Top 10 Kata Mistakes You Overlook w/ Jesse Enkamp! Episode #1

[@KarateDojowaKu]

How many did you get correctly?

[@popcornzbd]

Yeah, well, now that you bring it up,....I could probably do a better job breathing sometimes. I'll monitor myself tomorrow and see how I'm doing. But if you think about breathing too much it messes up your breathing. Aaagh!

[@yqweqwun7390]

maybe beginners arent taught bunkai,so they think kata is just somethink you need to get your next belt. So they rush

[@cookingmadesimple9746]

you should collab again

[@janhelgelorenz4352]

I have a BREATHING-Problem: My problem is that in my dojo people breathe very loudly - and then still, even though the techniques have no power. My breathing is certainly not perfect - but my GI is often louder than my breathing, which is then criticized I would not breathe. Soke Inoue Yoshimi spoke about Normal vs emergency breathing in Karate in a video on KZbin. Unfortunately, I could not understand everything in the video - but I am of the opinion that he is right about some things if he complains about breathing too loudly. Waht should i do ?

[@Froge4291]

1: rushing (got alot better at controlling my kata now they are close to correct tempo) 2: tensing up and trouble at breathing (working at my breathing in the current few weeks)

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks for the chat Yusuke sensei! 👍 Looking forward to our upcoming video on my channel too! 🌟 ありがとうございました❗️

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thank you for coming on to the channel! こちらこそありがとうございました！

[@shijiudayan9632]

Hai Jesse bro

[@michaelgabriel5786]

Both of you make best collaboration! Thank you for making videos! Wohoho!

[@spinehong]

Nice to meet you here, Sir !

[@astonrichardson4309]

Never heard so much crap...

[@hoodlum4511]

The crossover we have all been waiting for yes!!!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks!

[@christopherpaxon4422]

Please do more collab with Jesse

[@darkdragon99]

Yes indeed

[@NinjaPandallnight]

I like you guys bc ya’ll are humble

[@sm3258]

Please make a video where u dive into when we should do stumping and when to avoid it ,thank u

[@mariostekic]

You both are amazing Sensei 👌🥋

[@mirkob82]

I can't wait for Karate to debut at Olympic Games!

[@lasse1187]

Very good advice from you both

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks!

[@austinewanga]

Habit #4...Tensing Up. I'm thinking about Goju Ryu Haishu Kata, Sanchin. Mind exploring this. Thanks for the great insights.

[@georgejustin72]

Very good sharing from both sides...

[@PlouplePoupi]

Thank u for this vid and happy new 2021 to both of u : 明けましておめでとうございます🇫🇷👍🏼🍒

[@salahaddinosama1740]

Very very intresting .. Regards from IRAQ🌴

[@aungzawmin2417]

Thank you so much . Sensei

[@maisum5919]

Awesome sensei! Took notes already

[@tonygallagher6989]

Interesting points. A karate instructor here in the UK, called Steve Rowe, once said that practising tai chi chuan improved his karate. The points you both raised helped me to see why it might be helpful.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

That's great!

[@KenpoKid77]

Yes, it's been said that Hirokazu Kanazawa, founder the SKIF school of Shotokan (RIP) also practiced Tai Chi Chuan in his day.

[@tonygallagher6989]

@@KenpoKid77 Wow. There must really be something to it then. Thanks for the info.

[@maryfuentes7277]

Thanks for this video very helpful..🙏

[@David-su4is]

On tention, one of my former instructors used to tell us (as Jessie said) scan your body, and when you find tention, squeeze it even tighter and hold it tight until you can't any more, and then release it. Then your body will internalize the difference between tension and release or relaxation.

[@miguelmenendez3857]

Thank you for the info both you guys are good at what you do

[@avabowdren5481]

this is literally my favorite karate youtubers in the same video!!!❤😊

[@Tanabataanne]

I arrived here by Jesse Senpai, and both contents are great, you got a new subscriber. ¡Osu!

[@lingoistj1956]

Finally! These two are collaborating! 👍🏼

[@Chokim07]

Ohh! My two favorite karate sensei Jesse Enkamp and Yusuke Nagano! Deep Bow to you both. ! 🙇‍♂️

[@brenthill3241]

Two of my fave karate channels.

[@Shaolinkempotc]

Interesting points. I have generally looked for contraction rather than tension. I find focus on lengthening creates the needed kime and fluidity that is often hindered by what we term “tension”. Just a language difference that I find helpful!

[@norajank21]

two legends in one video🥋🥋🥊🎖🏅

[@kasafazila3028]

Finally a good collabo.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks!

