Sparring my coach

[@ProdigiousReturn]

I didn’t know John was your sensei. What an amazing sensei to have. You are blessed and lucky to have such an amazing athlete and karateka as your coach. I love his channel. Some great stuff there.

[@nathearn]

👍👊👊

[@Monkeymanthefirs]

@@nathearn👍👊👊👊

[@carl4033]

Yes I didn't know either I often watch his videos and wish I could train with him. I see why you are so good now.

[@mranonymous2729]

The way you guys spar really restores my faith in karate. There is so much nuance and high quality striking, blocking and head movements. Will definitely enjoy seeing more of this content. Perhaps add a round that also allows some take downs because I feel that that is quite important to simulate a fight, perhaps no need to add ground work because that is too far removed from karate and this kind of exercise.

[@nathearn]

Appreciate it, yeah we will definitely do more and can add in takedowns and stuff👍👊

[@Oscar.358]

Karate=useless

[@mranonymous2729]

that would be so cool and thanks for your response!@@nathearn

[@druvmazumder]

or just say u can't fight@@Oscar.358

[@Armissimo]

​@@Oscar.358did you even watch the video?

[@oldcomrade_5825]

Man, you can never get enough sparring. When I started sparring at around 12 years, I would do it a lot less frequently compared to now and I really didn't like it back then (I didn't fully understand its importance and how enjoyable it can be if you treat it as a learning experience). Now, I'm in high school and I love sparring when I get the chance. Each training session that I spar in, I feel like I always come out of it with just a little bit more knowledge. Thanks for making great and relatable content, Nat!

[@nathearn]

Yeah it’s a great thing for development👍thank you bro👊

[@AsukiRF24]

​@nathearn hey man. I've learned a lot because of you. I'm getting into a graduation in Taekwondo tomorrow. I'm hopefully becoming a green belt. The only thing I really want is you to reply and say good luck or anything like that. Keep it up, I'm learning from you

[@PLAYER-yd4fn]

Your coach is terrifying. All I have to say. He's capitalizing so easily on any mistakes, managing the range, and He's also either messing up your rhythm, or making you fight at his pace. All the while he had his hands down. Surprising to see he isn't in Karate Combat yet. He'd piece up a lot of people real fast.

[@nathearn]

Yea he’s good👍

[@Kidzay009]

@nathanmccampbell2540 I believe he does Okinawan Karate. Don't take my work exactly because I don't know what he does, but I do Nahate Okinawan Karate and it look similar to how he is fighting.

[@thunderkatz4219]

@@Kidzay009I do Okinawan kenpo and it seems similar to my style some of it and it’s legit I’ve used in a fight mixed with boxing

[@E3xpert]

​@nathanmccampbell2540 Try kyokushin It's really aggressive and effective in streetfights

[@Stefan_Diaz_Keene_2018]

Hey Mr Nat Do You Think You Can Beat Jesse Enkamp Karate Nerd ​@@nathearn

[@Vik1919]

Your coach is on a whole another level! 😮 I can see why you would want to learn from him.

[@nathearn]

👍👊👊

[@murasakilancelot7909]

@@Oscar.358 The usual pointless small talk..

[@Oscar.358]

@murasakilancelot7909 mate u do karate shut up

[@Drawwithme_2005]

when this guy sees red its over@@Oscar.358

[@Dillon1099]

@@Drawwithme_2005He definitely strikes first.

[@Simone-xs5rd]

man you're footwork's looking great. You should really make a tutorial about it! I would love to learn more about it as a karateka

[@nathearn]

Appreciate it man, will try to get a video out on it👍

[@jandarini]

I second this! Love watching you move.

[@BillyAshton]

Why is no one talking about how clean this is. 2 people who are obsessed with mastering the art of moment in striking. Beautiful stuff man .

[@nathearn]

Appreciate that man👊👊

[@andrewobrienkarate]

I'm here because some dude commented on one of my videos and told me I should give back my black belt. When I asked why and who he would hold up as the standard for black belts, he said I wasn't anywhere near as fast or as skilled as Nat Hearn. So take that as a compliment, I guess. Even my trolls are your fans. 🤣 I knew who you were, but hadn't watched you spar. This is cool. It's clear your coach is bringing out the best in you (except for a little too much tension maybe). Love your head movement and combos. I've seen your coach's videos on Insta. Sharp, technical karate. It's great to see that reflected here with some contact and a spirit of play. Well done!

[@sinner2133]

I loved this. Proper martial arts looks and feels more like an intricate and beautiful dance rather than simple mindless combat. I would love to see it more often

[@nathearn]

Will do it more👍

[@baseballfan172]

Nat is the best! Love the long form videos bro! You are such a legend!

