I would say if I had to do my black belt over, I would try to relax a bit more, and pick my moments where I would go in and attack, and then I would basically chill out a bit more, so I could last longer and have better efficiency and economy of movement. If I'm at the dojo, but not actually in the class, he will call me onto the mat to help out. Whenever I teach a technique, or an exercise, or a drill, I will see 50 different ways of doing it, and that is how it should be. Were doing a seminar. I enjoyed watching that. There's nothing more I can tack onto that. Jesse Enkamp is a popular YouTuber and karate athlete. Would you do it any differently? I'm not really into Karate movies. In fact I think a lot of us here do. It was not about building strong kids in schools. Teaching karate is like learning all over again. I know that this I know that a lot of people have difficulties with me because I don't have these plans. He loves to teach Karate, Kobudo . Can't wait to see you in Canada in May :), That pain of knowing "too much"! It feels like that's like a metaphor for all of my work, constantly not fighting, but having to prove myself to others who are more established, or have more credibility in this whole martial arts world, specifically Karate because, again, going back to tradition, the whole traditional thing is so strong, and people love to do things the way they've always done them, and I like to do things in a new way. Earning A Black Belt - USAdojo.com How you overcome obstacles tells you a lot about yourself, so its a way to discover who you are. :). That was over 8 years ago and what a blessing in disguise that was! whistlekickMartialArtsRadio.com, in case you missed it the first time. A lot of people use tradition as an excuse to do stuff in an old-fashioned or outdated way, but that does not interest me. As the Karate Nerd, I expect that you've seen quite a few martial arts movies. My name is Jesse Enkamp. I think that's not as old as Drunken Master, but still really cool. I still train happily enough (I am now 64)and have managed to get to 2nd Dan. We get back on. What is taekwondo black belt? Thank you for being here. 'Unless you become as a little child again, (Beginner's Mind)you cannot enter the true Way of Karate.' And so it goes. Do you have a favorite, or a few favorites? Thats why every black belt should teach beginners and kids. I'm not going to be able to do anything. He had what I would refer to as fudoshin, which is like an immovable mind, like nothing could disturb him, until he decided to do something, and that's when he From his super deep stance, he was standing in this, like a front stance - a zenkutsu dachi in Japanese - he throws a mae geri, a front kick, straight at my solar plexus, and my air just I had nothing in my body after that kick. Ah the old dilemma and great expose for the simple fact, bravo. My respect Sensei Jesse for such humility. Hi Jesse, you know what,you can easily become white belt again, just not many people swallow the pride and ego to swap their black belt for a white one and stand up somewhere in an unknown dojo for a month training, where you will be corrected from people with red, purple or green Belts, and kids with 2dan black belt ;) Would you do it? Of course, eventually they quit because they don't see any progress, but if they just had used, or if they had just had the mindset of thinking a little bit more about what they were doing and not just following what their sensei said, but perhaps having a little bit of critical thinking, not that you should tell your sensei that he or she is wrong, but think about, Is this right for me? Because as an instructor myself, I know that everyone in the dojo, everyone in the class, will be different. If you can teach it, you understand it. Beautifully written. brian k said: In regards to Sensei Steven Seagal's technique, (the question asked) I thought he showed good, crisp, clean and accurate technique. You should also check out our Facebook group, whistlekick Martial Arts Radio Behind the Scenes. What a lovely sentiment, and I agree 100%. In the beginners mind, Karate is full ofamazing opportunities and unique questions. Yes, I learn even if I'm teaching unenthusiastic kids whose parents just dumped them into Karate for whatever reason (usually because the kids outgrew the child care room). Call it mindfulness if you like. Relieved I'm on the same side as you. Again, I am very happy having the courage to start with something totally new. The idea that martial arts can continue to progress, but its still within tradition because there is so much knowledge there. On asking how she remembered, she said that she puts her arm up for the block (kihon-kata) and turns by following the direction of her elbow. Of course I do, but I enjoy Karate even more. I am delighted when I see the kids improve, and it's a joy to work with them. If you don't like competing, I think that it