[@jsb1364]

Very interesting exchange and it's so refreshing to see a relatively young Japanese master who is super friendly, down to earth and speaks English so well. Thank you for the discovery. Happy new year and good health to both of you Masters!

[@MrsKarate-gi9pl]

❤great points to remember🥋

[@trinhnityolivarez4657]

I do agree 100% rushing . Especially when working on all your Kata's you start to rush and lose tempo. As well start not to breath properly. Thanks for the video

[@LrShion]

Lol.. I didn't expect Baki at 4:15.. And the topic is about relaxation.. It is also said in the Baki manga that Miyomato Musashi's Portrait looks extremely relaxed.. He's not even holding his sword tightly.. Then Baki copied him by becoming a liquid.. 😅

[@maddinkn]

Ohoo look who we got here! Anyone that wonders what or who Baki is, check out his channel! :)

[@kenthomson6528]

Two awesome guys in one spot wow

[@w.craiggilliam9878]

Great reminders and focus. Tensing up is one I have to work on regularly.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Absolutely!!

[@varanid9]

When Jesse said that people rushed because they were trying to get to the end, I thought, at first, "no duh!", but, when he put it as the value being in the process rather than the completion, I realized that what he said was quite profound, applicable to much more than just martial arts.

[@dosilakarateclub]

Finally,,colabs

[@Noone-rt6pw]

Two experts that know their material.

[@sramdeojohn4428]

Well said. 🙌👏🙌❤️❤️❤️✌️✌️✌️

[@m.jenkins8503]

So glad to see karateka reaching out to each other. And so much useful info to use in my martial art.

[@ilabeiyu]

this was so helpful

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks!

[@glong2720]

MY Grand Master from Japan use to stomp all of the time; however, when I began to learn Tae Kwon Do they did not stomp and as a youth at the time I was told about projecting power forward not into the ground. As I grew older and began to teach I have continuied to disclose that stomping on the floor is incorrect for focusing power. This is truly so great to hear from a Shotokan Instructor. Instructing for a university and observing students who had been injured through no fault of their own, I also disclosed that it will eventually destroy the knees. Another area of importance is truly the hip power. I thought this was very informative and enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.

[@allenwalker138]

Very helpful tips for me because i like to practice kata more than sparring🙏🙏

[@venkateswarpujari7075]

Hi , pujari from India , your videos are excellent tools for people who are always wanting to learn , learn . Really impressed with your approach & simplicity. Keep up the great work 🙏

[@micktrickmp]

Brilliant

[@kdefensemartialarts8097]

Yay!

[@thomasturner4253]

Enjoyable and educational This stuff can apply to any martial art Thumbs up for both of u

[@pujiono8693]

This is a great discussion ... Thanks so much for your information to understand The Phylosophy of The Kata. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Arkala_KingsChoice]

My sons are about to do their 1st gradings doing kihon kata. They are learning shotokan style. I will be getting them to watch this video to help give them some sound advice for their kata. My eldest tends to rush and gets a little wobbly on the turns.

[@Letham316]

I learned that first one from guitar practice. Taking your time, and even starting off a lot slower, makes it easier to get the form right and develop the muscle memory needed to do it properly at a faster speed. Also, by going at a more sensible pace, it makes it easier to show off the technique and form you've developed. Last night, I was playing a follow-along Karate video, and during certain exercises, he kept saying "remember to breathe", and pointing out the breathing pattern for when doing the punches and blocks. So yeah, learning to follow a breathing pattern that goes with your actions is super important and can easily be overlooked.

[@spinehong]

I'm very happy to see my two favorite Sensei making a video together. Great lesson !

[@KarateDojowaKu]

More to come!

[@mrDingleberry44]

Good collaboration between two masters. The respect and appreciation on of another's perspectives is very evident. Keep up the good work.

[@teohengsoon4008]

I like how Jesse subtly mentioned about the Buddhist scanning meditation technique. Not too sure it was intentional or not haha but hats off to you both for making this video

[@michaelsteel7397]

Yes .yes .yes ...I will admit I am guilty of all of these.. being aware is half the battle . Excellent video . Thank you

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@BattleBrotherCasten]

Admitting your mistakes and being aware of them with the will to change of course,is a great strength.

[@PhilipAJones]

The NERD and the AMBASSADOR! Love both your videos. Hope to see more crossovers.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks!

[@candicecharavin5111]

I love this video! So relevant and helpful! Thank you!!

