Sneaking Into Karate Combat's $1,000,000 Event

I snuck into @KarateCombat with Oliver Enkamp! 👊💥
There are many styles in Karate Combat: Kyokushin is basically bare-knuckle Muay
Thai in a gi, while at the other end of the scale, American Sport Karate is a light-contact,
in-and-out fencing kind of style. In the interests of creating a level(ish) playing field, the rules of Karate Combat were designed to accommodate practitioners from all karate disciplines.
The Rules of Karate Combat:
- Three rounds of three minutes duration for regular fights.
- Five rounds of five rounds duration for title fights.
- Throws are allowed; takedowns (single, double leg) are not.
- Five seconds of ground ’n’ pound from a standing position is permitted. No ground-on-ground
work.
- The rules have some idiosyncrasies - for example, low kick to the calf is OK, but low kick to the
thigh is not. This is by design.
The rules are a living document which is updated frequently: the first season of KC did not allow
uppercuts, deeming them non-traditional, but these were then allowed after several people got
knocked out by uppercuts from guys who were clearly karate practitioners.
It is entirely possible - and probable - that the rules will undergo further evolution as Karate
Combat becomes further established and the talent pool becomes more experienced. Right now it is still only three years old and the idea of professional full-contact karate is a very
new thing in the karate world.
Over the years, Karate fighters have had to go into MMA or K-1 to make some money. Now
they can go to Karate Combat and stay in the art they love!
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[@KARATEbyJesse]

What do you think about Karate Combat? 🥋

[@zenyxx9789]

Personally for me I think it helps us Karate practitioners to Get out of the point karate system especially those in shotokan. But this is just my own take on understanding this😁

[@chaosdromanah8620]

👍👍

[@vrgsrlenz1907]

I love it!

[@suhasbanik6961]

The next-gen competition. Without the annoying rules.

[@tapnix7300]

I think it's great. It allows karate practitioners a place to practice their fighting abilities in a good and safe environment. Hopefully it will again make karate more popular in the right way. We will see.

[@KarateCombat]

We’ll need to tighten up our security 👀

[@iustinstan1556]

I think it was prepared from before and its acting but it is still interesting

[@justinjutsu]

We want to see Jesse compete!!!

[@KarateCombat]

@@justinjutsu Against who?!

[@justinjutsu]

You could do your regular weight class screening/elimination for Sir Jesse. OSU!

[@kaspermorrigan8722]

I like your show much more than ufc, please keep it up. And visit Russia ofc)

[@fonz6466]

The four dislikes are from the security team

[@KARATEbyJesse]

😂😂😂

[@daylon4223]

Fr

[@nicok2670]

😂😂😂😂

[@AndoMierzwa]

“Are you?” 😄 Awesome work, Sensei! 👍🏼

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you my friend!

[@2551987ezio]

I like watching Karate Combat. Didn't expect to see Jesse sneaking in there. 😂

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Me neither 😈

[@hoangduyenfc3715]

My channel is not very good, can you give me a hand?

[@sayanthkvlogs]

@@hoangduyenfc3715 ✋ My hand

[@belalabusultan5911]

@@KARATEbyJesse You see, because he has an important name (Legendary Big Boss) he gets invited and nobody questions him :P

[@lalchungnungaralte9104]

@@hoangduyenfc3715 My hand too

[@amsyarzero]

Oh my goodness, Karate Combat almost looks like how I envisioned Tekken fights in real life would be! You're so lucky to see them up close, Jesse-san!

[@cockroachman27]

I want see more karate combat fights they are amazing. I like them as much as I like muay thai fights

[@surgeeo1406]

From whatever sensitivity I have, I can tell that your brother would be in a worse place without you... Really looks like you cheer him up all the time. Great to see you goof around.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

I appreciate that Sergio. Just doing what we love 🙏

[@jonunomac4931]

This is like watching spongebob trying to get into the saltyspitoon

[@bboyhanvzla]

I've heard that Frank Dux went to this tournament and won 456 matches in just 20 minutes, and registered the fastest KO ever: 0.00000000056 secs

[@slickx82]

My take away: don’t trust guys in vest. Lol

[@julietpapa2657]

Ill be so paranoid from now on

[@Driz7ziahs]

i've been working at a lot event-venues, and it's a fact. wearing black, a high-vis vest and some confidence will get you into anywhere. from celebs dressing rooms up to the mixers or even on stage if you're ballsy enough.

[@craigjomaia]

A clipboard or tablet to frown intently at also helps lend authority.

