Does Karate work for Self Defense? - Let's test it out and see.

[@Wilson_MartialArts]

Karate making a comeback to practicality that was lost in 50’s and 60’s. Love to see it

[@inside_fighting]

Me too 🙏🏼 it’s very cool to see

[@inside_fighting]

@@stanclark3992 he’s saying he’s happy to see karate getting attention again. I think styles like kyokushin and others managed to maintain the toughness but Americanized karate lost a lot of things in the 2000s

[@Wilson_MartialArts]

@@stanclark3992 i have no hate for mainland karate that eventually spread to the west and how it was trained then. It’s just cool to see practical training along w it now.

[@nmr20067]

People act like Lotto Machita and Wonderboy Thomas never existed….. And then there’s Anderson Silva who started with Tae Kwon Do as his base before transitioning into Muay Thai for MMA….. It all depends on the person…

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

@@Wilson_MartialArts lost his roots in 40s and Motobu Ragdoll Funakoshi ass in his own Dojo after Motobu see Funakoshi teach a weak Karate in Tokyo.

[@FightCommentary]

Chris is a very talented martial artist.

[@inside_fighting]

@@FightCommentary he’s awesome

[@inside_fighting]

@@FightCommentary when we catching up brother?

[@inside_fighting]

Great time training with Chris! Never expected Kenpo to have this kind of approach or movement!

[@mizukarate]

I agree. He has a good channel. I have interacted with him online. He knows his stuff.

[@Rookmc]

Chris is great. Been following him for sometime. I love his open-minded approach and ability to tie different martial threads and methods together. “Let’s make Karate alive again!” As he says he’s not primarily a kempo guy, he’s Shorin Ryu, the traditional Okinawan ancestor of Shotokan before they took out the in-fighting and grappling techniques. You might want to check out a couple of other champions of Okinawan karate, including the pioneering researcher, Patrick McCarthy of Koryu Uchinadi, and Paul Enfield of GKC Global (deep technique married to traditional Goju clinch work). Another important figure is Russ Smith of Burinkan, who spans Okinawan, southern Chinese and Filipino martial arts.

[@jryanp]

​@@Rookmc thanks

[@calebworden2993]

Hey Elon you should do in episode on legendary mythical martial arts moves so like the iron body poison you get from training iron body stuff like that

[@ralphdavis3640]

This was an excellent video. I discovered your channel a while ago. I enjoy your content. I also discovered Karate Unity , Karate Culture, Practical Bunkai, Applied Shotokan and others that are making an effort to make traditional Karate practical for life protection and adapting it for combat sports. Keep up the great work. I’ll be tuning in. 🥋👊🏼

[@Hector-bj3ls]

This is why Bunkai is my favourite part of Karate. The Kata show the moves, and some example sequences. It teaches you how to move, and the bunkai is practical application. The drilling, and the sparing.

[@inside_fighting]

@@Hector-bj3ls Chris has a great way of making it all practical too which is nice

[@gw1357]

I'm not a karate guy, but my respect for traditional karate has gone up over the last couple years as I got exposed to the non-sport karate (especially the traditional Okinawan styles). Sensei Iain Abernathy (youtuber Jesse Enkamp is one of his followers) have really done good work at popularizing the practical interpretations of forms ("bunkai") that think of karate as very close quarters focused. As a kung fu, that makes a lot of sense given that karate is a descendant of White Crane kung fu. Traditional karate is actually a cousin of Wing Chun.

[@mizukarate]

Agreed. I did Goju Karate and some Wing Chun. They are cousins.

[@bw5020]

Dude, you've been cooking lately 🔥🔥 I love these topics, guests, and the nuances you're bringing.

[@inside_fighting]

Appreciate that 🙏🏼 been meeting some good people with some unique skills and trying to open up my mind as much as possible

[@bw5020]

@inside_fighting I feel like you've been carrying that open minded movement before bigger names started doing it. You've helped make the space bearable when folks were ruthless about anything that wasn't combat sports. Definitely have my sub and gratitude. Would LOVE a friendly spar one day.

