10 Karate Terms Nobody Uses Correctly

[@KARATEbyJesse]

What’s your favorite Japanese word? 🇯🇵

[@Percussionist1993]

Mine is Kime

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Good one!! 💪

[@Getfitwithasii]

Arigato🙂

[@legendak4775]

Nani?!?!?!?!

[@Nst3204]

書く

[@Mirza_Tanovic]

"Just don't call yourself 'Sensei'" *Sensei Seth has left the chat*

[@onepunchman7399]

😂😂

[@clFer777]

Sensei Ando.. well his explanation is that is his moto, he is always called Sensei here, Sensei there.. there maybe for Mr. Seth is the same I recall buying chinese food in the nearby and the store was called Lay Fuh. I asked the owner if that had a meaning "Well Lay is my last name and Fuh.. for marketing purposes" 😅

[@dariopalomeque1841]

Another excellent vídeo, as always! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@SenseiSeth]

👀

[@shijishanavas7258]

@@SenseiSeth aay its the man

[@LuizEnger]

Another great video! Switching your mind from "to block" to "to receive" is so important. Even when practicing with a parter you can get hurt if your blocks are too rigid and stiffed.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Yes!! 👍

[@tarsoaorprog370]

Great video! It helped me to better understand the real meaning of the techniques and practices (especially "uke"). As a child I practiced traditional karate, and everything was taught in Japanese (although I am Argentine). A few years ago I started practicing karate again, in another dojo, but I missed all the Japanese words. Instead of "kumite", it was "combat" ... the magic was lost, haha.

[@silentotaku8]

I got my black belt in Shotokan Karate 3 months ago :D I’m learning more from your channel and I’m so happy! I’m thinking I can share some of your knowledge and insights at my dojo.

[@Edward-pm8bv]

I’ve never been this early!! I’m only a minute into the video, and it’s awesome so far!!!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@mega1283]

"I know it's confusing but that's how Japanese works" is the theme when you learn Japanese. Its such a contextual language.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Very difficult without the cultural context!!

[@chrisnorris3641]

And yet English is still the most complex language.

[@iliasvanlangenhof8889]

Jesse, i passed my 1st dan exam!! Now i'm working towards my 2nd dan and the Belgium national team.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Congrats 🌟

[@clFer777]

I don't know who you are.. but an anonymous guy from Chile salute your achievement 💪

[@iliasvanlangenhof8889]

@@clFer777 Thanks!!

[@ricksutherland8523]

考え方(kangaekata) is spelled and means different from 型(kata) 方means a direction or a way, and 考え方 means a way of thinking.

[@christopher-johnbompas9729]

You're the world's greatest embassador for karate. I learnt so much!

[@Z4U3398]

Every karateka 'kiai': "Oaaiii!!!" Kazuya Mishima: "Doorrreeya!"

[@mboss4]

terry silver "asah!"

[@jome3206]

I love your take on ki, Sensei Jesse! Another great video.

[@AP4Liberty]

My fiance and I are enjoying your videos very much. We are training at home because there are no good japanese karate schools in our area. Thank you for putting these out and helping to share the way of the open hand. You're an inspiration!

[@chrisdunnettmusic]

Jesse, I love every video of yours I've seen but especially this one. Thank you so much for doing this clarification. I see these misinterpretations happen SO OFTEN in the Martial Arts. Not just Karate but Filipino Martial Arts, JKD, and others. The only one I wish you would have touched on (but I think you do in another video) is the term "Shodan" in that it really means "Beginning" not 1st Dan as the other degrees of Blackbelt refer to. I think this is especially important because so many beginning Karateka and other people think a "Blackbelt" is a "Master" when in truth it is simply someone who now has the necessary (or should) tools to BEGIN their training. Keep up the great work! Arigato gozaimasu, Ousu

[@jturconi1]

Wow practico Karate hace 35 años y me enseñaste cosas fabulosas. Gracias. Saludos desde ARGENTINA

[@search895]

In zen buddhism the meditation hall is called Dojo as well.

[@SenseiSeth]

Uh oh….

[@KARATEbyJesse]

😬😆😅

[@SenseiSeth]

@@KARATEbyJesse I’ll spend my entire existence finding a loophole to this rule… tis the American way! 😂

[@juliodefreitas157]

Thank you for sharing your video Jesse 👍👍

[@waaagh3203]

I kindly and respectfully disagree about chi or qi. You are correct on the translation, but the most traditional systems in China views it as an almost spiritual component, an additional vital energy. Traditional Chinese medicine views it as such. I'm not claiming it actually exists, I'm just stating that it not simply efficient use of body mechanics.

