Karate "Iron Body" Conditioning by Okinawan Master (Uechi Kanji)

Watch Jesse Enkamp interview Okinawan Karate sensei Uechi Kanji about body conditioning exercises and bone hardening techniques of traditional Uechi-ryu style at Karate Kaikan during KNX18. Visit www.karatebyjes... to learn more!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

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[@d.hamilton9027]

Jesse, thanks for writing a thank you note to me. My reason for watching your vids are because you explain your daily topics very well. But also you prepare your viewers with some of the nuances they might not learn in a short training format like yours. Peace.

[@OccamsRazor76]

I studied Uechi-Ryu for years as a teenager in the 90s. We started every class with these drills. Also our Sensei would strike various parts of our body while performing Sanchin kata. I study Shito-Ryu with my son now and he and I are the only ones in the dojo who do these conditioning drills. I've tried to get some of the other adult students to join me in it before class starts but no luck yet.

[@ubcroel4022]

That's a shame, being able to take a punch is part of fighting

[@OccamsRazor76]

@@ubcroel4022 True. But my main motivation for doing it is so my forearms don't get bruised and beat up while blocking strikes. Also, it partly turns my blocks into strikes, since my forearms are more conditioned than my training partners'. I see them wince when I block them and all I can think of is I've tried to get them to do the same conditioning as well.

[@magvs_mæstro216]

​@@OccamsRazor76Any luck, or are they still reluctant?

[@mirkobertocco608]

​@@OccamsRazor76for somebody that starts as a wimp (like me, no training) would you recommend any solo exercise to condition arms and legs without breaking them?

[@maitreip1433]

​​@@mirkobertocco608 you can do knuckles push ups it's very effective to reinforce them, I strike my wooden cabinet with my elbows, fists, but gently as I recently started conditioning (almost shito ryu yellow belt BTW) I saw a video of a guy beating his shin with a wooden stick, and rubbing it against the skin, you could probably do the same to your thighs

[@AmritSingh-jp9sf]

Even after being a shotokan Karateka we practice drills similar to this as we believe styles should never stop you from growing as a martial artist... Oss Sensei.

[@bernardovidigal1306]

theres only one karate... oss

[@pedro.claudino]

This is kote kitae, we practice this in goju ryu shobukan. It really hurts, but it's a nice sensation when you know that you are going stronger.

[@sandooo4603]

I started kyokushin im a new i train it like a 3 months or so. Bro it hurts 😅 we jus stand and punch ourselves.

[@rouhinpodder3271]

I think now you're an orange belt or maybe blue

[@smallboto]

@@rouhinpodder3271 nah I was a white belt and I still punched a yellow belt

[@rouhinpodder3271]

@@smallboto great👍

[@d.hamilton9027]

No pain no gain, bro.

[@_Archambaud]

OSU

[@shokkazuluman]

"An ant can never defeat a lion" Strength and conditioning is just as if not more important than technique training. Most people will lose fights because they can't take a hit, sometimes a person can't even handle their own recoil, because their fists are not conditioned properly and hurt themselves when throwing a punch.

[@Appachoppa112]

People that never fought before dont realize how fast you gas out on wasted energy and how much you expend if you dont know how to breathe

[@alex09aries]

That arm conditioning looks brutal. Takes it to another level.

[@HPTeguh]

I always admire Uechi Ryu Karate for their body conditioning.

[@MegaMrsuperawesome]

This looks a lot like Kyokushin conditioning. I like the answer of no mind, it's very true. It never hurts less it's just your ability to not focus on it gets better.

[@M.V85]

Kyokushin has this style of conditioning, pretty brutal

[@adriancristea9715]

exactly

[@themartialartgod5425]

My hands bleeding from conditioning

[@vivekmathur3514]

Ik sob it hurts 😭😭

[@Darkforward]

They learned it from Uechi

[@sharohawrami5050]

When I started kyokushin I couldn't move for a week

[@NickKnowles262]

First of all jesse sensei, thankyou very much for knx18. I will never forget the last few days. The moment you asked Uechi about a mindset, i knew mushin would come up. Mushin is personally what i believe is the key to martial arts after my own experience. For anyone reading this, i personally was at the end of uechi-senseis conditioning at this seminar - he is like a tree. My arms are still bruised and i am so excited to have discovered such a powerful martial artist. He kept things so simple and relaxed, but he is an indominatable karateka.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you my friend, hope to train together soon again! Happy new year 🎉

[@rolandgdean]

My instructor in Memphis back in the 90s taught "iron body"...we never used pads. He taught us to stay calm when struck and be able to discern the difference between PAIN and INJURY. With pain, it's just a sinsation (mushin remains) and we push through...only with injury, or the immediate potential for it, does the "plan" need to change.

