GANKAKU (Chinto) Kata BUNKAI by Iain Abernethy

Learn practical bunkai for kata Gankaku / Chinto from Iain Abernethy and Jesse Enkamp (The Karate Nerd) for Shotokan, Wado-ryu, Shito Ryu and Okinawa Karate styles. This tutorial teaches you how to use kata techniques for a real fight, even when the movements seem weird or impractical. The bunkai also reveals a secret principle of adaptability - known as 'henka' waza in Japanese or 'hindi' in the Okinawan language. Plus, you'll also learn kata's hidden tactics for variability (plan A, B, C) according to Iain Abernethy. Visit www.karatebyjesse.com to learn more cool Karate stuff. @practicalkatabunkai

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks for your comments! ✌️ Happy to hear you enjoy learning Karate. 🥋 Visit my website for more Karate knowledge: www.karatebyjesse.com 👍

[@anitasmith815]

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[@kurbiskern8344]

I've buyed today the Seishin Gi😁👊🥋

[@kurbiskern8344]

By the way i'm from Germany😁

[@anitasmith815]

@@kurbiskern8344 no your from hitler town

[@kurbiskern8344]

@@anitasmith815 1. Hitler was NOT from Germany 2. I hate Hitler 3. I am a half italian Guy

[@practicalkatabunkai]

I’ve been out of the office for a few days and have just spotted this! Apologies for being late to the party :-) Thanks to Jesse for kindly sharing this. KNX19 was an amazing few days and it’s great to have these video mementos of we two nerds nerding :-)

[@justinstuart8382]

Hi Iain where did you guys film this.

[@practicalkatabunkai]

@@justinstuart8382 In Sweden at KNX 19.

[@jamesnewman6032]

Iain is the master when it comes to bunkai. Really love his insights.

[@practicalkatabunkai]

Thank you!

[@mstar197]

Kata exploration is one of the many the beauties of karate. An endless journey of self development. As we age our bodies need to adapt to how we move making corrections when needed. Staying in motion is an aim to strive for.

[@scottgarner7290]

A B or C, freaking brilliant ! Nobody ever annunciates this !!

[@enangl2]

Thanks for sharing Ian Abernathy to the world.

[@Tanuki-Ha]

The editing realy gives something to the video! Realy realy cool! thx!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Glad you like it! Thank you 🤗

[@practicalkatabunkai]

I agree! The editing helps massively.

[@danielude3225]

The explanation is absolutely amazing! The German Karateka Christian Wedewardt, who is a friend of Iain, once said at a seminar i visited, that the kata always wants to tell something. And i think that fits this video perfectly, because in my humble opinion the kata is read (and not just practiced) by sensei iain.

[@practicalkatabunkai]

Christian is a great guy! I was teachign with him last weekend. Highly recomended!

[@trabohnivag]

Thank you Jesse. This was amazing. Never clicked a video so fast.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Haha awesome to hear! Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@fobbytri6006]

Simply awesome, jesse. As non-karate practioner this just add my general appreciation to traditional martial arts. Keep doing it, man. You're great

[@KaratePlaybook]

Love this Bunkai! ...and here I thought it was just showing the opponent "Look, I can beat you on one foot!". lol.😜

[@ig8821]

Chinto is such a beautiful kata that is not performed nowadays because of the short lenght or forgotten by some senseis. I wish to see it more often. It should be part of the basic curricula.

[@owenkyne7047]

Karate is so awesome, coolest martial art in my opinion 🔥 🥋

[@vatonietto]

Love seeing the applications of the Kata. It feels similar to Shadow boxing versus doing drills with a partner. You need them both to really educate your body on distance, balance, angle making, etc. I never really thought of katas / Poomsae as structured shadow boxing until these videos

[@CarlosPerez-em3wu]

Yeah kata is useless.....😂😂 More like Japans version of shadow boxing that leaves nothing to the imagination 😂👌

[@snakeportos1076]

I started learning the Gankaku kata and I was wondering what bunkaï could be possible on this scene. I found an explanation but in a "combat" version, not in self defense. Your video open my eyes of the multiple possibilities for Gankaku that I want to present for my third Dan [even if I need to wait 3 years for now x)]. Thank you Jesse-san and Sensei Abernethy for this video!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Fantastic! Good luck 🤞 PS. I would love to see your combat bunkai 😁

[@onlyhuman7420]

It's an honour to learn precious lessons from these two karate giants.Thank you Jesse for choosing Iain among other karate legends to demonstrate bunkai etc.He is a true living karate legend.

[@itz_just_me594]

Thanks Jesse for your wonderful bukai

[@MrFacundo7]

Excellent video Senseis Jesse & Iain🥋👏🙌👍

[@phillipmoore9012]

I agree with Abernethy about "what next" B, C, D, or etc. The first kata I learned was Pinan Shodan (Nidan earlier), in a Wado-ryu club. The repetition of the first two moves (left) to the right has another technique in between (wrist escape with hammer fist, or other interpretations). So essentially, the first thing one should learn is that something else may happen.

