BOUNCING IN FIGHTING | 3 Mistakes 1 Exercise - Jesse Enkamp

Learn how to bounce in sparring from Jesse Enkamp (The Karate Nerd) for MMA, Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Boxing or Karate fighting , including 3 common mistakes and the best exercise to improve your footwork and body movement. Visit www.karatebyjesse.com to learn more!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks for everyone's insightful comments! :-) I appreciate your support. You're welcome to visit my website if you want to learn more about Karate: www.karatebyjesse.com

[@josejrreyes1641]

Jesse Enkamp cool gloves.

[@leafsky4331]

Awesome as always Jessie btw what type of gloves are those ??

[@wagnersilvavieira2083]

Very good and amazing explanations and tips Jesse ... Thank you so much ... We have a lot to learn with you ...

[@Hanke86]

At first I thought you was a bit condescending but after a few minutes I thought after coming back to karate after a good few years away I'm making those kind of mistakes. And that end exercise I cant believe I've never seen before. It's so simple yet so beneficial. It's a technique for beginners and experts. Think I will be showing my daughters these techniques from now on

[@LiaBrewerb21]

Coming back into karate. My age is a concern in my 50's and the joint aches and pain. Told to exercise work out. I love Karate Any Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. What are some good warm up exercises to get into doing the stances eg Horse Stance. Looking forward to hearing back from you

[@dimies6289]

But don’t bounce during judo or you’ll get sweeped

[@demondcarter4317]

A practitioner of any style could time a bounce and counter with a sweep as in a leg sweep or takedown its not a tactic that is only unique to a judo practioner.

[@dimies6289]

@@demondcarter4317 true

[@mazisigmond7508]

Good video

[@shadowlancer45]

Perhaps this one of the reason why old karateka dont bounce too often

[@great4061]

@@shadowlancer45 Its actually because karate is more of a counter punching style

[@dwaynegreen1786]

My dad was a boxer so as a result, I was raised boxing before entering Taekwondo. One of the mistakes he told me to avoid is bouncing too high. I see a lot of kids bouncing-especially when switching stances- without regard to the fact that they have to come down before striking or avoiding an attack. Thats part of what causes the delays (stopping) prior to striking. I have always had success with the scraping the mat with the balls of my feet when changing steps or sliding in for attacks...in this way your always closer to terraferma. I think the “dropping” technique is a great approach to teaching kids this concept and will incorporate it in my training. Thank you for sharing.

[@pst5345]

Bouncing is very underrated by people. The difference of speed out of bouncing vs. Flat footed is quite significant. Conserving energy is the motto. The ankles function as feather joints

[@rashidmdamin5552]

I wonder Why Mike Tyson didn't do bouncing but just charged fwrd and delivered the ko punches 😅

[@MrMeh57]

When I was first beginning I lost a match in a tournament for this reason - my opponent caught on that they could time their shots to when I hopped and was essentially vulnerable in the air. Needless to say I stay closer to the ground now hahaha.

[@robertopics]

@@rashidmdamin5552 mike Tyson did bounce but because he was a great weight his bouncing was more discrete. When I did Boxing for the first few months I did not bounce at all and there were kids that just bounced for style points. Our trainer emphasized that the bounce should come naturally and should be done to become less predictable and be able to move your feet to find the best angles from where to attack and to find the safe shot within your opponents range. Black boxers even in the heavy weights tend to bounce a little bit more, but if you look at the lighter weights specially good Mexican fighters you'll see a more discrete bounce. When your feet at planted in theory you can project more power but you become more vulnerable to your opponents power. I eventually did developed a bounce but still walk the ring and only bounced when within striking distance.

[@lalchungnungaralte9104]

@@rashidmdamin5552 1:03 is the answer

[@mcdarrenpaschal948]

Dope! Never thought of bouncing as dropping. Great explanation

[@rastaskate4546]

That is a million dollar worthy gem right there

[@Benny10001]

Even as a student of 10+ years, I still take lessons from your videos. Some excellent points and a fantastic communication style. Thank you

[@chavhinck]

Jesse, i just want to thank you for giving me the will to come back in a dojo after 10 years off. Its good to see someone with a more "real" karate approach. Respect from Belgium 💪😉

[@joseraulchavez3085]

3:03 "When you appreciate the power of nature, knowing the rhythm of any situation, you will be able to hit the enemy naturally and strike naturally." Miyamoto Musashi....

