Can I Earn My Karate Belt In A Week?
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This week, I will be taking my first ever Karate exam with @SenseiSeth ! But I only have a week to learn everything I need to know...will I pass the test?
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You’re the man Kev! Sorry for trying to psych you out before the test 😂 you did great
Thank you!!! Hope I didn’t disappoint you!
Kevin you cannot disappoint Seth, i suppose he still cannot kick off the fastened lid of a bottle, the bar is very low for disappointing seth.
So when are you two going to compete at street beefz like icyMike did in his playlist?
@@KevinLeeVlog Well done Kevin! I hope this continues.
I dunno what Ryu/style Sensei Seth practices, but we also do (a different version) of Gekkisai (both dai ichi and dai nii) in Okinawan Goju Ryu.
My unprofessional and unsolicited opinion/tip re: kata - draw upon your previous martial arts skills.
There's a lot of parallels and similarities with wing chun and older versions of karate.
It's a lot of extra work overall, but when you find your own "style"of karate, I'm sure it'll be awesome.
Until then, do as your Sensei says.... wouldn't wanna get you into trouble 😅
"Credentials" - 2nd Dan ITF based (but not affiliated) Taekwondo, & intermediate Okinawan Goju Ryu karate colour belt atm. (Have done other martial arts, but only graded in those two)
20 plus years totally translated.
Very well done.
Should I earn my orange belt next?
Now reverse. Can Sensei seth earn his first batch in Wing Chun in one week? ;)
@@ShugenjyaI second this! Who else wants to see Sensei Seth take his Wing Chun test? 😂
@@KevinLeeVlog💯
Please do more content with the personal trainer that was emphasizing structure and importance of muscles
You look brilliant for a yellow belt !💛 ✨️
I like how Seth's tone completely changes when he's testing. We all turn into our parents eventually.
Yesss!! He is different in testing mode! Gotta take it seriously!
I had at times the temptation to text his mom if Seth is not properly working
Kevins like 6 years older than me I think 😂
Seth, you are in a martial sense still the older brother from qualification, even if kevin is older.
I think Seth is like 29 and Kevin 36, even Jeff Chan is 32 is guess.
it's so interesting how when you do a karate kata it still looks like a kung-fu form. (reminds me of jesse's videos about karate origins from kung-fu)
I don’t have that karate look…yet!
Back in the early days of the Internet, I ran across a website for a school that combined Karate and Bak Mei. It kind of looked like that.
It's just a little adjustment to your 身 法. Find a video you like and try to imitate the movement. You'll get it in no time.
(I'll tell you a little secret. If you learn the 2 katas Seisan and Naihanchi, that's really all you need.)
@@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst what are you on about
@@zackgee3084 I'm on the couch.
well shotokan based karate is mostly long distance Shōrin-ryū and short distance shorei ryu. A lot of the shorei ryu techniques you gonna find in southern styles like Hak Fu Mun 黑虎門 , like upper body movements while fists on the hip etc. while shorin ryu is the meaning for southern shaolin/ incense shop boxing. It is the basic form of fighting you learn before specialising into different styles, similiar to hong chuan 小洪拳 in the northern styles
Kevin is such a babyface that his gi is made of pure light :)
Do not stop at yellow!
I don’t plan to! lol
@@KevinLeeVlog OSU!
OSS to both of you to Well I have my orange belt test today
@@Exoninja. Good luck to you! I'm orange myself. Working on Purple Belt Kata.
Coming from a Goju Ryu background and seeing Geki Sai in another style is wild! Always crazy to see how the same form changes between styles. Great vid!
Congrats. That made me remember ages ago when I got my yellow belt. The testing was pretty much identical. I remember trying not to grin when they said to wait there a minute at the end...cause I knew they were grabbing my yellow belt. There were actually two kids that did fail, and they were told immediately at the end. I think that day was the first day they started letting me sit in and watch the black belts afterward.
Wow! Thank you for sharing your experience!
This was great. I’m so glad he talked about the techniques behind the kata movements at the end.