[@phillipmoore9012]

Thinking about this again. I'm now reasonably certain that a particular move that is repeated consecutively in a kata originally had more than one use. Block-strike is the simplest explanation (e.g. knife hand block followed by knife hand strike).

[@phillipmoore9012]

Three of the 'same' technique in a row followed by another likely means two different responses: A B A C.

[@justinstuart8382]

Love to see more of a colab between these 2 great practitioners 👍

[@steebo7883]

I used to get very frustrated when students from other arts could not understand Kata and it`s importance, so they would resort to attacking my chosen art and the practice of Kata itself. This attitude, in my experience, came mostly from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu students. I don`t understand the lack of respect or inability to extend their thinking towards an art that has stood the test of time and is still practiced around the world. These last videos have given me a fantastic way to further explain my point on why Kata is so important and what it truly teaches. Your vast knowledge and practical experience from time spent in Okinawa and in Dojo`s around the world, has really helped so many people further understand the many facets to Karate regardless of which style you practice. I would like to say thank you for all the experience and teachings you have shared over the years, believe me, they make a huge difference and you have become an ambassator for the modern outlook on Karate by helping students to look back on the past and how certain things have changed and others remain the same. I am grateful for the extensive knowledge you provide and the open attitude towards other forms of martial arts. With respect, Stephen ( deep bow )

[@hooktonfonniks]

I like the explanation of that move as being a kawazu gake.

[@TLuijpen]

very enlightening! what a knowledgable sensei sensei Abernethy is. Thx for sharing this snippet of insight, Jesse

[@KARATEbyJesse]

My absolute pleasure 😄

[@practicalkatabunkai]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@edelcorrallira]

I love the energy in these collaborations. You guys are awesome and its great to see this expanded dojo that forms from all these invaluable collabs

[@practicalkatabunkai]

Thank you Eduardo. Jesse is fun to work with.

[@FedericoMalagutti]

The passion that you express is incredible. I feel motivated just watching you.

[@pedro.claudino]

This is great, it's very nice to see the kata back to their principles.

[@ShakeNShred]

This is GREAT, Jesse and Iain! I test for san-dan in a year or so, and want to use gankaku bunkai as part of it. This will help me demonstrate bunkai for a kata that our Kyoshi believes has no practical use. Good stuff!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

BOOM! 🔥🔥🔥

[@FrazzleCat]

Thanks all! These videos are a much appreciated resource.

[@PhilT28]

Thank you, Sensei Jesse and Sensei Iain for the wonderful bunkai videos!

[@dnice583]

sensi Iain i truly enjoy your breakdowns of kata bunkai you bring the excitement into kata that makes it rewarding thank u

[@scottgarner7290]

As a JKD concepts /Kali guy I appreciate this explanation. Don’t down other styles- learn from them. Kata was never my thing but demonstrated with an uke and explained as exploration of options is intriguing. Be well.

[@ahlbandie9674]

Really great explaination! Thank you!

[@leodaido]

Stunning! Thanks Senseis for sharing it

[@corny387]

Incredibly helpful video, with a lot of information packed into a brief clip. I'm 2nd Dan in WT Taekwondo, and I've been analyzing the real practical applications of the forms ("poomsae") for a couple of years now. WT doesn't traditionally teach practical applications (it's much like 3K karate in that regard), but I've come to believe the masters who created our poomsae probably did have them in mind. This sequence, for example, appears with some modifications in the Keumgang (2nd Dan) and Pyongwon (4th Dan) poomsae. The execution and follow-up in both forms are different from Chinto/Gankaku (and from one another), but in both cases, the sequences were clearly inspired by this kata and follow the same principles in terms of follow-up/finish. Researching the kata and quan of TKD's predecessor arts (if that statement makes me a heretic, so be it!) has helped me understand the true meaning behind the poomsae - and yours and Iain's work have been a major part of that effort, so thank you and tack så mycket!

[@keidenjoseph190]

Im now learning this kata. I had my own theories and ideas of the bunkai. Thank you for this video Jesse!

[@mattt9298]

Very good video and explanation. Thank you so much.

[@teikarate]

Fantastic stuff!

[@steverivera4916]

You have opened my eyes and my mind. Thank you.

[@markwalker4142]

A very insightful karateka sensei abernethy . I had the pleasure of training with him this weekend in Derby UK and above all things his enthusiasm is infectious and makes you want to train hard . Humour is always a great way to communicate but his knowledge is second to none . You must try to train with him .

[@jonahkaiguam]

AWESOME AWESOME BUNKAI of the 1 legged block from Chinto

[@ZenHG1]

Is in is amazing. I have learned so much from just paying attention to him and the one training session I have had with him.

