Exploring Martial Arts with Jesse Enkamp

[@KurtAngle89]

Same here. Teaching karate, you do realize you know more about it that you thought you did. Feels great every time

[@ShaunCKennedyAuthor]

I love that! "There's the way you learned it, the way you do it, and the way you teach it." Can we get that on a shirt?

[@Kyle-vb3fz]

Most martial arts today are mixtures of martial arts, including Kenpo Karate. I study kenpo-jutsu, which is a synthesis of what my teacher learned: Kenpo Karate and Jujutsu.

[@lionsden4563]

MMA literally means a mixture of multiple disciplines. UFC is a brand. Knowing more is better.

[@burninggundam77]

I would remix that statement and say Understanding more is better. A lot of people know more but don't understand or apply

[@peterkhew7414]

As long as people are different, there will be different styles. When there are enough people sharing similarities, they form a school. It's good that you guys are willing to open up to different styles and learn from each other.

[@fourscorpio]

Great interview! I did get my training in Okinawan Kenpo -- it's definitely different than American Kenpo. A more traditional karate system. Though, my sensei also incorporated grab arts, rotations and club/knife defenses from Kajukenbo. But that was his customization and not part of the Okinawan Kenpo curriculum.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

To be fair Kajukenbo does have Kenpo in it :)

[@camiloiribarren1450]

It’s really nice to see these two exchange more ideas and learn from each other. It’s awesome and hope to see either Dan travel to Jesse’s dojo or Jesse meet Dan at his studio as a student to see each other’s POV. I’m sure they would have a lot of fun

[@thepaganpirate3528]

This was a great interview!

[@UrmanitaRules]

It’s the crossover that I always wondered would happen! Well done gentlemen!

[@ArtofOneDojo]

We have another episode that we released last week if you haven't seen that one. This was part 2 of 2 :)

[@rasalghul9331]

I continue to enjoy this channel because I think there is an honest, good-faith attempt at learning and sharing from within the martial arts community while even acknowledging and seeing how one might improve one's own martial art style of his or her choosing. Sensei Dan, would you even consider doing a day class or training session with a totally different style - like muay thai, bjj, krav, etc

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Absolutely! I mentioned that to Jesse, either in this episode or in the last, that in early 2020 we were planning a whole campaign to visit local schools and do a "in the day of" where I try different classes of different martial arts. As soon as we were making plans with some of the first schools, the pandemic hit and everyone shut down. But now in 2022, that plan is back on the table, just getting myself back into shape enough to build my endurance (The pandemic downtime was real and there's currently no way I'm making it through a Kyokushin warm up right now LOL) so I'm doing that right now and hoping by summer that we can start doing those.

[@sliderx1897]

2 of my favorite peeps

[@mizukarate]

The good thing about people discounting kata is that you can surprise them. You got a secret weapon.

[@aurelienhenryobama5434]

I love this 2nd interview. It was amazing. Keep up the good work brother. Stay bless

[@DSC71789]

You could do a martial art style past/present/future series, where you pick a style each time, and interview a master on its history, the current state, and the directions it's going.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

We do KINDA have that in progress...we have a Wing Chun Sifu who we will be interviewing and we do touch on that a little bit, but this is definitely something we've been looking at. We have an interview coming up with Jeff Speakman that does this for Kenpo 5.0.

[@YoukaiSlayer12]

That was a good conversation. It is interesting & fun going out & experimenting with other arts.

