Thanks for inviting me on your channel Kevin! 😃 Can’t wait to publish our Karate vs. Wing Chun video on my channel. Keep up the great work! 🔥

Jesse using the Socratic way. He’s not teaching, he’s bringing the knowledge you have inside out and make you aware of it

Having Seth and Mike in the same video is always a recipe for unbridled chaos and I love it

A swede with baby blues teaching an Asian man Karate. What a time to be alive! I think it's just one of the awesome ways that shows how Karate is ubiquitous and for everyone!

This is the type of Martial Arts content I love. Too many people choose an art and then become tribalistic over it. Sharing of knowledge of different styles and being open is a great thing.

I will never, EVER get tired of watching Jesse, Seth, Mike and Kevin make videos. Maybe get Wonderboy and Sweet Tea in there and do a Best of the Best challenge, like the Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris and Jackie Chan videos.

Jesse could be a professor on karate like actually teach it in a classroom setting

They’re raving about how every time Jesse opens his mouth it’s a profound sound bite. But none of them mention that he’s doing it all in a foreign language! That’s double tough!

jesse is a real karate genius

That “falling” punch thing was so cool to see after you saying that everything is Karate or Wing Chun because that was a way of punching an old boxing trainer taught me to get on the inside of a taller opponent. Great video.

As a Karateka myself it is very satisfying to see Jesse teaching, I wanted to see him interacting with Lyoto Machida They contributed a lot to the Karate community in The World.

Jesse has to be singlehandedly one of the best martial arts teachers/instructors ive ever seen in my life. Instead of just tell, tell, tell. He lets you realize things throughout the lesson and amazing"ah-hah" moments. So fun to listen to

this "missing knowledge over sands of time" thing is what annoys me about karate.. and i love karate

Jesse is probably one of the most intelligent & philosophical dude I've ever watched.

The falling method in Japanese Karate ie. Shotokan originates in Samurai swordsmanship. The falling method is used by many Japanese people when they walk. It's a very efficient way to walk without using your legs to push yourself but rather to slide the leg forward as you walk.

Jesse surely showed why he’s the karate nerd. Great drills.

According to a Grand Master in the Shotokan style, 3rd dan in Judo and 3rd in Aikido he told me that years ago there was no black belt only white and as you trained in the forest, outside in the rainy season (mud) the belt eventually turned a very dark color i.e black belt. When a student intentially threw his black belt on the floor by his equipment he disclosed he was very disrespecful and to never do it in the future. I refused to place my past belt on the floor and put my new belt on in a Sword class and the instructor got upset. The head instructor came by and disclosed this was the belief of the ancient days and to let it go. I was also informed NEVER to wash your belt. I think the training Mr. EnKamp is displaying is a specific style. I know that Kyo Kyu Shin Kai does not follow this same type of training. Now having said that don't shoot the messanger. I know the schools I have directed we did follow these rules as they were enforced in our classes. One of the instructors was a lawenforcement officer and he made a great point. He said if I were a trained weapons expert would I throw my expensive gun on the ground or floor? Thank you for the infoirmation The Grand Master I spoke of was a head coach at a university (like an Ivy University) in Japan with many of his Ancestors being Samurai Warriors. This man was extremely great with the Sword as well. He trained many well know Masters in both Japan and USA. Mr. EnKamp, for those who question but do not try the techniques their tea cup is full. Grand Master Tabata told me when I told him about braggards would call me by name and ask, what make more noise an empty can or one with content?

Finally a video with Jesse and Kevin. You 2 are brains/philosophers of this KZfaq martial arts group.

the no belts on the floor is very interesting because that certainly wasn't taught anywhere I learnt. what we were taught was you didn't leave your belt in a messy pile, you folded it and wrapped it, to reduce trip hazards. You didn't drop your belt off the barefooted "mat" area onto the area where people walked with shoes as your belt could get unpleasent dirty, dust etc and your opponent might end up rubbing their face on your belt during fighting and get unpleasent things on their face. And you never stepped over belts or weapons because you could trip, or kick the thing. Same with never standing with a short staff or weapon touching the ground as it could get caught under someones chin or shoulder and cause pain. Where as a weapon held off the floor moves with the person if they fall/stumble into it.

