how to get flexible in seconds

This exercise will increase your flexibility and mobility. Watch Jesse Enkamp (The Karate Nerd) share a proven stretching way to improve your range of motion for hamstrings, pecs, hip flexors or any other body part. The key is to actively contract the opposing muscle (flexors vs. extensors) in order to facilitate a natural stretch response for functional flexibility.
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WARNING: The advice and movements shown in this video are for informational and educational purposes only. Consult a health professional before engaging in any exercise or martial arts program.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

BIG welcome to all my new subscribers!! 🤗

[@sgoldon3886]

Hello Sensei, I hope you are fine. I am an old Uechi-Ryu Karate South American practitioner and each one of your exclusive, creative and very useful videos are simply excellent! Arigato. Now I’m a subscriber.

[@walterhough4587]

35 years of martial arts training. I have always been tight in the legs. No one has been able to explain this type of stretching to me or even suggested it. If I had known this way back when I still might be competing. I will definitely give it a try. Thank you sensei.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Wonderful! You’re living proof that there’s always more to learn. 😄 Thanks for chiming in! 👍

[@Thomasuki267]

He's not the only one. Thanks!

[@lunarious87]

I'm angry. It is a feeling. Why would I be left alone (with me demons)? ... I can see this is neccesary. I might be Jealous. Might not. And Logically; I want to kick someones butt!

[@jameshohmann535]

Anyone tried this method? Results ?

[@lunarious87]

@@jameshohmann535 Hi. I watched again to The Middle of the video. There's a Truth in this technique Sensei Jesse talks about. I broke my elbow in a Basketball game once, it got stiff, I recieved appointment hours at The Physioterapeut and he basically told me, and it worked, to; Pull my Biceps Hard as Karate is Hard External, and he as External "Partner" would resist like Sensei Jesse "Knee Experiment". It took a little while but flexibility improved VERY quick.

[@tsuruo1203]

Jesse: “I don’t have a friend around to help me” Cameraman: “Am I just a cameraman to you?”

[@rudro5784]

Grits and hears*

[@bobbobley2712]

unless the cameraman is not his friend (dun dun duuuuunnn!)

[@mikeykun1898]

@@bobbobley2712 eh paano kung

[@bobbobley2712]

@@mikeykun1898 hindi.. hindi ka nakilala

[@Tanabataanne]

“Not in real life, of course, i’m supper flexible” -Senpai Jesse 2020 🤣❤️

[@0ratrat505]

XDDDDD

[@dukegunthar]

Jesse, I'm a 61 year old guy who used to be pretty active in the martial arts but haven't stepped into a dojo in nearly 40 years. I have just signed up at a local taekwondo school because I need to exercise and I miss karate. So, to say my joints are stiff is an understatement. I'm trying to unlock everything as fast as I can without hurting myself. These stretches are invaluable for my recovery. I love all your videos, but this one actually improved my life.

[@timkittle5418]

Look at a book by Thomas Kurz, "Stretching Scientifically." I am about your age. I got the book about 27 years ago. I wound up being able to do full splits and kept that to my mid 40s (I stopped working it ).

[@MrCageCat]

I can vouch for this. Injured my shoulder last year and never treated it, decreasing my range of motion, making lateral lifts very difficult. Starting seeing a physio therapist a while back, and she said I should lift the arm until I can't, then with the other arm grab the wrist and press AGAINST the arm (downwards) lightly and hold for 10 seconds. I found that afterwards I can actually move my arm HIGHER than normal. The result is the last month I have greatly increased my range of motion in my injured shoulder.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

The human body is amazing! 💪

[@andygillies5624]

Osu , I injured mine tearing a shoulder muscle in 2 places..physio gave me a length of rubber tube band ( can use bicycle inner tube) stand on one end of the tube , hold the other end of rubber expansion band in the hand on the same side - clenched palm facing against leg, lift arm straight to comfortable height - hold for 10 x 10 reps. repeat to side 10 reps, then diagonal to front 45 degrees and upward 10 reps , then back 45 degrees and upwards. Finally repeat all sets with thumb side of the holding fist to leg (ie.arm face down) Then all sets again palm up , then verticle fist (tate). Helped me build using core and working against the injured muscle group...the joys of rolling down hill with bike on cycle training :) hope this helps

[@cgbxrmyk]

@CageCat could you share the video of the physio therapist you watched? :)

[@jimmgreenharvest906]

As an amputee this is life changing! Thank you si much, it's so hard to do certain stretches with one arm and we have so much tightness from overuse which impacts on posture. You're an absolute legend.

[@otorishingen8600]

a week ago jesse was a "random karate-ka dude" on youtube for me - now im binging hes videos love the okinawa and china series thanks jesse

[@zkassai.audio.2]

Can definitely relate to that. I’m not even a Karate guy but his videos are just great for any martial artist.

[@blaircarnegie2738]

Very informative, Jesse keeps you engaged by getting right to the point and maximizing your viewing time . Thank you .

