Karate is NOT for Everyone

[@robcubed9557]

The problems is that many people outside of martial arts lump hobbyists with professional fighters. Nobody would assume that 10-year-old child who plays basketball would be able to match the skills of professionals in the NBA. Yet many laypeople assume that a middle-aged martial arts hobbyists is on par with a professional fighter. Martial arts CAN be for everyone as long as people distinguish between hobbyists and professionals/competitors.

[@gamerT.V]

That's definitely Karate's fault, you'll see children and fat middle aged men with black belts, they removed the prestige by themselves

[@KarateBreakdown]

That’s such a great point that I missed in my video, thanks!

[@MasterPoucksBestMan]

Definitely would be interested in a karate grappling focused cert

[@Holygroundmma]

#holygroundmma

[@amokbel]

Same here.

[@tatumergo3931]

When I was young, a child basically judo was the only thing available and allowed in my country of origin. The training of karate was only for the secret police apparatus and military special forces (spetnazs). It was only after arriving in the United States that I was able to train in karate, and back then karate still employed grappling techniques. So my judo base was an advantage for a while, but the training was brutal and I remember being swollen all the time, from the makiwara and heavy bag. Who would have thought that rolling a wooden pin on your shins would be so painful.

[@TetaroSeth]

+ 1

[@KarateBreakdown]

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[@TimothyAdams-ln2jr]

Making karate "for everyone" is why "karate" (so-named) has no credibility.

[@tatumergo3931]

That comment right there is what has defined the whole problem with karate. In the country I was growing up, I remember back then karate-do was not for everyone. There was a lot of weight lifting and a lot of calisthenics involved, not to mention the brutal conditioning training. Back then karate training was comparable to what we see today in Muay Thai training. Yet for some reason, more people today want to do Muay Thai unlike back then few people wanted to train in karate. Maybe because karate training had a sort of militaristic aspect to it, and Muay Thai gyms are more like the atmosphere in boxing gyms.

[@gamerT.V]

@@tatumergo3931 That karate you mention is most definitely alive and better than ever. The actual problem with karate is the quality control, you have a legit karate dojo and 2 blocks away a Mall McDojo. Several schools of most arts adapted into more practical styles, and are even tied to MMA/kickboxing promotions. I think the idea that there's something wrong with karate comes from people who go to mcdojos and the more "traditional" schools which you'll have to go out of your way to go to them.

[@tatumergo3931]

@gamerT.V . Have you seen the WKF sports karate clubs lately? If you think that's karate, then so is ballet.

[@gamerT.V]

@@tatumergo3931 How popular do you really think point karate is, and do you think that is keeping karate alive? We have full contact tournaments too. There's a reason they decided to run karate combat, no one wants to see the point stuff

[@tatumergo3931]

@gamerT.V . At least that is a turn in the right direction, but karate combat is no more different than American kickboxing. What I would like to see is pre 1970's style of karate kumite, where excessive use of force was not penalized. That's one and the other was that minimum amount of protection was used. What made karate great back then was, that it was a very exclusive club.

[@djones1662]

Great insights and congrats on publishing your book!!

[@watchmanofyah0324]

Keep up the great work brother love all your videos and it’s great seeing another karateka respected and practical again.

[@Null-yl3vr]

As a 30 year old white belt from Germany, who picked up karate 6 months ago, there seems to be a huge difference in what cultures offer in terms of Martial Arts. Most karate dojos within a radius of a 100km (about 60 miles or 1.5h of commuting I currently do) operate from a school gym, not having their own dedicated place. Also limiting class for adults to 1 block of 1-2h per week, with additional 1-2 blocks for kids per week . Schools and therefore gyms are closed during holidays. Limiting 52 weeks/year to less than 40 weeks/year tops to train. Yes, I would love to live karate as lifestyle, however I am not confident enough in my kihon to even properly practice at home (yet). Not sure if this makes being an adult fall into "karate is not for everyone". However, it would be nice to see solution for that. If I knew what I was doing (like on a dan level) I would consider making a VR app to assist practicing at home. But that is out of reach and probably just a stupid idea from a white belt.

[@ronaldmartinezleon7216]

Bueno, hay cursos en línea que puedes tomar (pero claro, tienes que pagar) hay un youtuber llamado Dojo Waku que da cursos en línea, pero con respecto al Kihon, mi recomendación como Senpai (soy 7 kyu) te recomiendo que practiques solo los movimientos básicos sin desplazarte, para que vayas creando una conexión entre tus brazos, caderas y piernas para que aprendas a crear potencia, pero claro, hazlo poco a poco

[@BackRoadStoneRevival]

I agree. At 36 I just found out about Goju Ryu and I'm very interested! I'm ready to find a great place to train.