[@inside_fighting]

@@bw5020 we will make it happen 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 you can always email me if i miss a comment here and you are coming to town or if im near your area

[@bw5020]

@@inside_fighting 💪🏾 I dig it. I got your Insta. I'll hit you up.

[@ralfhtg1056]

First things first: alone for waht the thumbnail says: huge thank you! and second: looking at the "bandage at your knee: wishing you a speedy recovery!

[@inside_fighting]

Thanks very much! It is doing OK. I tore my ACL but not doing surgery. Just strengthening the hell out of it.

[@Fahim_Lalani]

My first ma was karate in 80’s and it works in every area of life making it better and better man old school karate need to make a comeback bro thx ❤

[@camiloiribarren1450]

This is awesome to see these two exchange and learn from each other. Love it

[@inside_fighting]

@@camiloiribarren1450 always a great time learning from awesome martial artists.

[@jean4j_]

You know that a karate sensei is real when he can practice karate without always the need to put his gi on.

[@inside_fighting]

Chris is awesome. Cares about training and getting in there and testing it with no ego.

[@AyeJordan7]

@@stanclark3992he’s saying that karate is not all gi,it’s good to see karate making a combat,the true way,expressing the old Okinawan tegumi and toutie techniques.and close range combat,at the same time learning from arts that have evolved so it can evolve,not being in the same place like japenese karate is….you know…weak…

[@jean4j_]

@@stanclark3992 What I meant is it's nice to see someone who can practice karate and apply to close range fighting (self-defense) without being too focused on display his beautiful gi and black belt. It's very rare to see people practice karate simply without all the traditions and clothing. Dont' get me wrong I love traditions in martial arts. I think they are beautiful. But it's refreshing to see a karate master display his craft in a casual and simple manner, and yet very practical.

[@nagyzoli]

Well.. I would counter that argument.. Normally you are always clothed unless you live at the tropics. So the focus on "no-gi" grappling has it's merits but realistically you always have a "gi". You call it blouse, shirt, jeans, whatever.. but you normally have clothes.

[@jean4j_]

@@nagyzoli yes sure but you're missing my point. My point was when you see someone making a video about karate techniques while not wearing a karate gi means he doesn't take old karate traditions that seriously and cares more about the deep meaning of karate rather than showing off his old black belt. Anyway not such a very interesting topic worth arguing about. I'm just saying it's refreshing to see people practicing karate without the need to always wear karate gi. Yes I like karate gi, I think they are useless and they look awesome.

[@warrennicholsony.fernando4513]

Great video! Unlike other vloggers who sneer at other systems, you really explore all the features of a system.

[@inside_fighting]

There’s something to learn wherever there’s a good instructor 🙏🏼

[@shaftsburry1773]

That drill he showed where you tie up and lightly strike was a brain blast for me. I do Judo and BJJ so I can absolutely see how flowing with strikes included would be very useful in training.

[@inside_fighting]

Grappling is more fun when you add in strikes

[@MasterPoucksBestMan]

Great collab! I like Chris' stuff. Now you can continue to go down the rabbit hole of the Karate renaissance that's been going on, and also look into Iain Abernethy, Les Bubka, Karate Breakdown, etc. and really see how Karate actually began as a grappling art that striking got added to later. Iain and Les are both in the UK. I'd LOVE to see a video from you with one or both of them :)

[@inside_fighting]

I have spoke with Les before hes a great guy. I like the karate is returning to its roots and not a mall system anymore. I hope to see it keep going. I love it,

[@KarateUnity]

I’ve worked with all of those gentlemen you mentioned, I trained and taught beside them in the UK. I also went to Texas and worked with Michael from Karate breakdown. Stellar gentleman.!

[@theironfox2756]

Kenpo is Karate flavored street kickboxing.

