False Facts About Karate You Shouldn't Believe

[@KARATEbyJesse]

What's your most disturbing Karate myth? 🥋

[@syedprincess7340]

"black is the ultimate belt" and "karate is difficult" was the most disturbing karate myth for me.

[@armwrestlingtheory2126]

That karate has no use in modern combat... Go check out arm sumo in Japan it's basically just arm wrestling with their own rules make a video

[@silverousleonidas5790]

All you have to do is practice Kata. You dont need to train you muscles or spar. Cant tell you how long it took me to get that out of my head and start working out.

[@yayawellingbonney2586]

We all break boards

[@clFer777]

Black belt is the ultimate achievment. That mindset is plainly poisonous, specially for beginers. Just twist up all the process.

[@jethrox827]

Karate myths from the 80s:: When you get a blackbelt you have to get your hands registered with the police A blackbelt can hit you in between blinks and you can't defend against it A blackbelt can sense someone sneaking up behind them A blackbelt can take any hit in the stomach and it doesn't affect them

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Haha love it!!! 😄🥋💪

[@clFer777]

Well. In my country as Karate was not an sport (or wasn't until something related to not being olympic sport), it was regulated by the same entity that regulate guns, security and that. And so, being a plainly white belt 9.999 kyu... I got my official register when I was a rookie in my University 🤷‍♀️... and I can assure you, *it was not needed AT ALL*

[@marcinolszewski2260]

From my childhood: one blackbelt can beat up 9 armed people, 15 with nunchaku :D

[@aishikiguha-0445]

Wow, I hear this like from nearly everyone even tho I'm just barely 13 but I'm 2nd dan already

[@diablorojo3887]

I hear this on the late 90s

[@lytningstrykes]

Quote of the day: "I know tons of karate masters who are douchebags!' Mr. Enkamp, you are breath of fresh air to the world of martial arts. Thank you so much.

[@Blue-dj4wo]

and he shows John Creese. And with the advent of Cobra Kai season 5, i know another one, Terry Silver

[@Octopussyist]

Actually, he shows the way back into old school karate. It is not even new, rather than so old that many have never heard of it. Pre sports karate. If he is going there himself is unimportant, because everybody has to go look for whatever they need, themselves. But he shows important stuff.

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

@@Blue-dj4wo i f-in love cobra kai

[@divukman]

Creese turns out to be a nice fellow😂

[@heijoshin]

100% lol really made me laugh, so true,,,,, but... not just in karate :/

[@FreestyleMartialArtist]

Response to karate not being developed from kung fu: It’s funny, when you start to research a specific martial art’s history, you realize that almost no style was developed purely by itself. Everybody was tested and/or influenced by another style. It’s almost like there’s no “pure” martial art, only varying degrees of a “mixed martial art”

[@jashardwallington]

🤔😳 your right

[@jashardwallington]

This reminds of a comment i made all martial arts have a overlap to some degree

[@wardwagar863]

indeed! Martial arts likely started with practicing how to best club another caveman and take his fire. There has been conflict long prior to written history, we may never know the original martial art!

[@michaelhowze8198]

@@jashardwallington We're all humans what hurts one will hurt another. So of course various civilizations developed similar military arts.

[@nnnp634]

There's no "pure" anything except maybe some culture of completely isolated tribes in Amazonia and similar. It's a disturbing myth that before the internet culture didn't mix. Maybe they didn't as much as today but they did a lot. I think a hamburger might be a good example of that - it came to US from German settlers who took it from Russians who took it from Mongols with every nation adding or removing something.

[@considerthis768]

"Don't be a martial artist, be a SMARTial Artist" ~Jesse 2021

[@ianbrewster8934]

I love the fact that you use different philosophies both from the East and the West to explain concepts in karate. Quoting people like Leonardo da Vinci and Aristotle is awesome.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you! Glad to hear it resonates :)

[@ianbrewster8934]

@@KARATEbyJesse 💯 % it does

[@a-blivvy-yus]

On the topic of "goal oriented" vs. "process oriented" - I actually learned an odd mashup of both ideals while studying karate. The goal isn't *JUST* an ending - it's the start of the next journey. We were taught to focus on a goal, but *NOT* to fixate on an "ultimate" goal. As a white belt, it was repeatedly reinforced that my goal was not black belt - it was *YELLOW* belt. Each level was a goal in its own right, and behind that goal was the next one. And that went for black belt as well, which had 10 levels beyond the belt itself. I've carried that ideal into everything in life, and it helps.

