The #1 Karate Breathing Exercise - Jesse Enkamp

Learn how to breathe in karate, with this scientific breathing method for elite martial arts performance. Jesse Enkamp "The Karate Nerd" teaches you diaphragm breath to relax or increase your stamina for fighting (sparring) kata or kumite. These exercises will directly influence your central nervous system and vagus nerve. Visit www.karatebyjes... to learn more.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks for all the comments! 😀 Check out my website to learn more Karate stuff: www.karatebyjesse.com 👍

[@abdullahimran8930]

Ayyyy you said Thr instead of the LIKE MEEEE

[@AyCee8899]

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[@Robin_Is]

Ok.

[@lengendaryleo3578]

Rickson Gracie said breathing exercises were crucial to his success as a martial artist. Thanks for the useful information! Osu!!!

[@kukibukiesquire3116]

I learned a running/breathing cadence of 1 in and 3 out, 2 in and 6 out, etc from my shihan 20 years ago. I used this pattern when I was in the Army, and enjoyed much success as a runner.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Fantastic! It can easily take you into a flow state. Kind of like holotropic breathing.

[@kukibukiesquire3116]

Jesse Enkamp I’ve never heard of holotropic breathing. I’ll research it. Thanks!

[@GizMoo_]

Doesn't it mean that you breathe in less air than you breathe breathe out? I actually heard it should be the other way around - like breathe three in and two out in order to boost stamina and as I tried it two days ago while running it actually helped. Do you mind explaining your version to me again?

[@Legkicker]

I’m a goju ryu practitioner and I’ve been working on my sanchin kata because I just learnt it and this helps me a lot. Thank you Jesse from Sydney 👊🏽👊🏽

[@JosephGuitar_2000]

Jordan Xirodimas I’m also a goju ryu practitioner and I love the sanchin kata

[@Legkicker]

jose maria sequeira Nice!!! What belt are you on, I’m going for my brown belt this December.

[@uchiha_madara111]

@@Legkicker same Brown in December

[@Legkicker]

Psy Cashh niceeeee

[@TheMotorman1981]

My daughter's are orange belts in GojuRyu..They do Saifa Kata

[@sdsith]

Would I be out of line to call this man the Jeff Cavaliere of martial arts? I'm a judoka and I've still learned so many great things from this channel. Thank you!

[@cristhiancamarena856]

I love how do you use real phisiology in yours videos. In this case was the sympathic and parasympathic nervous system, exciting and relaxing it with breathing letting know to you parasympathic nervous system activate less Or more. And in this case reach what we want for one training session.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

That’s exactly right! 👍

[@goatninja5303]

HEY JESSE HERES A FULLBODY KARATE WORKOUT I MADE UP! Hope you enjoy and maybe try it out 😉. This mostly for a begginer to intermediate in karat. My style is tang soo do so some stuff might be different from japanese karate..Well Heres the workout... 10-15 warmup 30 mins of hyungs (KATA) and one steps MAIN WORKOUT Horse stand hold punches 1 min Jumping lunges 15 reps Lunge hold 30 e/s Repeat 3 times Front kicks 10 e/s Roundhouse kicks 10 e/s Side kicks 10 e/s Downward heel kick 10 e/s Repeat 3 times 30 sec front kick balance e/s 30 sec side kick balance e/s 10 front kick balances e/s 10 side kick balances e/s Repeat 3 times 1 min plank weighted resistance bands pushups max 1 min plank resistance band pushups max 1 min plank explosive pushups max 1 min plank deep pushups max Repeat 3 time 45 sec side plank 10 pullups 45 sec side plank 10 chin ups 1 min plank 15 body rows Repeat 3 times Finishers: 50 DECLINE KNUCKLE PUSHUPS 50 EXPLOSIVE BURPEES 30 sec hollow body hold COOL DOWN 5 to 10 mins meditation I'm not gonna lie this is probobly a little more suitable for an intermediate now that I think about it😅

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Good job, you’re talented at programming exercises

[@goatninja5303]

@@KARATEbyJesse Thank you! Means a lot😀

[@JeffLarkin]

This reminds me a lot of the breathing exercises taught in systema. Since learning these exercises and applying them to my training I've noticed a big difference. Thanks for sharing this.

[@tomdavies1556]

Amazing video , currently training for my 1st Dan in shotokan , this is going to help me when performing all katas so I can still perform at my best !