[@nathearn]

Appreciate that bro!👊

[@scw1980]

I thought you and John trained together didn't know he was your coach, that's is awesome. I regularly follow you, John and Terry Birkett (he's Kyokushin karateka like myself) since you three are my favorite UK karatekas. Side note started your flexibility program over the weekend. It's gonna take me longer than 3 months since a few of the stretches I have a difficult time getting into some of them, let a lone actually holding.

[@nathearn]

Thank you👊and let me know how the program goes👍

[@Cranndaddy]

this looks gorgeous mate. I’ve watched a lot of competition tae kwon do which is quite start stop but seeing the fluidity of Karate when you’re sparring is so beautiful. Love how you drop down a level for body strikes when punching, the stance switching and shifting of balance is amazing to see. Really made me appreciate this style so much more watching this video

[@Alpha-kd2kn]

Nathern: gave one kick Coach: I will give you ten kicks

[@BEAST_69]

The coach should be the proudest person alive

[@nathearn]

Hahah thank you👊

[@angryfoxzd5233]

One of the things I learned in life was never challenge the master. This guy was going easy on you.

[@lasaintegarnouille3632]

They’re both going easy it’s sparring not a death match lmao

[@angryfoxzd5233]

@lasaintegarnouille3632 I know that I was saying that his coach was going easy on him. They both have quick reflexes and good agility in sparing but if it was a real match coach would have won.

[@nathearn]

Haha for sure

[@bakonatorgd759]

@@angryfoxzd5233 obviously, that’s his coach

[@kevinsmith3476]

I like this a lot you should definitely do more Also, your coach is a wizard!

[@nathearn]

Hahah will do💪

[@antoniofinotti8877]

Ive been wanting to see you spar for quite some time so this is a real treat for me

[@nathearn]

Nice, will do more👍

[@STARKILLER15100]

The coach will always win.

[@icantread9487]

I’m not a karate practitioner but I can’t lie, you guys make your kicks look so much crispier lmao

[@peaceson14303]

This is the way you spar. One of my biggest issues with modern Karate is kumite. The point sparring has become a mainstay in pretty much all but a few karate styles. GREAT work fellas!

[@daybyday442]

Enjoyed! Much more head movement, front kicks, retracting hand being kept at the jaw when punching, kicks being caught and use of leg kicks than I would expect to see in traditonal karate. You've adapted your art to be more practical for full contact sparring. Hopefullly more traditional dojos follow suit. Well done

[@jkgardiner]

We'll do another one soon 🤜🤛🥋

[@nathearn]

👍👊

[@rex-squared908]

Damn I am quite literally the *second here, hello! Love your content Nat, you get straight to the point and the quality of your videos is great!

[@nathearn]

Thank you for the support mate👊👊

[@littlestar5326]

The fact is sparring with coach is the tuffest job

[@cheungfranklin3543]

Your coach is definitely your coach. He is really a good one despite being older than u, not a trace of slowing down. Excellent timing and precision.

[@ryanbutterfield4852]

I've enjoyed John's videos for a while as well as yours, nearly 30 odd year karateka here. Love it!

[@promisteryolo1786]

4:39 THAT WAS PURE GOLD HAHAHAHAH🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nathearn]

🤣🤣🤝

[@OrenMystery]

Sometimes realistic and real-life sparring is better suited to my enjoyment, always so inspiring, to see people doing well and progressing.

[@DevDattaChaudhuri]

Your coach is awesome Nat and I love the longer video

[@nathearn]

Thank you man👊👊

[@cooldude-mo7mw]

The sparring in 2x speed looks insane and keep up the good work nat

[@octaviooyhanarte9574]

I train long guard, and the way your coach combines it with the philly shell is very clean it really inspires me. I can't comment much on the kicks since I don't have a lot of knowledge in that area :-)

[@nathearn]

👍thanks for the support

[@housevo330]

Dudes warmup round is looking like my regular rounds 😭

[@kartiktiwari6582]

Coach is a coach no matter how old he gets the king will be the same

[@binitalagachu3976]

1) Hands use = Boxing 2) Legs use = Taekwondo 3) Hands and Legs = Karate

[@simonrcarson]

Looks like you were having fun! I love the videos both you guys post. Thank you!