[@davidmickles5012]

You also tense the body just before the strike contacts you, muscle tension is key along with proper breathing emphasizing exhale. Inhalations are brief and quick, exhales are stronger and more forceful. Dont take hits while inhaling. Practice Sanshin kata (Goju Kai, Goju Ryu) also which is all about the breath (emphasizing exhaling) and muscle tensing. If you combine these methods and then add in breakfalls (slapouts like in Judo) in a few weeks your body will be much stronger and able to receive strikes without much effect.

[@mholman888]

Really love this part of old school Karate! I think I saw you perform this exercise once in Okinawa with a grandmaster? Thanks for sharing Jesse sensei 👊🏼

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Correct! Thank you 🙏

[@alvaroruiz4527]

Karate ASMR

[@PauloAbreu]

It hurts just to watch! 😱👏👏👏👏

[@ncondeg]

All these exercises we do in Goju-ryu karate Shodokan lineage as part of kote kitae.

[@safdarkh786]

Kanji uechi sensei is almost immovable, like he has replaced bones with iron. True representation of an awesome style. This is Gold. Thanks Alot for sharing this with us sensei ❤❤❤🙏

[@lutrna2]

Excellent job uechi ryu , thanks.

[@platinumsportsperformance3840]

Your efforts to make Karate is amazing. Love and respect from me Sensei hope to see you hold a seminar in India in future. Oss

[@sainandkamat9869]

Heyyyy a new video by jesse san. Thank you

[@KARATEbyJesse]

My pleasure! 😄

[@wolfgang7812]

That is a good quote "pain is just weakness leaving the body".

[@claudioantoniostinchi2875]

Very similar to what we call "Kote Kitae" in Shorei-Kan system, except for the part of striking abdomen. But I'm probably going to introduce it in my solo-training. Thanks Jesse ;)

[@karatejithin3355]

Thank you Jesse. This video help to improve my body power.And to control pain..

[@ajmalkhan-xq7ts]

Jesse Enkamp sir If you want to know more about body conditioning you just go to a well known kyokushin karate dojo.a full contact karate dojo

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Been there done that 😄

[@safdarkh786]

Do you really know who you are talking to?

[@varanid9]

Kyokushin conditioning is no match for Uechi Ryu's.

[@ctaukus9146]

Safdar Kh apparently some shithead with only 9 subscribers😂😂😂🤣🤣😝😝😝

[@ajmalkhan-xq7ts]

@@ctaukus9146 you can not be a karate student if you are using abusive words.the first thing we learned in our dojo is to respect.but you cannot understand that your parents didn't told you about respect

[@paulclayton3756]

We did similar conditioning drills years ago when I studied American Kenpo; made it that much easier when I switched to Kyokushin.

[@thetopranker8962]

Amazing video as always Jesse !

[@damiangordon7809]

after watching your channel for quite a long time, fascinating so have taken the plunge and will be soon starting classes

[@jamesnewman6032]

That looks brutal! Much respect. 🥋

[@Fahadmartialarts]

Sensei is soo sweet. Props to him

[@maxcastelan362]

Gracias Sensei:Por la traducción, Muy buen video.

[@ayoubmajhol3296]

Jesse san can you do a kokutsu dachi tutorial and tips ?please.

[@robertkaiser9888]

Jesse sir, I think you meant Uechi Kanji is the 4th generation, great grandson of founder Uechi Kanbum. The grandfather of Uechi Kanji was Uechi Kanei, son of Uechi Kanbum. Great videos! I hope you keep up your travels and videos. Best wishes.

[@itz_just_me594]

This training is good for me and my students

[@johnwaltman8673]

If you listen you can actually hear how hard there arms & legs are WOW!

[@AnnikaMaya]

Amazing. I used to do something like that with my karate kids but in scale of 1 to 10. Uechi sensei is 10 and me and my students are may be in 3. Thanks for sharing!!

[@Skipper.17]

Anything like karate is never enjoyable at the time you are doing it. If you are not experiencing pain of some sort, you are not training to your full potential. The enjoyment comes after the training, and knowing that you have done your best and gotten the most out of the session. I always look at any bruising I've received at the dojo each night as a badge of honour.