[@scottmarlow6018]

I love seeing this! What's missing in many karate schools is pressure testing all those techniques to find what works in kumite. I am kenpo guy myself but have studied TKD and goju ryu along with BJJ and muay thai. What I see are principles that work because the human body moves in a certain way. I see schools that get so focused on a certain way of doing things that they loose sight of the fact that a person that is trying to assault you won't care that school doesn't teach how to get out of a headlock off a failed roundhouse sucker punch. I have seen kumite where people adopted point sparring stances and just tried to punch and kick each other. When you grabbed their lapel and sleeve and move them around, they had no clue what to do. That grip can set up all kinds of throws and takedowns.

[@KarateUnity]

Totally agree with your anecdotes. Glad you enjoyed the video. It was a fun opportunity. Please follow our stuff and more to come!

[@Justobserving3684]

This is how the group I'm with trains taichi and kungfu. Same range, with grappling and strikes. We usually isolate each style or structure to train it live and then seperately blend the animal style or Bajiquan, for example, to make it more dynamic. It's basically light sparring at grappling range. Though we do hard sparring as well. We focus on self defence so we tend to work at that range. Though we also train boxing against the taichi and kungfu to refine the guard and control skills. We have a couple boxers, long distance fighters with high mobility, and BJJ practitioners so it helps a lot. The focus of the group is martial taijiquan and internal kungfu tho.

[@KarateUnity]

This is so cool!

[@TheUnkBoogie]

Great stuff guys, love the exploration and collaboration!!

[@inside_fighting]

Thanks 🙏🏼 hopefully we do lots more

[@smedleysymphor1986]

One of the best collab out here ! Thanks to both you 🙏🏽

[@inside_fighting]

@@smedleysymphor1986 thanks man! Appreciate that

[@robertfarris3744]

seiyu oyata (tui-te) taught this in the early 60's...the close quarters application of kata as practiced in okinawan karate..we (in the usa) just didn't get exposed to it until late 80's.

[@quentinj6357]

He has the legit stuff i ever witness. i wish i can learn more about striking skills from him. I know Silat has their own strikes & grabs but this is not about the art itself. This is about how the person understands & intrepates of what he learns & earn. Respect sir

[@jonahakivahbenavraham]

Nice video! I did hear Mr Speakman say there is too much pitter patter stuff now, and there needs to be a return to power based kenpo. It may look silly but I think it help develop a “keep striking until threat is over” attitude.

[@nagyzoli]

What helped me when I was young was I "touched" a heck of a lot of styles. I am a shotokan and ninjutsu guy. But I was by chance in a friend circle where we each loved martial arts (of course hobby, no claim for any super talent). So when we saw X Y doing cool stuff in Muay thai, we tried to mimick and see how it differs from our own stuff. Spar together. Then the other guys come and visit the gym. It was not proper cross training (much more casual level) but it taught me the different ranges.

[@KarateUnity]

I loved this story! This is definitely cross training brother, it’s the exchange of ideas and the reflection of what works and what doesn’t and what you need to do to improve in certain areas. Keep up the good work!

[@TheMartialWay]

This is the Constraints Led Approach (CLA) of learning, from Ecological Dynamics. Excellent work Chris!

[@mizukarate]

You have to "steal" and "play" to discover your system.🥋

[@inside_fighting]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@mizukarate]

@@inside_fighting Even though I train on my own currently.....I still get ideas and inspiration with playing and stealing. It is a mindset. Once you get this mindset you never stop learning.

[@thedappermagician6905]

In other words: Learn

[@mizukarate]

@@thedappermagician6905 yes correct

[@stevestanley5183]

You cover a lot of TMA and CS. Have you ever heard of Tim Larkin or read his book when violence is the answer. I think you would really appreciate it.

[@Shojushoju]

Great video!! Awesome collab!

[@inside_fighting]

Much appreciated!

[@KJ_Styles]

Chris is such a cool dude.

