Sensei Ajithkumar. My instructor and mentor😘. He made me feel my potential.Even when iam injured he encouraged me to participate in a tournament but iam not sure about my winning capacity. But I performed well and won gold in the tournament.He is a great motivation. 🥋🥋 Oss.
To be honest, I do not have one because each sensei has their own contribution for the development of Karate. But if I had to choose, I would choose Funakoshi-sensei and Nakayama sensei for bringing karate to Japan mainland, modernizing, and globalizing Karate, specifically Shotokan Karate, which is the style that I have learned. But deep in my heart, I wish I could learn every style of Karate...
Everyone acknowledges the Chinese roots of Karate. The statements made by Anko were probably not out of hatred/aggression against China, but to preserve the art. He was a really smart man! 🙂
The five Pinan katas were derived from two katas named Kusanku Sho and Kusanku Dai. Kusanku was a Chinese ambassador who was credited with bringing the origins of karate from China to Okinawa.
Excellent review of Itosu Anko and his contribution to karate. As a longtime karateka (54 years), I'm really pleased that in the past couple of decades we have begun to examine older applications of karate and so return to the self-defense art it was originally.
Thank you for your tireless contribution in sharing KarateDo to the world in which we all live. I have been training for over 45 years. You are a breath of fresh air. Keep up the amazing work!
Sensei Jesse it would be great if you could do a 10 minute segment of all the forefathers of karate explaining their specific contribution to karate that would be awesome. Keep up the good work thanks.
I always look forward to your videos! Your technique is amazing and, you don’t seem to have an ego. Karate and, all martial arts, need more teachers like you.
I started my 6 year old son in karate a few months ago and have found myself getting into it more and more. Thank you for making these awesome videos packed full of history and information.
Jesse Enkamp honestly I've been training Chinese martial arts western style boxing and through all these years I've not trained Karate because I always felt it was a basic style of martial arts. Well boy was I wrong. Watching you changed my whole perspective on Karate. The way you break everything down makes your video's so fun and informative. So I would have the say you are my favorite master of Karate🤛🥋🤜
I’m a Shotokan practitioner, and I believe that we have some of the most beautiful katas, but when I saw this original version one, I saw a thing of beauty. I want to learn it.
@@AyeJordan7 Shotokan is purely sports oriented, katas were changed to make the Kata look beautiful, the terminology was created by the Japanese which was interpreted incorrectly, the Okinawans did not have this terminology. Okinawan Karate is self defense in close combat, all you have to do is look at the Japanese Kata if you understand karate and see it is purely sports. There may be a few who have studied Okinawan Karate to increase their knowledge. But basically not official Shotokan it's sport nothing else.
I had to watch the end of this video 3 times to understand it. At first I thought it was an Outtakes segment. Then I realised you were adapting to the situation we are all in. And was there a tear in your eye? Thank you for making these videos. I really enjoy the history lessons as much as the physical lessons.
My sensei was talking about something similar. He was explaining how some techniques and katas were changed when karate was taken to Japanese schools. It was a great class- Very violent Thank you!
I myself plan to study Shotokan..(and I have a Wing Chun background) through Sensei Jesse and the Shuhari Institute I have found so many techniques from Heian Shodan.....lot of Chin-na techniques and the result of "eyes 👀 being opened " so many techniques that resemble Choy Lu fut...just from Heian Shodan. OSU!
@@ttc.o4007 can see the choy li fit similarities. I studied wing Chun and five animal kung Fu. I see some similarities between shotokan and hung gar Kung Fu as well.
Itosu was one of Funakoshi's instructors. Funakoshi wrote a few stories about him in Karate-Do: My Way of Life. Without Itosu, we would not have karate as it is today as Gichin Funaksohi would not have his greatest influence. Jesse, you have inspired me to start my own karate channel. Just got started! Keep doing what you are doing. OSU!
Thank you for this excellent history lesson - very cool My favorite Master was, of course, my Sensei Seikichi Odo. He achieved 10th Dan when I had just reached Brown, I think he was 70 yrs old at that time. In Okinawa, you don’t dare just declare yourself 10. It must come from All Okinawa Committee. He had so many interesting stories of how his various Sensei would have him spend years working on focused skills or develop strength. At his Dojo every other day was weapons, very very detailed & focused teacher. I respect his lifetime of dedication to his National Sport/Art/Treasure - way of Life.