This brotherhood is getting bigger. Eager to see more content from this team. 🥋🥋🥋🥋

Your collaborations are exactly the representation martial arts needs. They do more to express why people train in the martial arts than any professional MMA fight or self defense instructor could. Thanks.

7:56 I had a Shotokan guy do that to me once. It felt like he teleported from far away to right in my face. it was eerie!

The belt thing is a myth, funakoshi adopted it from Kano because both arts got massive and it was convenient to differentiate between instructors, master, and students. The different colors just appeared later. Previous to karate's arrival to Japan's Mainland, the art didn't use belts and they even trained almost naked sometimes.

I love these types of colabs so much! Thanks for the great content, Kevin

Really good to see sensei jesse and traditional karate get the recognition that it deserves. Sport karate really has done more harm than good to the art.

The punch Jesse showed is so cool, I hope you do a breakdown of you trying it in sparring with a bunch of people. Cool stuff!

I was always taught you learn the rules first and then you learn how to break them. In swordsmanship we have what you call your "metre" that is the distance at which you can effectively strike your opponent without them being able to strike you back effectively. The metre is a constant calibration and moves with you, taking into account angle of attack, positioning and footwork. I was told by so many people that you don't ever cross step but then there are techniques you learn in empty handed and swordsmanship where the pivotal mechanic of how you deliver the blow and how you end up positioned is dependent on the cross step. I think a lot of people don't actually know what balance is. If I'm transitioning through balance states, then I am in control of each state. The way you become unbalanced is either because your opponent forces you into a position you aren't in control of or something outside of your control occurs. Having watched a lot of drunken boxing, the deception is in your opponent thinking you are off balance, when in reality you are anything but. As an old instructor said, it's not how you look at it, it's how you understand it.

Enkamp is correct…. I learned this over time from training in multiple systems and comparing them… Good job guys …👍🏾

I took Karate for years, and after taking Judo and Jiu Jitsu, a lot of what I do in Kata is coming to light. There are a ton of take downs and grappling in Karate kata.

THIS IS AWESOME!

Triple-collab ! Kevin, Seth AND Jesse in the same dojo! Masters instructing each other teaches the rest of us to always be humble and open to learning. LIke any other field, martial arts will always have something new to offer.

I laughed too hard when Seth showed up. This video had me rolling. I loved it.

Great video with great people!

That distance exercise was really unique definitely gonna try it out

I enjoy all of these martial artists in one video. Sensei Seth and Jesse for their humor and storytelling. Sifu Lee for always being the forever student and HUMBLE!!!!. Also Icy 🥶 Mike for being that dude that always wants to be that hard nosed guy to say that’s nuts , prove your art. All are great

I love these collaborations of guys I've been watching on their own for ages :) such a cool vibe. Brings back memories of hanging out on the mats with the guys...

Fun watch. Enjoyed that!

What a great video!

Kevin is great. Very well rounded.

I mean, I knew it already, but right now I'm really appreciating how good Jesse is as a teacher. I will use some of these exercises for my students (I'm a Shotokan Karate instructor, but we just proved they're useful for anybody). Keep up this quality content! These crossovers are an infinite source of gems! This video and the other on ninjas are pure gold! As different as they can be, pure fun and pure utility, but gold all the sane

Love it, love it, love it!

The truth about Karate is indeed enlightening

I really love the way all these guys interact with each other. They make for a great video. I hope to see them on more videos together having fun and teaching.

I was feeling pretty worn out until I watched this video. Then the energy popped through the screen, grabbed me by the throat & shook me up. Better now!!!! This energy really is excellent.

Really liked this one guys!

Nice video! The use of the belts of displaying distance is EXACTLY how my fencing instructor used strings to show it, that way the beginners can learn distancing using foil and knowing when to close in. Especially when closing in like Jesse did from a long distance to up close quickly is essentially what's called a Flèche in fencing ( ie. flying arrow ).