[@lesbubka]

Nice to see you and Chris together

[@inside_fighting]

Thanks Les! One day we will hopefully meet up and train

[@lesbubka]

@@inside_fightingwould be great

[@junichiroyamashita]

17:01 what separates wrestling from grappling? What separates Jiu Jitsu and the like? It appears to be the pin,and ring out. So ,wrestling seems to be essentialy the application of direct force,in order to move the opponent,against their will,in a disadvantageous position. The first drill i have seen in wrestling is chest pushing, trying to ring out or takedown without arms. So wrestling seems to be essentialy about the push. But punching is mostly a pull. It reminds me of Dambe at the end, the one hand only gives it even more of a "game" feel. Maybe it would be nice test, a Dambe style game at the end of boxing class. No kicking,to be both light on your feet and grounded.

[@ultraboykj]

Chris !!!!

[@KarateUnity]

@@ultraboykj whats up brother!!!

[@iNightTiger]

Great video ! If only more kung-fu practitionners could decode forms and understand them like Chris does !

[@johnpjones1775]

i hate the idea people have that self defense doesn't need to be able to fight against a trained person. the bullies on the HS wrestling team, lots of them likely still physically picking on people. how many shitty 'tough guys' have started training to prove how tough they are, and to feel just that much more confident instigating conflict these days? what counts as 'trained' how narrow are we defining that? are football players 'trained'? is anyone going to argue they don't know how to put someone on the ground hard? but a real life example i did hospital security for a few years. one patient had serious mental health issues, and maybe this was just him bullshitting but probably not since i bonded with him over training, but his first night in the ER he threatened me and my partners saying he trained BJJ and MT. unfortunately because of his issues he was treated poorly by medical staff, and security staff. i treated him with respect never got violent while i was watching him even during his episodes, but when i wasn't on shift, i'd always come in to a story about how he hit a male nurse (who demanded to watch him piss for some reason) or he threw a pillow at a female nurse, or some other violent outburst. all this to say self defense against a trained opponent is indeed something self defense guys should be worried about.

[@Pedrbsilva]

Pretty cool. This approach reminds me of a colab video between 2 TCMA guys: Wushu Quest and The Wandering Warrior called: How to spar with traditional techniques.

[@inside_fighting]

I think I remember Wushu quest being an awesome show. I saw it on youtube.

[@Pedrbsilva]

@@inside_fighting yes, there was a awesome show by that name, but I think the channel is unrelated. And seems to not be active in the last year. The Wandering Wandering is much more active, dambling mostly in Shiao Jiao, Mongolian Bokh, TCMA and FMA. Would be cool to see a colab between you two.

[@lalablook938]

Love this!!!! Post more often ❤

[@inside_fighting]

Thanks :) you smell like monkey turd.

[@Fahim_Lalani]

It influences everything positively

[@Highlander88]

Hi, great Vid! I train several Martial Arts since 1985 including Shotokan. I found about 95 to 90% of all technics I ever seen in Karate except grabbling on the floor. You are right, Kihon and Kata are like a book with guidelines inside and must be put to live by Kumite. I think a big advantage is that we use every Part of our body to fight expecially eauch part of the hand. Greetings from Germany!

[@ChimiChuri-k2o]

Love this. My former kenpo instructor should take some lessons

[@inside_fighting]

@@ChimiChuri-k2o Chris is a perfect example of an open minded martial artist who can make techniques work because he tests them out

[@baf303]

Great video👍

[@inside_fighting]

Appreciate that

[@loscomagno8877]

Aligned with the stuff on Karate Culture/Breakdown, great material 👍

[@MYVLMA]

I like it a lot. Again a nice video and a teacher who has very legit approach with his interpretation of his system. Good structure and solid power. Ilan; I hope your knee is doing well. Good work!