[@Pifagorass]

Interestingly back in Lithuania we learned katas of much higher belts but focused on next one before gradings. The gradings treated as Cool thing to do, but we focused on continued physical improvement and gradual demo perfection, and fun. Seems like the Fudokan Shool led by Gintaras Svenchonis was more process oriented than goal in the center of European geography.

[@a-blivvy-yus]

@@Pifagorass That's a really cool way to do it!

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

exactly, its like if you have a goal, there are many things to learn in between that are goals.

[@mrigankad]

I had to give up Karate after 1 year when I was 16 yrs. My father thought it's too aggressive for me. Later started again when I was 35... And still loving the grace of Karate.

[@kamran_aziz_69]

Don't worry , age is just a number

[@TheAnsonysc]

Your father knows your characters very well & he loves you very much.

[@etrijuni]

My mother didn't allow me to learn karate when I was a child. Maybe it was because I am the only child in my family. When I was 40, I decided to learn karate. Now I'm 42 and still practicing. I find it excellent for my health.

[@benmollitor3776]

When I was 16 my mom made me quit because someone gave her a book that said martial arts was demonic because of meditation. It said the yelling as the book called it was demonic incantations. So at 45 I'm training again. I wish I hadn't waited so long.

[@Yurimartins97]

Can relate.

[@MtnBadger]

My Shotokan instructor, in the 70s, grew up in the martial arts academy on Okinawa. His master learned from Funakoshi, himself. He was about 9 when he got his black belt. A black belt simply means that you've mastered the basics, not that you've reached the end, it means you're now ready to learn. I ended up in a Norris Tang Soo Do school and they had the same philosophy, it's all the "Tāk Mi Do" (take my dough) studios that convince you black at the end of the 14 colour rainbow is the ultimate goal, that's how they keep you cominback and spending money. A friend mine spent enough to "earn" her black belt, when I heard this I just congratulated her as she was happy and had a sense of accomplishment but, she was anything but a black belt, she could just do her kata pretty well and got through the motions. I also studied in a Parker controlled kenpo studio during that time period... It's hard to find a truly old school, hard discipline, fighting school like those today, every other corner has a McDojo on it.

[@debarjandatta2170]

One disturbing myth I hear for martial arts in general is " martial artists are just aggressive and violent douchebags who justify beating eachother like kids by calling it an art" I have personally heard people say this when we attend classes in the dojo which is actually open air so people can see us

[@KARATEbyJesse]

What!! That’s disturbing indeed! 😣

[@dragon3085]

One of the reasons I don't train as much is because here in the U.S. we seem to have a lot of dojos that worry way to much about self-defense and this idea that there is always "someone" just waiting to attack you. ANd just fyi, this someone is usually a minority. Its something that I didn't pick up on as a kid but definitely noticed as I hit my 30s and 40s. There is a certain subset of Dojo's that are indeed almost cult like.

[@nw3877]

un logon kko Kalaripayattu ke baare mei batana aur kehna ye Kalari waale bhi douchebags hai just because woh fighting art seekh rhe hai. Inke liye Dangal bhi douchebag wale kaam honge.

[@jeronimo_jxel]

@@dragon3085 that is really crazy! you know, I belong to a minority and it's always so funny to me how white privileged americans are afraid of us..... like, how many wars have we started in the 20th century for example??? and be "we" I mean the rest of the world.... also, sorry but karate was not created by white americans but by japanese people.... a minority. thankfully it's not like that everywhere.... there are many dojos that see the practice as a unifying community.

[@KidJames81]

Ehem Dave Leduc ehem.

[@rogerjimenez2782]

I'm a Kung fu practitioner and I deeply enjoy your videos. I think many myths (almost all of them) are similar or the same in Kung Fu. Thank you for your great work!