I'm really impressed with your homework on karate . I've been practicing shotokan karate with the kugb for over 30years and learning about the history is amazing. Well done for the great video buddy 👏
thanks Jesse for explain this matter in karate for many people ,your tv channel it is awesome and above all down to earth, love your chanell thanks again
I had to stop at 4:27, that Kata is beautiful! Thank you Jesse. Right now my favorite Master is my Sensei Master Eddie Bathea. But as I go forth studying ancient masters, I am sure that will change.
I am sure Itosu Anko would be proud of your demonstration of both the complicated and simpler kata that could be more easily taught! Your strength and power remind me of a Hwa Rang Do Expert I met in Vancouver in 1995. Another interesting icon of Japanese Martial Arts that I admire from what I have read is Takeda Sokaku as his teaching of Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu lead to his students that started up Aikido and Hapkido and Hwa Rang Do. Of course Itosu Anko was from the previous generation and he was very wise when he wrote that letter in 1908 at roughly age 77...note the YEAR was the height of the Boxer Rebellion in China!
Practicing Shorin Ryu Karate, we do the original Rohai. Ansei Ueshiro who studied under Nakamine brought our style to the USA in 1962. Great video, I was just studying Anko Itosu and was so inspired in the way he dedicated his life to karate. He truly lived it, physically and spiritually. Great video.
There has been so much written about Itosu Sensei, but still so much is not known. I’m reading Mr. Thomas Feldman’s book on Ankō Itosu, The Man, The Master, The Myth, and enjoying it very much. Thanks for great video. Much respect! 🥋✊
I traveled a lot in my life, and being a student of martial arts, I would drop by local gyms (dojos, studios, etc.) to watch their training. Most were fairly well run. A few had really good teachers. Sadly almost all stressed the "this is the only way to do THIS (kick, punch, block, throw)". Belt color seem to be important also. I learned through the years, how fortunate I was, to have been taught by an exceptional instructor. There was no "style", no rank system, and lots of practical work learning fighting vs single and multiple opponents, including armed adversaries. He taught that use of excessive force was wrong, and would not tolerate out-of-control actions or bullying. He was also one of the kindest and most thoughtful persons I have ever know. Salute to all the good martial arts teachers. Great videos that rate TWO THUMBS UP! Thank you.
The way Jesse explains everything is great. Up front and keeps you interested the whole time. Did a little karate when I was about 12. Didn't last long for the way the teacher was. If Jesse was around here I would definitely take up training for sure. Doesn't just want students but wants the knowledge to be out there as it should be. Great work and videos all around. Glad I get the notifications daily.
The most important Master in History was Jigoro Kano, by helping and supporting Funakoshi in main land Japan spreading the basis of karate all around the world. Oss
Another exciting video based on diligent research. I often wonder whether Jesse got training in film or TV production. He's an excellent communicator with a sense of humor too.
Such a masterful kata. I never seen anything like it. My favorite Karate Master is Uechi Kanbun because he is the Grandmaster and founder of my favorite style Uechi-ryu Karate. Thank you Enkamp Sensei.
It is a good thing. It brought Karate to me in California. Karate has been a huge influence in my life, but as a practitioner late in life, it has also given me a second youth.
Very well put! You're a true historian! It's super interesting! I think that what Itosu Anko did, the "simplification" of the katas, is probably why we sometimes struggle in understanding the original bunkai in some katas. We get an idea of it, but some movements have clearly been watered down, for the reason you explained, that it sometimes has become abstract and therefore open to all interpretations.
I love the stories and lore of the Okinawan Master!! It seems to me there really isn't one that stands out so much as this line of knowledge that continues today!
i was in a Karate class for a short time as a kid but i never saw someone do Kata like the OG Kata. Dude the movements were so fierce and the sounds were straight out of a Bruce Lee movie. You seem extremely dedicated man, much love & respect.
I tell the kids nowadays that if it comes to styles and old school masters and who was better and so on... that and some point in history all the grandmasters were under one roof as friends, they known each other, train together and all drinking from the same tea pod.