[@casparbosch5615]

First. I instantly became flexible just by watching, but I've been trying to become more flexible without much progress. I'll definately try this!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Fantastic. Stretch smarter, not just harder 👍

[@alloutofbubblegum2380]

Very helpful sensei, having major troubles around my hips and hamstrings so I will definitely apply this!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

You’ll see great results. Good luck 😄

[@malikdespanie4344]

@@KARATEbyJesse I have stiffness due to cerebral palsy. Thanks for the stretches I'm definitely gonna use them for hip and leg flexibility.

[@MZH47]

That's so interesting! I always wondered how the natural stretching we do when waking up, kinda like cats, differed from the way people do for working out. This feels a lot like what we see animals do, apart from the resistance thing.

[@jonathanbewick5492]

Wow this is honestly amazing, game changer! Tusen tack och fortsätt med vad du gör :)

[@danielhormazs]

Gracias, excelente video!!

[@bennyrosado5402]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@SkyeDCUO01]

Another good video. This is something I never thought about. I always tell people that flexibility isn’t as understood by many as it should. It’s actually down to understanding muscle groups and the strength of these individual groups. For instance your quads are made of 4 muscles. If one muscle in this group is weaker then the whole group is actually restricted to that muscle. It’s not as straight forward as just stretching and pushing further than your capabilities. More to work on the individual groups with gentle exercises and adding a little resistance to build them up. As you can see in my pic it works well. I’m 38 now and after 6 years of no exercise and injuries, I can do the splits again. Like any exercise, for good results you have to work on it several times a week and vary the work out. Most importantly is to not push to hard as that will hinder or injure you. My moto is small steps, big results.

[@tomball9473]

Another great video J!! I'm going take your advice and incorporate it my regular stretching/flexibility exercises. It would be great if you could do a focused mini series on splits stretching Front, Box and Side and highlight all the areas using this concept as a guide.

[@johnhendricks8140]

Awesome concept.

[@timothygallagher4663]

Great video, thanks.

[@wushunoob3970]

This is going to help so much with my stiff shoulder movement I've been working on recently! As well as holding my leg high etc. Thanks for putting this out!

[@vagnbrinckmann]

Du giver mig så meget viden, jeg har glemt. Tack. 😊😊🌹

[@tejera69]

Love the last line of combine them both, always thought of these exercises as strength training. Thanks again for another great lesson. Happy New Year

[@ByJere100]

Really work thanks

[@tevman69]

Great video, thank you!

[@mariocassal2001]

This is GOLD. Thank you very much Sensei.

[@LiamPono]

Thank you for the information

[@totolepianiste]

amazing thank you !

[@bongothom]

Another very informative video. Thanks for posting.

[@marcosyy87]

Awesome lesson, thanks

[@ryanhill7461]

Big fan man. Thank you 😊

[@bradpryer]

Thanks Jesse!

[@MiaPublic]

Amazing, thank you!

[@123moushumi]

What a Gem of a lesson, thank you, Sensei

[@jefsonb]

Tack sa mycket, Jesse Sensei! Another very good teaching from you! OSS!

[@vvilches1312]

Awesome dear Sensei! 👏🏻🙌🏻

[@paulr.8365]

Very informative thanks

[@ianmcleod7502]

Thank you, with the extent of my injuries i need tremendous amounts of stretching, the best part of the video for me is the fact you keyed in on my worst areas so i have now the ability to try this while watching you. With my brain injury on top of the physical injuries i have lost much of my mobility, traditional stretching has not work the way i had hope and this might be the key to helping me walk easier. I train Goju, so the lost movement part really hurts me a lot, it is hard to get inside of somebody when your body does not want to explode :) Love your work, this has been great for me while i attempt to make Black Belt.

[@user-dm5rg1kj2p]

Excellent advice as always!

[@BIZEB]

The first example is precisely what my physiologist recommended. The explanation is quite interesting, though. Sounds legit.

[@robertforehand7919]

My Iaido teacher has been teaching this style of stretching in our dojo for years! I have found it useful, and great to see it so succinctly described.

[@jori4345]

Great concept! 👍

[@heru6394]

Never get bored watching ur video. Thx sensei

[@Tht1Gy]

WOW!! Love this!!!!!!

[@mitchellrosenthal6305]

love this.

[@peterpinel5251]

Good work sensei thank you

[@starvethebeast6480]

This is an excellent concept. It makes perfect sense.

[@clivegable9387]

Thanks Jesse. This is so knowledgeable and useful to follow

[@ajithdesilva4280]

Well Explained Clearly Appreciate thank You

[@pgong]

Fascinating. I've got to try this!

[@migueliana]

Thanks Sensei!🙏🏿

[@ridhambestboi5195]

Thank you so much this to so helpful

[@thomashilly8471]

Cool videos man

[@laszloszabo556]

Köszönjük!

[@TheOctabreaker]

I'm absolutely going to be trying these! thank you!