[@jamellecastaneda8047]

I think of Karate or any other martial arts as a framework because, in a street fight, you have to assess and adapt to the situation you're dealing with.

[@Lell19862010]

if you know only a single martial art, you then should make the opponent do what you want, to adapt to what you know. Not easy though. But if you do that, your martial art will work.

[@santiagobritolezana1589]

I specifically enjoyed the explanation on the black belt myth, several years ago when I got mine,my Master told me it's just the beginning,that all the previous belts were just a formation to get the basics and that from the black belt you have to learn how to create from what you've already learned and ultimately that if you want to keep learning you shouldn't take care of how many black belts you have but how much you're able to learn

[@thomasbrandon5111]

When you become a Shodan you are now ready to learn. We have taught this principal since and before I started in our system some 55 years ago.

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

Karate here. Karate here. Karate NEVER here!

[@BenjieKabakoff]

Your research, presentation, and enthusiasm are positively incredible! Thank you from a non-participant in the martial arts who has a strong interest and curiosity about the topics that you present.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you!!

[@wintyrqueen]

“I kick harder than Chuck Norris” I’ve seen his fight footage, that doesn’t seem like a very high bar 😅 Tetsuhiko Asai said something great when someone at a seminar questioned the difficulty of something we’d been asked to do: Asai-sensei: “this is very easy” Fourth dan: “maybe for you, sensei” Asai-sensei: “No, no. Right now, you don’t understand. When you don’t understand, everything is very difficult. But once you understand, everything is very easy“

[@KARATEbyJesse]

”Everything is relative” - Sensei Einstein 😎

[@nobodyspecial2835]

@@KARATEbyJesse wow. Great reply

[@shotokanbiker]

I loved Asai's style, in theory it was reverting or referencing it's origins but in practice something different. He influenced me to train different martial arts especially Tai chi

[@markwalker4142]

Asai did asai karate because he was built that way . Kase did Kase karate because he wasn’t built like asai . 🤷‍♂️

[@stevencuellarart9495]

As a former Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner. I gotta admit the way you guys move in karate is amazing. Seems flawless, peaceful, but also intimidating at the same time. It’s just amazing all around. Makes me want to take karate lessons one day.

[@bsjeffrey]

"there's a reason a black belt turns white the more you practice with it."

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Black is the new white

[@michaelbrant1668]

There’s a reason that some people buy a black belt that looks worn out as well.

[@nobodyspecial2835]

Shoshin

[@lancec6723]

@@michaelbrant1668 Unfortunately... those are the exact same people that look all worn out as well... after an actual encounter... and by "worn out", I mean BANGED UP... then take to social media to "justify" the humiliation...

[@lancec6723]

@@cerrudmanuel In that case... be more afraid of the white belt that turned black... not from usage... but lack of washing! BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

[@lancec6723]

"and that's why a black belt turns white the more you use it".... such a beautiful expression for countless beliefs...

[@apurvasingh3979]

This is a video that keyboard warriors must see

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Agreed! In Japanese we call them "kuchi bushi" (lit. mouth warriors) 😂

[@Hy-jg8ow]

Keyboard warrior should be an RPG class :)

[@animeman84]

@@Hy-jg8ow Maybe someone should make a board game about it and have keyboard warrior be one of the classes

[@MarbleGoby]

You know...I some kind of a keyboard warrior myself.

[@mikumartikainen954]

Keyboard kid vs cyber kai

[@crippl3dhobnob]

When I trained Aikido others expected me to be able to fling people like gloves, however what I found was that consistently trying to perfect my moves and form helped me get out of my own head. I found a calm that has helped me in many situations throughout life, I was really angry before and being able to focus on something else than injustice gave me peace. Sure I learned a lot of moves and such but the thing that helped me most was realising ending a fight with punches is easy, being able to defuse a situation using words is an art. I didn't help me become someone better, rather drew out the better of me. To this day I've never had to resort to violence, sometimes just walking away helped and no one got hurt. You are so true in your words saying consistency is important, keep practicing because when I most needed my training to kick in it had been many years and I got punched because I had no reflexes or recent training.