would give you even more, because there's probably a reason you don't like it, and facing stuff we don't like usually turns out well, because that teaches you something about yourself. One side hates competition. As featured in this Youtube vlog by Jesse Enkamp (11:45 mark) Feeling like that made me depressed and confused cause of all the 7 years study, hard work and practice I'd put in. This class forces me to return to basics, and rediscover rhe art once again with these parents! To teach a beginner is to think like a beginner. great article Jesse-san, thanks for sharing this great tip. Yesterday we had a new beginnerenroll in our dojo. Keep Common names for the dan ranks are thus: 1.Il dan - first degree black belt (also known as cho dan) 2.Yi dan - second degree black belt 3.Sam dan - third degree black belt 4.Sa dan - fourth degree black belt 5.O dan - fifth degree black belt 6.Yuk dan - sixth degree black belt It was a lot of fun. I decided to compete because I like challenging myself. Why do we do this instead of that? Fortunately, I've got a long way to go. I don't know if this resonates with the listeners, but for me, it was a pretty big moment. Long story short, Dan the Wolfman sent him a FB friend request and started to pimp up his Black Belts, YouTube videos and other stuff, Jesse unfriended him, Dan the Wolfman took it personally, called him out on YouTube and challenged to a fight, "The Karate Nerd" commented on the video and apologized (for nothing) and the Wolfman kept on . I mean, you've traveled the world. If you spend any time on social media looking at martial arts content, you'll know todays guest. This was the first time they ever met. Here on Martial Arts Radio, all of our listeners know its about stories. Yes, 15! I think you hold the title so far of furthest guest. You know what? A lot of people from different countries around the world decided to help me make this seminar a reality, and in return they would get videos, because I had a professional guy record this whole seminar. But because itsthe#1 waytoreach next levelin your journeyas black belt. I think I know how you feel. I'm actually used to this because I communicate with people from all over the world all the time, so crossing time zones, using the online digital medium is part of my daily routine these days. Hi Jesse, I think Karate should be a highly personal journey, and you should do whatever you like, or whatever you want to do, and if that involves competing, good. Don't get me wrong, I found the people in the dojo very welcoming and helpful. He throws me and he immediately catches me in a kesa gatame position, also from Judo. The self-proclaimed Karate Nerd talks about his past, his goals in the martial arts, and why he cares so much about what hes doing. You can follow us on social media, too. Generally we call this traditional Karate and sport Karate, but to me, you should have both. I have been training irregularly for forty years now, am 65 years old and got my shodan last year only because I wanted to teach what I think I know. Because when you challenge yourself, you get to understand yourself. Yes. Consult a health professional before engaging in any exercise or martial arts program. I had a guest instructor from Italy, another one from Israel. Thanks and congratulation for this article. He has more than 500 thousand subscribers on his YouTube channel by the name Jesse Enkamp. Over, done . I had participants from 25 different countries coming there, and I bet they didn't even know that it was the first time I ever did a seminar outside of my own dojo, and in English because English is not even my first language, so it was a big deal for me. It all started in the dojo. That whole experience of living there on my own, trying to survive because nobody spoke English, it was like a test for me to see if this was really what I wanted to do, and the answer was yes. You had my nodding along here. If we start from the beginning, one name that pops into my head is Sensei Hokama Tetsuhiro from Okinawa. If you have " mastered" a particular style like traditional karate then start learning and training in Aikaido, Judo, or Kobudo. After a couple of years of training, my Sensei insisted that I should start training sometimes in the main dojo of our school, where some of his Sempais and Kohais, and If you are lucky enough, even his Sensei teach sometimes. Learn why participants at KNX: The Karate Nerd Experience always wear pink belts and how McDojos watered down the traditional meaning of belts and titles. My name is Jeremy Lesniak, and I'm your host as well as the founder here at whistlekick Sparring Gear and Apparel. But it would be really interesting to hear what he would think about the way Karate evolved thanks to him, and I guess that he never even saw it coming. I imploded. They don't improve for 10, 20, 30 years. That is why I like the tradition, but I'm not stuck in it. That