As a student of Hidetaka Nishiyama from 1980 until his death at his home dojo ... we had private discussion of Itosu’s contributions. You are correct. The most significant change was the closed fist vs. the open hand ... blessings to your contributions
Thank you Jesse sensei for sharing this information. As a Japanese, it's a bit sad that there are not many youtube info about Anko Itosu in Japanese compared in English, but this video was the best and was very fascinated. Your contribution in Karate world is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Thank You Jesse for creating these wonderful nuggets of information. Your videos have answered MANY of my previously mystifying questions on technique, the masters, and the true concepts of Karate. 💐 Aloha Many more blessings to you and your family
I respect Oyama for creating his organization. He did as a Korean in Japan. That's not an easy feat. He wasn't above using shady business practices. But regardless I am in awe of him holding the largest karate organization ever.
@@transgirltalks1140 you need to find a teacher. I moved across the country to train with one. If kyokushin is where your hearts at it's worth it. Look up Nathan Lago he's in north Carolina I think. But he's not the only one. Pursue it and do your best.
Mas Oyama was pretty enigmatic character in Japanese martial arts. To think that as a Zainichi Korean (2nd class citizen) in pre-WWII Japan he would go on create the 5th main style of Karate in Japan despite the open discrimination he experienced. It’s a success story in any culture but sometimes you need extreme obstacles to be the very best you can be.
Karate benefit milions of people every day. Is a fight, a sport and a way to work and raise thousands of people around the world. Its a good resource for improve mankind.
Love your vids. I recently reenrolled in the UFAF school I attended as a kid. So now researching karates history and the lineage of my school and found you.
by comparing the two kata we can see that we have gone from frontal movements in the old form to movements on a horizontal line which can indicate for a sensei as a teaching tool a better readability of the form by many students. one could conclude that the evolution of this kata reflects the passage from an individual teaching to a teaching of mass. the comparison of these 2 forms is enlightening and it is well found by jesse
Me too. He was chosen by a committee of other master's because he was the headmaster of a Girls finishing school which taught Japanese language and etiquette.
I never saw the modern Rohai. The old one is from Shito Ryu, right? I have seen the Matsubayashi-Ryu's version in tournaments. I practice Shorin Ryu Kyudokan.
I practice Shito Ryu. Yes, the first kata is almost exactly as I practice Rohai Shodan, except for the one groin strike variation. I haven't seen the adaptation before, I guess I don't go to the right tournaments. ;) To add to it, there are at least two insights we contemplate with this kata. The first is "Who is leading?" and the second is "Who catches the fish?". Great kata.
Oh and Jessesan, your Kata movements sound superb! I could have swear i heard the sound of steal being drawn, and all I see our your IRON HANDS! So cool.
Great video the Rohai which I learned also had a inside slap kick. Your way of performance performing Kata was beautiful, very good hip movement and kime.
How wonderful it is to close the eyes and encompass the snapinng inner confidence when KATA is done with the intent of pre enraged fighting with one or more opponents. Thus making every execution vibrate through my ears in a whimsical note. Osu. Very destined to have found your outlier self in that into-version is utterly intoxicating once comprehension begins to talk root in mushin.
I really like the work you do, thank you very much for it. I love the fact that you think. It´s not common... And Great idea including that ending with the several attempts. Brilliant!
Most Karate practitioners in the world are unaware of the ancient history of the origins of Karate. I myself only knew what Funakoshi and Nakayama told in their books. This research history prior to the foundation of Shotokan and many other styles is very important. Western literature with these historical records is scarce, almost nonexistent. It all comes down to Okinawan masters coming to Japan bringing their arts and that's it. Your videos with these surveys are of great value for understanding the origins of our Karate. I suggest that you publish a book with these historical data that will undoubtedly be of great value for Karate and its practitioners to have a good study base. As I am from Shotokan my main master is Gichin Funakoshi and at the most recent world level I admire Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa and Hirokazu Kanazawa. Ossu!
I have never seen the original form of Heian Yodan which was really interesting! Kata is what captured my initial interest in learning karate. Thank you for sharing!