[@NamazuRyuSaiken]

😃 love the questions - I'm glad to see more nuance kata content are coming out in response to the increasing popularity in MMA/combat sports. It's always about "does it work in a fight?" and alot of styles are swept up by the hype and forgotten that Kata teaches so much more ...heck my style of katas arent even teaching about combat but about growth and progression....when you think about Japanese Theatre or Japanese Tea ceremony...those intricate movements are in essence....KATAs

[@bernardortiz7351]

What I find fascinating about this discussion is that reaching out to find and fill holes in a curriculum is because various systems may have "optimized" out techniques, moves or principles that had value - but not to that specific instructor. In a large way, mixing different arts together is 'un-optimizing' the work done by various Masters over time. Also, I'm always humored by the notion that martial arts was "never" pressure tested (as if it was created like a dance or something). The older arts survived *because* they were pressure tested... if a practitioner had a crappy style, they would not have lived long enough to pass it down. I think that what's happened over the last 80-100 years or so is what I mentioned earlier, with lots of "optimizing" that went in and instructors simplified or otherwise discarded moves they may not have fully understood. That, plus in 'modern' times, we don't need to pressure test our art (unless you do it professionally in the ring), the art dilutes over time. This is why you see MMA fighters doing moves that also show up in kata. The move (or combination of moves) itself is valid, whether it's taught in a dojo or a ring. I like the notion of the history below, "just punch in the jaw" eventually turns into a full on martial art with thinking and strategy codified into a system.

[@christophervelez1561]

Awesome video!

[@ironmikehallowween]

All martial arts are a reflection of what skill set the founders and practitioners wished to highlight. Boxing wished to highlight fist fighting, TKD wished to highlight kicking, Judo wished to highlight throws, Wrestling..well… you know, they wished to highlight wrestling. There are even different types of wrestling highlighting even more specific grappling attributes, BJJ of course focused more on submissions. Although all of these mentioned, had many other applications originally, over time, they developed highly evolved techniques to focus attention on the desired skill set. Originally, they all possessed many other aspects of fighting or self defense techniques. Boxing/Prize Fighting for example; allowed kicking, choking, wrestling, throws, and even eye gouging, but has since developed into the Sweet Science of fighting only with one’s fist. It’s not a weakness. Judo focus on throws is not a weakness. It is by design. Each arts focus isn’t by accident. Specialization has taken decades or even centuries to perfect. The reason why cross training and such began, is to increase one’s versatility and to add more diversity to one’s ability to adapt to given situations in actual non sport related altercations. MMA is the closest sport to actual fighting, and therefore if fighting is one’s only goal; it is what one should study. And yes, I believe it has evolved into its own program “art” based on its own rule set. By the way, I think the Karate Nerd should try Hapkido. Thanks for the video.

[@dm9856]

BEST TEAM UP EVER

[@williamw1332]

Awesome collaboration Dan Sensei! Very cool subject of conversation! Great video. 👍🙏 I don’t know if I agree with the analogy of all martial arts being part of one mountain. I think of them as different mountains, different sizes, heights, and different compositions and/or different elements….from different areas of the world. Offensive, Defensive, Sport, Combat, Efficient, Artistic, Tai Chi to Black Ops…there are a lot of different mountains. Exploration is a blast! 😁👍🙏

[@ArtofOneDojo]

I think it would be fair to compare categories of arts to a mountain. Karate, Kung Fu, Kenpo, Jujutsu...they are not specific arts, but categories. Karate could be one mountain and you can choose different paths up it. One path may be Kyokushin, another path Goju Ryu. Maybe it's a hidden track that few know about like Kishimoto Di, or a popular trail, Shotokan. But going up a different mountain....Kung Fu...will have different paths and Karate will look different from the Kung Fu Mountain. I certainly see Kenpo differently from Mount Jujutsu...or more accurately....the three mountains :D

[@williamw1332]

@@ArtofOneDojo eloquently put Dan Sensei! 😁👍🙏 🗻🏔⛰

[@ANMTCUP]

Another great on Mr. Dan, Two top Guns

[@wendellbenedict4793]

Love the Enkamp brothers and your channel. I heard that American Kenpo has a kata on blocks. If this is true would you be willing to do a breakdown on the kata. Also how, if any, your concept of how blocks can be used differently since training in Jiujitsu. Personally my Karate training went through a metamorphosis after being exposed to both Aikido and Arnis. Also after watching videos on Okinawan Karate I feel that some practical applications of techniques have sometimes been left out or glossed over and should be evaluated and re-added back to any style that no longer practices these applications..