[@geraldaitken478]

Informative, helpful, instructive.

[@rjwrightrw30]

Excellent! Especially Uke. I've been trying to get my fellow martial artists to shift their thinking in this. Along with other areas. Good vid.

[@BlanchestarlightUwU]

Just started practising martial arts, but I'm doing grappling, so the only screams I do/hear (if given the case!) is "urgh!", so pretty sensible and comprehensible for everyone... 😂😂😂😂

[@andylindsey]

I like arigato gozaimasu, since we use it at the end of each class and it's a super common phrase when first learning Japanese.

[@raghuvirGreat]

Yes, Sensei Great. This miss consept s are very clear it's clear with your explanation 👍 It's your great dedicated spirit, love and affection towards traditional Japanese martial arts KARATE that you are promoting the assense of the art by correcting the pronouncation and the true meaning in order to understand and to progress towards the right way by sharing your right knowledge with budo spirit. Lots of love and respect to you 💟 and your family. 🙏Domo Arigato

[@senlin1]

Great review. First step , good comprehension. Thanks a lot Jesse Sensei

[@soundmind2555]

Great point about “uke” not meaning “block.” In karate, every move can be a strike, escape, takedown, or deflection ( redirecting force or energy). Best example is countering a kick. Your arm is not strong enough to directly block a leg in a forceful attack. So you redirect with an oblique or cutting motion, which could be quickly followed by a strike.

[@davidkailer5522]

Jesse-san, would you be wiling and/or comfortable making a video on this “kangae gata”? I think that would be really fascinating. Great channel!

[@davidb8119]

The term kangaekata (there's actually no rendaku in this word so the k doesn't become a g, Jesse seems to pronounce it correctly but the on-screen text is transcribed incorrectly) just means "way of thinking," and doesn't refer to a specific philosophy.

[@honeyQueenfefejar]

thank you ... always you open my mind and make me realize and made me love karate more and more .. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@2006EC]

Because of you I gained a deeper interest in martial arts. Thank you! 🙏

[@pinfamous98nahil7]

Wow , Thank you sensei for the lesson.

[@combatfighter]

Well-explained .. Mutual respect to you

[@78my9]

"yame!" i kept going hitting my sparring partner coz i thought it meant delicious/yummy. i was only eleven y.o. then🙃😔

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Haha!

[@walterhechen]

Wow ,i have a lot of misconcept.....thanks for the teaching😃👍

[@necro9541]

0:16 no one says kiai anymore in our dojo. Everyone really stopped saying kiai because each time we said it it would look like the student isn’t focused and really didn’t give a damn about the kata. I mean it still said in the dojo but with the younger classes. I mean of course 6-10 yr old kids would say it.

[@aidenedge8228]

Great video!! keep up your great work!

[@Spacetime23]

No matter how hard I try to avoid getting too much absorbed into Karate amidst my fucked up career, each of his videos trigger my inner martial artists and makes me fold the Uniform and belt packed in my bag and leave for the dojo for some rejuvenating practice.... And each time I am like " Oh no.. not again" 😫

[@SoulOfNature12]

That was really interesting! Thank you very much, your videos are great Mr. Jesse, please keep going with awesome high quality content! I appreciate that.

[@garyhudgins488]

What always gets me is that when you watch people, they kiai after the technique has been completed and keep it going for a second. Watch kata performers. That would be like a weight lifter grunting after he has full extension of the weight over his head instead of doing it for extra power during the lift. Watch kata performers... they do the technique and then stand there and kiiiiaaaiiiiiii after the technique is completed.

[@paulooliveira829]

Best regards from Brazil! I love your chanel!

[@VikingNorway-pb5tm829]

Herlig forklart.. som alltid min smarte nabo :)

[@joebradford7308]

Watching your videos has givin me the itch to get back into Karate. But now I'm not sure which direction to go! 😅 Before I started watching your videos. My child mind was feelin confident and ready to spar! As a resident "Karate expert" 🤣 I soon was humbled by the fact that l'm only an expert to my kids and some of my other family members (mom, grandad, dad!) 🤕 Ouch! Lol! That's ok tho. I know better now. Now I CAN say I know a lil something about Karate That's NOT going to get you made fun of by other ppl! AND as well. The multiple styles of Karate out there! Currently I'm taking a cardio kickboxing class.. I get a TON out of it! Good exercise. Losing weight. I've dropped about 10lbs. From about 215lbs to 204 in about 5 months time. Not too bad considering I can't follow a diet plan to save my life! 😅 Anyhow. Apologies for the lengthy reply. I'm good at that! Thank you Sensei for all the wealth of knowledge you have shared with us!

