first karate test. Well done Kevin 😊

Congratulations!!! Its interesting to see the focus of the yellow belt in karate and thar they include the breakfalls. Do you know what style of Karate Sensei Seth teaches? Thanks!

Congrats!

Congratulations kevin On your new belt.

I want friends like this. The type that help make you better.

inspiring!

Holding the belt behind your back like that made me flash back to every single martial arts instructor I've ever had.

Awesome!

It was good. Well done 👍🏻

seth kept the axe from the buhurt ep hahahahaha

With regard to kata, to quote one of my favourite movie martial arts teaching scenes (Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon as his character is being introduced), "You need emotional content."

What style of Karate is this? I studied Shotokan myself but this style seems like it has more to it from a lower level haha

Jesse Enkamp"s katas looks amazing

I liked the way you nailed your form Kevin. But perhaps a little high stance? I don't know about kenpo karate, but that's something a European sensei would have opinions about

The too tense kata because it's a test is a classic.

Hi Kevin. I want to kindly ask you if its possible to teach myself spilts as i dont have a tutor and I'm teaching myself JKD.

i want to see you take a kyokushin class now

You should have perfected the Kata with Jesse Enkamp then had Seth say is it was bad/weird: on film for Jesse to see! 🤣

As a practitioner of goju ryu its interesting how American kempo does gekisai dai ichi differently from how i learned it

I would like to see this being a series. either kevin go through all different martial arts and grab a test in a week, or find someone who has no knowledge of martial arts and make them good enough to pass :D

Kev is so crisp! Those Katas were ON IT! I know Tripple S wouldn't have given you the yellow if you didn't earn it!.

WOOHOOO!! 👏👏

I really like how practical and very creative the Karate of Sensei Seth's Dad have.... it seems to be hybrid of some of the elite striking arts like boxing traditional and modern karate some taekwondo and kickboxing etc. very legit and effective. I do hope sensei seth will make a vlog about the history of their family's martial arts and it's lineage. that would be so awesome for I am such a fan of all you guys Mike, Shane, wonderboy,rokas, varga ETC.

I got a karate yellow belt as a teenager and I didn’t know any of that (although I DID memorize a kata). Pretty sure I was in a McDojo. Hey- well done!!!

More a question for Seth but is that Kata derived from Bassai Dai?

From white to yellow half year and than its up to your quality as a human being how fast you grow. Most people need 5 till 7 years to become a black belt, in a legitimatel Karate Dojo. Greetings from the Netherlands 🥋 OSU 🥋 i talk about Old school Karate not the easy to do American style Karate.

How long was this? My yellow belts are at least 2 hours long. Sometimes 3.

I think if you have a generel knowledge about all aspects of fighting, all beginner belts are achievable pretty fast. Because normally its always absolute basics first and they don't change much between fighting systems

you are such a great martial artist to take on such endeavors, I would love to get you on my podcast to hear your story!

Congrats :)

My fave KZfaqr

Cool. Nice vídeo 📹

🔥🔥🔥

Interesting how very different this from Shotokan Karate in the JKA organization. Both technique and selection is quite different. Now ofc Kevin is way better than any yellow belt out there but it would be nice to get the differences between Seth and say Jessies styles.

Que?? A mí me pusieron dos rayitas amarillas a mi cinta Blanca en mi primer examen, y eso fue tras meses de entrenar dos veces por semana. Pero tenía 9 años.

What brand of Karate?

what style of karate is that? I do shotokan and i think there are some wierd aspekts in this style but i wanna learn more before talking

I almost failed my yellow belt test back in 1989 because of fooling around during the test.

Seth, "I'll be right back." He did that just to mess with Kevin.

that was fun. now another martial art? or another belt, or just done?

i just wished that karatenerd was there as well to mess you even more..hehehe..may be when you think of moving up he will be there to help or do the test

Surprised they were doing a Okinawa Goju kata. I always thought Seth was one of the eye gouge, nutclutching American Kenpo guys.

I like how in every video Kevin pretends he is not amazingly skilled in martial arts, bro is so humble

I think a yellow belt could be earned in most belt-graded martial arts in a week of all-day private lessons, if one is already athletic, agile, and flexible. Somebody like a gymnast might even be able to manage an orange or green belt.

It depends where you get it and who gives it to you, which varies widely. A higher belt doesn't mean you're better than someone with a lower belt in a real fight.

Now you have yellow, you must go on to at least a blue belt

Now that you've tried out karate, any plans to take Skallagrim up on his offer to try out HEMA?

Now you are on par with Icy Mike. KZfaq Karate fight incoming?

Congratulations....

Which hand did sensei Seth put his glove on... Then realized it was the wrong hand... Lol

It's so weird to me as both a TKD guy and a Karate guy to hear Jhoonbee in front of a Karate kata

Can I asked you sensei Set ..why is your fist almost vertical? It's odd isn't it supposed to be horizontal 🤔

I’ve never understood why people are keeping their hands so low when they block, or when they do the kata or techniques. I was always taught to make sure your wrist was at least as high as your eyebrows. If it’s not and you try to block a punch more than likely you will get hit. This has proven right in fighting. I’m surely no big fighter but it has happened. Teachers need to pay attention to how they teach blocks, if your hand or wrist is at chin level you probably won’t like the outcome

Why does the white belt kata look so difficult? OMG hahahaha 😮

Try to collab with Togo Ishii

Well i mean realistically "no" however as you were just saying and probably know by now, you do already know/practice "karate". Silat/wing chun and karate are all highly related, have the same techniques/ base concepts within them

Out of interest? - what form of Karate is it? it's very different to the Shotokan syllabus / kata and Blue Tiger Karate I know. No falls and rolls in ours

He let you off easy 😉 shotokan are more picky with the stances and form

Knew it was gonna be AG1. Pretty sure you're already a Karate blackbelt Kev. Or equivalent.

Make SURE you put "Karate Yellow Belt" at the TOP of your Martial Arts Credentials from NOW ON!

Now next belt up in one more week and so on, get you BB in 8w or so... :)

TRY GETTING A YELLOW BELT IN KYOKUSHIN KARATE LIKE THAT WONT HAPPEN

OSU!

Bro tried to make karate taekwondo

Big kata for yellow belt

I studied Shorin ryu twice a week for a month before they let me earn a white belt.

Do you hear that Sound? Like stretching leather That's Jesse, smiling from ear to ear. 😊

The first belt test isn't physically hard. But it is THE WORST mentally. There's nothing like those white belt jitters on test day.

Ohh so now u guys karate?

Seth has trouble knowing which hand goes into the glove.

WONDER BOY IS TEACHING YOU ONE STYLE OF KARATE TRY KYOKUSHIN

Best white belt I've ever seen

Sensei Seth teach me kata

YOU COULD NEVER SAY THAT TO A KYOKUSHIN PRACTIONER ONE WEEK BLACK BELT LOL

That is not how you throw a ridge hand

If you training everyday for a week..you might overtake students who train twice a week for 3 months,2 hours per session.

I come from Shotokan so for me that kata was way too fast and inaccurate. You cant have speed before you control the moves exactly. But obviously this is Kempo karate or something.