3 Hours With UFC's Best Karate Fighter
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- I’m training mixed martial arts with UFC fighter Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson @WonderboyMMA today 🥊 His Karate techniques are perfect for MMA fighting. 💪
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Papa Ridgehand is the best
Yeah…it was brilliant mate. What a fantastic facility they have too.
Was papa ridge hand as cool as he is in the videos ?? AWESOME VIDEO THIS COLLAB WAS INSANE
OSU
Where can I get a pair of those gloves?
Jesse bro any tree can give you the same conditioning and slabs of concrete
Two of the most karate people on earth!
Well Sensei Seth, yes! Yet you're on my list too, along with the masters displayed on the Kurobi World.
Which ones? The ones in front or the one behind the camera 😜
There haven't been that many karate legends in a room since the last kumite!
Karate brings people together! 🙌 Thank you for the amazing camera work Seth. Can’t wait for people to see our collab! 😁
@@KARATEbyJesse imma need to find a bigger TV to watch this on
Wonder boy teaches kids classes every day? Oh wow, that man must be an actual saint.
At night, he changes into Space Sheriff Gavanand and fight the forces of evil.
He is
Even though WB is not an official member of the Saint family (that I’m aware of- less than 1,000 of us in the world), we accept him as an honorary family member
@@kevinsaint20 Jesús that last name must be hard to live up to
@@thesun564 you have no idea. It gets even better because I married a preacher’s daughter 😂😂
What a great video, gentlemen! Absolutely love WB, and I’ve used his side kick modification at 22:35 with MUCH success - he’s sharing gold!
Great to hear! Thanks for chiming in Shane 😄
Shane, wonderboy, karate nerd....Good people!! Very inspirational!!
Bro, I think you're RIGHT! Thanks for the quick link.
side kick modification = horse kick :DD
Yo Shane, wanna get in touch about teaming with you
Steven is so hyped showing off his gym. You can see how passionate he is. And to still teach kids daily that’s awesome!
That gym is incredible.
Where is his school located?
His family has ran a karate dojo since before he was born 😅
The mutual respect and admiration resonating off these two for each other is heart warming
I didn’t want this one to end lol. You two really have good chemistry.
like "i cant reach" floyd didnt want to end but got punished
This is what occurs when two humble and sincere seekers come together in one spot.
This is one of your best collabs I've ever seen, one of the most enjoyable videos also.
Thank you both, for the magic.
Greetings from Argentina.
Muchas gracias amigo! 👍
Mr Enkamp .
The way you approach Martial arts is something unique.
No hesitation to explore
No egoism in learning from every system.
No fear of discovering or exposing some facts that for others are huge stereotypes.
You constantly learning & searing your knowledge without keeping anything away from your followers.
That shows that you're a true Martial artist.
Keep up the Good work mister.
And for your information,you're very famous in Greece..
You’re very kind!
I always respect Mr. En Kamp as he is very humble n able to learn from every system n share generously with all. A true gentleman n nice guy. One of the few or maybe only One martial artist cocky Steven Seagal respects n likes. Jesse unlike Seagal respects all others n doesn't badmouth other martial arts famous ppl. That is why Jesse is respected n very well liked by others - he is humble, skilled n Never boastful of himself. True exponents are never boastful.
Both very humble karate exponents
N mutually respectful n friendly!
What a humble fighter. Stephen is an inspiring guy!
I'm an old guy, I studied a few traditional styles under a world champ from the 70s and its very refreshing to see some younger fellas carrying on the old ways. Great video.
Ikr
Oh this is mad, congrats man! 🎉
Thanks bro!
I watch your video’s too! 🙂 Waiting for the next one 👊🏻
More horror game vids?
I love how you’re both fanboying over each other xD. Mad wholesome, and I am here for it.
Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss
I was so surprised (and honored!) to hear he enjoys my work! 🙌
Very light to the head, kata training, kids homework... One of the most inspiring karate instructors one can imagine. What a person! Well done, Jesse.
I don't know about you guys but Thompson is 100% the most genuine guy you can find! A true gem! He really makes me appreciate karate or rather martial arts in general. He also shows that trainers do not have to be tough but constructive instead as well as having a blast.
Just two Karate Nerds, nerding out over Karate. Love it!