[@pilot.wav_theory]

Good to know bro

[@ronniaj]

They du look like Tekken fights

[@SachaHeck]

Secret location. Karate Championships. Hey that sounds a lot like Bloodsports 😃

[@TheHKdan]

You broke rule number one: “you don’t talk about Karate Combat 😝

[@ovidiuvergil]

Poor Jesse was like the friend of the main character in fighting mangas, he appears at the beginning and then dissapears :)

[@timoernst]

I would have laughed my ass off if Jesse tried to sneak in and lands right in the middle of the ring 😅

[@isaacyeon6334]

That must’ve been so much fun, glad that you got the chance Jesse Sensei

[@KARATEbyJesse]

It sure was buddy! 👍

[@rudrud534]

Tip : The yellow vest trick doesn't work in France.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Why not?

[@scottessery100]

So annoying when little brothers are that cheeky😂😂

[@ng_jr0096]

This man finest his way into the whole thing bro.. Secret member of the NDL

[@KARATEbyJesse]

What’s NDL? 🧐

[@BigBossBernie]

​@@KARATEbyJesse can't tell, it's secret ;)

[@walidkhan616]

@@KARATEbyJesse nico defence league

[@sakeytoes]

@@walidkhan616 you traitor, what have you done

[@asifkarim6676]

Would love to see a video with GSP! Is it too much to ask though 😅

[@YoukaiSlayer12]

Lol that was great. I’ve just recently started watching Karate Combat. It’s been refreshing to see, especially after the time I’ve been in the typical “sport karate” setting. So besides the JKA All Japan tournaments(the ones you see them without gloves or the small white ones) I’ve found a competition that I can enjoy. Kudos on your James Bond moment with a cameraman 👍🏽

[@dimasbramastyo9082]

based on your mma footage from years ago, i honestly think you can win karate combat

[@KARATEbyJesse]

I doubt they can afford me 😆

[@raiwatsagdeo1752]

@@KARATEbyJesse 😂

[@kamilpawlowski6576]

Having binged a their early competitions a few weeks back, there are a lot of lessons for karateka, in terms of practical application. First: if you practice point karate, you will pull your punches when you do it for real. The commentators note that early competitors start doing muay thai to unlearn this. Second, there is very little offline movement. In response to attack the movement is always backwards, never side wards (unless the pit wall gets in the way).. almost like we've internalized a lot of the embusen (yay!?). Third, few combos, lots of flailing punches, lots of kicks into the air. You can hear bas rutten complaining about the kicks, but you can also see very little of the disciplined punching that you expect/see in high level boxing or kick boxing. These are all problems that I've seen at my local dojo as well, so I'm really happy that we've finally got a forum where karate, which has been stagnant due to the prevalence of MMA, and other more fashionable arts, can get out of its rut.

[@nkopanelesedilebona9227]

When you really think about it, there's always a character in fighting games eager to infiltrate them just to see the action.

[@extremelucky1]

This channel has revived my passion for Karate. Last few years I've been into Muay Thai and BJJ. But, Karate is what got me started in my teens. Thank you, Jesse, haha!

[@Zaniboni00]

Oliver is just the best actor

[@KARATEbyJesse]

It’s his childhood dream 🌟

[@MarkoObradovich]

Good one, wow karate combat looks really serious. But I might also say that you Jesse have a gift for spontaneous humor and it was brilliant, like som part of good comedy movie. 😁💪👊👍

[@maxb6178]

Closest to a Kengan tournament we can get.

[@romanrst-pierre9327]

i mean...mma?

[@danielcartwright8868]

I love you and you brother's interactions.

[@SL.Oficial]

Jesse-san I thought you were going into the arena when your brother got you that gi😂😂. It would be so cool!

[@hoangduyenfc3715]

My channel is not very good, can you give me a hand?

[@Eddiedjvendetta]

This is epic! I'm glad you made this. Thanks to you, Oliver and Karate Combat

[@shonunezekiel]

Haha. Funny brother buddy movie :-) Really warm hearted and I am definitely going to look up Karate Combat, it looks great! Of course, there is one way to get even closer to the action - you know you want to Jesse ;-)

[@KARATEbyJesse]

😈😈😈

[@fabioz28]

When is the fight? 😉

[@smitdirkj]

Your shooto fight was good, time to get out of Oliver's shadow and return to the ring.

[@krakennate124]

This should be the karate in the Olympics

[@thetrexus6988]

Had my shodan grading a few days ago, honestly your videos Jesse have been a huge help for preparation for that and just karate in general. Thanks for all the awesome content!