[@inside_fighting]

Thank you 🙏🏼 looking forward to meeting up when km back in town

[@fabchi4597]

Super nice content! Absolutely loved it ❤

[@inside_fighting]

@@fabchi4597 thank you 🙏🏼

[@Uncle_Tijikun]

I had the luck of having a sensei teaching me Okinawan goju ryu with a similar approach. Used like this Karate is awesome, as its true nature shines. Regarding Kata, my sensei used to often say that most people train Kata, not many study it

[@inside_fighting]

I like kata as well for longevity

[@junglejim3433]

Great video! I was practicing Shorin Ryu for a year and could see that there was a lot of cool stuff in it, but the teaching methodology was bunk. The only two person drills we did were the series of Yakusoku Kumite, that showed applications totally contrary to what we were otherwise being told. I gave up. It’s a great art with huge potential but is little understood, seemingly even by high level practitioners

[@inside_fighting]

That’s been the toughest part of training in some styles. Finding teachers who know how to bring out everything practical

[@junglejim3433]

I’d like to add that cross training has also been enlightening for me. I trained in Kyokushin briefly back in the 80’s. I found the traditional stances and kata perplexing, having no relation to sparring. When I practiced Aikido afterward it provided insights about those stances, how they were essentially freeze frames of dynamic movement

[@unclecow]

Awesome man this was really interesting yes please show more

[@inside_fighting]

@@unclecow I’ll be posting a lot more and make sure to follow Chris’s channel as well!

[@mikelim7939]

Great video, thanks guys.👍 Exactly the approach I try to emulate.

[@DG-oo8zf]

Karate doesn't work. You make it work. Whatever it is requires you to make it yours before you can make it effective.

[@inside_fighting]

Very true

[@cahallo5964]

@@inside_fighting I don't think that's true tho, karate taught me good striking and stand up grappling good enough, it also puts you in shape and teaches you to fight bare handed (boxers break their hands so much that they have an injury named after them lol). And that's not even talking about traditional karate with all the grappling, the point fighting takedowns (totally underrated in my opinion) and the in and out striking style are VERY viable.

[@inside_fighting]

@@cahallo5964 i think his comment is referring to any martial art. It’s on the practitioner to adapt and see what works in the system. Our bodies are all different and people have tendencies and natural abilities that differ. Like i always say I’m a better kicker than puncher and i gravitate to grappling

[@cahallo5964]

@@inside_fighting I disagree, I think people bash point fighting way too much. I am convinced the only karateka that can't fight are the people that did as really small children and never trained after.

[@spirgtudsrubec7776]

This guy has the proper understanding of his art.

[@coopsrolling5896]

Damn I'm so happy I found this channel. i love being educated on why a move is done .🤓❤🤙

[@inside_fighting]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 thanks man

[@allones3078]

I like that play /drill may have to do that

[@inside_fighting]

@@allones3078 it’s a nice way to build reactions without injury

[@SoldierDrew]

Anyone doubting kara te need only watch UFC champion Lyoto Machida fight unarmed duels in the octagon. U.S. Army S.F. group , green beret, kara te master Hank Slomanski was decorated for his valor in the anti communist war for Vietnam's independence and Slomanski was documented as having killed armed communist troops in combat using empty hand kara te after his weapon depleted all ammo. He tested Elvis Presley for his shodan and made him fight bareknuckle full contact multiple blackbelts after demonstrating for shodan. After retiring from U.S. Army as E9 rank he became an Orthodox priest. Uechi Ryu master Shinjo Kiyohide, while working as taxi driver, used kara te to disarm a knifer in Okinawa who was robbing a tourist at knife point. George St Pierre used his kyokushin base to become UFC champion. Goju Ryu has lots of grappling with supplementary striking.

[@jaxirraywhisper741]

Remember when Karate was banned in Russia? Lot of russion mobsters were so effective in fighting that they easily beat a lot of cops to the extends they banned it in whole CCCP. With exception of intruktors of police forces. It shows that Karate indeed works.

[@98chicagobears]

GREAT VIDEO.