[@vj1801]

Think you should make video on kalaripayattu,adi murai,varma kalai ,and Vajramushti . Comparing this Indian Martial art with Karate

[@mwrobinson1169]

Finally! Nicely done sir.

[@giacomonisoli3815]

thanks very much for your videos. They are so interesting! You are literally a great sensei!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Deep bow 🙏

[@harishprasadb.m.1476]

I only knew about uke (to receive) thanks letting us know about rest of the words 🤩

[@KARATEbyJesse]

My absolute pleasure!! 🌟

[@KekLord-hq3yp]

3:40 that kick is so beautiful

[@clFer777]

"you will never be able to block their force" that just understanding would save me a lot of pain in training 😅

[@chrisnorris3641]

Thats why Chinese martial arts focuses more on redirecting. Rather than blocking.

[@chrisnorris3641]

@@shioiko I was once told that if a fight happens, you put yourself in that situation.

[@chrisnorris3641]

@@shioiko hasn't happened to me yet, but I have weapons for Home defense. I'm talking self Defense on the streets. Not Home defense.

[@chrisnorris3641]

@@shioiko I live in California. I have yet to be randomly targeted for no reason. Only times I have is cause I rode around a Redli n e in the ghetto. My fault 100%

[@Vollfr3ak]

Underrated channel 🔥

[@tenguken847]

Onikudaki....one of my favorite words\techniques...yugen also comes to mind

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

love it! thanks for clarifying the meaning of the words being used! Doing martial arts for so long - we tend to lump alot of things into a single word to abbreviate..is as they say - to take our budo to the next level, learning the language is pretty vital too!

[@chaosdromanah8620]

Very informative video 👍👍👍

[@rolandgdean]

These are the kind of DEEP DIVES into Japanese culture and language that I tune in to Jesse for. To some, they may seem like simple minutiae and irrelevant to Asian martial arts. However, I truly believe that understanding the culture, language, and history is VITAL to creating, improving, and mastering your OWN art. /deep bow Jesse sensei.

[@kevinreese8224]

I remember understanding kumite after breaking it down and that by utilizing my closing style to subdue and combinations after meant I needed to stay locked with my opponent until hearing “yame”👌🏽Great material as always! Oss!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks for sharing!

[@dzetta369]

Kiai and oss by meaning different process of concentration of energy. Kiai make by supress diafragm or dantyan ( how like it) and screaming made by this process, not by vocal cords. Oss is a prolonged muscul tention with an increase in thear tone.

[@yurha9606]

Thank you for your lesson, sensei 🧎🏼 Osu! 🥋

[@stuffnuns]

When in I trained Japan at Shodokan Honbu Dojo, “tsuki” was pronounced, “tskee”, not “tsu-kee”. . .but, I was living in Osaka. Pronunciations in the south are different than Tokyo, but i don’t have enough knowledge to know how tsuki is pronounced there. I did notice that many Nihonji words I learned in the US dojo were not pronounced the way they were at Honbu Dojo. I did learn a helluva lot more than that just pronunciation, for sure.

[@memr5690]

A lot of Japanese words squish the "u" it's technically still there but not fully pronounced to flow words better

[@gengotaku]

@@memr5690 :That's right! Many vowels are not pronounced as they are written such as in ¨desu¨(des) and the formality marker -masu will sound like ¨mas¨. The sounds ¨fu¨ and ¨shi¨ will sound respectively ¨f¨ and ¨sh¨.

[@mikeestrada2986]

Thank you for the clarification on "Dojo". I've always called my home gym the Dojo and felt it was sorta wrong. But I guess not, because that's definitely where I find my "way".

[@Chryso5]

Thanks for letting us know.!

[@fonwoolridge]

Great stuff Jesse!

[@thebrownbaldy]

Train hard, good luck, have fun, best training advice ever

[@user-xy4gx6js3j]

The first time i practice karate was in a mcdojo n they taught me you kiai in kumite to shock your opponent, THEN you attack. Since idk anything that time n I'm just a little boy i just followed it. Five years later im still wasn't able to win a single gold medal. Suddenly pandemic came n i can't train in dojo so i learn from the internet. Shockingly, im able to learn even more from the internet MORE than my 5 year of training that I'm smart enough to know that i have been training in a mcdojo. Thanks Jesse!