One small detail with thr front breakfall. Turn your head to the side when you fall. keep your nose safe
Love Seths statement about actually knowing what the moves are for in a Kata. I tought kids for a while in Taekwondo. When we were practicing Hyeong (Kata) i would disect it for the kids so they dont just run through moves. for example while their going through the Hyeong i would attack them if they need to block and let them hit me if they need to attack. of course i let them block and i keep distance so there wont be a chance anybody gets hurt. but that process helps really to distinguish wehn to "snap" or to move your hips right.
Yea my teacher never explained the moves in the kata
as a Karateka it's nice to see Seth in Karate mode for once 😄
Kevin you did a fantastic job! Great work!
Both are serious, very humble and respecful, as what a true martial artists should be. Respect!
Congrats. Every Dojo and every style has different standards. But that's pretty common for the beginning levels. Though some go a little harder than others. At my dojo I have been at for years now every test starts with a Half mile run. Then warm up stretches. (which includes planks for a min at least.) then Jumping jacks, push ups, Sit ups. Then we move on to normal standards. Punches, Kicks, Combinations. Because our dojo mixes in A form of Jujitsu we also through in locks and holds. Some 20 second Drills for throws. (you and your partner preform a Throw followed by a submission on right and left sides as many times as possible in 20 seconds.) Ground Rolling, Sparing. And THEN you get to do what ever Kata you are up for next. Different levels get different kata of course. And The higher you get the more things you have to do. And the lower Ranked Q belts usually finish before the higher ranked. (Black belt tests are a different matter that are entire day events.)
It should be noted that the instructors and other blackbelts already know who will pass mostly. Based on who comes in. What they do during class and How much they give. The test is about wearing them down. Making the tired and sore. Pushing to the limit THEN see how well they preform and how much they give. Its the FINAL piece for deciding who progresses and who does not. But 90% is still during class.
Holding the belt behind your back like that made me flash back to every single martial arts instructor I've ever had.
I'd love to see you continue through the ranks of Karate! It's fun to see how your other martial arts training has influenced your movement and technique, and I'm curious to see how it will influence you as you attain higher ranked belts.
15:00 I liken a good Kata to Speaking Clearly and telling a Good Story: you must Enunciate every "Syllable" clearly by making each move distinct, and Emphasize the most important points, the Story Beats, typically with a pause and kiai.
Oh, I love this one Kevin. It is probably one of my top 5 of your videos! Starting as a white belt is so humbling and such a good experience for us. You were a pretty solid and snappy white belt 😂. If I had my way everything would start with a white gi 😂. Hopefully, this one is useful to someone just starting out. Looking forward to meeting you in Greece at the end of summer.
It is definitely useful for someone just starting out! 🥋
@@orkunkaansimsek yay Orkun!!!!!!!!
I am always so fascinated how different karate can be within karate itself the curriculum of shotokan (what I used to train in) is completely different from goju ryu (what I am doing now) and both are also completely different from what's in this video, makes me think of the mountain with lots of different winding roads that Jesse Enkamp talked about
Congratulations!
Congrats!
I remember my first karate test. Well done Kevin 😊
That kata is like green belt in Shotokan, it's a lot of techniques for a first grade!
I'm working towards my third belt in shotokan, 7th kyu. The kata in this video is pretty complex. No wonder he stumbled a bit.
inspiring!
With regard to kata, to quote one of my favourite movie martial arts teaching scenes (Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon as his character is being introduced), "You need emotional content."
Congratulations kevin On your new belt.
seth kept the axe from the buhurt ep hahahahaha
I want friends like this. The type that help make you better.
The too tense kata because it's a test is a classic.
As a practitioner of goju ryu its interesting how American kempo does gekisai dai ichi differently from how i learned it
Congratulations!!! Its interesting to see the focus of the yellow belt in karate and thar they include the breakfalls. Do you know what style of Karate Sensei Seth teaches? Thanks!
I believe it's ameridote...