[@BenOlsberg1995]

It's so cool that Oliver got an invitation. I found out about Karate Combat not too long after my enthusiasm for martial arts resurfaced and not long after I found your channel. And now it's all coming full circle.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Amazing!!

[@aliakhtar6079]

Great episode Jesse and Oliver, I think karate combat is a great idea in opening up a new way of introducing karate as a standalone combat/martial way, very cool idea. From your Sufi brother Ali 🙏🏼

[@edjohn1986]

This was awesome ty both!!

[@JR-ch8rt]

Ey! Love the new video. Amazing job!

[@DanishnSonic]

I'm glad you didn't take out your nun chucks against the security. Such strong patience demonstrated by the karate nerd.

[@SuperJoseirizarry]

That was awesome. Thank you.

[@sayanthkvlogs]

Recently I checked bubishi (the bible of karate)'s preview I was so happy to see your signature in that Sensei😄😄

[@dmills5755]

Super awesome!!! I love that this venue has been put together. Making karate cool again! I hope Jesse and Oliver compete!!!

[@tnt0northtravelministriest627]

Im assuming green screens are to allow for different locations without actually moving.

[@javgoro]

That was a very cool look at the insides of Karate Combat (which by the way is a promotion I really like, although I feel it needs some time to evolve).

[@salvatoreplacidoplumari3840]

0:20....LOOOL....and then.....0:46....you guys are amazing:) was crying tears..

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Haha thank you! 😄

[@Codac6]

This was so silly 🤣 The best way to start my morning! Thanks for the video.

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

Ironically how it used to be back in the day here in the UK! Champions like Kevin “The Jedi” Brewerton and Bob Sykes...people I’m proud to call my friends

[@panchopirata5593]

That was great! I hope this is the future, not only for Karate, but for other martial arts as well. That would show what's really functional and IMO would be the best way to honor and pay tribute to the tradition. As a chinese martial arts lover, I'd be delighted to see something like this involving different Kung Fu styles. Cheers, Jesse! 🙏🏻

[@mayconb22]

Amazing! Great video!

[@Fanaro]

The looks so much cleaner and comfortable for the eyes than the UFC cage, I wish the UFC modernized it (or maybe vintaged it? It's just a variation on Greek theatre after all...).

[@blazenottaken]

Man I love your vids, I am Addicted ❤

[@INFERNOKID]

Dude ive seen karate combat but i didnt expect you to go friggin metal gear mode but still im glad that you got to see the fights

[@jacktrovsky4889]

This is a great video!!.When are you gonna do another style of documentary videos there are great!

[@user-xy4gx6js3j]

Cant believe you did that! Imma find you when Karate Combat uploaded new video 😁

[@honigdachs.]

Just watched today's event. It was incredible. Karate Combat is awesome! Now I gotta find a way to get one of those audience spots at an event. Jesse, you know the folks, make it work! :-D

[@liamdavies601]

Really fun video guy's ! I really enjoyed it. Keep going the good work 💪🏼👍🏻

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Cheers!!

[@PrinceAkaiVtuber]

This is so amazing thank you for sharing sensei! I wonder if we'll ever see you fight into the pit! Lol!

[@Mr_TimeMachine_Too]

Great video! And awesome to see Oliver!

[@RRTNZ]

I like it - mostly because it actually involves fighting skills without turning into the ridiculous high speed tag of WKF kumite, and is full contact without into the stand-and-pound of Kyokushin fighting. I would certainly watch it over either of these. The sloped outer boundary is an interesting idea, wonder how that figures into fighters' tactics. Anyway, thanks for this video Sensei Jesse. Cheers.

[@richardgomez1151]

Im glad for you my man!

[@blackdog5186]

I F*CKING LOVE YOUR CONTENT!!! PLEASE don't stop making videos...

[@buzby303]

Brotherly love - so lucky 🙏🏼

[@tapnix7300]

Awesome video man. I recieved my seishin gi a week ago and I a loving it so far. Feels so good to train in it. Thank you

[@KARATEbyJesse]

NICE!! 👍 Happy training! 🥋

[@tapnix7300]

@@KARATEbyJesse thank you. One question. Can you use whitening products like varnish on the gi while washing? It doesn't contain bleach.

[@tapnix7300]

@@KARATEbyJesse vanish* not varnish

[@KARATEbyJesse]

I do!