[@FrankBrocato]

Thanks guys, after training for years with Nishiyama Sensei many people tend to stop no matter what technique. I heard an interpretation of that as "Sensei was trying to make a point of generating power" although many took it as necessary to impress people watching. I am no longer training with that same group but do occasionally train with some of them. I think after a number of years I have learned so many valuable lessons from so many amazing Karate-ka and take what I need and leave the rest. No stomping when training with Sensei Mikami. good lessons and thanks again guys.

[@dbrienza]

Men! I love both of you so much! So both of you in the same video is like a present! Thank you very much!

[@fredherran959]

Love this video guys!! Great Job. I am still working on my breathing and tensing up even though I am a 3rd Kyu 🤣. I’ve gotten so much better though. Also to relax one thing that has helped me a lot is stop thinking about relaxing if that makes any sense. Just let your body do it’s thing and focus on your breathing. At least that has worked for me ☺️

[@cyprianswiech3827]

Love to see Jesse here! First btw hehe

[@KarateDojowaKu]

haha nice!

[@adriansluf]

Thank you boys! Your explanations is very good for everybody. Even, experienced people can remember themself, not repeat ther old faults. 👍😃

[@MalkWilliams]

One exercise that I was taught to help with relaxation in kata is to first do the entire kata keeping your entire body in as high a state of muscular tension as possible, all the way through (it's exhausting!), and then repeating trying to be as relaxed as possible. The contrast helped me to be aware of the difference in how the two states feel, so that I could then start to build up the right balance between the two.

[@zenyxx9789]

This isss sooo damnnn helpful especially for someone like me who doesn't have an instructor

[@jimmagwojo2718]

Great points love following you and Jesse I like the point regarding tension, I have used that point a lot unconsciously since I started consciously focusing on awareness I would say the more aware I become in any moment the less tense I become as well. So great point

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks so much!

[@KarateTraining]

Thank you for sharing!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

My pleasure!

[@tanujsai7165]

Thanks man, loved the video

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@YoukaiSlayer12]

A follow Shotokan Karateka 😯, I must subscribe. It’s moments like this why following the KarateNerd is worthwhile.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks!

[@YoukaiSlayer12]

@@KarateDojowaKu welcome

[@kndw24]

very nice combination of these two sensei! i wish both of you more success in the future.. im a ITF practitioner but i love to hear your explanation about Kata bcause its hve many similarity to the TKD Tuls.. the explanation is very scientific and also emphasize to the actual intent of the technique... i hope you two can colaborate more😊

[@abdillahazhar1833]

Master Ken would really agree with techniques involving stomping. And re-stomping. To the groin in particular. Anyway, great collab! Thank you for uploading!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks!

[@playthroughhub1337]

This was really helpful for my kata, thank you sensei yusuke and sensei jesse🙏

[@lalchungnungaralte9104]

It's crazy i was just about to suggest a collab with him

[@rohit-gi6wh]

It was really a surprise seeing Jesse sensei with Yusuke 😍🤩💖

[@DrJadedragon]

Something I do with students who are too tense is to take a moment and just have them relax shoulders and arms (spagetti-arms) and just swing them relaxed by turning the hip, then swing them in vertical circles forewards and back. I find that this relaxes the arms and shoulders. For legs, I like to just swing them in a relaxed "stretch kick", meaning just swinging a straight leg, relaxed forewards (and up) until you get a good stretch in the back, then to the sides and back as well. Hope I make sense :) Thank you for this video.

[@stevemann6528]

"Breath in, breath out! very important!" Quote: Mr Miaggi from The Karate 🥋 kid

[@KarateDojowaKu]

haha well said!

[@carllubrin8518]

What I tell my workers as a chef people for get to breath they always ask my why I’m calm I just say breath .

[@Yoshin3000]

I feel like making two comments. first to 1) holding your breath: I had the great fortune to attend two of the annual seminars at the Budo Daigaku in Chiba (not sure if they are still running it, it was in 93 and 94). We had a session of strength measurement in sports science. And the professors tested people’s strength differences with clenched teeth, open moth and kiai. In my group was a Japanese Karate Shihan who was very surprised that the clenched teeth facilitated the biggest strength output (it was hand strength measured by squeezing something). The result of the test and consequent discussion was, that you can produce more strength with clenched teeth (as I knew as an ex Olympic weight lifter), but you can’t move fast and relaxed in that manner. The kiai facilitates a fast tensing of the diaphragm that stabilizes your core at the point of kime. Which also produces force in the strike but in a very different way. secondly to 2) path of movement: I agree with Jessy that sometimes it’s a lack of core stability, but very often I believe some people just move their arms to the end position in some funny ways because they don’t have a clear picture in mind of the path of the movement.

