How To Use KARATE In a STREET FIGHT (3 moves)

Learn 3 practical Karate bunkai (kata applications) to win a street fight using modern Sport Karate combined with Traditional Karate from Okinawa, Japan. Includes self defense against haymaker, double leg takedown tackle and collar grab techniques.
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[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks for your awesome comments, glad to hear y’all enjoy the video! Feel free to visit my website if you want to learn more: www.karatebyjesse.com 😄👍

[@zabulon6409]

do you mind if i criticize the video? if you dont reply ill just stay silent im not here to hate im open minded pursuing discussion . .

[@karatemeanslife8721]

3rd one is the best

[@dailyfun8683]

Too awesome vid !! 👍👍

[@samuelnjuguna9216]

Besides the great lessons, you are also funny. I enjoys your videos

[@carlosmagallanes4203]

I wanna learn a kata technique against full nelson sensei😔

[@AmritSingh-jp9sf]

Please continue a series to use karate in real life as it will help every karateka globally

[@KARATEbyJesse]

All right, sure thing 😄

[@bushido3157]

Please continue senasei 🙏

[@flyingpika7605]

yes make this kind of video its help

[@Eddiedjvendetta]

@@KARATEbyJesse I second that. Well done. You'll be a great grand master some day.

[@karatemeanslife8721]

@@KARATEbyJesse We'll be waiting for the next series of vlogs

[@edrichlouw1790]

I’m glad to see that even a 100 dan karate expert such as yourself acknowledges the overwhelming superiority of Ameridote.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

BULLSHIT 😂

[@greenreaper3633]

Lol

[@phillipmoore9012]

@@greenreaper3633 Jesse is only eleventh dan. It appears to me like the joke in the movie mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap". The guitarist Nigel talks about how other guitar amplifiers' volume knob only goes up to ten, but the Marshall amplifier goes up to eleven.

[@peterlustig5845]

100dan streetfight karateka from Kenichi?😂

[@baophung2609]

@@peterlustig5845 so rare to see people know that manga

[@damianwayne8229]

U should have a role in Cobra Kai man. My favorite show. Since u mentioned the Karate Kid

[@quickstep2408]

is cobra kai good?

[@maxdraper6462]

@@quickstep2408 yeh ! If you liked the original film then you should definitely watch cobra kai

[@stateofmindphilosophyandps214]

quickstep its amazing

[@gxtmfa]

quickstep It’s absolutely wonderful

[@hoodlum4511]

@@maxdraper6462 its good and season 3 is coming to netflix

[@Unity116]

7:39 Always restomp the groin.

[@karateguru9481]

Please continue this street fighting techniques

[@FirstDan2000]

Always re-stomp the groin. Love it.

[@lukediehl1210]

And the most critical part of self defense, if you are forced into a situation from which you absolutely cannot escape, you must become ruthless. Nobody likes to hear it, but if your very life is being threatened, you must be willing to cause grievous harm. Nobody wants to, and hopefully you won't have to, but if your attacker believes it, they might reconsider. My sensei always shared the story of a student who was attacked walking to her dorm, and punched her attacker. She was 5'3" and barely 100 lbs, but a single punch with a strong kiai was enough to make her attacker flee.

[@sydfreypenaco1328]

I still learn a lot from these old videos. Thanks Jesse. Hope I can train with you some day.

[@kungfu_physique8131]

Great, I Practice Wing Chun and I like the way you use your Karate for street. My Sihing (big brother) teached us,,close distance is the best thing you can have in a Streetfight"👍 Greetings from germany

[@VincentMMALife]

I think karate has great benefits in mma and street fighting. I did karate for a long time and started out in it. You do need to learn some boxing because karate training really lacks head movement and defense and most people head hunt in a street fight. Also the first block when someone throws a haymaker is great. Only thing is you need to be aware of that he will turn that haymaker into a headlock.

[@VincentMMALife]

@@kbanghart I myself think a straight elbow to the face while stepping in is the best option but you have to do what works for you and train it with real intent.

[@varanid9]

Good point. Also, if you know the original Fujian arts that Karate descended from, their proper body dynamics of "Float, Spit, Sink, Swallow" are clearly exemplified in western boxing dynamics, so that, by studying boxing, Karateka can re-introduce principles lost over the generations.

[@CloakandDaggersPapa]

As I know In old traditional karate it was only a defencive art so how can it lack defence techniques

[@VincentMMALife]

@@CloakandDaggersPapa You are right, however karate lacks modern defensive techniques. Like defending boxing punches to the head, defending muay thai style legkicks and takedown defense.