[@realjutsu5648]

I get where you are coming from Jesse. For me, when I started in Okinawan Karate I bounced in sparring. And got taken down with leg sweeps time after time. I developed ways to deal with that. But the best way I found (personally) was to stop bouncing. My sensei said - snakes don't bounce and yet they strike fast. Be smooth, coil your springs, strike like a snake but stay connected to the ground. I have practiced that way ever since.

[@creality2060]

I agree with you jutsu56. Ive been taught in a style of combat...i think this is more of a sparring thing.

[@salahaddinosama1740]

good good good.. iraqi karateka

[@random_guy_277]

youre not a snake.. youre a human

[@hoodlum4511]

I don't understand the concept of bouncing, so I don't bounce but father taught me flow/rythame, were I put all my support on the ball of my feet and moved gently side to side. Which create a nice rythem

[@lalchungnungaralte9104]

@@hoodlum4511 That's the exact thing

[@XAE_A_Xii]

awesome guy, nice to watch, very funny and very educating. and i like he doesn't discriminate any martial arts, like most smart asses do.

[@CDCLTRADER]

My Karate family, 5 strong, three kids, and two dedicated parents wish to thank you for taking the time to make these videos. We find them very informative, and value your opinions in our goal to make us continually more well rounded. Reaching out to say thanks from Northern New York.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you so much! 😄 Makes me super happy to hear. Families that kick together stick together! 💪👊👍

[@michaelbrooks3220]

Three years later, I'm actually seriously trying this after years of self-doubt, anxiety, OCD and overthinking caused me to lose all my old skill. I have to say, I'm finding it more efficient for my particular, personal style; since I prefer to create angles and close large distances quickly to utilize a strong offense, this is incredibly helpful to me. Additionally, since I'm doing this outside of attack range, I don't need to worry about being more susceptible to strikes due to not being grounded.

[@davidrieger1483]

I love the part about coming down, finding that moment of least resistance. Also at 3:44 how Sensei Jesse includes exploring the different options. I love to change from narrow-wide stances and even regular to get a feel for the fight. Or even switching from righty to lefty stances. It seems unorthodox, but if you have fights or spar it is a very useful tactic.

[@RabuHina]

Despite not having any martial arts training, I still enjoy watching these these videos to learn something interesting if I ever get into a fight. Never got into one (and I plan to avoid it ) but ya never know.

[@khaderalikhan3029]

Your not going to be prepared for a fight unless you train. As Ramsey Dewey says "get out there and train."

[@stephaniegodinho4625]

Wooo I'm glad about this video, because last week I was helping a student who asked me how to move better in a fight and I talked about these 3 points. Thanks for the extra exercise, I used to traind just with one line, oss!

[@curvingfyre6810]

for extra difficulty, you can incorporate evasive head motions by creating a similar shape with twine taped to the nearest walls at head height

[@curvingfyre6810]

@Kintaro800 in what motherfucking universe? no seriously, tell me how the conventional wisdom of boxing muaythai and MMA, all styles built around being able to evade a jab, the fastest head strike there is, is wrong about that? if you mean rhythm, then you in NO way need to move in a pattern. no matter what technique you are throwing, you can break rhythm at any time. if you can't, then that's a problem with the way your training.

[@curvingfyre6810]

@Kintaro800 then those fighters are doing it wrong. head movement isnt supposed to be rhythmic.

[@smaulpaul]

Brilliant video! I see one of my sensais do the drop perfectly when sparring. She then comes at me like a Japanese bullet train. I tend to jump too high and get tired. I'm going to put these into practice and get myself some jump rope. Thanks Sensai Jesse!

[@mboshoff3995]

Honestly I thought you were going bonkers when I saw the video title, but when you started explaining I completely got it. Thank you for making me see bouncing in a new light.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Hah! That’s awesome, makes me glad to hear 👍

[@dhruvpatel2963]

Being a taekwondo fighter it helped me too thanx sir 🙏

[@vijaythamizh7096]

Very useful tips. Arigato Gozaimasu!