[@KarateBreakdown]

Good luck! Unfortunately it’s hard to find good dojos nowadays but hopefully you find something of quality nearby

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

In 90s if you did Taekwondo or Karate you were the coolest kid in school, Today people only disrespect traditional martial arts that's very disappointing they have no respect for legendary martial arts.

[@Pifagorass]

Karate is not equal to Karate, most of the practical karate is long time forgotten.

[@tatumergo3931]

In the 80's and 70's you were doing karate, people thought that you some kind of ruffian or banditi. Well at least in my country, but even in the USA people who didn't know any better people would think that you were some kind of brawler or streetfighter. Certainly the attitude at the Dojo where I trained in the US had the habit of picking fights in the streets.

[@quangvu8784]

HAVE MORE kickBOXING AND mma CHAMP, PEOPLE WILL RESPECT kARATE AGAIN, SURPASS mUAY THAI

[@jlee3479]

I'm definitely with you on this journey of making karate. Respected again, and just the elevation of karate and learning the different nuances and parallels of other martial arts to karate

[@mclippi5741]

Keep pursiuing your goals :) I am very grateful for your channel as you try to bring a lost art back to life :D

[@KarateBreakdown]

This community keeps me going!

[@michaelgreen7511]

Great video! Karate can be respected again, but it has to change. Your idea of having a karate grappling certificate is a great start. Much like how you have a black belt in BJJ and Karate, the great Karate masters also had black belts in Judo. Why not combine the arts? In Japan, most of the traditional schools also train their students in K1 style fighting (huge evolution from the point sparring days). Another thing that appears to be more common in Japan is the amount of hybrid Karate systems out there: Kyokushin Karate, Kudo, Shidokan Karate, Nippon Kempo, Ashihara Karate, Enshin Karate, Seidokaikan, etc…Looking forward to more of your videos.

[@lucalevorato7577]

Looking forward for your future projects, it looks very exciting ( especially the book on principles)

[@TetaroSeth]

I would be *very* interested in pursuing a Karate grappling certification from you.

[@KarateBreakdown]

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[@TetaroSeth]

Done. Thanks!

[@KarateBreakdown]

@@TetaroSeth thanks!

[@jonahakivahbenavraham]

Thanks!

[@amokbel]

That muscle pump on Mike though 💪

[@KarateBreakdown]

Gotta get views somehow 😂

[@makenjikarate]

Awesome video, definitely interested in this grappling certification

[@Holygroundmma]

Brother let’s make Karate Great again #holygroundmma

[@marcomammuth9536]

THere are two kinds of martial artists: the ones who train with friends who are passionate about it, so that they can ignore the worthless piles of shit that instructors are; and the ones who quit.

[@handsomestik]

Man I love Karate, I always have. It was a step up from Kung Fu but Muay Thai / kickboxing just changed everything. Wide kicks with western style boxing.

[@thunderkatz4219]

Since u do muay thai do you trash karate guys lol

[@tatumergo3931]

Early karate training was very much like muay thai training today, I'm talking about before the 70's and 80's and certainly not in the US. What made Muay Thai more popular was that it was not as militaristic and loose like karate. Training in a Muay Thai gym is like training in a boxing gym, so even though the training is intense people do enjoy it more.

[@gamerT.V]

@@tatumergo3931 The militaristic aspect of karate is perfect for quality control, but it's definitely not something properly enforced. So, karate is basically closer to kindergarten

[@tatumergo3931]

@gamerT.V . Well that might be today and in the US, but not necessarily in the rest of the world. Also I was referring to the type of karate classes back in the 70's and 80's, it just wasn't the cup of tea for many people.

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

Every Martial Arts have something Useful to teach it's sad the fight of Ego in Modern Martial Arts World, Remember guys in the Past Funakoshi and Kano are friends they have no Ego.

[@tatumergo3931]

There's the competitive aspect of combat arts, even Funakoshi and Kano had a disagreement. Yet it was Motobu who set everything right, but his methods never became popular. He had no qualms about the reality of violence! If we want to make karate again, it needs to go back to becoming a very exclusive Club!

[@Pifagorass]

Saying JJ is gentle sport - just looking at the wraps 😂

[@nappyheaded]

What styles of karate have you practiced?

[@Lizmjan]

I am so aligned with this. Also, where can I buy your book? Thanks!