[@响南]

thank you jesse

[@nobodyspecial2835]

You're soo awesome. Thank you.

[@MrSalvarion]

After talking with my little brother about when you were in Denmark I've now promised him to start training him. And earlier today we were just talking about some of these terms. As always I love your vids Jesse. You are awesome man. Gotta say I wish that you would maybe someday return to Ringsted - DK for another seminar. :D

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Nice!! 💪🥋🌟

[@chrislianos]

Great video again Jesse

[@akshithgudepu6226]

Wow I learned new things , theirs was story once in India few wrestlers saw yogi who was practising yoga and ask him what's benefit of doing yoga he said to get healthy and to know oneself or innerself , wrestlers reply we are doing same, moral of story to know yourself , karate wrestling yoga is to get human to higher levels in every positive way , that why everyone should experience karate once in their life time🙂

[@CasteloNegro]

I was studying the terms in here watching this video when I heard yiu say something about the "k" letter becoming "g". There is a phonetical explanation for that in Linguistics, based on historical linguistic variation studies. It's worthy reading... as a teacher of portuguese here in Brazil, we learn this at college , hehehe... I am sharing this video with my other mates from gym. They're gonna live this. 🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@akapantsusenpai181]

You should also mention "gi," as in Karate gi or Judo gi. The Japanese word 着る(kiru) means to wear; however the "k" sound changes to a "g" sound, because the word "Karate" or "Judo" comes before it. It's the same as with "keri/geri." Just saying "gi" doesn't mean anything in Japanese. However, Japanese familiar with BJJ might understand "no gi."

[@Lapottagustavo]

I think i have one milione of your videoscrittura but this one is the mostro intelligente and istruttive. THANK YOU.

[@omarsamurai1]

Sensei Jesse me gustan mucho sus videos, ojala volviera a subtitularlos en español otra vez, saludos ¡Oss! 🙇🙂

[@solid_fire9388]

great stuff as always,Osu !

[@phoenixsheeva4094]

Excelente...Muito Interessante...!!!

[@lookingforwhiteprivilege9330]

Just found this channel. It was very informative and insightful. I really like the idea of receiving a strike as opposed to just blocking. I also like how humble you sound when teaching. It’s like the opposite of most BJJ channels I’ve seen… 😜

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you!

[@MarkoObradovich]

Good one Jesse 👍

[@iluvradiantscholar9758]

Sensei is made up of two kanji. Sen which means "ahead" and sei which means "to live". So sensei means One who has lived through the EXPERIENCE before us.

[@amyfarrell8141]

Hi, Sensi Jesse. Awesome videos love from Australia! :)

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Cheers Amy!

[@ikkf.koshikikarate]

素晴らしいですね ありがとうございます

[@gengotaku]

Very informative video about Japanese words used in martial arts, which was the reason why I started learning Japanese and came to Japan, where I learned some aikido in Okinawa and more recently started to learn it again.How long and where did you live in Japan? Also, do you have any video spoken in Swedish? Jag studerar svenska!!! Hey då!!!笑 Oh yeah, my favorite word is 押忍！

[@danieldelgado6464]

I love how similar is to judo

[@paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586]

Man I miss martial arts. But soon I will be studying Muay Thai and shotokan and wing chun fut sao and wrestling. My plan is too be an wrestling coach for the Olympic Games

[@TrainInspired]

Thank you for explaining qi! It bothers me a little when people say it's some kind of magical super power. But, yes, It's just energy! Like electricity, or fire or sunlight.

[@daveshif2514]

Dont forget the other types of energy in the body Blood Breath Kinetics When you breathe jn you bring blood into your stomach, meaning your center becomes heavier with blood which helps ground you and helps prevent you being knocked over. When striking, you learn a lot about something called the kinetic chain. A simple way to put it is if you have a good punching form, your body and feet will all be activated as well, the same idea is in weight training when you do multiple muscle group exercises. If you dont have a good chain between your feet to your habds youre not going to get the full power. 99% of martial arts is just learning how to use your ki effectively and not blunder it away because you might not be able to get it back

[@FabianKreutzerSound]

Didn’t know that about the word sensei. Thanks Jesse 🙏

[@DanielFelipeFonseca]

Hi, Jesse! Can you make a tegumi video with more techniques such as 4:26 ?