I'm already used to this technique of approaching. But man I didn't never put it in words, Jesse did great in explaining this. Thanks guys

I miss having a friend group made up of people who each study different styles or have different approaches, if the people are cool and ego doesn't get in the way, it's always a good time to compare things and try stuff out

Nice to see both guys on this channel ！😊

absolutely loved this content. great mix of ppl

Karate master is very Humble and very experience, really knows his stuff!

I love this courteous and friendly approach to teaching how to strike your opponent. cheers from a student of judo and aikido in Vienna, Scott

Great work gentlemen. It would be great to see more discussions / content of you both together.

The belts and colors come from the game of Go. These were then passed on to Judo which was legalized in Japan before Karate was brought over. The founder of Judo was told he had to make the art come off as a sport so it could be practiced and thus he had the standardized uniform of the gi, and introduced the belts as a progress tracker. When Funakoshi was bringing Karate over and attempting to go through the same process he was likely advised by Kano to do the same. The Karate belt system is actually very similar to that of Judo due to this but I believe maybe one or two of the colored belts are swapped for what rank they represent.

great collab

That mountain analogy was excellent, @karatebyjesse

Love it. Energetic, fun and fascinating. The further distance and closing was so fast. And phrases like "sound byte dispenser" was brilliant too. Thanks for doing these. I've never done any Wing Chun, nor Karate (mostly Aikido, Taiji Chuan and Qigong). Respect to those who enjoy, study and practice:) in Buddhism, Zen especially, the finger and moon analogy is used so as to not confuse the "finger that points the way" (teachings etc) with the "moon that is enlightenment" - not getting attached to the teachings and missing the true goal. There's another analogy in Buddhism of crossing the river using a raft- to leave the raft (teachings etc) behind when it's done its job. Much like moving from "martial forms" to "formless". And a nice poem by Ryokan which can be looked at as seeing the finger as part of the moon i.e. not separate:)

That was awesome

I like the belt exercise. We do this same sort of practice in Kendo, but we use the shinai. So close enough to keep connection, but not too close because as you say, everything can happen when you're a little too close. Although very close is also something of a safe space for us as well because you can't make an effective cut from super close.

Learned so much;alot of info but was great Sirs 👍

Isn't martial arts a beautiful journey. When you get passed the ego, and whose style/form of martial arts is better and just enjoy the experience, it is freaking amazing! This is coming from a 51 year old that hated wing chun until I went through the whole course (after three different schools) and I am stuck on this form of art. Much love and respect to all martial artist ❤.

That distance closing was impressive.

Man, i love this set of people. Pretty much everything Jessie taught in this video has direct application into HEMA and things i teach students and im definitely recycling his words because he's much better spoken than me.

Dude the belt exercise for distamcing was JUST PERFECT

Really cool talk and demonstration! "Each path at the bottom of the mountain is different, but the view at the summit is all the same."

I love the mountain analogy of the different styles starting at the bottom as beginners ❤❤

Great video 😊

Loving how all these guy crostraining and collaborate together.

I could sit around and listen to these dudes talk all day long.... Wait, that's exactly what I am doing on a +100 degree Saturday.

Interesting lesson!

Jesse is a good teacher

The age old idea of Karate: turning your body into a weapon. Obviously Boxing and Karate are not the same thing for example, but things done in Karate and things done in Boxing have many crossovers because there’s really only so many ways for the human body to attack and defend

Awesome 👌 !!

I remember seeing an interview with GSP who talked about using Karate to cover distance quickly. Great video, very informative.

Perfect combination of energies.

I like your explanation of "Independent Motion". Very well done.

Finally you did it

Super cool!

Jesse is so good at his words a true wise karate nerd indeed

Wow! Kev knew karate without knowing it! Like Bruce Lee's art of fighting without fighting!