[@dktraining8138]

Two great Sensei together. Great.

[@s1vrbck_fitness]

Great video! Thanks!

[@PJ-ub3he]

I've done karate for like ten years and have always wondered what the techniques and combinations do in katas. I am slightly mind blown 😂 thank you for this video jesse

[@user-to4qx5xb7f]

I like the Bunkai version with the Maegeri to the side of the leg most Chinto version are using the side kick solution . In Wado Ryu I was tough by Kono Bonkai a little different but the outcome is the same.

[@slickx82]

Love Chinto and love these two youtubers!

[@odanne29]

Thats just awesome,

[@laperrablanca1]

A great, simple, straight forward and effective bunkai for one of the weirdest moves in one the weirdest looking kata. Such a pleasure watching both of you together. Thank you!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

YES!! Glad you enjoyed it 🌟🌟🌟

[@tashihishey34]

Kata is like learning mathematics. We practise basic maths till there is instant recall.Then we use this knowledge ( instant recall) to create strategies ( thinking) to solve mathematical problems. The strategies when successful become new knowledge. The Bunkai is strategy built upon kata (knowledge) or a combination of katas. Lian demonstrates this as a master strategist.

[@BUNKAIKARATE]

Very good, as usual

[@annabellealexander8930]

gankaku and unsu are my favorite katas!!!

[@user-ty5di3ku6o]

"Everybody has a plan until they get hit." - Mike Tyson. I remember being very confident in my karate and getting into kickboxing. I was getting embarrassed. My footwork was pathetic, my head movement was nonexistent, and I had no concept of distance. They'd make me miss by a few centimeters and tag me. It took several months to catch up. Sparring is what makes any martial art work.

[@user-ty5di3ku6o]

@@siddified that's not even remotely similar. You put anyone who has sparred in karate into a ring with any low level kickboxer and they're going to have a wake up call.

[@user-ty5di3ku6o]

I didn't say being in karate means you can't fight ever. I'm saying that it means you can't fight now. No head movement, no ability to judge distance, no ability to see what's coming etc. All of that means you're getting hit while missing your opponent. It takes lots of sparring to anticipate those things.

[@saltyshellback]

curtis m Yup. People also don't realize how physically draining sparring or a real fight can be. Most people new to sparring wear out in less that 2 minutes (if they are really being pressured).

[@user-ty5di3ku6o]

@@saltyshellback most people who aren't in shape tire out even quicker. Watching a muscle head at a bar throw shots for 30 seconds and miss until he's exhausted is almost comical.

[@yotacharapone5341]

That's exactly how I felt when i did tae Kwon do, i got a false sense of confidence and thought I was so good at fighting but then I sparred and found many things I had to work on

[@kdog3311]

Very good. Thanks!!!

[@jamesgilliland6415]

When I was examined for my rokudan my bunkai demonstration lasted 4hrs love all the different levels you can go to. Sensei here didn’t even go into the in depth jujutsu part of the movement. Much more to explore!!!!!!

[@denipramadya4046]

Thanks bro..i'm learning Gankaku now.

[@derekgault9448]

Well explained with excellent editing skills adding to the experience!!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks, good to hear! 😜

[@brunodipietro7312]

He is a great teacher do more vids with him 👍🏻👍🏻

[@practicalkatabunkai]

Thank you! We have a some more joint projects in the pipeline :-)

[@godfredgudguy8167]

Thanks Jesse this is really useful

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Glad you liked it! 😄👍

[@christiansavior577]

Meeeen, I didn't saw that coming, what a amazing bunkai, I loved

[@belmekkisadek7259]

Nice job...

[@doctorfreitas]

I practice every single day, and I discover your channel and I have find a new motivation to improve. Keep focused, my friend. Thanks a lot, Gozaimasu! from Spain 🇪🇸

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Muchas gracias 😄

[@doctorfreitas]

Jesse Enkamp Gracias a ti, hombre!!!!!!! Un abrazo

[@timoteostation]

This is a similar concept of "kaiten nage" from aikido, redirecting the opponent's arm on a circular movement, then manipulating his neck from behind, but with a knee strike instead a projection. I like how these japanese martial arts are connected.

[@ilshatkarimov9592]

Спасибо ! Отличный выпуск, Ян лучший специалист по бункаю.

[@satheeshkumar6865]

🙏🙏🙏 Thanks for sharing.

[@everardoandrade6420]

Very very interesting 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💯💯💯💯thank you for sharing

[@KARATEbyJesse]

My absolute pleasure! 👍

[@arknjo11]

What amazing explanation. Oss

[@marthaviracocha2040]

Wonderful. Greatings from Ecuador.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Gracias!