[@MegaPaul57]

so many people miss that being able to defuse a situation is very important and the right training gives you the confidence that you could fight if needed and that can give you greater power than any fighting technique no injuries for either person

[@FirstDan2000]

I burst out laughing when you showed the TV being older than karate. Love it.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@steviegreenthumb4720]

"karate requires physical gifts you need to be flexible etc" I always laughed at this one, one of the sensei I used to train under literally couldn't kick above waist height. That never seemed to be as much of an advantage in sparring as I thought it would be 😅😅😅 He was not only one of the most knowledgeable Karate-ka I've met but one of trickiest sparring match ups too.

[@remc0s]

Our sensei always tells new students "I am not going to teach you to run up walls."

[@granadosvm]

Why not, is he keeping that to himself? 😆😆😆 (JK)

[@WE-te3vp]

I told you not to ask Spider-Man to teach you

[@remc0s]

@@granadosvm Yeah, he keeps all the cool stuff to himself. He doesn't want to teach us how to dodge and catch bullets either.

[@briankaras1767]

Sense is often withhold things. My instructor taught me some things that he asked I never teach to anyone else. That made me wonder what he might be keeping from me. But I also found over time that martial arts is really about self discovery. As you progress and study at the deeper levels you really end up teaching yourself, because you end up discovering the deeper meanings in your own. That was the lesson I went away with.

[@richardlionheart8583]

I've just got back to Karate after nearly 25 years! Jesse you're an inspiration. Keep up the good work

[@JosephSalomonsen]

I just did the same thing - after 25years!! Keep at it, it will all come back.

[@Ztreak]

@@JosephSalomonsen30 years here. Im 52 now and started again. Love beeing back.

[@chloebarnes28]

I always love learning new things about karate because so many people get the facts wrong! Thank you for this video :)

[@KARATEbyJesse]

That's why it's so important to never stop learning!

[@mazz9487]

My dad once told me that a brand new black belt didn't mean much. The ones you have watch out for are the white belts with the bits of black left on them.

[@eduardoherrera4151]

More Myths: Kata training is useless Be a black belt makes you a teacher You need a Japanese Master to learn Karate You need to be part of a World Organization for your rank to be valid

[@animeman84]

The kata one I mostly see that with MMA bros and joe rogan but I usually chalk that up to ignorance since they never trained Karate or see the bunkai of kata

[@snowflakebomber9303]

Exactly! I'm a very small girl and my brother is very big and tall. He got me in a chokehold once and quickly using what I was taught from karate got out easy.

[@fuckmedude8167]

Family Battle Royale

[@gam3r_playz770]

🤩🤩🤩🤩 genius

[@rabbaabdou4719]

Keep up the good work. Merci infiniment pour tes vidéos que je trouve très instructives !! Un petit "Domo arigato" de la part d'un banal karatéka depuis Paris, en France...

[@UditaRGhosh]

Myth(according to people): If you practice karate, you must be an amazing tile breaker with super-solid iron fists!

[@bmf572]

I always hate breaking boards just like I hate hitting someone in that bowling ball on top of their necks!! If I want to drop someone there are for more effective and softer places to hit. Like the heart!

[@werewolf9k]

each time when someone asked my sensei why we don't break tile or other stuff he answerd: "why would you fight a tile? did it attack you?" or "why will you fight something that can't fight back?"

[@adamcturnbull]

mmmm. perhaps if one is a master they DO seem to have super-solid iron fists but thats because they punched bags with gravel in them and ....well....are very powerful ?? My sensei definitely meets this description....though I get that not all are like that.

[@richarddukeshire]

Most disturbing Karate myth: Karate is useless now that MMA is available. I have heard it a number of times and it bothered me.

[@RohitChhetri-yv8kj]

Who are u

[@jasonmueller7260]

​@@RohitChhetri-yv8kja nightmare. Go back to sleep 💤

[@stickgarrote8582]

Mma isn’t even a martial art, it’s just a set of rules. What they practise can be anything.

[@RK-um2bj]

Man they get me rollin with that, I guess the mma fan boys always forget about lyoto machida

[@RedSplinter36]

​@@RK-um2bjand Stephen Wonderboy thompson... and GSP... and Bas Rutten.