[@stevebrindle1724]

Good advice, I have decades of martial arts behind me at 66yrs of age, Wing Chun, TKD and currently Shotokan. I only had to defend myself on the street once, it was in Spain where I was on holiday with my girlfriend and got attacked from behind by two drunken Dutchmen, no idea why! They knocked me to the floor and started to kick me. I had to get out of that position so I did a series of backward rolls and created distance allowing me to stand up. One of them ran at me with his arm out to his side and fist clenched ready to swing a haymaker, I thought great, come closer, as he reached the right distance i used a wing Chun move , walking forward doing a half circle with my step to get inside his attack and then, at the same time bocking his punch with my left hand tan sau (inner to outer open hand block} whilst at the same time again, punching hard with the right hand putting an upward twist into the punch using a vertical fist using the bottom 3 knuckles (A twist that seems to be forgotten in modern Wing Chun!). He stopped dead and started running backwards and fell, as he sat up a swelling the size of an egg appeared on his cheekbone where the twist punch landed and I suspect it was broken! Seeing this his mate ran at me from a distance of about 5 yards, I just waited and caught him with a spinning side kick to his ribs, fight finished with a combination of Wing Chun and TKD!

[@stevebrindle1724]

Great advice Sensei, I am 66 with 25 yrs of martial arts training behind me, 6 in Wing Chun and almost 20yrs in TKD. earning a 3rd dan, Unfortunately, I got a pretty serious illness and had to stop training at around 46yrs old. I am now in great health and a month ago I started daily yoga that I learned in India and Shotokan, as a white belt at a great local club. At my age, a long fight is out of the question and I believe its best for me to finish a situation quickly with a response that suits the severity of the attack! For me its a knockout punch followed by a powerful sidekick to the midsection, if my life is threatened the punch would change to a leopards paw punch to the throat! As I believe Bruce Lee said, I do not fear the man who practices thousands of kicks, I fear the man who has practised one kick, thousands of times! That's my street defence position! Thanks for posting your great videos, I learn something from all of them and love your enthusiasm for the martial arts, it's infectious

[@SteveAChriscole]

Interesting Jesse. I can see the relevance of distance training to real life combat situations, but not connecting it to sport. In all my years of Karate and Tae Known Do, no teacher ever covered the niceties of distance with regard to sparring. Training in this area needs to be specific and real life oriented. Relating your techniques to applications is excellent. You've shown me yet another application for the opening of Kanku dai! So thanks! As for the back to the wall scenario, I use a very similar technique. I prefer to use a less lethal method involving push-pull of his head to one side instead of a dangerous neck crank. It has the same effect but is less likely to get you arrested and charged with manslaughter!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Great to hear! Thanks for chiming in 😁👍

[@russdahms]

Not sure what you mean with that comment. I teach karate and muay thai and all I seem to ever talk about for sparring is controlling distance. :P

[@SteveAChriscole]

I think my meaning was very clear. I started my training in 1979 and perhaps somewhere along the way, SOME people have learned a thing or two. Things change over time. Also, if your focus is all about sport then perhaps it's unsurprising that some people like yourself have more knowledge. I reiterate, that's not been MY experience. Hopefully, I made myself clear enough.

[@DrFrankLondon]

My Sensei always said, he was Japanese, if you are attacked, the attacker should be neutralised in just a few seconds, without harming the attacker seriously, just buying you time to get away. Thankfully, in my 40 + years of being a practitioner, I have never had to use my Karate on the street. If you use situational awareness, read situations, see a threat, are able to confidently talk politely to people, and you have a good pair of running shoes, the possibility of ending up in a street fight is dramatically reduced. Stay sharp and stay away. 🤚🏻🙏🏻🏃🏽‍♀️🥋

[@woodoospirit6346]

Frank Andre Holmestrand ok boomer

[@harishprasadb.m.1476]

Frank Andre Holmestrand:My Sensei always says ,"Karate is successful if you never get to do it ".Because unless you need defense karate is not used and if there are no attackers there is no need for defense only

[@MrSergeiss]

When I was young I've heard one joke, many times: "21-st karate rule: wear down your enemy by a long lasting running away" :)))

[@alexcarter8807]

Seriously. Ideally you never make contact with street scum because you don't know what they have, they might have cooties.

[@hiankun]

"Stay sharp and stay away." I will take this in my mind. Many thanks.