Though I have mixed emotions about what some may be called a watered down system I am eternally grateful for every nugget of wisdom, for they are all Golden. The Asian community Greatly Graced the world with their sharing of their cultivation of war and fighting arts and I am often humbled with tears that they shared with us. Though he far predates and transcendant modern Karate as I understand it, I reverence the samurai Miyamoto Musashi, venerate Moreihei Ueshiba (sp) , respect Jigor Kano and cherish Lee Jun Fan for unrelated swordsmanship,Aikido, Judo and Jeet Kune Do respectively. As far as modern Masterful Karateka honestly you have captured my attention. Your movements are crisp powerful, polished, technically sound; your stances are deep and rooted, and posture is excellent. your studies and academic and linguistic knowledge seem off the charts. Your heart is unquestionable...!
Who is your favorite Karate master (and why)? 👊
I am not informed enough just yet to say, but I will get back to you when I know better
My instructor HANSHI RAMON FRANCO the international referee Because of his teaching I won gold medal on my last tournament
Sensei Ajithkumar. My instructor and mentor😘. He made me feel my potential.Even when iam injured he encouraged me to participate in a tournament but iam not sure about my winning capacity. But I performed well and won gold in the tournament.He is a great motivation. 🥋🥋 Oss.
my sensei.... he is great.. sensei Rana Mondal.
To be honest, I do not have one because each sensei has their own contribution for the development of Karate. But if I had to choose, I would choose Funakoshi-sensei and Nakayama sensei for bringing karate to Japan mainland, modernizing, and globalizing Karate, specifically Shotokan Karate, which is the style that I have learned. But deep in my heart, I wish I could learn every style of Karate...
Everyone acknowledges the Chinese roots of Karate. The statements made by Anko were probably not out of hatred/aggression against China, but to preserve the art. He was a really smart man! 🙂
As a person of Chinese descent who is a practitioner of Karate, I approve this message.
The five Pinan katas were derived from two katas named Kusanku Sho and Kusanku Dai. Kusanku was a Chinese ambassador who was credited with bringing the origins of karate from China to Okinawa.
And Chinese should also thank the Indians for learning them Kung Fu ;) See who learned self defence to the monks of the Saolin Temple ;)
Didn’t the Chinese actually get KungFu from India.. and those Dravidian Indians more than likely descend from people who migrated out of East Africa
As a pnoy not knowing karate, i also approve this...
Excellent review of Itosu Anko and his contribution to karate. As a longtime karateka (54 years), I'm really pleased that in the past couple of decades we have begun to examine older applications of karate and so return to the self-defense art it was originally.
Thank you for your tireless contribution in sharing KarateDo to the world in which we all live. I have been training for over 45 years. You are a breath of fresh air. Keep up the amazing work!
Sensei Jesse it would be great if you could do a 10 minute segment of all the forefathers of karate explaining their specific contribution to karate that would be awesome. Keep up the good work thanks.
I always look forward to your videos! Your technique is amazing and, you don’t seem to have an ego. Karate and, all martial arts, need more teachers like you.
Thanks for your kind words 🙏 I have a huge ego. I’m just not attached to it.
Jesse Enkamp well said! That’s why you’re are so respected.
I started my 6 year old son in karate a few months ago and have found myself getting into it more and more. Thank you for making these awesome videos packed full of history and information.
Without him, Danny would have never become a bully and Johnny would have never opened up a Cobra Kai dojo.
Haha true! 😂
@@sardalamit If you're a fan of the original movies, it's a must see series.
Danny would STILL be a bully. They've been around since there's been humans
Speaking of witch are you ever going to do anything on Chojun Myagi the historical man?
Is Shorin Ryu the same art as Shuri-Te?
Never feel dissapointed about your videos. You have both of my thumbs up
Thanks a lot 🙏
Jesse Enkamp honestly I've been training Chinese martial arts western style boxing and through all these years I've not trained Karate because I always felt it was a basic style of martial arts. Well boy was I wrong. Watching you changed my whole perspective on Karate. The way you break everything down makes your video's so fun and informative. So I would have the say you are my favorite master of Karate🤛🥋🤜
I'm a Goju man, so Miyagi sensei is my favourite by far
@Big Ben I like Miyagi Sensei as well as Higonna Sensei his student !
Big fan of miyagi sensei too!
Gotta love Mr. Miyagi.
He taught Daniel some serious moves - and gave him a Bonsai tree.
🙄
or maybe Gōgen Yamaguchi , right?
Same here yet I would have to follow Miyagis' lead and say Kanryo Higaonna
I’m a Shotokan practitioner, and I believe that we have some of the most beautiful katas, but when I saw this original version one, I saw a thing of beauty. I want to learn it.