[@inside_fighting]

@@98chicagobears thank you 💪🏽

[@danielquest8644]

I have always thought of Kata as something like shadow boxing….. it’s a great tool when you don’t have a training partner! It’s always interesting to explore the movements at a variety of ranges. Sometimes people rely on a wisdom in the Kata that might not be there…. It really might have been the instructor making sure students get the reps! Check the lines… does the kata cut off a pathway and then guide you down a series of dilemmas? Meaning if they do one thing they loose and if they do the other thing they fall slightly behind…. A series like that teaches you how to dominate the fight because eventually you have accumulated so many micro advantages that …. Checkmate! That’s what a kata should be!

[@MrMattias87]

You should also checkout karate culture too.

[@inside_fighting]

@@MrMattias87 I’ll make sure to!

[@riptiz]

Be open to everything and try it.

[@khublieoldschoolgamer5737]

Finally someone explaing the real use of kata, in TKD we had the knife hand guarding block as well. It was never explained as part of a grappling system it was just a guarding stance until I found out later in life, the same with upper and lower blocks they aren't just blocks they are also a way to break forearm and wrist grabs. I wish I new what I know now back then. The same goes for Kung Fu, lots of hidden grappling that most aren't aware of including instructors.😊👍

[@inside_fighting]

It all comes down to who’s teaching you 🙏🏼

[@AyeJordan7]

@@stanclark3992the thing is you can read on it.Choki Motobu,Kenwa Mabuni all these Okinawan karate masters,have proven that karate use to be a close range martial art..Myagi Chojun as well has written it to be in his books,not the 3 step japenese karate we’re they throw unrealistic punches at u with unrealistic blocks that are never done in sparring,no grappling yet every street fighting video has grappling??Most time spent on kata and not live practice..it’s quite smart to do research first before jumping down ppls throat😂

[@AyeJordan7]

@@stanclark3992 another weak person defending japenese karate ??n resistancimg the facts?yea I’m gonna have to leave it here to.good luck tho💯

[@AyeJordan7]

@@stanclark3992 another weak ass karateka ignoring all the facts the old masters said??yea I’m have to leave it at that to.

[@AyeJordan7]

@@stanclark3992please….🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nmr20067]

Karate absolutely can work in the street against an untrained person, which is more than likely be facing.. But the big caveat is it depends on the person and what style of it and where they trained karate… But I don’t agree with the people that automatically just dismiss all Karate training. Again, it largely depends on the person and where they trained…. A random sports BJJ guy could get their butt handed to them in a street encounter as well because they never trained for stand-up and strikes….

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

In Japan you know have a lot of Grappling styles Judo, Japanese Jiu Jitsu and Okinawa Karate create counter against Grapplers.

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

But sadly Modern Japanese Karate became basically a limited striking sport in Okinawa Karate have a lot of Grappling skills.

[@inside_fighting]

I agree fully

[@nmr20067]

@@DouglasGomesBueno Yes, I understand that also Karate in America became watered down over time - many, many decades now… Much of it is not how it was indented to be. Many feel BJJ is going that way as well unfortunately…

[@nmr20067]

@@DouglasGomesBueno I’ve heard that before that Karate from Japan, the way it was intended to be had a lot more grappling info than it does and what we see now in America..

[@PhilipAJones]

3:25 This bunkai is something I discovered on accident during my few months of MDS training. I was all like "Oh! That's a shuto!"

[@inside_fighting]

It’s awesome that people are rediscovering these things

[@ShinjitsuKK]

Elon mate I've been watching some kung-fu vids recently, how many styles do you think there Are? Just an idea for a future video bro 👍❤

[@Fahim_Lalani]

Karate is everything to me

[@thunderkatz4219]

If you think about it karate is wrestling

[@ghiblinerd6196]

I noticed you favor that left leg a lot. The PTA in me wants to mention that favoring the good leg to take pressure off the bad one may cause problems down the line

[@inside_fighting]

I strengthen my right leg a lot but the injury is pretty new and i tore my acl, mcl, meniscus and bones smashed so it’s gonna take time 😔

[@ghiblinerd6196]

@@inside_fighting best of luck!