[@tapnix7300]

@@KARATEbyJesse awesome! Thank you for letting me know

[@Emcron]

NGL, I'd love to see Jesse go a couple of rounds at Karate Combat! (throw in Sensei Seth for good measure and we've got a publicity fight =P)

[@o0Takka0o]

Do this!

[@varanid9]

The Karate Nerd vs Master Wong!

[@senpaijol2488]

It is very fun to watch this episode with your brother sensei.. Hopefully more more episodes like this sense..

[@victortatevosyan4001]

Technically this is the past of Karate as in the Okinawan style of Karate

[@jamesconnelly6678]

Great video bro , wish it had more views

[@juliodefreitas157]

Awesome video and thank you Jesse & Oliver for sharing this video 😂😂😂👍👍❤❤

[@martialartsrebellion467]

This looks like fun. Keep up the good work sensei

[@leyzrekfrjdf9533]

Very creative video) Nicely done, guys

[@guidos2090]

Excellent video. I was laughing in every single second from the beginning to the end

[@danilodibujo]

Excellent video! And your acting skills are getting better every day! 👍

[@pangajackterhor]

Amazing entertaining video!!!! Martial arts Rock! And you guys do too!! 🤘🏽

[@djrigmarole7077]

Great video guys !

[@user-qp1yc3zl8i]

Excellent efforts on your part. You are always distinguished in your choice and in the topics presented, in addition to the professional people you choose. I wish you success. You are a legend

[@KARATEbyJesse]

You’re very kind! 🙏

[@NjayMinhnhut]

Great video 🤩 bigthanks from Việt Nam

[@mattschenk4841]

Getting better all the time! Nice vid!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks Matt san!

[@daylon4223]

“Jesse u better get ur @$$ in here” had me on the floor😂

[@benjaminpujols1914]

LOL I love you sense of humor I love everything about the video it was exciting it was funny was awesome I loved it

[@flyYoungGamer]

I'm going to my first event this week . I can't wait !

[@howardgelber6802]

Just watched it on tv the other night...very nice...

[@thepaladin7816]

This was awesome 🤘and the "secret" ending was too!

[@P-C-Principle]

Haha good to see him and his bro do a video. Keep up that hard work guys, both of you!

[@chrishansen9379]

What a fun episode, thanks!

[@miket.6293]

Didn't know about it im on their KZbin channel now! Thanks Jesse!

[@Billski86itsallalie]

Love this show karate combat is awesome to watch and big bass as the creator legendary

[@diegolatorre6793]

I can't believe you pulled this off, god, what a great video.

[@DevilLycan]

Karate Combat is a really nice way to visualize karate outside sports pointing kumite. It shows how you can use more variety of techniques that are really useful in a real fight, but you cant use them in sports karate. It inspired my dojo and others to try that kind of combats and it's really more fun than just scoring points. I'm a huge fan of karate combat!

[@HapkidoAfoito]

When are the Enkamp brothers stepping in to join the fray?

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Let’s see!

[@ives3572]

"You might be famous, but you ain't that smart!"😁

[@Bogas76]

Absolutely love this video end ...🙏 Funny as hell 🤪

[@OverSooll]

That was a super entertaining video I had a blast !!!!!

[@miguelcorsi]

awesome!!! both of you, brothers!!! :-)

[@dbuck1964]

I think this was my favorite video of yours ever.

[@simoncurran6184]

You two need to do a podcast. Long form chats. With guests and karatikas. With this and the olimpics and cobra kai you'd get a massive following

[@jimskiuk305]

The tongue in cheek humour while bringing great insight is what keeps me coming here hahaha I'm gonna take a wild guess on security voices this was held in NW England yeah?

[@smaulpaul]

This was such a fun video. Also, Karate Combat has improved a lot over the first few fights. They listened to feedback on their camera work, which shows they care about what the fans want. Also, the 5 second ground and pound, certain illegal moves etc, makes the fights entertaining whilst also being brutal at times. Love it

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you very much!!

[@anthonygerber8261]

Growing up in the 80s and 90s, I never dreamed having so much access to martial arts content for FREE! I spent a fortune on Black Belt Magazines and ordering videos out of the back. You guys are lucky to have all this information and content from guys like Jesse and Oliver literally at the tips of your fingers! I would've killed just to have access to all the fight film. Used to have to stay up until 1 AM and watch ESPN 2 to catch kickboxing or board breaking competitions.

[@anthonygerber8261]

Thanks for all the great content! 🥋

[@geraldaitken478]

Good practical tip about wearing a yellow vest to get into places. Maybe a tool belt too.

[@snakeeagle6930]

Congratulations 🙏