[@nithinsajanthomas6844]

This is so helpful

[@Shudikan90]

No matter what the martial arts, be it, boxing, karate, kung-fu, judo, it seems that the very first thing a good master teaches their students is breathing and how to master it. That says alot in how important it really is.

[@christians9564]

Jesse. You are an excellent teacher. You always share very interesting and useful skills. Thank you for your time.

[@yyy5569]

Jesse, jag vill bara säga tack för en fantastisk och informativ youtubekanal

[@geraldaitken478]

Brilliant. Another useful tool. I'm going to try the relaxing part before bed and the intensity part when I get up. By the way, chanting mantras is also relaxing. I chant Nam-u-Ka-ra-te -do at my karate altar (but I also pray to a higher power).

[@tudortimofte8742]

Mister Enkamp, thank you kindly for this video focused on basics that all the martial artists need to progress. But I've seen you had a small conversation with somebody in a comment below and you said that sidesplits are not needed for high kicks, so can you recommended us, Karate Nerds, some tips on how to kick high/higher. I saw your tutorials on Yoko-geri/ Mawashi-geri plus your #1 kicking exercise, but I feel like those are more for leg muscles training ( sorry if this oppinion disturbed you) and kick correctitude. If you could kindly share those tips it would be marvelous, but if you'd do a video on those, it would certainly be a gift from the heavens. Thank you!

[@bradbuckinghamhandsomeprin6027]

Looks like a great exercise for singers also.

[@supriyomondal5119]

Thank you for your guidance

[@christopherblade5984]

Absolutely, precisely how I advocate. Great video and great to share this knowledge. I'm so on the same page. Stay strong bro. 👊💥

[@alaistairb7247]

I love the art of breathing, wish I could go full time teaching

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Breathing is incredibly powerful. PS. Have you seen my video about how to teach martial arts professionally?

[@humsaru7726]

From today I gonna do this trick thnx Jesse sensei Nice video!!😀👍👍👍👏

[@swdw973]

Some interesting side notes- There's a machine that guides through a breathing pattern for people with high blood pressure to follow. The pattern is the same as advanced Sanchin breathing (3 sec in, pause, 6 sec out, pause, repeat). It tells people to use abdominal breathing. It's approved by the FDA in the US and drops the blood pressure more than medication. Also, a student of mine was having neck surgery where he had to be awake. He started getting really nervous and his pulse and BP started to skyrocket. He said the doctors started looking worried, but he didn't know why. So he started doing the abdominal sanchin breathing pattern to calm down and his pulse and BP dropped to normal. In recovery the doctors asked him what he did and he told him. That was when the doctor told him his pulse and BP had spiked so high they were afraid he was going to have a heart attack on the table until he started the breathing Breathing matters in everything. BTW, watch an infant, they don't chest breathe, they do abdominal breathing. Most people actually "unlearn" the natural way to breathe as we grow up and have to be taught how to breathe again. [ myself included ;) ]

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks for chiming in! 😄

[@arvindraghav1321]

Great sir.... I learnt but I am clearly aware..coach didn't give explaination on this....

[@linnhtetpaing7066]

I was thinking how could i do the relaxed breath ladder while in intensive training , or Go Time as u said😄, at the beginning of the vid...Then the second form u explained is a serious need for the karate practitioners or athletes ... Wonderful Explanations..Oss!Sensei Jesse🥋♥️

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Great to hear! Glad you found it useful 👌

[@satheeshkumar6865]

Wonderful explanation. 🙏🙏🙏

[@Dean.AlAmriki]

Wait, serious question sensei!! At the end when you talk about avoiding hemroids and closing your backside, did you mean squeezing our butt hole tight or squeezing our butt cheek muscles together. Please answer I am genuinely concerned. Thank you in advance sensei Enkamp.

[@STUFF_-oy5zp]

Great video and exercise. You should do one on nutrition and what best to eat after training.

[@Ikweethetnietmeer-12]

Great video! Keep up the great work❤️

[@KARATEbyJesse]

I’m only getting started 😎 Thanks!

[@Ikweethetnietmeer-12]

@@KARATEbyJesse I have already learned a lot from your videos

[@marioangelostucchi429]

Tks man... Good exercises!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you!

[@javierr999]

I really would like info in how to breath while performing kata I'm just a begginer though

[@mahaganpatiproductionsgoa.2142]

Good one. Thank you.