was good stuff. Okinawa agreed and many masters backed up from 12 and 13th Degree to 10th Degree, although one in Hawaii refused and kept his 13th Degree til the day he died. First, I wanted to bow to him, shake his hand, thank him for caring so much about this crazy martial arts thing that so many of us do. I felt like I was right there with you. Chantal,its a bit of a case of "the grass is always greener". That's one book, Karate-specific. http://www.martialarts.social CONNECT WITH ME:- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/karatebyjesse/- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/karatebyjesse/- Twitter https://twitter.com/karatebyjesse- Blog https://www.karatebyjesse.com/category/karate/- FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/karatenerds/ CONTACT ME https://www.karatebyjesse.com/contact/WARNING: The advice and movements shown in this video are for informational and educational purposes only. Thank you, Jesse-san, it is exactly my thoughts. Keep on training, never give up :-). . Each individual belt is called a 'Degree' of Black Belt (1st Degree being the lowest). Why when I click on "articles" It doesn't load all articles, so I never saw list of all articles that you wrote. It's a beautiful feeling and a great approach to beginners to see us all the same. "The Karate Nerd". To some people, it might seem like I'm living a very limited life, like I don't enjoy other stuff. Not because you're forced by your sensei. I learn from every single person I teach. Because I grew up in the dojo, my parents operated a martial arts center here in Sweden where I grew up, and from day one me and my younger brother would spend our days in the dojo, practicing, playing around with each other, wrestling, looking at the other people practicing different martial arts. Inspiring Biography of Jesse Enkamp (Wiki) - Youth Motivator Okay. If you haven't shared an episode of the show with your martial arts friends, this would be a great one to share. When we went there the first time, we stayed at this masters house, which is also his dojo, and he also has a Karate museum in this house. When you think of all of the people that you've trained with, and I want to take out whoever you consider to be your immediate instructors - I think that's your parents from the way you've talked about it - who has been the most influential person? Sure there are different levels of understanding this but sometimes you just need to let go. After that I just decided to go on with my life, raise my kids and spend my time on my work and family. SiGung (Chinese) - Teacher of Teachers - This is a very senior practitioner who is awarded this title by the system founder or head of the family - usually 7th degree or senior. Every. I am glad to have earned a Black Belt, and wouldn't have wanted to miss the experience and challenge of those years. Now, you're the Karate Nerd, as you've referred to yourself. Well, first of all, I want to say that in the Karate world, there seems to exist two camps. So be proud of where you are in your Karate journey. When I got there, I was pretty intimidated by the number of black belts in this collective holiday session, where the focus was more on cardio. And I have to say, I did! I do a lot of stuff these days, and I don't really stop to think about the stories that I go through, but if you ask me to reflect on a story, there are so many because I not only travel to do research and stuff, but I also compete, and I do seminars, and there are stories from all of these different areas of my Karate life. Yeah, so the things that I'm doing right now, I am Like I said before, I love to do different kinds of projects around Karate, and one of the biggest ones that I've started and I'm still doing is called Seishin, which is Japanese for spirit. Once again I donned a white belt despite my sensei telling me that I may wear my black belt with a white stripe. The kids remind us of the "Student's mind", once we loose that, there's no reason for us to continue. You were fortunate enough to get to shoot with him, to do an episode, I guess we can call it? I'm imsdspeer. As a white belt. I had the opportunity to travel to Okinawa when I was very young, because my parent went there for training, and I've been there now over a dozen times even though I'm still young. @SenseiSeth Learn more about Karate: http://www.karatebyjesse.com Visit Sensei Seths Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXYOXWWqgtSrk27402V_JMw BIO: Jesse Enkamp a.k.a The Karate Nerd is a #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, National Team Athlete, Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, Carrot Cake Lover \u0026 Founder of Seishin International - The Worlds Leading Karate Lifestyle Brand. WATCH ALL MY VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/user/KARATEbyJesse/videos SUBSCRIBE - so you dont miss NEW videos