Does your dojo use blue belts? Or red? When I studied we used neither. Always wondered about that discrepancy
That is the whole point of Shotokan to make beautiful Kata, and not practical for use as self defense.
@@AyeJordan7 Shotokan is purely sports oriented, katas were changed to make the Kata look beautiful, the terminology was created by the Japanese which was interpreted incorrectly, the Okinawans did not have this terminology. Okinawan Karate is self defense in close combat, all you have to do is look at the Japanese Kata if you understand karate and see it is purely sports. There may be a few who have studied Okinawan Karate to increase their knowledge. But basically not official Shotokan it's sport nothing else.
Good video! I like the ending xD. My favorite master is Mas Oyama i find his style Kyokushin so good.
Thank you! He’s definitely a legendary figure!
I had to watch the end of this video 3 times to understand it.
At first I thought it was an Outtakes segment.
Then I realised you were adapting to the situation we are all in.
And was there a tear in your eye?
Thank you for making these videos.
I really enjoy the history lessons as much as the physical lessons.
Viewers: *silence
Jesse: well I'm glad you ask
Thanks for filming
My sensei was talking about something similar. He was explaining how some techniques and katas were changed when karate was taken to Japanese schools. It was a great class- Very violent
Thank you!
Thanks to both of you.one master for sharing important history,the other for bringing karate to the world.
Your execution of katha is one of the best I have witnessed 👍❤️
I'm training Shotokan, so my favourite Master is Funakushi and Kazanawa, but I also think Mas Oyama was Incredible
I myself plan to study Shotokan..(and I have a Wing Chun background) through Sensei Jesse and the Shuhari Institute I have found so many techniques from Heian Shodan.....lot of Chin-na techniques and the result of "eyes 👀 being opened " so many techniques that resemble Choy Lu fut...just from Heian Shodan. OSU!
@@ttc.o4007 can see the choy li fit similarities. I studied wing Chun and five animal kung Fu. I see some similarities between shotokan and hung gar Kung Fu as well.
Thanks so much dear Jesse. I am learning always new things with each of your videos.
Hi. A fan of your work from Japan. This channel made me and my son start Ryukyu Karate and we are loving it. Thank you.
Great video. You enthusiasm makes me wanna take up training again. I haven’t trained for 20 years, but I do feel like it.
Thanks.
Itosu was one of Funakoshi's instructors. Funakoshi wrote a few stories about him in Karate-Do: My Way of Life. Without Itosu, we would not have karate as it is today as Gichin Funaksohi would not have his greatest influence. Jesse, you have inspired me to start my own karate channel. Just got started! Keep doing what you are doing. OSU!
Excellent. Thanks for chiming in and good luck!
Thank you for this excellent history lesson - very cool
My favorite Master was, of course, my Sensei Seikichi Odo. He achieved 10th Dan when I had just reached Brown, I think he was 70 yrs old at that time. In Okinawa, you don’t dare just declare yourself 10. It must come from All Okinawa Committee. He had so many interesting stories of how his various Sensei would have him spend years working on focused skills or develop strength. At his Dojo every other day was weapons, very very detailed & focused teacher. I respect his lifetime of dedication to his National Sport/Art/Treasure - way of Life.
Really enjoying these historical videos. Thank you Jesse-San. 🙏
omg the ending had me cracking up, respect for leaving that in! Great history lesson too, it helps bring the old masters to life
Jesse, “safe” was the word you were chocking on at the end there. Nice video.
Thank you for what you do master Enkamp, this is loable and honourable that you do for others. You are a good man.
when you did the Rohai I was so happy! that's the same one I learned! makes me want to train again so badly. grateful for your channel
I'm really impressed with your homework on karate . I've been practicing shotokan karate with the kugb for over 30years and learning about the history is amazing. Well done for the great video buddy 👏
thanks Jesse for explain this matter in karate for many people ,your tv channel it is awesome and above all down to earth, love your chanell thanks again
I had to stop at 4:27, that Kata is beautiful! Thank you Jesse. Right now my favorite Master is my Sensei Master Eddie Bathea. But as I go forth studying ancient masters, I am sure that will change.