He teaches American kempo I believe
@@codyspikes4381 Thanks
I would like to see this being a series. either kevin go through all different martial arts and grab a test in a week, or find someone who has no knowledge of martial arts and make them good enough to pass :D
What style of Karate is this? I studied Shotokan myself but this style seems like it has more to it from a lower level haha
Great job sir
It was good. Well done 👍🏻
Jesse Enkamp"s katas looks amazing
I think if you have a generel knowledge about all aspects of fighting, all beginner belts are achievable pretty fast. Because normally its always absolute basics first and they don't change much between fighting systems
Hi Kevin. I want to kindly ask you if its possible to teach myself spilts as i dont have a tutor and I'm teaching myself JKD.
I got a karate yellow belt as a teenager and I didn’t know any of that (although I DID memorize a kata). Pretty sure I was in a McDojo. Hey- well done!!!
Awesome!
You should have perfected the Kata with Jesse Enkamp then had Seth say is it was bad/weird: on film for Jesse to see! 🤣
Congrats :)
More a question for Seth but is that Kata derived from Bassai Dai?
WOOHOOO!! 👏👏
How long was this? My yellow belts are at least 2 hours long. Sometimes 3.
i want to see you take a kyokushin class now
Any good teacher you can recommend?
@@KevinLeeVlog unfortunately not in America as I'm in England ever over here tho there are plenty
Hope Kevin goes for Enshin or Ashihara Karate branch of Kyokushin
Kevin, i suppose there is not much competition to choose from, the nearest to you guys would probably be Ligo Dojo of Budo Karate
Ashihara in the US seems to be only in california search for ashiharausa
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I liked the way you nailed your form Kevin. But perhaps a little high stance? I don't know about kenpo karate, but that's something a European sensei would have opinions about
What brand of Karate?
Kev is so crisp! Those Katas were ON IT! I know Tripple S wouldn't have given you the yellow if you didn't earn it!.
I like how in every video Kevin pretends he is not amazingly skilled in martial arts, bro is so humble
From white to yellow half year and than its up to your quality as a human being how fast you grow. Most people need 5 till 7 years to become a black belt, in a legitimatel Karate Dojo. Greetings from the Netherlands 🥋 OSU 🥋 i talk about Old school Karate not the easy to do American style Karate.
That’s what I heard!
@@KevinLeeVlog i am a 3 dan black belt Goju Ryu Karate and walk the road to do it right plus in the Netherlands martial arts have a High degree ( real bad schools there are not because its a small world ). We have many Champions in Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, boxing and Thai Boxing. Greetings from the Netherlands
that was fun. now another martial art? or another belt, or just done?
It depends where you get it and who gives it to you, which varies widely. A higher belt doesn't mean you're better than someone with a lower belt in a real fight.
Seth, "I'll be right back." He did that just to mess with Kevin.
Que?? A mí me pusieron dos rayitas amarillas a mi cinta Blanca en mi primer examen, y eso fue tras meses de entrenar dos veces por semana. Pero tenía 9 años.
I really like how practical and very creative the Karate of Sensei Seth's Dad have.... it seems to be hybrid of some of the elite striking arts like boxing traditional and modern karate some taekwondo and kickboxing etc. very legit and effective. I do hope sensei seth will make a vlog about the history of their family's martial arts and it's lineage. that would be so awesome for I am such a fan of all you guys Mike, Shane, wonderboy,rokas, varga ETC.
How I wish to have a yellow belt from their school as well...
Interesting how very different this from Shotokan Karate in the JKA organization. Both technique and selection is quite different. Now ofc Kevin is way better than any yellow belt out there but it would be nice to get the differences between Seth and say Jessies styles.
what style of karate is that?
I do shotokan and i think there are some wierd aspekts in this style but i wanna learn more before talking
Kempo or kenpo okinawan if im not misstaken
It's a mostly goju-ryu based American Kenpo iirc. Pretty sure it's not the ed parker version though
seth is doing black cat kempo, master ken is doing kenpo 5.0. No idea what seth is teaching, he still trained at some other dojos
Surprised they were doing a Okinawa Goju kata. I always thought Seth was one of the eye gouge, nutclutching American Kenpo guys.