https://www.youtube.com/user/karatebyjesse/videos?sub_confirmation=1 Join KARATE NERD INSIDER (my secret video club) https://gumroad.com/l/insider MY TRAINING PROGRAMS:- Flexibility \u0026 Mobility https://gumroad.com/l/karate-flexibility-mobility- Strength Training https://gumroad.com/l/karate-strength GET MY #KARATE GI http://www.seishin-international.com Wanna GROW Your Martial Arts School? Its an exclusive podcast episode. You see, when you teach a beginneryoure forced to think like a beginner. I would have to go with Itosu Anko. Something completely different to what you are already familiar. I had to be in full control. Hailing from Sweden, he's made a career out of promoting traditional Karate and the values he sees in training traditionally. Arigatou gozaimashita! That moment told me that what I'm doing is bigger than myself, and it was such a cool memory for me, or moment, that throughout the whole experience from that seminar, that's the one thing that I remember most. I also believe this and regularly become the student again by allowing my students to teach me. As is often the case, the lessons learned from martial arts ring true through life. Imagine being acomplete beginner again; uninfluenced bypolitics, competition, styles bullshit, organizations and dojo dogma. Until our next episode, train hard, smile, and have a great day. Every child is an artist. You simply cannot use an average measure and expect yourself to fall within that range. Great. The Bubishi, or Wubei Zhi in Chinese, is pretty important because it is the first documented connection between southern China, Fujian Province, and Okinawa, which means that we have evidence or proof that these techniques in this combat manual, this ancient manuscript, were transmitted from China to Okinawa, and lay the foundation or the roots of what would later become Karate. Now, sure, I can go to the movies, I can listen to music, I can do these things that regular people do on their spare time, but I would rather read a Karate book, or write a blog post, or do something else that helps me improve my understanding of this art that I've chosen to dedicate my time to. Dan Ranking System in the Martial Arts - USAdojo.com Web. I didnt know whether to laugh or cry. Thanks for the heartfelt article! I have now once again achieved black belt rank and am once again deeply involved with teaching our young students. I needed to be reminded of this. Yeah. If this is your first visit, read my Free 7-Day Karate Nerd Guide. When you think you can punch, your sensei explains: ok, very good but now start learning to get this or that into your punch(hip movement, whatever). Is Bas Rutten a black belt? | Dependable - MMA Ring That was so cool to me because, as you know, it is the birthplace of Karate, and being there and seeing a live master in the flesh, right in front of you, with these huge, badass knuckles, that was like the coolest thing ever to a I was like 8 or 7 year old fat kid from Sweden. Its funny we spend years striving to achieve a high level in Karate. I have have always believed that one should branch out to other forms of martial arts drastically different from their main art of study. Episode 174 - Sensei Jesse Enkamp - whistlekick Martial Arts Radio There is no right or wrong in karate since the only time we ever find out if it is effective is in reality, the rest is practice. Oliver Enkamp - Wikipedia Couple that with my sensei(s) repeatedly telling me I need to stretch more and improve in areas I am already aware of week after week , it feels like a battle that has already been lost. But because it's the #1 way to reach next level in your journey as black belt. Please keep the articles alive. Anyway, I'm about to fight this Russian guy, and I had no idea what he could do. Oh, interesting. At whistlekick, we make the worlds best sparring gear, and here on Martial Arts Radio, we bring you the best podcast on the traditional martial arts twice each week. Steven Seagal and Jesse Emkamp | Page 2 - martialtalk.com An Evaluation of Cobra Kai by a Third Degree Black Belt The most amazing thing was seeing them look at me as they did it, with that look in their face "is that the correct way?". Sensei Jesse Enkamp is the mind behind all of the wonderful material coming out of Karate by Jesse, and he's as passionate a martial artist as we've ever had on this show. After all, there plenty of class members who out-ranked me Secondly, I really want to train with him. What advice do you have for the folks listening? talprofs. I had to make a conscious effort to be precise, clear and slow-down in the execution of my techniques so that the novice member of the class could follow Jesse-Sensei, couldn't agree with you more about teaching kids & beginners! Our Story - Seishin International Do you like your shins? These are not my words but I have them always in my mind. This is the best thing you can do indeed to improve. I'm going to have to go with