Oh man... not Jesse missing the Tenacious D reference lol.
I had no idea until I googled it afterwards 🤪
Went waaay over his head :D
Wonder boy... what is the secret to your power
Just commented this
but can a hook kick defeat
MIND BULLETS!!??!?
Wonderboy is amazing, it's awesome that you got a chance to interview him
It was an incredible moment 🙏
So positive and collaborative. Imagine if everybody spoke to everybody this way all the time.
But also the ability to punish an offender when they are not polite in return
I love how Wonder Boy no matter how big he got in the UFC respects the hell out of you and sees you as a mentor. That’s so freaking cool!
When someone says Okinawa. Me immediately 'Birth place of Karate'.
And I always hear it in Jesse’s voice.
OKINAWA!
@@DoctorZisIN Birth place of karate.
I think of Mr. Miyagi.
I wish Jesse would start saying sweep the leg. 😂
A beautiful exchange. I am 70 years old/young, trained for most of my life in a variety of different styles; mainly Karate, Wu-Shu, Arnis, Boxing and a bit of Muay Thai. My first martial art was Judo, starting at 7 years of age in Cuba under O' Sensei Andres Kolychkine. Been fortunate to have had many good teachers including; Vietnamese Master Ngo Dong, Ed Sroka, Sifu John Chuck, fellow practitioners and students. I still train daily in Thailand, my home for the past 18 years. I ran a school in Berkeley California with open doors for 12 years, and left it in the hands of my students. My thirst for learning and daily practice will continue to my last day. Learned much from both of you young men today. Interesting note_ In my younger sparring years, I threw my side kick, much like Wonder Boy Thompson, It was hard for me to bring my the knee up high, perhaps structural limitations of my body, or a weakness to remain balanced and thrust out, I was corrected by my Sensei daily, but somehow it worked well in sparring. Keep an open mind and open heart. I just subscribed to your channel. Sorry for the long narrative, its an old man thing. Domo arigato gozaimasu
🥰🥰 ¡qué trayectoria tan interesante! Gracias por compartirla con nosotros.
Hey brother, I'm from Miami and you're very inspirational
@@markdaniels4178 Thank you brother !
@@miguelestrada3157 you got it brother, I studied judo in Pembroke pines , Brazilian jujitsu with Conan silveria and now back to judo in the fort Lauderdale area. Also, I studied judo in Texas for one year in Texas with a famous judoka from Cuba by the last name Ramirez; he was famous in Cuba 🇨🇺
Miguel Estrada, por qué no abres un canal de TH-cam? Suenas como alguien del que se puede aprender mucho.
This was awesome! Stephen always has a smile on his face, even when he's whoopin' up on someone inside the cage. OK, next we need a convo with Georges St-Pierre! 👊
If you put all 3 of them in a room together it would be overflowing with positivity
I love that he's willing to be creative with the techniques.
I did taekwondo for many years which involves similar kicks and these creative twists are gonna help a lot.
Taekwondo people have the most amazing legs.
@@lyntoncollins2758do you mean kicks
@@elbarto4069 no he means legs 😏
@@sonic-bbdem thighs get u by snusnu lmao and such flexibility!
Two masters at there art coming together to share, no ego, no drama 100% respect. This is what kids should be looking upto.
Wonderboy: "If there was a tornado, I'd definitely hide under this thing."
Jesse Enkamp: "You and Jon Jones." 😂😂
I didn't get that one. Can you explain?
@@verrufen2642 There's a rumor that when USADA paid a random visit to Jon Jones while in training camp, he had hid under the octagon to avoid the drug test :)
I don't think even Jon has ever denied it.
@@suj1201 for hours while they staked him out I might add 😂
I have to admit I had so much fun with this one Jesse & Wonderboy & Seth are some Of the most dymanic and enjoyable Karatekas out there.
I've never seen two Karate masters be so nice to each other. As always, Jesse, the content, production values, and *spirit* are next-level.
Wonderboy needs to make a cameo in the next Cobra Kai season.
I love the guy... His so down to earth...
The way he speak is so humble....
The positivity on the comments in the video, the genuine respect and bromance you guys were having is awesome.