[@LtTrog]

I love Iain

[@ezekielgarza1150]

Light sparring for reactions is great for this, testing out katas... mixing modern training with T.M.A katas

[@jsdduke]

Open minds and exploring the variables 👍

[@timothymarshall2365]

I love both of you individually, even more when you get together!!!

[@universeofnone]

I would certainly clicked "like" but that credit has to go to Abernathy Sensei. Very cool Enkamp Sensei!!!

[@thetopranker8962]

Two legends in one video !! Oss!

[@safdarkh786]

Yet another enlightening content from the 'dynamic duo' of karate. You guys never stops amazing us. Domo arigato gosaimas🙏🙏🙏

[@omaralbertopenaramos5231]

Oss. Wao muy interesante este bunkai.

[@danielyoung4843]

In the ryukyu arts this stance was taught to me as a leg trap. Follow oyata and nabei and you can see this.

[@SIMONSK9CLUB]

Oss sensei. Sensei I always thought of this stance. I always wonder what can we do in that stance now I know. And learning kata with bunkai like that make kata interesting. Thank you sensei for sharing this video😀

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Glad you liked it! The more you know, the better you can become 👍

[@SIMONSK9CLUB]

@@KARATEbyJesse yes sensei your videos are always useful 😊 oss sensei

[@AmritSingh-jp9sf]

You always come up with these great videos and solve the long lasting confusion in students world wide .... Maybe this is just due to the fact that you have suffered the confusion and all yourself too

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Sometimes a teacher, always a teacher 🙏

[@joshuasowash242]

I love doing katas the high blocks and down blocks and and outside block and a the double blocks open hand grips

[@sebastianmohammed9697]

ow my god.. so beautiful.. 😍😍👏👏👏👏

[@practicalkatabunkai]

I'm pleased you like it!

[@adityasperspective6867]

Wow again.. With Jesse and Iain

[@KARATEbyJesse]

More “wow” moments coming! 😄

[@adityasperspective6867]

@@KARATEbyJesse will be waiting 😊 Till the I'll keep on practicing 🥋

[@fighterman8808]

Puterkspala in Philippinean and Indonesian styles Also that posture in seen frequently in TCMA

[@jafrr2]

🙇‍♂️ Excellent

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks! 😀

[@daveedmondson6561]

Ian Abernathy is a true kata analyst

[@deanmarquis4325]

You have the same options from a Shiko dachi or a shiko dachi and moving into a stork stance with the same upper body movement.

[@filipeantunes5428]

Hey Jesse, could you make a video about the KIA? Because we do it but a lot of us dont really know why. That would be really helpful!

[@danilodibujo]

Absolutelly brilliant! By the way, I´ve bought the KNX´19, I haven´t watched all of it jet, but yours and Ian´s parts are GREAT!!!!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you! I’m sure you will love the rest 😄👍

[@danilodibujo]

Jesse Enkamp For sure!

[@practicalkatabunkai]

Thank you! The whole event was superb!

[@dixond.villanuevad.5741]

Oss. Thanks.

[@annabellealexander8930]

really cool thx lol

[@Christianmartialartist78]

Chinto is one of my favorite kata (bunkai) in Shorin-ryu.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Cool!

[@antoinecarter536]

One day I have to meet you two!

[@surgeeo1406]

Wait, this is like Chess, you have the Openings (Kata), with expanding variation trees growing out of them. Our didficulty is, in Kata we have to guess at the opponwnt's moves and pieces... And only practice can make us guess right.

[@blockmasterscott]

We have the exact same technique in Chen Tai Chi.

[@entelektuel.yolculuk]

but do ye guys live train as well????

[@rockbalboabarbosachagascha2308]

Desculpa interromper,ma8s a paisagem aí atrás é linda lugar é esse???

[@jan_kala]

Hey, Jesse! Love your videos/insights! I have a question: I practice Chinese martial arts, not karate (but still am obsessed with watching it and learning haha), and one of the big principles in the art i practice is having the hips "tucked" in line with the back so that the butt isnt sticking out. I noticed in a video of you practicing kata your butt was stuck out some. Is this just how karate functions? Or were you maybe just a little off during that kata? Thanks again!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

It depends on the style of Karate. But in general you want a posterior pelvic tilt at the moment of impact.

[@nikosnikolakopoulos7898]

I have been practicing kung fu for 1 year now and i will keep practicing kung fu ,but just by watching your videos you made me want to start karate too, and i will in semptember.Its crazy right ?.

[@Leonardo-bo4wf]

Does katas have any set applications of any technique at all or does the applications vary from student to student all of the time?

[@chessbrilliance8783]

I don't understand the need to run away from someone that you have just killed! 😂 😂

[@melody-oy3oq]

Is Jesse’s Karate better or Oliver’s Maybe You Can Try Making a Video of That!

[@j.s.1960]

Karatae always work if we understand & train properly