[@NavistonCromwell]

You’re on a good start. But remember karate is just one tool in ya arsenal. You also got the strength and conditioning part as well. I cannot stress this enough how important strength and conditioning is in fighting. In real time combat you also gotta add boxing fundamentals in it to also make your karate much more potent. The beauty about boxing is it will humble you no matter how tough you think you are.

[@KarateBreakdown]

Huge respect for boxing 🥊 it is truly the sweet science just because the ruleset’s limitations created masters in striking

[@NavistonCromwell]

@ it also incentivized you to not just fight harder but fight smarter.

[@cobrakaity]

Would love the training content. Want to train from home but it’s been awhile.

[@Uncle_Tijikun]

The karate grappling certification will definitely be the first cert I'll take in a long time. Let's all make karate gteat again. I'm doing my part by using my "weird anime shit" in Muay Thai 🤣

[@roebloxy9986]

I'd rather keep underrated martial arts such as Kalaripayattu, Chinese Martial Arts, Korean Martial Arts and Japanese Martial Arts neglected because it was made for weak and nerdy people like us, not everybody should run around with the knowledge we cultivated. I'm talking from experience, I've met many people, men like women that made me come to the conclusion that underrated, mocked and neglected martial art knowledges from Asia should stay away from people's understanding. The world is too wicked.

[@josuesolar1771]

There are still stains of it in my hands

[@Lionaterking-nr8jx]

nice motivation I'd like to see some sparring please 🙏🏿

[@danielsetiawan294]

Yes, so u can do karate and no one else could then u can beat them so very easily cause they can't do karate but u can, couldn't agree more 👍

[@quangvu8784]

you want to make karate hard, then more sparring and toss the kata out.

[@rodneymance1139]

My gripe with todays martial artist and schools are they claim too be self defense but they dont spar...only kata. How on earth is kata alone gone help you overcome gettin punched in the face? Im definitely with you when you say make karate hard again

[@KarateBreakdown]

100% kata is the foundational building block but you need to spar with it to make it work

[@ablackcrane]

Like my instructor used to say. Karate or martial arts is not for everyone you must put the work in, its way a of life.

[@tatumergo3931]

Aptitude and attitude was what my friend and karate instructor used to say. You can teach someone to fight, but if they don't have a heart for it, they will never be a fighter.... it's pretty much like boxing or muay thai!

[@TheMediaMachine]

I would like Karate dojo's bring us some people from street of different levels to fight with, spar with, so it's real. This is something I used to get from a different dojo but after he passed away it got closed down, son didn't want to run it and he left to do his own thing. That was the one thing helped me a lot in real situation. It helped strength my system to stay calm, to be alert and far more self aware and have experience with real fights. Helped me to be far more aggressive too. You need that in this world. Also no belts. No points scoring training. They don't help in real world.

[@elderkenya4488]

Its different styles of Karate such as Kyokushin, Shotokan, Gojo Ryu, Shito-Ryu, Isshinryu and so on.I get your point.The late great Mas Oyama fought against the ideal of traditional Karate was being turned into a dance,refereing to rhe sports aspect of it when you pulled your punched and kicks,he hated the ideal and this was back in 1947,he later formed his own style.I agree lets make Karate great again.Make it more practical but keep its traditional roots and rhe true power.

[@akkshayadwivedi]

A deep bow to you

[@KarateBreakdown]

🙇‍♂️

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

If you train a Striking Style and it's not you know Muay Thai, Kickboxing or Boxing people start looking you down as if styles like Capoeira, Taekwondo, Kung FU or Karate weren't useful.

[@sirpibble]

It's not worth trying to fix

[@CountryKarate]

Karate in 2025 is watered down and to Modernized. not tough at all. anyone can get a black belt in 1 year it is sad.

[@thunderkatz4219]

Yeah no bro 💀

[@CountryKarate]

@@thunderkatz4219 True facts

[@tatumergo3931]

Way back in the 70's and 80's you could still earn yourself a black belt in one year, but that took a lot of sweat, blood and tears. Ofcourse that was if you would forgo learning the kata and only stuck to doing kihon. Choki Motobu never care for learning kata, he stuck to only the practical applications of karate.

[@DouglasGomesBueno]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3XUYaSHmNJrbrMsi=oBgUPCAOctiOSVMG - Sensei what do you think of Kikuno ? he's a Traditional Karate fighter that fight against Muay Thai, Kickboxing and Boxing and his Karate is very strong and effetive.