a very nerdy answer, since I am the Karate Nerd. And yes, maybe that's a very nice state to be in. Then I don't feel quite as guilty for robbing your free time. Master Ken is pretty incredible, of course. It was probably a hard decision for him to do that, but if you want to make an omelet, you have to crack a few eggs, right? But people call Hokama Sensei a master, of course, and he is a 10th dan, 10th degree black belt in Okinawa. In my style, Sensei is a title earned with a third-degree black belt and extensive study of all aspects of martial arts. . Then, I'm about to fight this Russian dude, and hes maybe He has a little bit of grey hairs in his beard, maybe hes like 50 or so, or something like that. I just hit his leg and nothing happens. I made this whole thing, we had pink belts instead of black belts or whatever belt you had because you had to wear the same belt as everyone else. They go to the dojo, they go through their moves, they wipe the sweat off their forehead, and then they go home, and nothing happens. I like that. They may know you in a couple other ways, and were going to get into all that as we go on. Exactly, and this is expressed perfectly in the old saying from Japan which goes, On Ko Chi Shin, meaning, To learn from the old is to understand the new. If you don't understand history, then you're doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past, right? Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts. Lost. A few things that have always helped me keep this perspective, is teaching kids and beginners a lot, but also remembering that cho dan means beginning level. It made all my errors come out instantly. I think that's pretty much a classic as well. I wanted to be a good fighter. It was like a vacuum. BR, Senthil. It was all or nothing, and that's why, of course, the stronger man won, because I didn't have that physical capacity that was needed to go all-in against this particular opponent. Nothing is more satisfying than the look of a young child as he or she proudly performs what you have shown them with enthusiasm. I stopped wearing a belt in 2006, haven't looked back since And it only improved my art by removing it and its implications, weight and chains. You've had the opportunity to train with a lot of people, and a lot of people have been fortunate enough to train with you, of course. Tell us about what's got you fired up right now, and what you're moving towards. I've learned (re-learned) so much technical dynamics from teaching kids, especially the little ninja's (4 - 7 year olds). Br, Senthil. That's rotation sorted, now need to figure out by a way to explain by how much ???? Well, why not talk about my black belt test, because to me, that was a real test of my spirit, because the whole thing about my black belt test was that there was this Russian MMA fighter invited to our dojo, and I don't know why, but I was so scared of him because he didn't say anything. They're just different phases of your development as a complete Karate practitioner, especially if you want to become an instructor as well, because you have to be able to teach both, so I consider them like brother and sister. Jesse-san, when confronting you with my hikite-theory, or mind blowing revelation I thought, you looked at me and said: ok that's good, but I just try to keep it simple. At events, I demo our shin guards by shin kicking door frames - full force. Sensei Enkamp, welcome to whistlekick Martial Arts Radio. Well, this has been a lot of fun. I don't think so, and that's why these things had to be removed. Yet another anecdote. I publish educational content and teach seminars around the world, in an effort to elevate the collective consciousness of Karate - regardless of style, age or experience. Oss. Well, I think if I had to give a parting piece of advice it would have to be to Don't be a martial artist. You do a lot of writing. They didn't know anything about each other, but there they stood, with their pink belts on, banging each others arms like crazy, laughing, crying, screaming, and then finally hugging. For one moment, I wouldve traded my arm and leg to be in her position. [2] Background [ edit] Karate [ edit] Enkamp grew up with martial arts as his family runs Combat Academy - a martial arts center in Tby - where he himself started training already at a couple of years old. I resolved those feelings in time and came to understand that my whole journey was based on curiosity - not on some kind of love of martial arts. (Well, one kid asked me if I had the permission for participating in the holiday training because she saw I was a white belt and she had her blue one alreadybeing a white belt makes you feel a bit 'naked'.) Each Degree is represented by an embroidered stripe on one tail of the holder's belt. Look forward to the next one. My warmest wishes to you on your journey! I know I do. I laughed out loud when he took you out. Richard-Sensei, you