[@juanpablofloresortiz1610]

All the other kids, with their pumped up kicks, better run, better run outrun my gun, all the other kids. This song fits perfectly in this scenario 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zeno_aratus]

that was good work and a great attitude towards sparring, you both seemed relaxed and willing to experiment and try things out

[@dreamcellar6919]

You inspired me to start tkd. Tysm for bring you. Keep up the goodwork mate❤❤

[@lorenzoserrano]

Hah, that's ironic, considering how he roasts tkd on occasion! Nevertheless, he'd be proud of you for training, as am I. Kamsahamnida

[@nathearn]

That’s good to hear. Keep up the training💪

[@lorenzoserrano]

Told ya!

[@Emily_3.0]

Those kicking moves were just- wow… especially when you fell trying to do a spinny kick when you were trying to get away from your coach’s grasp💀💀

[@sames_X]

we can all see that your master was going easy on you ( his smile says it all )

[@J_Grisak]

This was very good! The only other karate sparring that I had seen was the boring tournament stuff. this was very fast, and interesting to watch.

[@willtherealrustyschacklefo3812]

There's also a sparring exercise called "kumite"(no it isn't some mythical mortal Kombat tournament lol) it's where the whole class lines up in front of eachother and you spar each person for a minute or two and move on to the next until you have fought everyone atleast 2-3 times. Continuously for atleast an hour or two.

[@J_Grisak]

@@willtherealrustyschacklefo3812 We do something similar to that for the black belt tests at my Taekwondo gym.

[@nathearn]

Thank you glad you enjoyed👊

[@ahmedfeki928]

Nah your coach is too powerful

[@jacielapodaca2853]

That double sweep was lowkey smooth legs only💯🔥

[@Moiiiiii]

man you gotta make more of these. i learnt a lot from this 6 mins video

[@davidgodwin8359]

this is how my karate style spars

[@flamek6739]

This is so awesome. I go to a kickboxing gym and I got so much from this.

[@josephsale6254]

0:59 Not him roasting some Burger King Prices 🤣💯

[@derechte6086]

YES please more The legs only round was amazing from both of you that was crazy to watch

[@cindrella897]

Good knowledge in sparring being 18 yr old girl and a beginner in martial arts it really helped ....thanku My favourite Sir❤lots of love✨

[@OmaimaBushra]

Same here sister

[@nathearn]

Thank you👊

[@screamtheguy6425]

In wing chun we also get told off how we spar like kickboxers, i sympathize with you on that. The thing is with the way you both sparred, all the attacks and defenses were based on your karate training. Training method matters because it teaches you core or specific skills in a specific perspective, such as the mechanics of throwing a punch or the strategy during your sparring.

[@joaoortega97]

Got the flexibility program yesterday! Let's gooooo

[@nathearn]

Nice let me know how it goes👊

[@Syl14_]

This is why coach is coach

[@YTA-f6c]

Nat Hearn, your videos are amazing inspiring and exciting to watch. Nearly at 1million!!🎉

[@nathearn]

Appreciate that! Hopefully soon👊💪

[@nathearn]

Appreciate that! Hopefully soon👊💪

[@spilledketchup]

4:33 tried the van damme cyborg kick 😂

[@nathearn]

🤣🤣

[@ali2ameer567]

That's why he is the coach

[@nathearn]

True

[@Bro.Ywet3]

All this sparring, but you can't stop my gun.

[@jabirchairi142]

The master of gun-fu himself

[@Kyle_Atk]

you sound goofy

[@MellowMochi0]

Insecurity

[@8AJ]

you also can’t stop a gun, at least he knows how to fight without one

[@imperialnack34]

Haha weak

[@PurpleManRblxYT]

you're amazing bro!! keep it up!

[@nathearn]

Thank you bro will do👊👊

[@PurpleManRblxYT]

@@nathearn I also train karate and your my inspiration 🥋💪

[@shadowspider4140]

That was super fun to watch

[@nathearn]

👊

[@Darkhound2110]

When he goes for the rear leg roundhouse, you can counter with a reverse inside hook. Very effective in point sparring

[@custer3176]

I think what would be interesting is your coach giving advice to you after the sparring session if you make a video like this again.

[@nathearn]

Could do this👍

[@educatedcanadian7408]

Ah finally. Yesssss. Why didnt i get this notification. Ive been dying to know your sensei. Yessss.

[@bm9684]

Nice and light. Time to polish up technique. Perfect pace. Wonderful respect shown

[@tydit9577]

Your coach is a beast. Who would have thought. 😅

[@_Appetizer_]

I could only keep track of what was going on in the warmup, but it felt like evrytime you moved he would just hit where you werent defending if that makes sense that was crazy! Also nice dodges

[@caramelshorty4154]

Looks pretty damn good. Greetings from germany.