[@m.jenkins8503]

As always, entertaining with a special lesson involved.

[@thedukeofskull1383]

I have studied "Kung Fu" with my sifu almost daily for years when we did the "stomach punches" together.I wanted to be careful for I had to build up myself just to survive his classes. He compared me to the professor in the Chuck Norris movies, so I wanted to be careful. After we got done He noticed the red spot didn't go away. And for the next couple of hours we would laugh and he would pull up his shirt and say," Look at this, its still red!" the problem was I didn't want to hurt him so I thought I was pulling my punches , but in reality I was doing internal punching.

[@raullinares9112]

How do you breath when taking those punches to the stomach?

[@antetutic3600]

full respect.thank you for wideo....wey wery good

[@prorh2697]

Heyyyy Jessseeeee, muito legal o vídeo cara! Gosto cada vez mais do seu canal, ainda mais depois do seminário aqui no Brasil em Campinas!!! Nice Job, my favorite Karate Channel

[@lalo-ys1ji]

Jesse enkamp, I love your work and the topics you choose for showing us. Thank you very much. Complementas a la perfección el aprendizaje o la enseñanza del camino de la mano vacía. Please visit México.

[@smerdoninbrawley]

Jesse-san, good video. Nobody does karate like the Okinawans! I was in Okinawa last week and went to visit the museum there at the Karate Kaikan. I think I saw you walking down the hill.

[@yosafatsurya1082]

HAPPY NEW YEAR MR. JESSE Osu!!!!!

[@fredlamberg]

Thanks for sharing Jesse sensei. Here in America our dojo has practiced similar conditioning techniques. I haven't seen much of this practice here in the States. Again, thanks for sharing. Ossu!

[@yairtirosh8446]

Thank you for making me better fighter

[@laureanomedina9556]

Amazing The real Karate love it. I don't know if I can endurance the training.

[@Thebramforpresident1]

This was a basic training routine from my late sensei. And to supplement this kind of training we could optionally drink a chilies and cloves mixture juice to help bones hardening

[@revanwirasah8222]

Thank you sensei

[@squibster]

Another great video! Thank you Jesse! These conditioning techniques look like they will really help a lot.

[@silvastone1691]

I like this a lot cause its very simple and straight forward.

[@AgenteDeOhdokwan]

Great video. It's interesting to discover that kind of exercises for truly useful purposes.

[@blaircarnegie2738]

Awesome !!!!!

[@DBSuperPolishCuririn]

Hello Sensei Jesse (white wolf) ;) You must know me from comments already :) Since i started training with my grandfather "seriously" around 12 yo he taught me alot about pain and for example had a bunches of a bamboo sticks and i used them on whole body while i was training muay thay ocassionally but i think and from my practice,body is constructed this way that some kind of mental strenght will stay with as forever and skill to deal with pain as one of the body senses like smell hearing etc that body get softened back again after a while.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Most definitely 💪👊😎🔥👍

[@sharatsharma8273]

Well,i got to say that you do know how to give respect & get respect.and yes,emptying of the mind is only possible when you are 'one' with the other.very deep video.

[@andrewcao3765]

Jesse! Do a lot of Okinawan style training incorporate cardiovascular conditioning as well?

[@KARATEbyJesse]

No

[@blackkobra5326]

In our school of ju-jutsu (a mix with with brazilian jiu jitsu and japanese ju jutsu) we practice this type of conditionning

[@killersalmon4359]

That looks very similar to conditioning drills done in some style of Pentjak Silat.

[@frolic63]

One thing I dont understand Jesse why block with arms bone to bone when a block could be a swipe and a twist?

[@AnandJohnSimon]

A block can also be a form of not just defence but also offence because if you’re well conditioned a hard block against an opponent who’s not trained will cause him to be in pain rendering him unable to continue.

[@Craigster909]

I practice this since 1976

[@kieranmakenji8922]

Fantastic drills, thanks for the video

[@dorkistantkd6233]

I bealive both body conditioning and having good stamina is nessary

[@SIMONSK9CLUB]

Oss sensei. Once I attempted a seminar organised by my teacher and world champion Sensei Takishi Yamaguchi came to India for teaching us. While we were training he came to me for correcting my punch. Then he told me to hit his stomach hard. So I did. Then he said Harder. And when I did. His abs felt like steel to me. It was so hard. So I guess training is the key. And patients will let us to success. 😊😊 oss sensei

[@wafiosman97]

Yes!! Finally a new video! 👏🏻👏🏻 And very interesting body conditioning 🤔

[@carlstigaxel]

Jesse could you make a video covering the dangers of this kind of conditioning, how useful it is, and what unspoken negatives it has on the body.