Now you are on par with Icy Mike.
TH-cam Karate fight incoming?
Which hand did sensei Seth put his glove on... Then realized it was the wrong hand... Lol
I think a yellow belt could be earned in most belt-graded martial arts in a week of all-day private lessons, if one is already athletic, agile, and flexible. Somebody like a gymnast might even be able to manage an orange or green belt.
i just wished that karatenerd was there as well to mess you even more..hehehe..may be when you think of moving up he will be there to help or do the test
Next time!!!
Why does the white belt kata look so difficult? OMG hahahaha 😮
It's so weird to me as both a TKD guy and a Karate guy to hear Jhoonbee in front of a Karate kata
Can I asked you sensei Set ..why is your fist almost vertical? It's odd isn't it supposed to be horizontal 🤔
My fave TH-camr
Now that you've tried out karate, any plans to take Skallagrim up on his offer to try out HEMA?
It’s on my list!!!
@@KevinLeeVlog looking forward to it! Hope you get to try out some dagger/unarmed wrestling alongside the sword stuff as well! (Ringen in German, Armizare in Italian)
Kevin is gonna bag skallagrim
Cool. Nice vídeo 📹
Thank you!!
Now you have yellow, you must go on to at least a blue belt
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I’ve never understood why people are keeping their hands so low when they block, or when they do the kata or techniques. I was always taught to make sure your wrist was at least as high as your eyebrows. If it’s not and you try to block a punch more than likely you will get hit. This has proven right in fighting. I’m surely no big fighter but it has happened. Teachers need to pay attention to how they teach blocks, if your hand or wrist is at chin level you probably won’t like the outcome
Out of interest? - what form of Karate is it? it's very different to the Shotokan syllabus / kata and Blue Tiger Karate I know. No falls and rolls in ours
Sensei Seth does American Kenpo so I would assume that. We would have blocks instead of falls&rolls normally our beginner course takes about three months and you need about 30 practise sessions.
Well i mean realistically "no" however as you were just saying and probably know by now, you do already know/practice "karate". Silat/wing chun and karate are all highly related, have the same techniques/ base concepts within them
Congratulations....
Knew it was gonna be AG1. Pretty sure you're already a Karate blackbelt Kev. Or equivalent.
Now next belt up in one more week and so on, get you BB in 8w or so... :)
He let you off easy 😉 shotokan are more picky with the stances and form
Try to collab with Togo Ishii
Do you hear that Sound?
Like stretching leather
That's Jesse, smiling from ear to ear. 😊
Make SURE you put "Karate Yellow Belt" at the TOP of your Martial Arts Credentials from NOW ON!
Bro tried to make karate taekwondo
Big kata for yellow belt
Ohh so now u guys karate?
Seth has trouble knowing which hand goes into the glove.
The first belt test isn't physically hard. But it is THE WORST mentally. There's nothing like those white belt jitters on test day.
Sensei Seth teach me kata
OSU!
Best white belt I've ever seen
That is not how you throw a ridge hand
now one week per belt going forward until you fail ^^
If you training everyday for a week..you might overtake students who train twice a week for 3 months,2 hours per session.
I come from Shotokan so for me that kata was way too fast and inaccurate. You cant have speed before you control the moves exactly. But obviously this is Kempo karate or something.
black belt means 'untouchable by the untrained man. Some strong, fast young men get that level of ability/speed in 200 hours, but your body can't take more than about 1 hour per day of that level of intensity.and it's best split up into 1/2 hour morning and afternoon. I've seen others put in twice as any hours, spread over a couple of years and they were still basically nothing as a fighter.
lol. Half to 1 hour at full intensity?! I used to train between 4 to +8 hrs a day.. and everything I trained, was at Max potentials. Its not something that happens instantly. Your body build up to that level, the longer and harder that you train. If you are rarely putting in 100%, and only ever for 5 to 10 minute sessions... then sure... you would not be able to endure an hour or more of hardcore training.