[@stax6057]

Watching this channel restores my faith in Karate. Its all about how you train, theres no magic move to win a fight

[@RicoMnc]

The haymaker defense is very much like what I was taught in a local mma self defense class. The only difference is we were taught to yield the right hand or forearm movement (closest to neck) as a hard strike to the side of the neck before pulling the head down for the knee strike, and then push them aside rather than the roll/throw which is taught later as a more advanced finish. This is an awesome presentation of the effective, practical deployment of Karate technique and principles. Good job.

[@ced326]

It's amazing how many little techniques are hidden in the old kata when you slow down and think about every movement. So many hidden gems.

[@youwantsomecupofteabruv]

this man is the best no lie he can teach us how to defense urself and some other techniques really helpful

[@Mindhumble]

That was really useful, ill try to teach these ideas in my next karate class. My students often ask me about the usefullness of the kata, now i can explain that they arent meant for sparring, rather they were designed for real life situations!

[@Alex-qh3vz]

Started laughing during this video out of joy and nerdiness because I have that first technique (tai guruma) for my next belt (2nd dan in ju-jutsu) with the haymaker and knee to the groin/stomach and everything. I can even point it out in our book. 😂 Enjoyed this very much and hope/wish to see more of this in the future. 😊

[@stormtrooper1823]

This is very similar to the filipino kali entries and takedowns, especially the first and the third one. Good to see these techniques.

[@bothanjedirogue]

Jesse, we literally teach the exact Haymaker at West Coast Martial Arts and I've taught it to all my security staff. You're making me look real good!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Awesome! Great to hear 😎👏👍

[@sujaypatil1776]

Finally somebody did it.... Please make more videos related to this topic

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Absolutely. Anything specific you want to see?

[@RainBringer]

Finally I see practical usage of katas' elements! Great! Thank you, Jesse! :))

[@KurtAngle89]

Excellent video, covering 3 very common types of street attacks, and featuring interestings oyos from known katas (Heian Nidan/Yondan, the always mysterious start of Kanku Dai). The last one is 99% the same in Nijushiho (Niseishi for non shotokan ptactitioners) Keep up the great work!

[@KurtAngle89]

Wow, upvote after 2 minutes! XD

[@fernandoestebanzunigaandra8088]

Excellent video Jesse. Thank for being so clear by explaining this techniques. You are rigth, both sports and traditional karate are important to survive a street fight, and more importanly, "karate nisen tenashi" (karate don't attack first), I apologize cause my english is not that good. Greettings from Chile...=)

[@PapaBeastyy]

Thanks for your videos Jesse! I've been able to take lots of your tips and lessons and apply them in my own class!

[@javilugo3483]

Great video!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for adding the crane kick!!!!!!!!!!!!! As you usually say "have fun".

[@theyetiinoz1478]

Superb video and great advice, thanks Jesse!

[@atozknowledge5994]

When u see Kata u feel this are dance form with no sparring but this are some deadliest techniques which need to be arrange properly to form massive damage style. Well done Jesse Love From India

[@martinmurphy5139]

Thank you so much for this video. As a relatively new student, this really helped me see how karate can be used in self-defense unlike many ways I've been taught that include complicated responses to a simple karate middle punch. Loved how you linked it to kata!

[@Quickfistazor]

Nice Bunkai example from sepai !! thanks for this video !

[@imamsetiawanm.pd.7359]

Thank you. I learn alot the functions of karate techniques by watching your videos especially techniques from katas.

[@honeyfitz3791]

Excellent video. Everyone who doubts the value of kata should watch this.

[@geraldaitken478]

Jesse's videos are all excellent, but in my opinion this is one of his best ones.

[@daddydhensTV]

Great defense on actual street fighting scenario thanks Sir Jesse.

[@pedromedeiros7609]

that was awesome!!! want some more videos like these pleeease

[@GraupeLie]

Wow, now that's what I call really cool bunkai!

[@colinbarnaby6753]

Very good all sound techniques.

[@bhuwongrg8436]

your explanations are great.....sensei

[@rogerbruce2896]

really enjoyed this video. Keep them coming :)

[@vidarnld_]

love your vids, so much helping and teaching

[@Daniel954612]

First off thank you for all your knowledge as always Jessie and secondly i just wanted to say that i noticed the improvement in the animation text's on the kanjis, beatiful quality brother, keep it up, Osu!

[@AdobeCADman]

Thank you for demonstrating the "duty-to-evade-injury-to-ownself" and "closein-to-stun-the-attacker" scenarios.