[@johnyryntathiang9774]

I am new here I saw ur vids with Seagal sensei I would like you to work with Jai White master to see his Knowledge on his martial arts Wisdom that would be cool...thank you

[@DSC71789]

It would be great to see you guys interview Jeff Speakman. Benny Urquidez, too of the top of my head.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

As a matter of fact we are currently talking with Mr. Speakman. We are setting up a production schedule currently :) We actually have a few more guests coming as well.

[@LOVES-A1911]

Hi welcome to McDOJOS, which style would you like to learn today, what size shirt, is there anything else I can help you with. Just had to throw that out there after you mentioned McDojo, as I would see them everywhere in the 80's.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

I'd like a McKarate double, with Chi, Sensei sized fries, and one of those little apple pies. Does a toy come with it? I like the toys :P

[@septred3]

Have you thought about creating your own martial arts discipline?

[@ArtofOneDojo]

More of a system, but I'm definitely not there yet. Maybe for a future project :)

[@septred3]

@@ArtofOneDojosama, here is a question that would help your martial arts even if it seems not that related. Are you spiritual or religious? If you are, that is already a foundation for martial arts training in itself.

[@definitlynotbenlente7671]

I want to learn and combine goju ryu kobudo and jujutsu

[@MrRabiddogg]

Every martial art is just a variation of the first martial art. Ball up your fist and thrust it into someone else's jaw. Eventually someone said, ok but I'm going to kick them in the gut first. Then another guy said why not punch him first then kick him. and so on.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Pretty much yup lol, the rest is just seeing all the different customizations.

[@MrRabiddogg]

@@ArtofOneDojo yep. bottom line is A. does it work. and B. will you remember how to do it properly when your mind is racing 100 mph during a situation when you will need to do it properly. I've used variations of American Kempo techniques in the real world and they do work. Crossing talons (cross over wrist grab) comes to mind in one situation.

[@toecutterjenkins]

Yes, unfortunately, there are a lot of bad school's out there. RiP Sifu Carmen Vigliotti

[@NinjaPandallnight]

One should master one Art before they get into MMA

[@enriqueruiz3196]

No disrespect

[@enriqueruiz3196]

In my opinion is should no be called mma it should be call mmf

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Mixed Martial Fighting? What's wrong with Mixed Martial Arts?

[@enriqueruiz3196]

Oh nothing just that because I take kenpo 5.0 and one of my sensis told me that one

[@AGC828]

Terrfiic channel and topics. IMHO.....TMA is to MMA what MMA is to Street fighting/bare knuckles underground fighting/Street fight where there are no rules/no REF. Self-defnse is a naive illusion. The cases where people claim to h ave defended themselves in a "REAL fight" are rare and almost always under "ideal circumstances". Few TMA guys have been "pressure tested" on the street....most have day jobs, families to go home to and dont have the "fighters mentality". An "immaturity" where they're willing to sacrifice their bodies to 'beel manly". Why would any one in the right mind (honestly) pick a sport whee you're getting beaten up in practice and when competing? Takes but one clean blow to the head to forever change our lives. A slip and fall on the driveway. A bump on the coffee table. Just ONE. We're not designed to take damage and magicallly heal good as new. So glad in hindsight my parents refused to pay for my kickboxing training when I was a teen. We life only once. As a for of exercise for fitness TMA is terrific. Dont flirt with the notion of "self-defense. It wont be like a scene in a Jeff Speakman (Perfect Weapon) movie )e/g/ scene where "Jeff" goes all out full-contact against 3 "Korean" fighters/thugs"---"Jeff" gets punches and kicked in the face and body....not a single scratch, bruise nor does he fleed or get winded...nor the 3 guys). TMA--exercise/fitness. MMA--foolishness, way out of poverty (Thai village familes...sometimes it doesnt get them out of poverty...just allows them to put food on the table)....girls get sold into postitution).