[@jeromepech5886]

Thank you, Jesse! My legs are already grateful for the opportunity. greetings from France

[@antonrlndt1383]

I never did Karate, but a lot of other martial arts, you remind me of my best friend and training partner. dissecting everything to the core and explaining how it is done and debunking myths that got created over the years. Could you show more stretches? active stretching is a concept I'm new with but it makes a lot of sense when you explained it. Love your work, thank you for reminding me of the good times

[@davidmorris1800]

Thank you Jesse ‘ The stretching video is a masterpiece :

[@peculiarlittleman5303]

Thank you! You helped me much. I picked-up on injury that has taken my back's flexibility, which has led to more injuries and loss of flexibility, and on and on and on.

[@nileshkundu8134]

Thank you.

[@jimducroiset1628]

I use this technique to help stiff neck issues as well! Great lesson on how it can be applied elsewhere. Thank you Sensei

[@uchiha5328]

thank you sensei,deep bow keep up with the amazing videos

[@ELSol-xc9ub]

That is very important and good teachings. Thank you.

[@lionofjudah61967]

Thank you for the wonderful advice. I’ll give it a go.

[@princevegeta7487]

Bro this is amazing thank you!

[@lrar1027]

ohhh, cool! Thanks!!!

[@scottchamley181]

I just stared using a leg stretcher and I love it! Then this video is post a few days later. I'm hoping to do the splits again. Thanks for all your kick ass videos Jesse!

[@TrainInspired]

I'm all about functional work and am always on the lookout for exercises that promote the body's natural movement. I've always thought this was an interesting concept, and seems to me a lot of people have a hard time understanding it. Thanks for sharing, Jesse!

[@petiseiuli1433]

BRO! this is so helpful. Thank You.

[@JasonQuackenbushonGoogle]

mind: blown. this is amazing

[@Basstank]

YES! Thank you! ❤️👍

[@danburiac5588]

I will definitely try this.

[@ninjavier03]

You are a great Sensei Jesse

[@gamoraxandar6674]

This makes sense. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Thanks for sharing. Appreciate the energy reflected through your voice :)

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks for your kind words 🙏

[@Brubarov]

I would need a complete guide of exercises for every main muscle because I'm stiff everywhere :') Harmstrings, quads, back, groin, etc. hahah

[@itz_just_me594]

This is really awesome and usefull

[@jdhsingi]

Wonderful practical information...thank you so much for sharing.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

You’re welcome!

[@readingbetweentheframes]

So helpful thank you so much especially for the hips!

[@MyThecount]

You are brilliant

[@gerardosaucedo1309]

Thank youi very much.

[@claws2008]

Thanks for the good advice.. Ill definitly try it sensei

[@steveg219]

Excellent technique!

[@niladrisraban3022]

Thanks😉

[@filiphomola1335]

That is crazy this video just blown my mind❤️

[@SedDelMar]

Great!

[@davidbackstrom6181]

Thank you for sharing. I used this similar method for my tennis elbow. I exercised the opposite way I hurt my elbows from repetitive lifting at work. The greatest part of this lesson a black belt I did partner stretching with yesterday had me do this same thing and it gave me a few more inches on my ax kick instantly.

[@thurston2235]

Genius! It worked instantly! Been trying to improve flexibility for high kicks.

[@abhishek3197]

It actually worked. Can't thank you enough for this 🥺❤️

[@christopher-qk3ov]

Great video! I've been training 20+ years and have never had someone mention this technique to improve strength and flexibility. Another tool in the tool bag. Arigato gozai masu Sensei.

[@andyclare03]

Makes so much more sense to basically work the opposite side to relax the side you want to use . I’ve never thought of it like that. Great video mate 👍👊

[@rnlace]

Amazing content. I'll use in own and my students training

[@perpetualconfusion5885]

Thanks you so much for this! I've been doing Taekwondo for about 9 years now but quit and now I want to get back into it

[@petritzky]

I think this video just changed my life. I have tense muscles like crazy and joints that hurt because of it. I used to do static stretches and while I do find it improves, it doesn't do enough. Massages helped as well. No I've just tried it and already felt how it stretches these areas much more effectively.

[@antonymessina3643]

Very very interesting starting point,Harigato !

[@MajinGaijin]

I was in the middle of reading your blog when I received the notification for this video. Fantastic stuff 😎

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Awesome! Keep learning 💪

[@thibautmuzart4114]

I concur! Unlike Jesse-San, I actually DO have tight hamstrings and hip flexors. Just tried the first (lying down stretch) and the wall push and 3mn later huge relief. Thank you Jesse-San. Excellent video, super helpful and informative as always.

[@brianfox5323]

I just tried this and not only do I feel more flexible but I feel much looser and more warmed up than when I do passive stretches. When I can get back to judo class I plan to do this beforehand from now on. Thanks!

[@huranku98]

Extremely useful information, I hope this helps me become flexible

[@odojang]

We have been doing this in Taekwon-Do since 1980, when my late master, J.A. Blake, 8th dan ITF, introduced us to this most effective method. One of the fringe benefits of it is joint health. I am 63 years old and after 47 years of martial arts, I have no chronic pain whatsoever anywhere.

[@fjmaring]

Very good and technical explanation

[@sergetechair]

So simple so awesome 🤯 thanks bro I'll be sharing this