[@colat5898]

I love these videos man! Keep it up. The part about the black belt being the ''ultimate'' was really inspiring, setting me to widen my goal

[@KARATEbyJesse]

BOOM! 👊💥🥋

[@robertleslie2467]

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face." Mike Tyson

[@CaptPostmod]

Woven throughout a lot of these myths is this idea that Karate is a magic weapon. It's a fitness tool based around fighting movements.

[@earlrobertson1334]

Jesse - Compliments for your insights on our arts. As a 50 year+ practitioner that has trained in multiple arts and in Asia and North America, I believe I have some perspective on how our arts are portrayed/practiced. Your research and skills demonstrate a maturity in the arts beyond your years. Well done!

[@MrCageCat]

Myth #8 is Correct: Unfortunately my first karate teacher back in high school was a real douche bag. Why I only stayed there a year.

[@sandrapatriciaoriguarios4589]

I came across a douchebag instructor at the first dojo I joined in Melbourne (Australia). Now I train at a JKA dojo, which is great!

[@seanmeehan5955]

I was never a great fan of any of the karate styles. Following your channel has really altered my perspective considerably. Your mix of deep but accessible scholarship, personal commitment and unassuming attitude was immediately engaging! Thank you for expanding my world.

[@Karatefitnesstutorial]

Awesome ❤️ From India 🇮🇳

[@Getfitwithasii]

Mashe..❤❤🙌

[@sanjay4787]

Me too bro Kerala, India 🇮🇳 ♥

[@saswat200]

@@sanjay4787 kalaripayatu jante ho??

[@ratibhamarwah3760]

Hi bhai also from india

[@arunkv3776]

Fan of Donald cerrone@ufc

[@antoniorosado9178]

This is by FAR your best video to date. Loved it!!!

[@GenjiG]

Myth: reacting on a martial art video makes you a better martial artist.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Haha does anyone actually believe that?

[@GenjiG]

@@KARATEbyJesse I hope not! 😉

[@abhishekbora3374]

@@KARATEbyJesse yes I do 🤣🤣🤣

[@janurz1]

@@abhishekbora3374 that's why we all are here!

[@Hy-jg8ow]

We just soak in the knowledge!

[@paulmuir4813]

Very thorough and interesting as usual. Always learning. Thank you

[@delfino077]

The most regarded myth, actually, is "karate it's not ussefull for MMA and don't work for street fight", but I think that the traditional karate (back at thoose days) is very similar to MMA

[@Unbraking69420]

You had to give up coz of your father? I know I understand I read the whole comment

[@peterlambert5480]

Excellent video, summarising a lot of really great points addressed throughout the channel to-date, and a couple of new ones! Thoroughly enjoyed watching!

[@deepszero]

Exactly! Generally, Spectacular moves are less effective and may cause self injury than less spectacular moves in these combat arts: Lower Mawashi geri is more effective in any fight but looks less spectacular......we lost fundamentals due to different showoffs and unnecessary myths love you! You are so informative and dedicated to Karate.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you!! I agree with that

[@KevinWiley8]

The video was about 10 Myths. I learned so much more because of the way you explained everything. Excellent video!

[@eiric6958]

Myth:kata can't be used in self defence. Fact:bunkai and practical training

[@reynaldomartinez7978]

Once all kata becomes part of your brain’s memory muscle. Then it becomes a reflex action which in turn saves your hinney when shtf happens. Those that know this........ know this man.

[@sixstringrevolver6742]

Another great video! Probably the smartest martial arts KZbinr right here! Go team Enkamp!

[@michaelbrant1668]

I have been shodan for many many years, Nidan test in kyokushin IS difficult. And I am now 60 years old, but I am happy with my self and my achievements (medals my students have won) and the many people who have been to our classes and remember it as a good experience.

[@DanielMartinez-fn2sy]

You should definitely keep going, it will be increasingly difficult as you get older but there is nothing you can’t do, one of my classmates was over 80 years old and managed to make it to Sandan, it took him well over a decade but he never stopped training and eventually reached his goal

[@ghostridersnr]

Or just do what my Shihan did and gave himself the title of Shihan.