Jesse has to go meet with Lyoto Machida next! Machida was able to become a UFC champion using his Machida Karate which was karate he personally modified for MMA use. Good work, as usual! OSU!!!!!!!
Lyoto Machida's style is a lot like Wonderboy's, the big difference is in takedown defense and that Lyoto tended to use his hands more and stay at a closer range. Lyoto had killer takedown defense in his prime, like you had to be a wrestling god to get him on the floor. If Wonderboy had that he would empty his division because nobody can stand-up with him currently.
& Lyoto had been doing sumo from a young age
Must meet Lyoto with wonder boy!
@@davemacanlalay7050 just imagine a round table discussion with Machida sensei, Thompson sensei, Naka sensei and @jesseEnkamp
Insane training camp
I took lessons in Karate for 6 months in 1977, how great to see 2 of my fav Karateka exchanging views, thanks guys..
The pleasure is ours!! 😇
This is exactly why TH-cam exists; Jesse you make informative, practical, entertaining, and good-spirited content that is second to none. The mutual love-fest was so wholesome to watch, Wonderboy really digging your Gi and gloves was genuine and endearing as heck! Thanks guys.
Wow, thank you!
@@KARATEbyJesse i think i speak for every one of your viewers when I say, " No, thank YOU!" We appreciate the heart and energy (not to mention the considerable time) that you put into each and every upload. Your humility and open-mindedness denote a pure pupil's spirit; yet along your journey of fulfilling an eternal thirst for knowledge, you have transcended into a fine teacher. Ultimately, the lesson you have taught best, was not in showing us WHAT to learn, but rather HOW we should learn. Peace and long life!
I'm blown away, I recognize myself so much in his way of fighting. I love to try to incorporate karate in more "dagerous" situations and the guy seems to be very kind. Very cool interview. I'm gonna watch more of his fights if I can.
So do I. I actually am studying Muay Thai now after10 years of Uechi Ryu Karate and personally I feel between it and Muay Thai the two are equally effective as fighting systems. We used leg kicks and tried to injure limbs when blocking which is why we used conditioning tools and did conditioning drills. The tactics that I was taught then are exactly what I am being taught now but for some reason,my classmates have misconceptions about Karate. Also, I actually used a ridge hand on a person in a street fight.... and it worked. I really hope that Wonderboy can get Karate the recognition which it deserves.
How can you not like these 2, just wholesome, humble and just so much positive energy, we definitely need more of this.
As an avid MMA/UFC fan and a long time traditionalist Japanese Karate practitioner..this video was amazing 👏 thank you thank you THANK YOU ! Much respect for "wonder boy " as well as yourself..Keep doing rhe damn thing partner!!
This man's work is quite admirable. Jesse knows a lot about traditional karate, maybe the master with more knowledge and he's always searching for learn more and more, and for practical purposes too... I think that's what real masters do.
Never a master, sometimes a teacher, always a student 😇
@@KARATEbyJesse Modesty, the real one, is a good attribute that real masters have 🙂
The best way to learn is to teach, and the best way to teach is to always keep learning.
The niceness and kind heartedness and genuine goodness in the room when the two of them are present is incredible.
Jesse. I practiced karatè from when I was 12 till the age of 32. I don't know why i stopped, I guess life, kids...or probably i used that as an excuse. I came across one of your videos in 2013 I think. That's when I started practising again. Sloely snd painfully at first. But I got back into it quite quickly. Now I practice in a dojo, and everyday at home. I haven't stop yet, and I don't plan to ever stop practising karate. I've meant to thank you for that.
Thank you Jesse.
Sergio
The positive vibe between you two makes me smiling throughout the video 😁.. Very cool Jesse sensei
Yes! The international Karate nerd community has been waiting for this collab with Wonderboy for years!! Sensei Seth filming too! Happy early Christmas!
It was really cool how much Wonder Boy liked your uniform and gloves. Great video!
Thank you!
I love how humble both of these guys are! Something I can definitely work on and learn from! 😊
Mr. Machida is truly a Genuine Karate Practitioner and a Real Role Model as a Martial Artist. Thank you Jessie for this video.
Wonder boy is really humble with practical application knowledge a good sense of humour and he is absolutely right in saying there's always room for improvement and learning new things while trying to adapt or else one perish not doing so.