[@giuseppestorto9911]

Great video, I've only been on my karate journey for 7 months thanks in part to the pandemic, and some of the things I tend to struggle with when I'm practising my Kata is breathing, I always hold my breath when doing my Kata and I'm always tense. My sensei is always telling me to relax more and to breath 😂

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Good luck on your training!

[@giuseppestorto9911]

@@KarateDojowaKu Arigatōgozaimashita

[@santosprb]

Great video. About the breathing issue, I've trained with a few sensei none ever tought how to breathe in the pinans, so new students don't learn in the beginning it becomes harder to learn later on...

[@maduroholdings]

You. Can do the kata to music to help with timing. There is a band called hypnotic brass ensemble excellent music for kata

[@davidstanton4241]

Yusuk I prefer,..but I learned that doing it slow helps the muscle memory helping you learn it quickly

[@guillermozepeda9967]

Hey, your Waku got into my Karate Nerd ! No, your Karate Nerd got into my Waku ! Two great tastes that taste great together!!!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Lol! Thanks!

[@Abluemoon9112]

I see the breathing and tensing issue in my style as well. A lot of it come down to people not knowing how to generate power. I am loose and only tense up on the point of impacts. When I tensed up I breath out. In taekwondo and Tang Soo do they exaggerated the breathing in their forms. You can hear it.

[@donelmore2540]

I would add keeping the rear heel down. As I understand traditional Karate, power comes partly by the connection of the rear foot to the ground. In basics and Kata, the connection of the back heel is important. If your back heel raises at any part of your forward movement or extending at the end of the technique, you are loosing that connection. Support of the technique should be coming from the back heel and not the front foot. When I officiate at ranking tests, I spend most of my time watching the feet. It often tells me more about people’s level than their hands or upper body. Keeping the back heel down is also important when backing up. Many people cannot back up when doing basics without first raising their back heel, which is an unneeded move, a telegraphing move and makes you just a bit slower. Good video guys!

[@wchphoto]

I really enjoy your videos! Regarding #3 Course of Your Technique...I believe that the underlying cause of the details you two mention is the student's lack of body/mind awareness. An average student tends to have great difficulty in understanding not only what they are trying to do, but also in understanding what their body is actually doing. Videos help, but it's very time-consuming to review them on a one-to-one basis. This has been my experience, after almost 50 years of teaching. The more gifted athletes will obviously pick things up at a quicker pace but I usually see the majority of students begin to grasp the physical-technical aspects of karate between the ranks of 6th kyu to 3rd kyu. At that time, I can usually tell which students will advance to the higher levels and which will probably remain perpetual green belts...not that there's anything wrong with that. I too, like to perform kata in a variety of speeds and kime. 1. Slow-no power (Like Tai Chi) 2. Slow with exaggerated power 3. Moderate speed with no power 4. Moderate speed without timing but with exaggerated power. 5. Maximum performance to put it all together. Do you have more thoughts on this type of training?

[@drumsticknuggets5123]

For the first point... rushing... would a metronome be recommended? I find the metronome a good way in learning to play an instrument- another place where rushing occurs.

[@pistolsmith2644]

Frequently, the strong stomp is necessary to have to ground reaction reinforcing all uppercut techniques. I cannot explain why but I cannot avoid strongly stomping the ground when stepping close to the target (opponent) to immediately apply uppercut knee kick. It works well to reinforce the knee kick uppercut to even destroy the opponent's strong guard and attack the chin part severely. It is the timing when we have to fight. I just cannot control. It could be my own problem / mistake. Let me try to make it right.

[@timforde6944]

life is a series of moments and when Katas involved and life in general perhaps awareness will help as being aware makes one respond and not react. react seems to be uncontrolled and respond all of you as in mind body and all the things that make you well that's another subject. respond is to use a word helpful. to even be alive one must be responsive. great video as always guys.😀👍 Ki

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks!

[@erginbozun1755]

I like the two of you together in a video 👍

[@devendrarana2366]

Say something about sukhokai karate style

[@rekyhilmawan6312]

Now this what i called magnificent fusion 😎

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks!

[@Raiken202]

Oh, nice. I knew all of 5 of them. I've seen some videos on McDojos where the entire student body is just rushing through their kata and it looks like a weird dance off. I do stomping sometimes, but that's only for particular kata. You're only loud when you need to kiai. I'm constantly aware about my course of technique how my body shifts while going through the motions and tensing up is a constant thing as well. I break up my kata into parts and sections to work through them and figure out my posture and positioning. I remember getting my posture corrected a lot esp my back when in person training/class.