[@paulhurst8113]

Brilliant video , more footwork videos please , thanks Jesse 🥋

[@marleenvink4443]

Will definitely be using this exercise at my dojo. My students will love this, thanks Jesse!

[@mrdioniso1624]

I was just thinking about this lately, perfect timing!

[@xiam9779]

I learned so much from this video! Thank you, Jesse! I used to jump instead of dropping down. Jumping exerted so much energy that I wouldn't have any left to actually fight and as a consequence, I would get over-exhausted during my training. I started practicing while watching this video and wow! it's bizarre how much something as simple as dropping instead of jumping can improve my performance. Will definitely be exploring more of your content! Cheers brother!

[@danielcarpenter1489]

I literally just learned the concept of downward bouncing at the Dojo, and now I have an awesome exercise to practice it! Thanks so much Jesse!

[@benjaminvega7186]

I've been struggling with how to be mobile with my boxing, I can't express how much this clears everything up

[@dollydeb5322]

very helpful video... thanks for sharing... waiting for next video..

[@theaircon3753]

really very helpful....thnx so much

[@pstamaria]

Jesse, many thanks for this video. Your channel is the best 👍🏻😁

[@geraldaitken478]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

[@tomaszrozborski7424]

Thanks for great explanations!

[@bengim8332]

It's always very pedagogical lessons from you Jesse! Thank you for sharing your tips!

[@davinarestio7999]

I like that "Ten push up" 😂😂

[@robvezmiller9849]

😂😂

[@indrayudhmukhopadhyay5620]

Thank u Master Enkamp

[@tadashitani]

Hi Jesse, congratulations for your videos, they are amazing! About the bouncing, usually, I bounce in and out of the opponent's attack range to always keep him busy trying to learn when I'm going to attack. I have a stronger attack when I have a good base (of course) and I can leverage my body weight into the attack so I usually attack when getting the opponent inside my attack range or just after reaching it. Keep on doing those amazing videos!

[@Rizaldjohan]

Brilliant. Tks Jesse

[@glorychukwuemeka1180]

Thanks a lot. Awesome Video!

[@Blinducho]

I am sure your dojo is a good place to be!!! Thank you for another great video!

[@MDRhioui]

Thanks for your helpful video 💪❤

[@michaelbrooks3220]

Thanks for the advice. I’ll be sure to try it out.

[@masonmiller6371]

I'm going to try the rope exercise. Thank you for this video. Tang Soo!!

[@maxdraper6462]

Another useful video to focus on, these videos help so much with my karate!!

[@anthonygabriello4192]

Thanks Jesse, great video as usual! Love the tips and rope exercise, I'll use that one for sure👍

[@aliya282]

Thank you! I didn’t realise how much I needed this video. I’ve never even thought about this. Smarttt

[@tea.5091]

Aliya --- I know right

[@luqmanhakim4412]

Thank you very much for this free but valuable information!!!!!!!!!!

[@Tsuk285]

Thank you for tips Sensei Jesse

[@juliodefreitas157]

Awesome lesson, thanks Jesse.

[@robertofnordheim5653]

Love it! Can't wait to give this a try.

[@psrj5898]

Awesome Thanku so much for guidance

[@andresvalenzuela6786]

Excellent!!

[@yacinecheded423]

I'll try tomorrow, thank you so much !

[@colinmacrae3959]

Thanks for the ideas, used the rope exercise with the junior sparring class I've started assisting with...it was a night of footwork...

[@Uvtu]

loved it. just loved it

[@linagouza6356]

Amazing explication with amazing exemples

[@nguvishewotsa1270]

Thank you so much for the helpful video.

[@thunderdragon888]

Thanks fo the excellent explanation and video

[@keithmartin1328]

Great advice. Thanks again.

[@Luca-bo1ig]

Very very helpful video..bravo Jesse 👏

[@9510dark]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. DROP, NOT HOP.

[@marcusmontoya2149]

Awesome video! Added this to my karate game

[@spiceleo]

Thanks Jesse Sensei...you are an awesome teacher!

[@hootooncoi4199]

Very useful advice, thank you.