Damn Stephen is a really humble and likeable guy. Great video, great to see both of you learn from eachother.
Jesse you outdone yourself. Thank you for the karate collabs that you do! Inspiring!
This video is ultra inspiring!
I just passed 1st dan black belt in shotokan karate After 14 years of practice and it's been 1 year since I started MMA, it's great to see that karate techniques also work in MMA ❤
I’d watch these two for hours. Love the vibe. Perfect martial arts exchange
Wonderboy is such a nice guy! Will always be a fan. Hope I get to meet him one day.
Thanks for making content like this. The world needs it right now.
Thanks for keeping our Budo traditions and principles alive. Respect Jesse and Wonderboy.
Stephen Thompson Is easily in my top 5 favorite fighters, him and Machida’s Karate is beautiful.. also the humbleness from both of you
Just a symphony of positivity, charm, and wholesomeness. Love these two.
Wonderboy is such a legend. What a character, man. Good content, Jesse!
When Wonderboy squares up to throw more punches he should definitely throw some front kicks
An absolute brilliant episode from 2 down to earth martial artists. I'm now hooked on Karate nerd and this is from a true Okinawan traditionalist
You are telling me!
he can make it work in mma because he practice's it so much and is so good at that specific art form, just like Bruce Lee said he not afraid of the man who knows 1000 kicks but the man who knows one kick and has practiced it 1000 times. 🙏
I can´t believe the sheer ammount of wholesomeness that this video holds. Truly amazing work, making martials arts go forward ! Thanks for this great work Jesse !
And Wonderboy, wow, just wow. Such a humble and straight to the ground guy while also beign talented saying that the secret is actually "putting the work", yeah of course but it also takes massive skill to pull out... this was an awesome watch.
This is an amazing video, literally showing practical bunkai tried and tested in MMA. Karate is powerful when one understands that traditional techniques are the amazing foundation needed as Karatekas. It's because of his in-depth Karate understanding that Stephen is able to modify his techniques and "make karate great again!" 😁
That was great. I could watch 10 more hours of this. Also, best of luck to WB on his fight tonight!
Wow Jessie and Wonderboy. That was an awesome collaboration. Thank you for sharing some useful knowledge and expertise. I just received my Junior Black Belt last night after two days of a belt test, and I plan on honoring you by practicing some of the techniques you shared in future sparring matches at our dojo. You two are absolutely making karate cool for everyone. Thank you! 🙏☺️⛩❤️
You need to feature Wonderboy again after his fight against kevin Holland that was a karate master class
I love this guy's personality and character almost more than I do watching his UFC fights. Seems like someone you'd have a beer with regardless of what he does or doesn't do in MMA.
This video is an amazing and inspirational thing, even beyond your usual content. Seeing 2 people both showing so much respect for each other, both excited to learn from each other, but also both excited to share knowledge you've gained from other sources, is so amazing to me. You're showing such a great balance of knowing you have value to contribute while also knowing that you have things to learn from each other.
That's really cool that you got to meet his father. What makes me happy to see is that you're spending your time and your lady's time to research the true ancient roots of these combative arts! I'd love to see if you have ever met Maul Mornie who is the master of his family's Silat Suffian Bele Diri which much like Kali is certainly equally among the dirtiest martial arts in the entire world! I'll be watching! Thanks so much for your endeavors! It never ends brother! I began my lazy training at 15yrs of age and 54yrs later I'm 34 and a half years old! Oh almost forgot times two!
The whole disguise with constant movement is exactly what you do in fencing too. It's very easy to see an attack if someone tries to stab with from stationary. It's much harder for the opponent to figure out a setup from an attack if you're darting back and forth slightly.
One thing I have always found in my journey through the martial arts, is how respectful we all are of each other....something that is sadly dying in this new world... I feel martial arts sometimes, is one of the last bastions of respect and honour... thanks Jesse and wondeboy for a cool video.
Stephen is like the rich kid in the neighborhood who invites his friends and shows off all the cool stuff he has in his bedroom
This was amazing.
Modified Wonderboy Karate looks like ITF Taekwon-Do Style.
9:35 the holy trinity of karate on YT! Just need Yusuke to complete the group. Love watching you guys to supplement my karate training. Keep it up!