[@spidermangaming8769]

Haha

[@mikimilostnic2366]

Jesse.. You should have not interrupted them when they were about to show how to condition the upper body.. It would have been very beneficial to see. You should have also asked about how often to do these type of training and how to progress.

[@leelavathileela6844]

I wait for this for Lang time because I watch all yours video

[@moizjatt]

It's definitely the physical conditioning that makes everything very scary for an opponent. If you hit a guy a couple times and he isn't in pain, or at least not showing, you are going to fear getting hit which makes even a normal man's punch feel much more painful.

[@luthercharles3025]

The gym helps you get stronger but this conditioning is what makes you tougher

[@TheBourn1ad]

You should do an episode demonstrating how to do Karate on a Wooden dummie. The kind typically used for Wing Chun.

[@TLuijpen]

Great new video, Jesse!! May i grab the opportunity to wish you and yours all the very best for the upcoming new year?!! Let's make it a great one!! :)...OSU!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks! Same to you my friend 🌟

[@gegaoli]

can you cover this topic for beginners in more detail?

[@akramsabah8298]

Thx for the new video, have been w8ing for so long :)

[@moushumikhatun3020]

Happy new year Jesse.

[@chicodecoster]

Impressive!!! Happy New Year!

[@markelder6497]

I wish I knew about these while I was in school 😂 my friends and I would probably do it

[@kalahitam_eduwaret]

Good,,,

[@billyken407]

Sensei Jesse , happy new year! Always thank you for your wonderful karate videos. 上地流沖縄空手 looks like full contact style karate , doesn't it?

[@rockryder6945]

What is conditioning called in Japanese? Is it called Kitai?

[@zangiefpretzelneck9479]

Happy new year Jesse san!

[@kaz5150619]

U can hear the impact and if ur wearing good headphones u can probably feel it a bit too

[@manojkandampully8521]

MUSHIN.. Empty your Mind.. or Empty your cup... Thank you Sensei Jessee.Oss.

[@nashirsheikh913]

Very Nice karate ji

[@moosabinnaseem166]

Is it just me or were they making some high level beat for karate rap v 2.0 BTW when are they adding you to karate do game

[@marcosmedina2128]

I think they already added him

[@KARATEbyJesse]

I’m there bro

[@thomasbonsack2565]

Thanks for the video, very interesting. Are there any exercises that can be practised alone, without partner??

[@flyingpika7605]

i also do conditioning like than thank you sir

[@berniekatzroy]

Other than makiwara in shotokan is there this type of conditioning in shotokan?

[@pinOyChriS]

Hi Jesse, happy new year ! I love all the videos you post ! it's so interesting and i'm learning a lot ! i also practice Karate and i have one request :) can you please Make a videos for each styles of Karate? i'm practicing Wado ryu style and i really would like to know more about it have a great one Karate Nerd :)

[@rikudo282]

And it sounds like . 22 gunshots when they make contact, I LOVE IT!!!!

[@Indrayudh743]

Jesse San, can you please demonstrate how to defend oneself if the fight goes to the ground through a video? Not for sparring, but for self defence

[@KARATEbyJesse]

I have already, check my channel :-)

[@witri9]

Any idea how old those guys are?and how long they have been “conditioning” in this way?

[@rouhinpodder3271]

I don't know about their age but it's sure that they're doing these from s long time to make their body a weapon

[@brianwilliams8033]

Thanks for posting this up. In your opion Is there a certain age or rank that this should be introduced?

[@borisidijana]

Keep up the videos Jesse very inspiring!

[@landonbaytown]

Is there a way to self-practice this conditioning?

[@apprenticekaoenview2388]

I love Uechi Kanji's uncomfortable, tough it out, face he makes when hes being hit haha. i wish i could mimic that scowl in the dojo!

[@brunodipietro7312]

Wow they really hit hard it’s the one part of karate I can’t get use to I’m to delicate 💪🏻

[@simpleman8644]

Pretty impressive

[@milankumarpatel5033]

Nice 👍 video 🙂📸

[@destroyerchannel5521]

AND Sensei Happy New year🎇🎆