[@gingercore69]

When i did soo bahk do, we had a similar excercise... You had to inhake for x time,. Hold your breath for x time, exhale for x time and repeat... And the hardcore one you also hold. Your breath with empty lungs after exhalation... Wasnt really relaxing, but itndidnwork your breathing alot

[@annavictoria4300]

Ah the secong part i what Sang H Kim calls staccato breathing in his book and DVD. Thank you.

[@juanagustinmunizaga7697]

Respiración..... Que buena charla

[@justinhumphreys8407]

Sir, is breathing in kara te the same as the equvelant in chinese arts?

[@carloseduardonaranjosuarez5917]

Oss Sensei Jesse, Rei

[@sambutler3347]

I LOVE KARATE! OSU

[@marloufatjesus3695]

self-taught karate breathing 1st form!

[@markalexandermaron5531]

I understood that reference!

[@skiihendoo2929]

Very Helpful Topic!😁😀

[@paulhurst8113]

Great video Jesse

[@kataguruma123]

Jesse, this is quite amazing. Are these breathing techniques practiced as any style of karate? I studied various breathing methods but have not come across this one. Thank you for sharing.

[@SLIMANEKARATE]

relaxation de puissance

[@saintronin7633]

In Physical Therapy, we also incorporate Breathing Exercise, be it patient or client.

[@stuartmenzies8358]

Hi Jesse. Really enjoy your video’s. Wondered if you can help me please. If I do Kata or kumite I usually struggle with breathing techniques when blocking or striking. Can you give me some tips on how to breath better from my stomach or centre. Many thanks

[@taekwondomaster4609]

This may sound odd Sensei, but my 13 year old niece has a HUGE crush on you. I was laughing 😂 when I first heard that. She said she wishes that you were her boyfriend. I love all of your videos Sensei. Keep posting.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Haha that’s cute. Tell her I said hi 👋

[@taekwondomaster4609]

Jesse Enkamp I will Sensei.

[@ultimatewarriors1291]

haha

[@pratapkumarnayak9717]

Sir osss Nice video to understand breathing Sir could you please guide me how to breathe while doing kata

[@grndragon7777777]

It's like karate science

[@lalo-ys1ji]

Respiración suministro de oxígeno en el aire para el musculo, I need this for pratice. Thank you so much. Oss

[@HASSTYLEPROGRESS]

Oous Jesse can you review Hara breathing for Hangetsu?

[@silentsamurai6622]

Nice Video. I will use it now :)

[@Attilakiralyart]

Jesse I have a question or two if you see this please :) When you're doing a combination of moves (kata or kumite), how do you utilize your breathing so it's effective for all of the moves at once? Because in tense situation I won't have time to "think" on when should I breathe and at what point, how many times, etc. And how would I combine it to tense my muscle just at the point so I won't choke like when I get punched in the stomach? If you could please reply (or do a video about it) would appreciate :) Thank you ahead, train hard, stay safe, and have fun OSS! :)

[@alisaeedi1528]

I love karate

[@owainp8445]

Hi jesse, one leg is longer than the other and I'm worried about long term affects, do you know of a way that I can help fix it ?

[@ferfykins]

Hey Jesse, love your videos!! Was hoping you could make a video on your take of fighting against boxers with karate? :)

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Kick them 😁

[@ferfykins]

hahaahha!! nice haha :D

[@perclegiovannangelo3959]

Great !!! Now explain how to breathe properly while executing UKE techniques, and combined with counterattack 😁

[@TheMotorman1981]

Sensei...my heart beat gets too fast when I train..How do I pacify?

[@DNAHCKR-19114]

YAAAAYY! I did for 15 seconds! Total 30 secs

[@Nicco925]

Hey, jesse just got the new Bubishi or bible of karate. Would like to meet you some day.

[@aiyahuntacheimumbi236]

Jason Voorhees noises while jogging at night... Got it! 😂

[@benrodgers829]

Jesse, can you make a video on how to breath while doing a kata? Iv watched WKF kata and I hear some of them breathing out, then at my Dojo we don't do that type of breathing... What's your idea on it?

[@MarcusArmstrong037]

Is that the Seishin Shoshin black belt? I've been thinking about getting that along with an embroidered black belt for more formal settings.