Thank you 🙏 Keep learning and exploring! 🔥
It was really interesting to learn about origin of katas, thank you.
I am sure Itosu Anko would be proud of your demonstration of both the complicated and simpler kata that could be more easily taught!
Your strength and power remind me of a Hwa Rang Do Expert I met in Vancouver in 1995.
Another interesting icon of Japanese Martial Arts that I admire from what I have read is Takeda Sokaku as his teaching of Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu lead to
his students that started up Aikido and Hapkido and Hwa Rang Do. Of course Itosu Anko was from the previous generation and he was very wise when he wrote that letter in 1908 at roughly age 77...note the YEAR was the height of the Boxer Rebellion in China!
Brilliant Jesse. What a genius you are. Thanks for sharing. Mind blowing. Keep them coming.
Practicing Shorin Ryu Karate, we do the original Rohai. Ansei Ueshiro who studied under Nakamine brought our style to the USA in 1962. Great video, I was just studying Anko Itosu and was so inspired in the way he dedicated his life to karate. He truly lived it, physically and spiritually. Great video.
All masters are great, but, despite my style is Shorin Ryu, I admire Chojun Miyagi for what he did with the Goju Ryu
You practice Fukyugata 1 or 2?
I practice Shorin Ryu too
Miyagi? Karate kid's miyagi?
@@thedevelopershow06 Shinshukan ??
@@gu_carneirocr what?
Jesse, I really enjoy your videos. Such great knowledge and awesome techniques. Blessings to you from Colombo, Sri Lanka
No
Tiger 787 he does not need to, the more I watch his messaging the more I like the ‘genuineness’ 👌🏻
Right
Because hes doing something he is actually passionate about. Not like others who only want attention to grow their status.
There has been so much written about Itosu Sensei, but still so much is not known. I’m reading Mr. Thomas Feldman’s book on Ankō Itosu, The Man, The Master, The Myth, and enjoying it very much. Thanks for great video. Much respect! 🥋✊
I traveled a lot in my life, and being a student of martial arts, I would drop by local gyms (dojos, studios, etc.) to watch their training. Most were fairly well run. A few had really good teachers. Sadly almost all stressed the "this is the only way to do THIS (kick, punch, block, throw)". Belt color seem to be important also.
I learned through the years, how fortunate I was, to have been taught by an exceptional instructor. There was no "style", no rank system, and lots of practical work learning fighting vs single and multiple opponents, including armed adversaries. He taught that use of excessive force was wrong, and would not tolerate out-of-control actions or bullying. He was also one of the kindest and most thoughtful persons I have ever know. Salute to all the good martial arts teachers. Great videos that rate TWO THUMBS UP! Thank you.
The way Jesse explains everything is great. Up front and keeps you interested the whole time. Did a little karate when I was about 12. Didn't last long for the way the teacher was. If Jesse was around here I would definitely take up training for sure. Doesn't just want students but wants the knowledge to be out there as it should be. Great work and videos all around. Glad I get the notifications daily.
Thank you! Deep bow 🙏
@@KARATEbyJesse my pleasure.
The most important Master in History was Jigoro Kano, by helping and supporting Funakoshi in main land Japan spreading the basis of karate all around the world. Oss
In a political way.....
I thought he founded judo.
@@brucenatelee Yeah, but he's talking about influence. And of course, what do you think he trained before he invented "Judo"?
@@brucenatelee He did.
@@peposo7 Jujitsu.
Another exciting video based on diligent research. I often wonder whether Jesse got training in film or TV production. He's an excellent communicator with a sense of humor too.
I love the mini blooper real at the end. Man your so down to earth Jesse. Love your channel
Such a masterful kata. I never seen anything like it. My favorite Karate Master is Uechi Kanbun because he is the Grandmaster and founder of my favorite style Uechi-ryu Karate.
Thank you Enkamp Sensei.
This is the best Martial Art channel ever.
It is a good thing. It brought Karate to me in California. Karate has been a huge influence in my life, but as a practitioner late in life, it has also given me a second youth.
Very well put! You're a true historian! It's super interesting! I think that what Itosu Anko did, the "simplification" of the katas, is probably why we sometimes struggle in understanding the original bunkai in some katas. We get an idea of it, but some movements have clearly been watered down, for the reason you explained, that it sometimes has become abstract and therefore open to all interpretations.