[@michaelbrant1668]

ghostridersnr in America right ?

[@ghostridersnr]

@@michaelbrant1668 no Australia

[@espanol291]

Thank you so much for your video. I have seen many videos about finding the best martial art and comparing them but any about "finding your own karate". Like listening your inner voice while practicing karate in order to make it real, fluid, authentic. As far as I know you have touched some aspects of it in other videos but not clearly thematised. I know through your videos that you have the sensibility to develop this topic. I believe for most practicioners finding their own karate is a critical question at some point which needs to be addressed.

[@stevenseagull7589]

2:53 The interesting fact is that word "campur" -- pretty close to Chanpuru -- in Indonesian means "mix" in English.

[@AzureTank776]

Well, Indonesia had been colonized by Japan, so it makes sense

[@stevenseagull7589]

@@AzureTank776 After reading some articles on the internet, even it's said that Okinawan word "chanpuru" came from Southeast Asia. Or Japan or even China. So Indonesian "campur" didn't come from Japanese, but God knows.

[@EvanTateMusic]

Excellent video Jesse! :-)

[@kanalmeister8476]

I think karate only reinforces what a person already is . If someone is a good person, karate makes them an even better person .

[@bobg5362]

So..."in karate veritas?"

[@kanalmeister8476]

@@bobg5362 yes.

[@conorkennealy2985]

Like the super soldier serum

[@lesliejenkins4855]

It really helped my anxiety tho

[@tiffanyredding3386]

@@conorkennealy2985 You read my mind!

[@akrocuba]

OUTSTANDING VID...AS USUAL!!! The one thing that you hit on was "showing up". People think they will learn from training 2-4 hours a week.

[@ricardoribbeiro]

"Kata is worthless" and "You need to master 12 kata in order to became a master of karate"

[@juanlugo7492]

love history I find my self hooked on Jesse wealth of info in history of karate had showoff black belt cousin growing up Jesse opend my eyes he was full of it keep up the good work !

[@fatefulbrawl5838]

*This'll help me with my Shotakon training, thanks for the myths lookover!*

[@pehunter1]

Jesse Enkamp, your video and, particularly, your explanation at the end were excellent.

[@theironfox2756]

I learned about Tegumi recently. It actually confirms what I believed about the katana, that it was designed with the idea to take on highly skilled unarmed combatants. Fighters that can grab and disarm. The katana's thin blade makes it hard to track. The small size of the tsubo makes gripping it very difficult. The lack of a pummel provides one less leverage point. The silk garment of the samurai provides a slippery grabbing surface with enough slack to ensure a lethal strike. All of these help with grapplers rather than strikers. To those who speak of range, this could involve one katana weirder against 2-5 assailants. I really want to do a video for this but I would need a partner.

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Great stuff! I love watching your videos! :) I have been training for 55+ years (mostly in Kung Fu based systems and Silat, however I did some Karate when I was younger. Every time I watch one of your videos, I feel like putting my old white belt on again and getting back on the Karate path :)

[@jimbobhk2009]

I’ve been thinking about learning Karate. Not so much for self defence but to have a goal and purpose, to gain confidence and have something to work at and take pride in. Your videos are awesome.

[@supertotoro]

"Smartial Artist" 🤣🤣🤣 love it! Accidently come across your videos a few times now, all been really good, but not subbed until now. Really great content. I love how you don't further the divide between martial art styles, instead you show how similar we all are and that all arts have different purposes and work well for their intended purposes. Thank you!

[@wils8886]

😁👍 " Don't be a Martial Artist but A Smartial Artist ! " Well Said ! Reminds me of Bruce Lee ... " Take what is useful and discard the rest ! " ( Paraphrasing ) .

[@mrc.4751]

Fun video! Spot on about the Black Belt myth. First Dan is where the learning really begins!