[@raymondvelasquez4908]

I'm a new subscriber and love your simplicity teaching, keep it up!!

[@CaptainUnlucky]

Great video. Very informative. Keep up the good work Jesse

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Grazie mille! You know I will 😎

[@harshhraj6457]

Thank you very much . By showing the application of karate in today's fights.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

You’re very welcome 🌟

[@mglb]

Excellent video Jesse!!!!

[@tomcrabtree2227]

Love it. I have a Shaolin kung fu background and I recognize a lot of these techniques from crane forms.

[@takundamautsa477]

I am glad you use real day to day activities or situations

[@kingdom8029]

Excellent.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you.

[@user-qu9zp7cu2n]

Am loving this please keep going we need more of this topic❤😮

[@ragunathan-learnkarate9558]

Excellent explanations, thank you jessy

[@johnroberts7529]

Hello Jesse, I studied a little Karate so many years ago ... I wish someone like you had been my instructor (sensei?) then. Your enthusiasm, knowledge and relaxed manner are a perfect mix. Many thanks for great videos.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you John-san! Glad to see you’re still around. It’s not too late to start again! 😄👍

[@johnroberts7529]

@@KARATEbyJesse Wow that's fast! Well, at very least, I'm certainly going to study your videos carefully.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Music to my ears. 🙏 Enjoy and let me know if there’s any video you’d like me to make 🥋

[@johnroberts7529]

Many thanks once again Jesse, and I will think about possible future video ideas,

[@salgilbert6114]

Helpful as allways, thank u so much

[@aninditamitra2686]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing with us.☺❤👍🙌

[@Herowebcomics]

Sweet! these moves will come in handy!

[@Optimusprimez-fg6vt]

I’m training for my Black Belt in Hapkido but I’m applying your Karate Techniques to my arsenal keep the videos coming it’s always good to learn more than one style

[@pankajpoddar9064]

Very nice! You need to be doing more of these practical applications, to reflect karate as what it is- self defense!

[@Aracne80]

Haha, love this. You look like the nicest, calmest person in the world, handing out savage karate-defense-techniques to floor an aggressor. 10/10.

[@bravebanda4554]

Thanks Jesse...you the man!

[@emilandrepienaar741]

Hey Jesse thanks for the video. I think I will bring it in to my lesson today actually. The moves you showed is from Hein Yondan, Kanku Dai, also end of Heian Yondan. I never saw the beginning of those katas used quite like you showed it. Good on ya bro. Oss

[@JoseTorres-hy2er]

I love see your videos. I understand everything you say. Thanks for your explanation and your pronunciation cause I'm from a Spanish country lenguage

[@SanTenChan]

*Good techniques!* 👏

[@MrFacundo7]

Excellent content sensei Jesse, outstanding!🥋🙌👍

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Much appreciated!

[@ghadeeradral8055]

thanks a lot mate really good video.

[@debanjandutta2235]

We want this kind of video this one was informative ❤❤❤ Nice hoodie btw

[@paulcastro8790]

Tekki is my self defense kata. The application fits many of these techniques.

[@HangNguyen-rm5dv]

I just found out about u a week ago. Really like your videos, brief and clear. I am very beginner of karate. I have watched your videos for inspiration . Thank you !

[@ajourneysaved4311]

Some people are good fighter's and others are good teacher's. This channel is good for both.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks a lot! I'm just a Karate Nerd :)

[@ajourneysaved4311]

@@KARATEbyJesse right, but you articulate well even for beginners.

[@MFPRego]

Amazing! Good work Sensei Jesse

[@tarynwatson8971]

Jesse you are riduculously engaging. Such a treat.

[@lisadehaan2290]

My sensei always link self defense back to bunkai and of course through bunkai to kata. A great informative and fun video as always OSU!!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Awesome! Thanks makes me happy to hear 👌

[@robbboto]

Amazing sensei! Keeping both hands occupied is fundamental!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

This principle is known as ’Meotode’

[@tetsuijoan]

Great vídeo👍

[@sha81di]

The first video I saw for you, you said karate is a combination of your experiences in your karate style, other karate Styles, or even another system. And that is when I realized the freedom in the karate basics, and I like if you could Emphasize this more. Now when I train my basics I don't imagine an attak rather I concentrate on perfecting the technique.