Karate ranks and belts have their origin in the Chinese board game Go. Go became so popular all over China and Japan that it had to develop a comprehensive ranking structure to keep everyone organized. The governing bodies of Go did the logical thing by creating two divisions, one for beginners and other for advanced players. When going to large organized competitions competitors would wear a piece of clothing to show which division they were competing in, this varied from a headband, to ribbon, to hat, etc, and the colors varied as well. This custom came to Japan and was adopted by other competitive activities as a method of organizating competitors. So in swimming, flower arranging, archery, running, sumo, etc this became standard throughout Japan. Often, but not always, beginners wore white ribbons/belts/headbands/etc and those competing in the advanced division wore black. Since Judo was to be competitive and wanted to be recognized by the Dai Nippon Budokukai they had to have formal organization like other sports and so adopted white and black belts to separate who was in a beginner division from who was in an advanced division. Later they took the grading system from Go and developed the many Kyu and Dan grades, and then Karate adopted what Judo had done as it also wanted formal recognition by the Dia Nippon Budokukai. The many stories about the belt getting darker via sweat are romantic BS; although originally karate belts were only made by a couple companies in Japan and hard to get in the US so for a while students were issued a white belt and had to dye it everytime they got a promotion. This only lasted a handful of years though.

That stepping cross is really interesting, boxing has a similar technique but with a jab. The peak of the mountain analogy really fits

Great video

The exercise where you have both people inside the belt, the movements are quite similar to sticky hands. That was one of my favorite Tai Chi exercises. And so that point that was made about how different types of martial arts are all walking the path, and at the end of the path is the peak that they all share. That is something that, hopefully, any mixed martial artist is aiming for. Personally, I'm a mixed martial artist. The dojo that I went to was rooting a lot of our martial arts in Ninjutsu. But Ninjutsu does not include sparring, which we did quite often. Coming into martial arts, I was a flyweight, at best. I was taught a little bit of taekwondo, a little bit of capoeira, a little bit of Wing Chun, a little bit of Muy Thai, a little bit of Jujitsu and a little bit of Aikido, all from a Ninjutsu fighting stance. I'm not necessarily proficient in all of these. I was better at some than others.

Amazing! Kevin is my spirit animal and I feel your short king troubles brother!

This video came at perfect timing. I was struggling in sparring just last night. I'm 5ft 5, my opponent was 6ft. I'm going to ask him to try the belt exercise next time I see him. Thank you

Love that HyperFly Gi that Kevin is wearing and he looks great in it.

Thanks guys!

That technique managing distance is a great way to teach someone and Jesse Enkamp is one amazing instructor. the other great addition to this move is all the different ways to transition. you can use this move and execute a lunge punch or follow through with a front kick with the back leg.. I realize you didnt mention this but while you were doing your transition your moves were disquised by your solar plexus positioning and the way you drag behind the move. your pivot is after the fact. the fist or foot in already executed before you pivot your hip and execute the power in the technique. Well done sir. I really enjoy your videos.

You can clearly see Jesse is an experienced teacher. Regardless of how good someone is at martial arts, the ability to transfer knowledge/ideas is so useful and desirable.

The part of "Leading with your weapon"-punch if a core component of weapon systems like Hema.

great vid again! To a smaller person, I would advice to keep people at a distance with "mai geri jabs" if that makes sense, just to stop them approaching when you don't want them to

@9:00 Kevin Lee grabbing his face and going, "Aaahh!" gave me a good laugh. Haha Always enjoy the collabs. Thanks for another great video guys!

Hello Sensei, your distance practice drills are excellent! Have you ever heard of “One Step” practice drills for distance. They are a lot of fun and you can use any technique in the drill. If you are ever giving a seminar in the New Jersey, USA área, my son and I would love to attend. Keep up the great work Sensei!

Most jolly outro music :)

Brilliant.

v cool insightful demo presentation of how good unarmed fighting milieu logic like this works across all styles... I liked seeing the outergate to inner gate bridging techniques ... there's a Wing Chun one I learned i.e. slight leap during the fwd momentum while raising your knee up to protect your centre-line and groin region with the same side arm/hand into wu sao (the elbow also adding to protect the centre-line i.e. knee and elbow combo) shaving right through to inner gate and you can turn the wu sao into a strike (Biu Gee knife-hand or hammer fist) at the completion of the bridging motion.

Great stuff

Cool collaboration. Rather than the falling punch, what about the straight blast punch where you explode off the back foot while punching? That seems faster and if you miss, you are still in balance. I love Jesse’s “soundbite dispenser “ ha

can't wait to meet Karate Jesse!! awesome video! I say everything is 'MMA' hahaha. Also, that intro was hilarious hahahahahah