[@markericsonsalvador9988]

Most disturbing myths I have heard from other practitioners "Because of karate; I CAN SLICE AIR" "Karate is mystical it can be used to battle demons" "If you are really a karate master you should be able to break bricks..tiles...roof tiles with your fingers, fist, head, even crotch (when stroke there)

[@rikudo282]

I just want to say Mr. Enkamp that I really enjoy your videos and I know you will like this bit of info I use to concur with your statement at 2:18. A great example of this in my opinion comes from Baki the grappler in the manga where they have a resurrected musashi vs a legendary karate master Doppo Orochi... If you ever have the time I highly recommend looking specifically at that chapter, it proves the whole point exquisitely

[@stevenshar1233]

There was a possibility that a warrior caste turned farmer could've fought a samurai who were harassing them, and that's how the legend could've grown.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Yup!

[@gregb3898]

Don't try harder try smarter. My favorite. Excellent!

[@nemesisshadowlord2026]

Cool upload 👍

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you!

[@samurai-capybara]

Really enjoying your videos. I watched the trip to China one last night... loved it! Gotta admit, I believed a lot of these myths, and I studied Karate for over 15 years!

[@afrikasmith1049]

All of these myths sounds like they came straight out of a Mcdojo.

[@ruhansama5842]

ye I was thinking the same thing..

[@theshaolinway5734]

So glad this channel exists! Keep these amazing vids coming!

[@derekmcnulty2559]

My myth. "Your hands are registered deadly weapons". I'd love to find out definitively where that bs started

[@robertderijcke1130]

Well Jesse, this is by far the best video you posted! Arigato gozaimashita!!!

[@suchajno4587]

These days myth: crane kick is actually possible to defend. I hate when people are soo ignorant :-/

[@seanseanston]

If do against Randy Couture, no can defense.

[@Adam-oh3vu]

@@seanseanston or Daniel from Karate Kid

[@ianfinrir8724]

It's a trick that only ever gonna work once

[@Keithphotorama]

Excellent video. My number one issue is memory, remembering all the moves in Kata, or remembering all the self-defense tactics. All this remembering is easier for instructors than it is for students simply because instructors are there all the time with many many students while the student is there for limited time.

[@academicdeaneducation6671]

That's what practice is for. If you're expecting mastery after your lesson, you're asking to be disappointed. As is the case with practicing your golf swing or hitting a baseball or consistent free throw shooting or running the two minute drill or angling to your opponent's side while throwing a hook to the body, proficiency requires repetition - practice. If you do your KATA 10 times each day for 5 straight days, you will memorize it.

[@krimzonghost1987]

I see a lot of folks commenting on the old "Martial Arts is violent" myth. As a kid and adolescent, I used to get into many fights with people. I was very angry all of the time and the smallest trigger would set me off into a fit of violence. I do think it's important to mention that I was never trying to be the aggressor in my fights as a child and adolescent. I had a lot of bullies growing up and didn't know how else to respond to them other than anger and violence... which is precisely what they wanted. I started learning Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do in the early 2000s. I trained for many years. The more I trained the less impulsively I reacted to those same triggers. I still wound up in a handful of altercations, but they were minimal de-escalations compared to the fights I had before. It's important to know that you can't de-escalate every problem. Sometimes people want to fight you more than you want to avoid it. Martial Arts gave me the confidence and knowledge to know when fighting was the best option... which was almost never. Martial Arts certainly didn't make me a perfect person, but it did make me a better person. I'll take that victory for sure. Be smarter and stronger than I was and remember. "The best way to win a fight is to not be there in the first place"

[@GlennDavey]

Yes Jesse is right, a "smartial artist" is one who understands the different categories of Karate, or "Karategories"

[@briankaras1767]

Black belts are sometimes thought of as trained thugs. One time I was walking to a meeting at work with my boss, and I happened to mention that I was training for my 4th dan in the next few months. He asked me “Why do you do that stuff anyway?” I was in a sarcastic mood, so I told him “It’s the only place I know where it’s legal to beat up women and children.” I was only joking of course, but he never looked at me the same way again after that.

[@marcoparisone]

The worst myth: "kata are useless. You can't really use a kata against 10 people!" When will people understand that we don't practice kata for this???

[@khabriel]

Bravo! That's the work of a true dedicated man. A true researcher. Honored to be here.