Heck, the first thing I do for my training, is a 1hr hardcore "Core" workout routine... which includes 3 sets of Slow Motion Pushups, 3 Sets of 100 Crunches, and Leg Lifts + Leg spins (3 to 5 min worth).. and a few leg and body stretches too.
In my old Wing Chun school... classes were 2 hrs long, with the 1st hour being the workout above. There were classes were we had to do a nonstop partner drill (punches + punch defense), for 20 minutes, without any pauses / rests. That same school, told me to do like 2000 pole thrusts (with the long end of the pole, hanging to the left or right of you.. and much be kept shoulder level at all times).
To train my Oblique Kicks.. I was doing Four 15 minute non-stop sets. Putting on hard leather bottomed dress shows on, and instep/heel kicking the Thick Tree on the front lawn. Every kick as Fast as possible, and as heavy an impact as possible. Each impact, and the foot would be Stinging. Maintaining the same Pace, and Impact Intensity.. throughout the entire 15 min. Two sets from the REAR leg positions... and two sets from the LEAD leg positions. I did that every other day, for like 3 consecutive months time (in addition to a Lot of other training).
I trained very similar to Bruce Lee. Doing various reps of things... all throughout the entire day / night... as well as solid Block Training hours at home.. and at school. I trained 7 days a week, 365 days a year. I attained Masterclass level output, by my 3rd year, at such a pace and intensity.
And for the record, I didnt just train Wing Chun. I also cross trained in TKD / Karate / Muay Thai Kicks. Shaolin style Iron Body Conditioning. Some Tai Chi. And a lot of other stuff. Tended to spar against other artists, every weekend.
Realize that the Ancient Chinese fighters, such as in Pre-Industrial China's Shaolin Temple... trained at max potentials, for 8 hour periods... and beyond. They started training, as young as 3 yrs old. By the time they were teens, they were Total Beasts. Of course, that was necessary back then.. because there was little in the way of "Police" back then. You either had Masterclass level fighting skills... or you didnt live that long. They also didnt have modern distractions, like todays modern citizens.
Sorry, but one hour per day... is the "1000 year to Never plan". You would barely be getting enough time, to even master anything, with such a short period of training time.
I actually had 3 different teachers. One of them taught the class, a special Handset Drill. There were 10 Sets.. and each Set had between 3 to 5 movements. Many of them were fairly tricky.. to do 100% correctly. We trained these sets in class, like 4 to 5times, in a months worth of time. However... the moment I learned the sets... I immediately started doing them all throughout the day... no matter where I was, or what I was doing (even at work). Maybe every 15 minutes, Id do a single set out of the 10... for between 1 to 3 mins. By the weeks time, I believe Id completely mastered two or more of the sets. By the end of the month.. I had fully mastered all 10 sets, with 100% flawless movements, with no variances in power, speed, and accuracy...
When I performed the sets at the end of the month.. I could see my teachers facial expressions, as he recognized that I was doing my sets, superior to his own... despite him having learned them like 15 years before me. It was as if I had broken his Spirit. But you see... its one thing to train something at partial intensity... and only a little bit here and there... vs... training it pretty much around the clock, at full intensity levels. Its like the difference between doing 200 pushups all at once (without stopping)... vs... spread out across an entire day or more.. worth of time. You get to a whole other level of output potentials.
This is why Bruce Lee got so good, in such a short time frame. He virtually never stopped training something... all throughout his entire day / night... every day / night. And he never settled for less than 100%, in his efforts, and his results. This is very close to how the Ancient fighters of the Pre-Industrial world, would have been training... and hence, were Far superior fighters.
Incorporate your hips when you punch and relax your shoulders your too stiff
So, does Seth record himself all the time? Why would he have footage of himself talking to you on the phone otherwise? A strange fellow.
Edit: Nice job, Kevin!
He is also a TH-camr
Just for context, this is Tang soo do which is the Korean flavor of karate.
you''ll never learn much of anything in a class bigger than 4 people. and 2 students is ideal.