[@mholman888]

Haha the intro of this video is awesome lol 😂 Great learnings! Really like this outside setting, please make more of these self defense videos Jesse👍🏼

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Cool to hear! 👍 I will, thanks for the feedback. Just need to find a spot without wind... I hate when it messes with the audio quality for you guys

[@mehdin.fazlic8619]

Great stuff txs Jesse

[@Piero78able]

Very useful. Thanks a lot 😊

[@Erchitu82]

Traditional rules :) Thanks Jesse, you're great!

[@MundoMarcialBrasil]

Great video, Sensei! Please, make more videos about kata practical application on self-defense and street fight. That's the best part of traditional karate compared to other martial arts.

[@larrycope8034]

Great video .

[@steliosgourdoubas4189]

A very good video indeed!

[@damianjack8]

I've always appreciated the footwork of competition karate

[@sakibmalek365sakib8]

Wonderful video..

[@tybn9]

Great video Jesse. It ties up the knots somehow. Keep up this excellent work!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Wonderful! Glad it resonates. What would you like to see next? 😄

[@loristewart1909]

I really liked the wall defense example. We train wall defense in my TKD dojang, but I have never seen that combo used before!

[@addyk7228]

Great video Jesse sensei

[@ghilardi_music]

awesome! good morning from Brazil!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Good morning! Obrigado for watching 👍

[@raggeonline5233]

Bra instruktioner och tips&trix....

[@4thwalltvandfilm]

Good stuff Jackson

[@WitchyWagonReal]

Interesting. There are many of these sequences, and so this brought back memories... in Kyokushin, doing Gohon/Sanbon, the one I recall is stepping to the outside of the "haymaker." Now you are standing with your chest parallel to his outstretched arm, grabbing with your outside hand (i.e., left if the haymaker is a right), then twisting your hips to square up while delivering an elbow to the face with your inside arm. Meanwhile the momentum of the outstretched punch is used to straighten the attacker's arm, as your elbow striking arm now comes down to pull his arm tight to an elbow lock, and your outside fist or forearm strikes his elbow into hyperextension as your inside hand pulls his arm toward you (i.e., you are bending his elbow backwards around the "pole" of your upright outside arm). This will either make the person fall forward or lurch away, exposing their rear leg... and so you stutter step back, lift your inside leg up and kick down (or low side kick) to the knee, smashing it. I certainly can see this being executed... we sure had to drill it enough... but the general problem and weakness with all of these pre-planned sequences is: humans don't always react or move how you anticipated, especially if they are struck and feel pain.... 🤔 Stepping inside seems less complicated... but slightly more risky, especially with a large and strong person. I can see transitioning to wrist control after your elbow strike, turning toward his punching arm and torquing his hand, wrist and elbow until he naturally falls. Then stomp on him... (and run away... of course... 😏 maybe... of course....) I always wonder if these drilled patterns really work... I am old now, and I have been in a few fights, but they have never gone the way I think they will go. Most fights either end with one or two sudden strikes (and capitulation), or are dragged out into sloppy grappling and volumes of messy punches and squirming out of sloppy submission attempts... until someone intervenes and breaks up the mayhem. Anyway, thanks for the video and thoughts. Turning theory into pragmatism is the Big Challenge of most martial arts, it seems. But it was enjoyable to remember some Kyokushin in the dojo... when I was young and less fat. 😆

[@WitchyWagonReal]

PS... the strangest thing is... you have an accent, and it sounds so familiar, but something is "off" about it... it sounds like Norsk, but it is not, because I am and it is not that... are you a Dane? 🤔 ...I would look it up, but it is fun to guess.

[@markbrown3295]

This was awesome

[@keithmartin1328]

Another great video. I'll show it to my sensei this evening.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Say hi from me 👋

[@The_Isaiahnator]

I appreciate the video examples you provide everytime you point out a technique to be used.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Great to hear ☺️👍

[@fisioxande]

Awesome video as always, Sensei Jesse, many thanks for making it! In the city where I live there is a Shorin-Ryu Shidokan Karate Dojo. Do you think it would be a good style to practice in terms of self defense and kata application (kata bunkai), like you just showed in the video?

[@suomimex100]

really enjoyed the references to the katas - especially sepai. would be great if you could do more bunakis.

[@koden24]

Nice techniques Jesse

[@finlay6088]

Hey I’m a martial artist as well in karate and your a real inspiration for my development in the way I fight ps. Your epic

[@kastelicluka302]

Flashback to the fight scene you did some Time ago. That was epic 😅

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Yeah! 🤘🥋🔥