That would be amazing
Man, I just love Wonder Boy's attitude. There's always something to learn. Shoshin mentality. Awesome content Jesse sensei.
What a loving, wonderful and humble guy! That would be a teacher I would love to learn from
What a friendly and sympathetic guy. Jesse I like the guys you choose.
All the kicking stuff he talked about was pretty similar to what is taught in my taekwondo classes! 😄
Because Taekwondo took inspiration from Shotokan if I am not mistaking
I follow both of these guys and love their stuff - practical and therefore useful. One of my International Instructors from Australia recommended 'Wonderboy' to his students when he conducts seminars - and he's awesome as well
Wonderboy really deserves that NMF belt! Such a nice guy, down to earth. Perfect teacher.
Amazing video! It seems to me like Stephen developed much of his fighting style around the idea of minimizing the impact of even his potential mistakes on his body. The way he developed his side kick is a good example of that. Really smart and upbeat personality. Thanks, Jesse!
I have Jesse Enkamp gi and its great, still going strong after 4 years.
Awesome!
Haven't finished the video yet but I'm still learning a lot
Awesome!!
I've been waiting for this! Thanks Jesse, take care and of course, rooting for Wonderboy tonight!
I loved this video!
I feel like the movements he was talking about have almost a TKD feel to them without the stance switching. The kick variables also give me the same thoughts. Especially the leg lift and backward movement into side movement.
What a great way to showcase karate in the MMA world, thank you for this video.
American Karate basically is Taekwondo for all intensive purposes (as in it was brought over by Koreans who knew TKD and labelled it Karate because people didn't really know TKD at the time). That and sports Karate and sports TKD are pretty similar in general.
@@AveSicarius More like Karate with hands and takedowns
Two great guys in their own right. Enjoying the love of martial arts. Exchanging techniques open and honest, no egos at all.
I really like to see something like that.
Much respect.
Thanks a lot! 🙏
2 great ambassadors for the sport, the tradition, the community that is martial arts!
33 minutes...WHOLE 33 MINUTES OF AWESOMENESS!!!
Wow, this is so much fun to watch even for a non karate nerd.. Stephen seems like such a good dude 🤗. Riktigt bra video! 👊
Wow! Such a great video!! Both Wonderboy and Sensei Jesse are so respectful to each other and so willing to share and learn from each other. I enjoyed the cool editing in the beginning to attract attention, but then how you just let the lesson play so we could really absorb the knowledge shared.
Awesome video. Stephen and his family are great people. I love that they're such big fans of yours.
What a humble man. Great to see a fighter of this level hold to his traditional roots.
Thank you for making this video.
Wonderboy is always my whole time favorite fighter.
Respect, love, and peace
this is a video of two very humble and incredibly intelligent guys. Great stuff!
This is so cool! I love traditional martial arts and it is so great to be able to validate that those concepts are still working in modern martial arts. As a Wing Chun practitioner, and a Jiu Jitsu practitioner, I see a LOT of commonalities. Frames in jiu jitsu are basically Wing Chun Bong Sau. The center line concept is essentially the same between Wing Chun and Jiu Jitsu. The horse stance in Wing Chun translates very well to the body posture in jiu jitsu on the ground! Also for the record, my first foray into martial arts was 4 years of Uechi Ryu!
2 genuine humans. Awesome to see classical martial arts being taught properly with zero ego.
I loved this! You guys touched on so many things that I teach my Taekwondo students. Stuff that I very rarely see other instructors cover.
I saw the length of the video at the start and I thought to myself: This is a long one!
Then they were saying their farewells and I couldn't believe half an hour had gone by.
Excellent content as always!
A really great video with 2 incredibly talented karate-ka. Thanks for this. Wonderboy seems like an incredibly humble young man.
This was fun to watch, entertaining, instructive, and really wholesome. Every time I watch one of you guys, I learn something. Thanks.
Also, I didn't expect to see Sensei Seth there. He's also a great guy.
Always so good to listen to two masters in martial art discussing, ust by listening and watching we can learn so much from you to, great video.
one of the best guys in the UFC takes time off his training and teaches kids every day. thats awesome and to have buckley now trying to say hes not a nice guy is so hilarious