Your explanations are excellent.
Thank you for a great work
Greatings from Argentina.
Dude! You are incredible. Using all of your gifts... thank you
I love the stories and lore of the Okinawan Master!! It seems to me there really isn't one that stands out so much as this line of knowledge that continues today!
Well done on this Master Spotlight. I look forward to seeing you doing a Matsumura Sokon and Higaonna Kanryo ones.
Thank you for your time.
Excellent explanations of the history of Karate. I thought I knew quite a lot about it, but now I know better.
Thank you very much for showing us the history of Karate. I have watched many of your episodes
You thanked us for watching and thanks a lot for your videos.
Wonderful video and deep research enjoy , Master Oyama has been one of my favorites why dedication to perfection
I am an old ex-Martial Arts instructor (Manchurian White Crane) and your form is excellent. Another very interesting video. Subscribed.
My favorite Karate master is Funakoshi!🥋
Ditto
Mine is Mr. Myaigi errr Johnny Lawrence errr umm idk
i was in a Karate class for a short time as a kid but i never saw someone do Kata like the OG Kata. Dude the movements were so fierce and the sounds were straight out of a Bruce Lee movie. You seem extremely dedicated man, much love & respect.
I tell the kids nowadays that if it comes to styles and old school masters and who was better and so on... that and some point in history all the grandmasters were under one roof as friends, they known each other, train together and all drinking from the same tea pod.
You are awesome man. Love your videos. Dax för mig att börja med Karate.
Min själ har så länge skriket efter det 👍🏻
Keep up the good work!!
As a student of Hidetaka Nishiyama from 1980 until his death at his home dojo ... we had private discussion of Itosu’s contributions. You are correct. The most significant change was the closed fist vs. the open hand ... blessings to your contributions
Wow. You sure do know your craft. I'm impressed. Thumbs up. Much love from Nigeria. Cheers.
Thank you Jesse sensei for sharing this information. As a Japanese, it's a bit sad that there are not many youtube info about Anko Itosu in Japanese compared in English, but this video was the best and was very fascinated. Your contribution in Karate world is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
My pleasure!
Amazing Story telling. I have watched this a few Times and i love this. Thank you as ever for sharing this.
Thank You Jesse
for creating these wonderful nuggets of information. Your videos have answered MANY of my previously mystifying questions on technique, the masters, and the true concepts of Karate.
💐 Aloha
Many more blessings to you and your family
My favorite is Mas Oyama because he made Kyokushin that’s my style
I respect Oyama for creating his organization. He did as a Korean in Japan. That's not an easy feat. He wasn't above using shady business practices. But regardless I am in awe of him holding the largest karate organization ever.
Same
@@transgirltalks1140 you need to find a teacher. I moved across the country to train with one. If kyokushin is where your hearts at it's worth it. Look up Nathan Lago he's in north Carolina I think. But he's not the only one. Pursue it and do your best.
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Mas Oyama was pretty enigmatic character in Japanese martial arts. To think that as a Zainichi Korean (2nd class citizen) in pre-WWII Japan he would go on create the 5th main style of Karate in Japan despite the open discrimination he experienced. It’s a success story in any culture but sometimes you need extreme obstacles to be the very best you can be.
Sensei, You explained things very eloquently and i learn once more from your videos. Thank you.
Karate benefit milions of people every day. Is a fight, a sport and a way to work and raise thousands of people around the world. Its a good resource for improve mankind.
Thanks for this video
We all are waiting for you video
Great background info. As always Very well done. I love all your videos. Keep up the good work inspiring us.
Love your vids. I recently reenrolled in the UFAF school I attended as a kid. So now researching karates history and the lineage of my school and found you.
excellent video on karate history jesse keep it up the good work
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very nice Video marital art history. I like very much thanks for waching thanks for waching 😀😀
by comparing the two kata we can see that we have gone from frontal movements in the old form to movements on a horizontal line which can indicate for a sensei as a teaching tool a better readability of the form by many students. one could conclude that the evolution of this kata reflects the passage from an individual teaching to a teaching of mass. the comparison of these 2 forms is enlightening and it is well found by jesse
Wow. I could have sworn the big reveal was going to be Gichin Funakoshi!!
Me too. He was chosen by a committee of other master's because he was the headmaster of a Girls finishing school which taught Japanese language and etiquette.