[@gdixonfitness]

Be water my friends!

[@robertfarris3744]

also would like to add that most of his grappling and elbows are taken directly from muay thai...i've been practicing karate (shobayashi shorin ryu) since 1967 and muay thai (as taught by suruchai sirisuite) since 1977.

[@Qtip855]

Please do some American JuJutsu🙏

[@inside_fighting]

I’ll make it happen

[@Qtip855]

@@inside_fighting 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@circlingoverland4364]

14:40 he starts showing rhino, cape, and spear

[@inside_fighting]

@@circlingoverland4364 yes he does :) or a slight variation of it.

[@SheepOfTheLord1]

I'd love to do a mix of Judo and Greco Roman Wrestling but no good places near me in NYC..but there's good ol boxing so I guess I might need to double down on Boxing and being careful while sparring. No good genuine Karate schools near me either, this is rough. And I definitely aint doing no Tiger Schulman's stuff.

[@inside_fighting]

Have you checked out sambo Steve? He’s amazing

[@SheepOfTheLord1]

@@inside_fighting No I haven't! They do combat sambo? I'd love to do so!

[@inside_fighting]

@@SheepOfTheLord1 he’s quite an amazing coach

[@SheepOfTheLord1]

@@inside_fighting That's wonderful to hear, he's right near where I work too so that helps things a lot. Thanks for this recommendation, maybe I can finally do a martial art!

[@inside_fighting]

@@SheepOfTheLord1 You are lucky to have him that close. You will love his class.

[@gatusberserk6972]

Your movements were so similar. 😮

[@inside_fighting]

Yea we move very similar! I was surprised too

[@thunderkatz4219]

To answer yes

[@inside_fighting]

Agreed :)

[@thunderkatz4219]

@@inside_fightingim gonna say this karate especially okinawan karate has all the throws and takedowns and punches and karate has clinchs

[@deanamodeo4072]

Great channel. What's wrong with your knee? And how is that knee pad you using? Is it good? I'm searching for one. My knees are shot

[@inside_fighting]

@@deanamodeo4072 thanks man! I tore my acl and some other stuff in the knee. It’s a don joy brace specially made for ligament injuries and it’s quite amazing tbh

[@deanamodeo4072]

@@inside_fighting ok. Sorry to hear that. I have some arthritis and fraying and slight tears in my meniscus. Not close to what you have.

[@Lift_these]

Karate is the first MMA but, a lot of the understanding of the techniques have been lost because, the Asians was secretive about their arts. It was only taught to a select few for safety. Remember it’s a martial art, which was used in combat or survival situations. How would it be effective against the enemy if they knew what you was going to do when you went to apply it ? These systems of defense and combat was effective if the enemy wasn’t familiar with them. It only became an art or a way in the 1900’s. The reason why some of the moves are confusing is because, they may not be strikes, they maybe throws. I started to realize this my self in the 80’s due to cross training. It is the same for Most Arts such as Tai Chi… A lot of people don’t know Tai chi is really a grappling art as well. Real karate is extremely lethal because, the whole body is ment to be a weapon and every counter to a counter is ment to be destructive; just look at the old school conditioning… Karate is the original modern day MMA. It has conditioning and application resembling Muay Thai, Judo throws, some submissions, boxing , and what some people call dirty fighting. It’s all in there…

[@irvinjaycarranza6828]

Yes, Karate works! Old School Shotokan Karate, Kyokushin karate, and its offshoots.

[@TopFuelKennels]

I most definitely take karate if it was taught this way.

[@CrowdPleeza]

At 4:28 Don't most of the Okinawan styles address close range fighting?

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

Okinawa Karate = Close Range. Japanese Karate - Long Range.

[@inside_fighting]

I know many do yes but the bunkai of the kata is probably simplified in most schools

[@M_K-Bomb]

That's crazy, those are literally forms in Karate but shown in the kata they totally look unrelated to their actual application.

