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. In Japan, as martial arts became more popular, they decided to limit black belt rank to just 10, keeping Judo, Karate and Jiujitsu the same, with only 10 levels. If you can teach it, you understand it. I wish I could go back to the days where I didn't have so much pressure to improve and to be able to start again and learn things in a better way but alas, what do we do when we fall off the horse? Here on Martial Arts Radio, all of our listeners know its about stories. Of course, weve had Master Ken on the show, and that took a while to make happen. "The 3 types of Bunkai (Omote, Ura & Honto)." KaratebyJesse. Check out this Karate black belt grading in the traditional dojo (martial arts center) of Jesse Enkamp, a.k.a. My name is Jesse Enkamp. To pass my blue belt, I needed a tori to attack me but no blue or higher belt was available, I asked an orange belt to be my tori. When numbering the dan ranks, Sino-Korean numbers are used. And much more than a blogger and a Youtuber. How did he change the kata, the forms that we do today, and why did he removed certain techniques in favor of other techniques, and what was his vision for making Karate what it is today, because hes not getting any credit for it. It's particularly satisfying when one of my oldest students, who has an immense, learning does so well against her peers. Thank you to the returning listeners, and hello and welcome to those of you trying us on. I think that's not as old as Drunken Master, but still really cool. Two young fighters demonstr. In the world of survival we have a saying " the more you know the less you have to carry". And so it goes. Then I don't feel quite as guilty for robbing your free time. 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. Until we reach a point where we get fed up. I like that. Of course, if you send your kids to you school, do you want them to learn how to kick each other in the nuts and poke in the eyes? 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. You can have moments where you relax, when you're more flowing, and then strike with 110%, but I was going all-in. Master Ken is pretty incredible, of course. 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've written some blog posts about him. That was good stuff. What do you think about belts and styles? 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. Excellente article. Sensei means teacher, but in martial arts, reaching that title is more than knowing how to hurt people. 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. It was like a vacuum. Were crossing quite a few time zones to get to you. I have now once again achieved black belt rank and am once again deeply involved with teaching our young students. Awesome. Web. If we start from the beginning, one name that pops into my head is Sensei Hokama Tetsuhiro from Okinawa. Maybe that reinforces some of the things that you've done, but when you lose, there is a whole bunch more that you can pull out of that. Thanks for a really thought provoking piece, Jesse-san, yet another article that I can tell comes straight from the heart. 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. It takes the average student years to achieve each of the Degrees of Black Belt. Hailing from Sweden, he's made a career out of promoting traditional Karate and the values he sees in training traditionally. Br, Senthil. Oss! And I have to say, I did! That's a pretty important book. Over at whistlekickMartialArtsRadio.com, you can find the show notes with some photos, links to his appearance with Master Ken - if you haven't seen that, its a riot and you've got to - his company Seishin and the great gi they produce, his social media, and more. You can find our show notes at whistlekickMartialArtsRadio.com, and that's also the easiest place to sign up for our newsletter. 10th degree black belt in Okinawa. Hailing from Sweden, he's made a career out of promoting traditional Karate and the values he sees in training traditionally. Anyway, so I'm there. At a young age, Jesse earned a black belt in karate and he also taught karate in his parents' dojo. Generally we call this traditional Karate and sport Karate, but to me, you should have both. This class forces me to return to basics, and rediscover rhe art once again with these parents! So be proud of where you are in your Karate journey. But then later on, since Karate was what I fell in love with, I decided to mainly keep up with the karate training and the related stuff instead of the more modern full-contact martial arts that my brother then decided to do instead. 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. thank you for your kind words. One side hates competition. You've impressed us all with that posting! Its not for trophies, or medals, or getting a pat on the back from someone else. What is tradition? It's a beautiful feeling and a great approach to beginners to see us all the same. If you don't listen to the show, I'm going to kick you in the head. That's how I put it anyway. 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. I never found it easy, although in recent years it has begun to become more 'natural' and spontaneous. Oh, for me, its not so much about the traditional aspect, but more the contrast, or the way that you can combine the traditional aspect with the modern world, with our todays society, because there are some You know, there are generations of Generations of masters have come before us, and to not use their collective knowledge to improve our current understanding and practice of Karate would be foolish, in my opinion, so that is why I am interested with the traditional side of Karate, because there's so much knowledge there that I think we still have not unpacked, because it has not been properly transmitted throughout the years, throughout the evolution of Karate. I imploded. I have had the pleasure of being a white belt twice! This is how I believe the circle of karate and or in this case simplicity of the punch becomes enjoyable and pure. I enjoyed watching that. 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." . Having trained in Tae Kwon Do in my twenties and achieving black belt rank, I had life pull me away from the dojo. We end in the same way, but its always a little bit different with each guest. Well, then I kept doing that year after year, and I think about a year ago or so, I actually invited Master Ken as the Secret Sensei, the secret guest of my seminar. 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. Of course I do, but I enjoy Karate even more. Were able to reflect on that experience for the rest of our lives, especially when things become difficult. That motivated me. it. After talking with Sensei Enkamp, I had two, overwhelming I guess, thoughts. He had no idea of what my defenses would be. Jesse Enkamp ("The Karate Nerd") explains the Karate black belt meaning, grading systems and Japanese terminology Sensei Seth is a Karate teacher and ki. I think martial artists have the best stories, because we get to do things and interact with our friends and our martial arts family in a way that other people don't, and that just breeds such interesting happenings. Alright, and what if people want to read your blog posts, and things of that nature? For whatever those thoughts are worth Maybe just walking over to another school for a while does the trick? Welcome to whistlekick Martial Arts Radio episode 174, and thanks for being here. Actually, I like the early Kung Fu movies that came out of Hong Kong, I think most of them at least. As shestepped inside, I could sense her vibeshe was as scared as she wasexcited. What a lovely sentiment, and I agree 100%. So, the Karate Nerd Experience happened, and it was a success. And even though Mr. Bolt happens to hold the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100 m world records, he lost his last race. Hat's off to Jesse Enkamp for bringing different styles of martial arts to us. I usually have this metaphor that Karate is like a mountain, but to see your own mountain better, you have to climb the mountains around it, right? It all started in the dojo. Check them out, whistlekick.com. But, they're less sweaty than others and they actually stay in place. So true! If you had the opportunity to train with someone that you haven't, anybody from anywhere in the world, anywhere in time, who would you want to train with? What is it about that that really resonates for you? If I'm at the dojo, but not actually in the class, he will call me onto the mat to help out. My mind is clear after reading your article. This is especially true if it feels like you "know it all" and aren't motivated or challenged by your regular training anymore. My Sensei often has me work with the kids and beginners. 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. It was a lot of fun. Enkamp, Jesse. After too many years away, I was thrilled to begin training in Goju Ryu at a fantastic dojo. I have, because Karate is my life. Anyway, I'm about to fight this Russian guy, and I had no idea what he could do. 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 All the luggage you acquire along the way is by choice and to keep yourself free of it is the prime mover. That is a very good question, because at different stages of my journey in this whole Karate world, I've had different people influencing me. That is why Im a karate nerd, because it never gets boring. Seishin is the name of my Karate lifestyle gear company, which basically is a way for me to make awesome products related to Karate that other people can enjoy as well.

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