[@꽃게-h8g]

I was looking for karate sparring video and your video was what I wanted :)

[@GojuStu]

Fantastic to watch. I'll be taking my shodan next December so I need to be this good. Tempted with your stretching and flexibility programme.

[@nathearn]

Nice, and let me know if you do get the program👊

[@dylanelens]

A good trick to do when someone leans back after your jab is to immediately follow up with another jab while they are still in the leanback position. Something that has helped me a lot.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

Great jab Nat Hearn

[@nathearn]

Thank you👊

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

@@nathearn It seems like you have your jab to where you use it to force your opponent to act and then punish them for their decision. I say that because you shoot it in there so fast and then leave it there for just a second daring them to act. That’s what I see.

[@rosaliekjrasboe7281]

Your coach plays more safe and you take many chances and keep up The good work

[@Reaperalwaysreaps]

Damn, you inspired me man, because of u, i learned to fight. I only use fighting techniques when I need to, and not for show offs. Ty man keep going!

[@nathearn]

Nice, keep up the training bro👍

[@Reaperalwaysreaps]

Thx man

[@DamageBoy-c9l]

Dude that was clean i love that❤

[@nathearn]

Thank you bro💪

[@-tari-2881]

whats very interesting is how the couch switches between stances and how much it helped with his attack

[@AnakinSkywalkerYT]

This whole time I was wondering who was whos coach, you're both so good!

[@J.Tipene]

this is how me and the boys spar at each others house

[@YourFavStriker_mma]

Idk about karate but I kind of noticed your legs getting real close, sometimes crossing, but y’know your the expert, we just don’t do that in kickboxing. Anyway great video, your amazing man!

[@The_batman_mma]

All this sparring but I’m 260 brother (but seriously watching you guys is so much fun I wished more karate guys would compete in kickboxing let alone spar kickboxing)

[@rogervandertorre4857]

I just love to see the head work of your coach. Its pretty good

[@Oscar.358]

"Karate is basically kickboxing"🤓☝️

[@zaidenbrown4356]

Kickboxing came from a mix of karate and boxing, there’s a strong difference between sport karate and actual combat karate, if you look at karatecombat their fighting championships end up looking a lot like Muay Thai or kick boxing with takedowns

[@GianluPrime]

Aswome! I'm glad to see that there are still dojos practicing karate in an old effective way. I'm tired of seeing pepole refering to sport karate as the real karate.

[@rushingjaws7866]

Where do you train?

[@chein802]

Those kicks to calf by your coach was insane in warmup. Legit targeting the same leg iirc. If that was real that would be a no go.

[@Cid_Kangenoh]

Coach was playing with Nat 😂

[@skeledin5858]

That’s crazy how good you are, but your coach like, what the fuck. Bro. WOW.

[@mashfaq4707]

waiting for your 1M subs milestone cause you need to blow up

[@nathearn]

Hopefully soon💪

[@tediigabi94]

This is better than Cobra Kai!I am series!🔥

[@LoesKregting-m8s]

This video really helpt me, now i can do technics from this to my own sparring. thanks💪

[@nathearn]

Nice bro👊

[@nateragland1218]

Hey Nat, y'all should be in Ultimate Self Defense Championship season 3

[@dmitriydmitriy7270]

I am impressed. Your style is like karate on top of solid British boxing but then it is actually karate, no doubt. Like!

[@nathearn]

Thanks mate😏🤝

[@IhateThatilove]

I love your vids you showed up on my feed when I was thinking about picking up a martial art i even practice some moves you so funny enough haha

[@boxerthatisntcool]

he makes it look so easy

[@jonyoung9408]

Looks very similar to our dojo. Its re-assuring to myself that I'm at a good place to train.

[@DoomGuy-kf8fv]

In your general sparring I saw very very few front kicks. Any specific reason why ? I’ve personally found fantastic success in it, especially in faking it to transition to another kick.

[@bluecreep2990]

Know this isn't about tye video but your sensei is f-ing huge. Bro is jacked af

[@slash891]

This looks great! May i ask what style of karate this is?

[@ZxjPH]

Yes, that was eggscellent. Getting very skilled. Nice work! 10/10 Enjoyed.

[@nurbaiti_hikaru]

Wow, your coach is great. You both did a great job.

[@talia19995]

He's about to beat his sensei .. That's proof he has a good coach🎉

[@AstralNightVA]

You could tell he's the coach when he keeps taking advantage of nat's weakness and whiffs

[@BYAKKQ]

Great body punches my good man, kicks are solid as expected I mean you are karate practitioner hoho, very good all around

[@nathearn]

Appreciate this mate💪