are a true inspiration! The Dynamics of a Black Belt - KARATE by Jesse It is very personal, and its not research with footnotes or anything boring like that. I flew him out to Europe, and none of the participants knew that he was the Secret Sensei, and then he came in there and just told us all how this whole seminar was ***** with the pink belts and everything, and then he started to teach us the truth of his gospel, right, the Ameri-Do-Te. I agree fully with your aspiration of beginner again Jesse. Ossu! whistlekickMartialArtsRadio.com, if you're new. Yeah, because at that point, I didn't really understand the concept of softness. If you've ever wondered what makes this guy tick, you're about to find out. It We want moreknowledge, improved skills and advancedtechniques. I was going I was fighting fire with fire. We were talking before we started recording a little bit about competition. In order to really understand something, explain it to someone who doesn't understand. In the experts mind, its full of absolutesolutions and definitive answers. As a thank you, were going to send you our Top 10 Tips for Martial Artists. Great insight. I don't know what to expect or what to do, and I just throw a low roundhouse kick - a gedan mawashi geri in Japanese - and he doesn't even flinch. Yeah. 2016. So, KaratebyJesse.com is where you'll find my blog, and many of my other projects and videos and stuff, and of course I'm on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter as well, and you could include those links in the show notes. What belt rank is Jesse Enkamp? - emojicut.com Jesse Enkamp obiediently offers slow motion punches to Steven Seagal so he can demonstrate his mystical Aikido applications saying things like "in real Karate, it would be like this." . I'm a passionate "Karate Nerd", who loves helping people improve their Karate. Dear Chantal, We can look back at it and say, This is tough, but my black belt test For a lot of us, that's one of the most difficult things well experience. Hailing from Sweden, he's made a career out of promoting traditional Karate and the values he sees in training traditionally. People don't know this, but if there were blogs back when Bruce Lee was alive, he would be the greatest blogger alive, because he wrote down so many things related to philosophy, history, tradition, and all of these things that were still talking about today. Black belts in Tae Kwon Do are achieved in degrees, with the practitioner able to earn the first-degree black belt within three to five years. I'm like, Oh my God. Thank you for throwing light on this! I am also a beginner at Karate, I hope I stay like that my entire journey. Now, if you do, you should check out our shin guards. The color Black represents Unification and Darkness or Night. I do a lot with Seishin these days, and there's a lot of exciting things going on with that, because I like to look good, because when you look good, you feel good, and when you feel good, you do good. Beginners mind is a beautiful thing. Dan the Wolfman starting a beef with the Enkamp brothers Seishin is something that I'm really working on right now and it has me fired up, and the website for that is Seishin-International.com, but if people have been following my work, I think most people already know that. I now am 2nd kyu and heading towards 1st kyu and eventually that coveted black belt and the more I train on my own in front of the mirrors I can see all my flaws so clearly that it's disheartening. Belt width 4,5 cm (1.77 inches) provides maximum waist support. We had Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Tae Boxing, all of these different martial arts that gave me a pretty wide base and perspective on martial arts as a whole. I felt empty, like I'd won a cheap $.25 prize at a carnival. I studied Japanese at University here in Sweden, then I continued studying in Okinawa, but that whole thing was just an excuse just to get the visa so I could actually live in Okinawa and practice with these masters. . You can have moments where you relax, when you're more flowing, and then strike with 110%, but I was going all-in. |. I think i know what you mean. After ripping through yet another karate gi, Jesse Enkamp - international karate ambassador and entrepreneur - discussed with his student Marcus why there was no better karate uniform out there. black belt Progressive Martial Arts Academy-The Martial Arts Way of Life Sensei Jesse Enkamp is the host of Karate by Jesse and a self-proclaimed Karate nerd. For most people its a little bit easier. Salute you. Lets be honest. Check out our shin guards, whistlekick.com. He really influenced me with the way they practiced, and his whole character and his spirit, because like I said, I had never met a real master before, unless you count my parents, but I guess they would never call themselves masters.
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