[@carminedeadman]

i saw that the last mistake during bouncing, is very common in national tournament of karate.a lot of dojo didn't teach well the bouncing and studied it! this is a very good video ! oss!

[@Mindtrash_]

This is gold, thank you

[@sherlockinvestigatesjapan8302]

The bouncing as dropping is a fantastic description, and only something that was actually taught to me once I was learning Taijutsu. I had done seven years of Tae Kwon Do before, now maybe because I was very young, but I had never actually been taught any good strategies for bouncing and never quite understood the how, why, when or where of it. I have actually incorperated this training method for both Taijutsu as unarmed and using weapons as well as when training in Kendo. I set up Two "X's" and with the partners facing each other they move with timing as well as control. EG one is offensive the other defensive in movement. Always facing each other, this way both get a feel for how to bounce defensively and offensively and make best use of the space, time and distance it can create.

[@kevinconanbankens5258]

Great video thank you

[@senseiroy8410]

Thank you sir, this is very insightful! You are very light on your feet!

[@SebastianTorres22]

Great stuff. Awesome.

[@michaelspyrou1784]

thanks for sharing.

[@jamesdevine6452]

Excellent video explanation and exercise thank you as always

[@live2win4freedom82]

Love your explanations and videos

[@fgviejo]

Thanks Jesse, amazing job and gorgeous comunication (and karate ;P ) skills! thanks again!

[@cediejaycayudong9738]

Great explaination!

[@GYAMARDODUM]

Thankyou master this video really helped me so much ❤

[@cookmup3229]

Wow excellent coaching! Well done 👏🏾!

[@tusharjaat9742]

Hey bro you are very informative Love from India😘😘

[@kirkbrooks9447]

Excellent video and drill!

[@RenzoArcuri]

This is great! Excellent videos, thanks!

[@Batalanto1]

Great video!!!

[@loican861]

Din kanal är fantastisk!

[@uraveragetito1674]

a very detailed instruction about drops movement and errors. thankyou very much sensei for sharing us your ideas.

[@KyokushinKichiKai]

Very insightful!

[@3GOTCHA]

Thank you so much! I love that you are giving besides the tips also exercises to do :)

[@reggieroo02]

Thanks for this video. This answers a question that I have had for awhile now.

[@InuVampireIV]

Great video, please keep doing this kind of videos!

[@robsonjosedasilva1277]

Thanks, sensei Jesse. I am brazilian, a Shotokan practioner and use to find the correct boucing very difficult. I will try to improve that. Your video helped me so much. OSS!

[@abhaykamumagar5677]

Thanks sensei, i am very glad to know the techniques now i can make my karate style even better

[@stretchingsamurai2047]

Excellent video, I am definitly incorporating this in my training today, Oss

[@negruvoda222]

Great video as always 👊 thank You Jesse 🥋

[@Bassolator]

06:01 is also a very good advice for a certain kind of teenager.

[@theforce7432]

Thankyu very much this video will surely help me to increase my bouncing skills then before🙌🙌🙌😀😀😀👍👍👍

[@pledgestone]

Thanks Jesse. Love your vids!

[@mahesh.y.k267]

Superb sir.... A big bow to you. Very very informative, very useful and practical

[@itsallaboutlifeasm2657]

Thanks Jessi ! Nice to see your videos, Excellent. I really like to observing your Tricks & Awesome.

[@Octopopsv_]

Dude you are truly amazing, i think a lot more coaches/sensei's should follow youre approach

[@erickgabriel1695]

I was looking for tips like this!! Thanks again sensei jesse💞👊

[@phoenixsheeva4094]

Esse exercício foi uma ótima sugestão!!! Excelente vídeo!!! Parabéns!!! Tenho 1,62 metros e 57 Kg!!! Muito útil esse conteúdo será para mim!!! Obrigado!!!

[@adanalentado2085]

One of the best video i ever see...thank you Jessi sensei

[@varunshah7205]

This was really awesome and very informative! 🤩🤩

[@arlandmv4053]

Than you for making this fun, while giving away so much knowledge even if it might not seem like much.. it really is so much more

[@ryanwebb6127]

Awesome video!!

[@danteferreira6791]

Very good tips! Congrats