[@orencio1969]

for tensing , relax , slow your breathing and slow down your speed and then the muscles relax.

[@joseh.749]

woah you actually got Jesse here

[@darrellbaker1144]

Peace ! Mr yusuke , what style or styles of traditional japanese karate and modern japanese karate do you practice and teach ?

[@KarateDojowaKu]

I mainly do Shotokan!

[@santhoshgajaraj2113]

Hello yusuke sensei, nice collab👌🏿. Can you make video on how to avoid hamstring pain during kicking? Cause i i've been suffering one.

[@joelmatus9442]

Stretch more. WAY more.

[@DeathWithinTenSteps]

Quick question for anyone who knows. During my entire period as a Karateka I was taught that we never ever block on the back leg. But in Kata there’s a lot of blocks on the back leg. Why would one not want to block on the back leg? I can see applicational advantages to blocking the same way all the time, but then the Kata would be “wrong” and that’s not the case.

[@michaeltaylor8501]

#4: Too Tense... HOW to lose undue tension... Jesse hit upon the meditation aspect; so, to add more functional effect to this good meditation, stand in a kamae when doing this recommended meditation (this is a practice commonly practiced in varying degrees among Chinese internal martial-art practitioners). The most basic kamae (stance/posture/attitude) is standing upright with feet together (completely, or just at the heels) & top of the head upright as if a helium-filled balloon where tied there (& keep chin tucked in somewhat, but without strain/tension) - hands open with arms hanging down loosely at sides; & shoulders are neither forced backwards nor forwards, but rather they are kept relaxed/neutral. The goal in any posture assumed is to relax as much as possible yet still maintain that structure (so, it's very important to know the proper posture; pretty much everyone knows what standing up straight is, so they don't need much instruction: the releasing of tension will allow them to self-correct any defects; with other, more martial-like postures a good instructor, very good video, or excellent book - & mirror - may be needed to get to know the general aspects of such postures before the self-feedback relaxation-oriented standing-practice perfects these postures). A beginner needs to spend a lot of time on standing-practice in order to identify the places where his body is feeling tense (tension which might not show up or be recognized by the student right away; but given enough time standing still, these areas will eventually make themselves known; for instance: elbows ought to hang down in many martial postures - as if one has 'heavy elbows' - & if one has ones elbows up & out, then in time tension will be felt; & once this undue tension is removed, then one's elbows will drop down to where they belong). Once one gets posture correct, then little time will be needed in standing-practice (although some practitioners still spend much time with this, most drastically shorten the time spent on this or else drop it altogether). This type of practice is a good tool for developing & strengthening good balance & technique skills; but not every instructor is keen to this.

[@gahimaherve2379]

Hey there! Need yr advice! I haven't been in a dojo for 4 years now, I've gained a lot of weight and possibly forgot most of the technics and katas! So how.do i get back on track?

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Please start by doing the workout and stretching videos in my channel, and if you want more help, come join my online group lesson! karateintokyo.com

[@gahimaherve2379]

@@KarateDojowaKu thank you,will do

[@gahimaherve2379]

@@KarateDojowaKu another issue is, I'm 6ft tall and literally it is so hard for me to retain the low stances and a good shape! How do i fix that

[@gahimaherve2379]

@@KarateDojowaKu another issue is, I'm 6ft tall and literally it is so hard for me to retain the low stances and a good shape! How do i fix that?

[@mastersolid2000]

I think I missed 10 out of 10. Thank you so much for the tips. Creo que fallé 10 de 10. Muchas gracias por los consejos.

[@musti1665]

You should review some Muhammad Ali for your karate. Little fact, he also trained in Taekwondo

[@bongkem2723]

body scan for tension is exactly what we do in yoga !

[@greggriffiths9053]

I get adrenaline pumping doing Kata and do them a little bit too quickly sound advice to slow it down I'll try it tomorrow.

[@yzodelgado6735]

When you do the kata slow, do you need to tense your muscles? Like doing sochin in goju ryu?

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Not fully, but you must put some power for kime

[@1x1HealthyEnergybyAndrew]

Sanchin?

[@royksk]

I was chief kata judge for Shotokan Karate International G.B. (for over 20years) and I would occasionally award a higher mark to a competitor who’s technique may not have been as precise as the opponent's the rendition had feeling and depth. Technically precise movements are not enough on their own there must be understanding, knowledge and awareness.