[@deepanshusingh3163]

My karate teacher use to teach these facts n historical things of karate...😀❤️ But still you present this in more interesting way...

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Cool!

[@deepanshusingh3163]

@@KARATEbyJesse cool is your one by the way that was a lecture 😓😓😅

[@SoftSkill-b9t]

You are incredible, man! Keep up the good work! Greetings from Brazil.

[@youtubemoderation3152]

Jesse will you be going back to Okinawa for season 3 anytime soon?

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Of course!

[@andreasromer4453]

Very good! Totally true! Thanks, Jesse! It's always a pleasure listening to You! You do a great job for the KARATE community and beyond! Keep on doing so! ;)

[@reynaldomartinez7978]

I found that my so called friends would say things behind my back on account I practiced Karate. It was something odd to them and perhaps inwardly made themselves feel inferior. I’m not sure but whatever. I like karate and have had several instances where it had to be applied. THANKYOU Jesse for your stupendous show. I love it.

[@ianfinrir8724]

8:09 "I kick harder than Chuck Norris." And of course you use the scene just before Chuck gets a beat down. Nice

[@tanujm9435]

this video was needed 💜1st btw

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Awesome!!

[@sverrehu]

Thanks for another great video! Keep'em coming! Greetings from Norway.

[@tyronechillifoot5573]

My favorite myth so common from martial arts is the mystical or special origins rather than just people fighting for fun or to get in shape or for status

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Haha yes!! Like the saying goes: ”Never let the truth ruin a good story” 🤣

[@clFer777]

The mystical thing came, I guess, when people who fought for self defense or as an armed faction of some rich people went for a change and.. they gone into Budhism and monasteries. Budhism was heavily sincretized on rituals and esoterical beliefs. So.. obviously they could move them self just because of the mind and fly and throw *Kame* *Hame* *Haaaaaaa* _Sorry for the last bit_

[@-haclong2366]

02:43 You missed the fact that the people who were sent to administer the country were Chinese mandarins. The Ryukyu Kingdom had its own Indigenous aristocracy yes, but they became mostly irrelevant as the Kingdom imported Chinese mandarins to administer the Kingdom, these people "invented" Karate-do. The reason why the old Ryukyuan aristocracy was later recognised by the Japanese and the mandarins weren't is because the latter don't actually get their power from ancestral lineage but from competitive examination, so they were never really aristocrats and therefore weren't recognised in Japan's system.

[@ctaukus9146]

“ I know tons of karate masters that are douchebags”. Love it.

[@jcoz5577]

Sho 'Nuff - of Harlem

[@GeorgeMcPierce]

I really like what you're saying man and the underlying meaning mostly. Nice to hear from a teacher with clear and honest thoughts about Karate/Martial Arts.

[@platinumnib4443]

"Don't be a martial artist. Be a smartiar artist" so we're just gonna pretend like that line isn't genius, huh?

[@jamesalexander6417]

Myth: a man that can catch a fly with chopsticks can accomplish anything.

[@kanalmeister8476]

At work I prepare a cup of green tea every day. My colleagues see this and ask "what is it?" and I answer that is green tea, would you like one too ?. And every colleague answers the same. "That is too healthy for me". How does a person come to such an inner attitude? My co-workers seem to really loathe wisdom

[@Zulkak1357]

What i got from researching various southeast asian martial arts is that all paths carry the same origin

[@Al77343]

Tbh I'd say my shotgun was a farming tool as well if the government were threatening to take it away

[@toshard9682]

Its all kicking and punching >< BTW love your work Jesse! Have been away from Karate for many years but you re-energize my love for the art!

[@mrgrinch13]

Myth: Tae Kwon Do is an ancient art.

[@jordanstevens787]

When I see people train they’re always jumping around and moving, just when they’re normally training, I never see anyone take things calm and slow, it’s always fast attacks, bang bang, no mercy. Meanwhile in sitting in a corner trying my best to meditate on my strengths and weaknesses.

[@pnp8849]

Disregard of what kind of martial art Karate is I just simply respect anything from Japan. They're awesome both people and culture, and you're awesome for doing an awesome research.