[@jdhsingi]

You mention Kiai is to shout, but you did not mention what should be shouted. Is it possible to share more on this topic? Thank you for sharing.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

I wrote a blog about it 😄

[@fRikimaru1974]

Always useful.

[@MrSteveTheMoose]

I seem to remember a couple of alternative translations (I might be wrong, so maybe someone can correct me if I remember incorrectly). Ki simply means "breath". So kiai is breathing in harmony - i.e. timing your breathing correctly with your movement. The shout is just to show in a beginners training setting that you are breathing out as you attack, since you can't shout without breathing out. Uke can mean "catch" - i think that this character is also used for a catcher in baseball, for example. So an uke technique can also be one that catches the enemy's attack. Not necessarily "blocks" it, which could imply pushing it away, but catches it to keep the enemy in your trap.

[@unchocoenchina568]

true. Oriental martial arts have a bunch.of oriental culture imbedded. Like the original names of techniques in Chinese language. Knowing the meaning of the words can be very helpful to understand the technique.

[@Matt_J106]

Jesse-san I am Also shouting Kiai From When I Started To Learn Karate How To Change This Habit Though My Mouth Naturally shouts kiai

[@lalchungnungaralte9104]

I know that if you shout "Kiai!" it's like you're shouting "Scream!" but when you said it it made me realize something. They do it in action anime most of the time( saying the name of their attacks when doing it ). Now just think, if real martial artists/ fighters did it too. "Jab, jab CROSS!!!" "Jab double leg takedown!!" "Calf Kick!!"

[@luizgustavovasques4663]

We do it in kendo!

[@Kwankrang]

"spinning back fist!" "Lead round kick!" "Slip, check hook!" "Now time for the forbidden move... GO, EYE RAKING!"

[@amsyarzero]

This is a great and mind-opening video, Jesse-san! One question, since you said that kumite originated from the word _tegumi_ , what is the meaning of _gumi/kumi_ ? I can only guess that the _te_ in kumite means hand (based on the word _karate_ itself), but I have no idea what _gumi/kumi_ means at all.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

I explained in the video that it means ”entangled” or ”intertwined”….

[@amsyarzero]

@@KARATEbyJesse Oh, I didn't notice it! I'm sorry, thank you for reminding me, Jesse-san.

[@MalunggayBoy]

Thanks Sensei

[@gagamushin6853]

Incredible ❤️ arigato Sensei

[@robinsoncalderon9354]

Hi Jesse! What about Spanish subtitles or even a Spanish channel? It would be great! I love to share your videos with my students and friends, keep going!

[@juandelata]

"chi is nothing but energy", you say? and I remember a certain former shaolin monk disciple asked a senior monk what chi means and got the answer "chi is controlling your breathing", and in a way, breathing IS energy. okay. that makes much more sense than the "magical super power" explanation.

[@SDongil]

Good stuff, Jesse - the thing with people yelling "yell" is annoying. What's interesting is the word "kiai" reversed is a martial art - Hapkido in Korea, Aikido in Japan. In Korean, we don't use "老師" for a martial arts teacher, we use "사범 (掌握 )" which means something like "understand". As in Japan, though, "老師" is used for school teachers, physicians, and even as a substitute for "Sir or Madam". "Dojo" is the same, pronounced slightly differently. "Kata" in Korean is "품세", "品勢 (I think, not sure). So some interesting differences crept into Korean terminology even though the founders of most of the big 5 taekwondo styles studied in Japan, most with Funakoshi. A couple of them even admit it. ;)

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks for your insights!! 🙏

[@R3alSh0t]

Good video!

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

4:15 yup, it doesn't mean sparring. It's about an underground tournament held in Hong Kong to determine the best fighter ever. And yes, you need to be Shidoshi Tanaka's student to enter that tournament LOLOLOL

[@KARATEbyJesse]

😂

[@yvanoy300]

And know, and used everything wrong for years 😅 Thank for this vídeo awesome

[@darthsultse]

Can my favorite Japanese word be tenpura? Haha, love the video Jesse-san. Making the mystical seem obvious!

[@isaaccoleman2960]

I help my sensei teach large numbers of students and the biggest mix up I have noticed is the words we use for punch ski and zuki. Zuki is the proper word but normally isn't used when teaching younger students because it sounds so much like uke but some teachers don't know this and have used both when teaching which sadly muddles everyone whose new even more