[@ronaldson57]

Can you please post a video on shadowboxing with techniques

[@bonsaiviking]

"Because we don't lie down; we're not doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu." SHADE THROWN

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Hah! The point is just to make it ”sport specific” 👍

[@nkopanelesedilebona9227]

0:09 LOOK AT THIS GRAPH

[@owainkanaway8345]

what's your opinion on Shitō-ryū ?

[@sigeoyaji]

空手の丹田呼吸法ですね♪流石です！

[@SIMONSK9CLUB]

Oss Sensei. Sensei you teach soo well. All these years I learned breathing in karate is important. But now I know why they are important. Thank you sensei for teaching us. Oss sensei

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Oh, there’s much more to know about breathing. We’re only scratching the surface 🙏

[@SIMONSK9CLUB]

@@KARATEbyJesse wow. Then make more video on breathing sensei. 😀😀 oss

[@DNAHCKR-19114]

What if we huff n puff 1 time every heart beat? I tried but I got tired and I am kinda warmed up!

[@justinhumphreys8407]

Sensei, is ki the same as chi? J

[@FranciscoMartinezism]

Are you talking about total lung capacity? Tidal volume?

[@sonicsonicj5472]

Could you use the 2nd breathing ladder for weight lifting?

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Doesnt matter what you do, just what physiological state you need for peak performance

[@sonicsonicj5472]

@@KARATEbyJesse Thank you. Jesse. 😃

[@freestateofeasterislands5099]

Instructions Unclear ~ I accidentally mastered ancient Sunshine Kung-Fu

[@anushabenny8586]

Who else noticed the colour of his belt?

[@δημητρηςπαπαδημητριου-β9δ]

in kumite how we breath .?

[@MrMajintiger]

crazy i smoke (doh) and i can hit 10 easy.... that note i need to stop ugh but interesting

[@ultimatewarriors1291]

ok 1 second Time is up

[@s1siskov959]

Thats Sanchin form! Breed Like in Sanchin kata. Strongest kata of them all to learn right. :P ))

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Like they say in Okinawa, everything is Sanchin and Sanchin is everything

[@Stupit582]

S1 Siskov 😀

[@BD90..]

Is it normal to fart when doing this breathing?

[@mm-mg9nl]

I want to train in your gym, where is this located and what country

[@gbormann71]

@Follow the howl Well, it's not his 'gym' so he can't answer the question literally as asked 😁 His was a valid meta-answer. You spent too much time on StackExchange.

[@shankarsatheesan6846]

It's in Stockholm or something

[@lifestylegenomics566]

wim hoff..

[@marcusbergsman2099]

For some reason when you started the breading eccecise iv'e started to bread with you 😋

[@apsondragon]

ibuki

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Ibuki is the typical Sanchin breathing

[@apsondragon]

thank you

[@marianellaang.martinez1176]

😘💪

[@Stupit582]

Can you please show us some more traditional forms like long form 1

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Why can’t your sensei do that?

[@Stupit582]

Cause my senses teaches more modern karate and I want to learn traditional

[@Stupit582]

Sensei*

[@safdarkh786]

Long form?

[@Stupit582]

Safdar Kh it is a form in more modern karate that is more traditional but still modern

[@riquaza5946]

Why are you wearing a white belt?

[@absentmindedadventurer]

He isn't, if you notice the ends are black. He has worn the belt so long that black threading is coming off.

[@riquaza5946]

@@absentmindedadventurer Oh, yeah, i see it now

[@WOLF-rp8mr]

Where's your black belt

[@absentmindedadventurer]

He is wearing it. It's just an old belt so the black threading is coming off

[@Manishpatilwants]

What is use of this heeee he he he

[@Manishpatilwants]

I am in karate I frequently use it but uptill now I don't know the meaning and WHY WE USE THISS PLEASE ANSWER IF ANYONE KNOWS Heeeeeeeeeeeee Heeeeeeeeeee This breathing 🙏🙏

[@KaratekaPrat]

Demon slayer lol lol

[@JHerrND]

Excellent, no mention of mushin (no mind) and placement of the tongue on the roof of the mouth. Also O'Sensei Phil Porter's rule of 5,000 (see it, do it, think it) to develop muscle memory and overcome the fight or flight response.

[@Hsound]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge :) Hello from Belgium !

[@gbormann71]

Hallo! 🖐

[@safdarkh786]

Im defenitely going to try this 💪💪💗💗. Thank you for these lessons sensei🙏🙏