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

Point Karate doesn’t work is for kids the Styles of Karate that work are Machida Karate, Motobu Karate, Kudo Karate and Ashihara Kaikan Karate very effetive.

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

@@stanclark3992 Japanese Karate are a Weaker version of Okinawa Karate, Oyama clearly see it that's why Sensei Oyama create Kyokushin Karate.

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

@@stanclark3992 in 1963 Thailand tried make fights against Japanese Karate and All the Japanese Masters of Karate refused only Oyama accepted.

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

@@stanclark3992 But Machida Karate still follow Okinawa Path look Japanese Karate became a point sport it's not effetive.

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

@@stanclark3992 The Styles that still try Follow Okinawa Karate is Effetive but looking at the Modern Tournaments of Shotokan in Tokyo you can see Japanese Karate are not a martial arts anymore.

[@AyeJordan7]

@@stanclark3992no offense but I doubt u faced any…I’ve had japenese karateka come here….there no so good,first problem is that spend to much time on forms.not enough time sparring,2nd problem is that don’t even know grappling or karates tegumi and Toutie just like the old masters said,3rd problem is they spend to much time defending against karate attacks rather then street attacks.It is quite obvious that japenese style karate is a more unrealistic version of The old okinawan karate,not only does karate needs to remember it’s roots to stay hard n the way it was but so it can evolve much sweeter.hope this helps

[@MMASurvivor38]

Best self defense Is a offense agressive Attack, , blocks And throws not working on the streets - FACTS 👋

[@inside_fighting]

Well it’s good to have a strong offense but knowing takedowns and how to cover up is very effective as well

[@AlienPsyTing1]

This is not the usual good question that people should ask it should never be is karate useful for self-defence. It should be is punching elbowing kicking et cetera good for self-defence because that’s all you’re doing ,, the thing about karate is it just dictates the way in which you punch kick or elbow.that’s all

[@Lift_these]

Those quick moves in kempo are nothing more than combinations, like boxing.

[@hellohennessy3462]

Now you just have to find a school that teaches you this. Anyways, while you are busy finding such a school, I'll be doing the same thing but in MMA.

[@inside_fighting]

ok... Why would I go to an MMA school when i've been doing bjj and muay thai for 24 years?

[@FuKuntt]

sure... right after you finish... lol

[@hellohennessy3462]

@@inside_fighting If you did BJJ and Muay Thai for 24 years then good. I haven't. And I'd chose MMA to have BJJ and Muay Thai at the same time. And I don't have the time to do BJJ and Muay Thai separately. I could rephrase my original comment. While you are busy finding a good karate school that teaches the above, I'll be doing Muay Thai and BJJ.

[@ajshiro3957]

Is it me, or at first, it said Karat?

[@inside_fighting]

It did but with the power of magic aka editing titles i changed it :)

[@butdidyouknow2388]

When karate is no longer self-defense, it's no longer a martial art. -T.A. PS. Of course a grappler can take down a striker like you if you have no real intent to crack his head. When will people find this out??

[@redpill2225]

Of course im seeing a karate where you are trying to grab opponent. You wont have time if im doing consecutive attacks. Boxers and Muay thai fighters will destroy many kung fu and karate users because of this strange style to catch and go for takedowns

[@inside_fighting]

Grappling dominated and continues to dominate the UFC

[@KarateUnity]

Good point. And that is why I cross train in grappling arts and combat sport systems like Muay Thai and boxing., and I encourage my students to do that as well🙌

[@redpill2225]

@inside_fighting in the ufc lol, im a kung fu user, theres no way im being grappled 🤣 the strikes are way too fast. Opponent will not have time to think.

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

​​​@@redpill2225Bruce Lee trained Judo a good fighter can be Grappled doesn't matter how fast he is and it's good know how counter Grappling.

[@redpill2225]

@@DouglasGomesBueno kung fu has the fastest attacks in martial arts, i doubt anyone would be able to counter and grab my arm.

[@brettbond1546]

Great video.

[@inside_fighting]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