Thanks jesse sensei for your work about karate history it adds to what others don't have like me i'm practicing shorin-ryu
Matsumura Rohai and Itosu Rohai Shodan! Great katas and great performance Jessy-san.
I never saw the modern Rohai. The old one is from Shito Ryu, right? I have seen the Matsubayashi-Ryu's version in tournaments.
I practice Shorin Ryu Kyudokan.
I practice Shito Ryu. Yes, the first kata is almost exactly as I practice Rohai Shodan, except for the one groin strike variation. I haven't seen the adaptation before, I guess I don't go to the right tournaments. ;) To add to it, there are at least two insights we contemplate with this kata. The first is "Who is leading?" and the second is "Who catches the fish?". Great kata.
Oh and Jessesan, your Kata movements sound superb! I could have swear i heard the sound of steal being drawn, and all I see our your IRON HANDS! So cool.
Hahah you’re flattering 😜
I really enjoyed the video and the kata was amazing thank you
My sensei teaches me the old version 🔥
Where can I see the old versions?
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In the video above, Jesse has first shown " the old version", and then the newer one. That's what she is referring to.
Woow!! I didn't know we use to do the old Rohai version. So insteresting!! Thanks!! :)
Your Kata is very solid. I'm still working daily on mine. Excellent job sensei
Great video the Rohai which I learned also had a inside slap kick. Your way of performance performing Kata was beautiful, very good hip movement and kime.
Among the benefits of karate is it gives you good outtakes at the end of your video.
How wonderful it is to close the eyes and encompass the snapinng inner confidence when KATA is done with the intent of pre enraged fighting with one or more opponents. Thus making every execution vibrate through my ears in a whimsical note. Osu. Very destined to have found your outlier self in that into-version is utterly intoxicating once comprehension begins to talk root in mushin.
I really like the work you do, thank you very much for it. I love the fact that you think. It´s not common... And Great idea including that ending with the several attempts. Brilliant!
This is absolutely fascinating. Thank you for this.
Another great video Jesse-san! And thanks for showing us the two versions of Rohai. We still do the old school version in our style.
Snappy kata, even the gi 🥋 cloth fibers were complaining! 😄 You make it look so easy, true masters always do. Rika Usami would be impressed 👊
Most Karate practitioners in the world are unaware of the ancient history of the origins of Karate. I myself only knew what Funakoshi and Nakayama told in their books. This research history prior to the foundation of Shotokan and many other styles is very important. Western literature with these historical records is scarce, almost nonexistent. It all comes down to Okinawan masters coming to Japan bringing their arts and that's it. Your videos with these surveys are of great value for understanding the origins of our Karate. I suggest that you publish a book with these historical data that will undoubtedly be of great value for Karate and its practitioners to have a good study base. As I am from Shotokan my main master is Gichin Funakoshi and at the most recent world level I admire Masahiko Tanaka, Masao Kagawa and Hirokazu Kanazawa. Ossu!
Well done. I'm sure you know about "code of Itosu" , new way of teaching and hidden meaning of kata. You do very good work. Congratulations, Jesse
I have never seen the original form of Heian Yodan which was really interesting! Kata is what captured my initial interest in learning karate. Thank you for sharing!
Thank You Jesse 🥋 btw. Your moves are so perfectly 💪👊
Another excellent video. Great kata performances btw!
Though I have mixed emotions about what some may be called a watered down system I am eternally grateful for every nugget of wisdom, for they are all Golden. The Asian community Greatly Graced the world with their sharing of their cultivation of war and fighting arts and I am often humbled with tears that they shared with us. Though he far predates and transcendant modern Karate as I understand it, I reverence the samurai Miyamoto Musashi, venerate Moreihei Ueshiba (sp) , respect Jigor Kano and cherish Lee Jun Fan for unrelated swordsmanship,Aikido, Judo and Jeet Kune Do respectively. As far as modern Masterful Karateka honestly you have captured my attention. Your movements are crisp powerful, polished, technically sound; your stances are deep and rooted, and posture is excellent. your studies and academic and linguistic knowledge seem off the charts. Your heart is unquestionable...!
Morio Higoanna, out of personal bias from him teaching my sensei and the fact that he is still a badass in his 80’s