Can we all just take a minute to appreciate the fact that Jesse takes the time to like practically every comment his videos get? Even when they're posted months later. It's clear that you genuinely appreciate your fans, which makes you even more likable (if that's even possible).
I'm just a huge fan of Jesse's humble and positive outlook on everything. He comes into every video smiling and learning and growing. He's respectful of others and never talking down and it's just an uplifting and encouraging thing to watch in a sea of extreme hype and negativity elsewhere.
Yeah, he did really good for his first time, especially when fighting a guy who had like 13 fights. That's not the caliber of opponent the vast majority of first timers would take on. My first mma fight was against a guy with 2 amateur fights. Props to Jesse for going big right out the gate. I wouldn't have taken a fight against someone that much more experienced than I. Jesse doesn't lack courage, I can say that. I hope he fights again. Maybe he can come train with you, Ramsey.
Congrats on doing this. I've trained my whole life in martial arts but would really need to go next level to step into that cage. Mad respect also for not having a weak opponent.
I like how this guy just seems to appreciate all the different aspects from different martial arts that might seem or feel foreign to karate and instead of just making an excuse or something he truly seems intrigued and fascinated about the art/science behind them and wants to understand them as best as he can. RESPECT.
Absolutely amazing performance Jessie, I can’t explain how much respect I have for you and your family for everything you give in such a positive way to the martial arts community as a whole.!
To me, as a father, the most enjoyable thing to see was the warmth and camaraderie of the two brothers working together. Of course, the martial side of the video pleased me too much but the real stuff was in human interaction. Congrats for the great job!
Mad respect for Jesse to come out of his comfort zone and take on this challenge. You may have lost this match but you won some many personal battles. Top job!
Hey Jesse! Congratulations on everything you’ve done in your life. Truly one of the best Karate practitioners. Also, congrats to your brother for his latest MMA victory at Bellator 281. I was actually there at the OVO Arena in Wembley and it put a smile on my face when you celebrated with your bro. Great finish, congrats to your bro and keep your head up. Hope to see you in MMA more. You did great for a first timer after only 30 days!
"Completely my fault", Nah Jesse, no fault of your own! You got in there and did your best, you did your thing!!! Not many people would hop in the octagon and you pushed and challenged yourself! Hold your head high brother! You may have lost but you have inspired many! That's a win in itself Jesse!
Absolutely, it takes a lot of courage to go into a MMA real fight. Your opponnet did not punch you too much, but it could perfectly have been the scenario, and if he was very experienced in that it could have been very painful. This is so brave. Also your opponent looked super muscled up, very strong.
It'd be cool to see you compete in Karate Combat as well Jesse but all in all this was awesome and I'm glad that you challenge yourself regularly unlike most people who just make claims but never put their money where their mouth is
That’s an interesting thought though, Karate combat is much like mma in some ways but has indeed a ton more connection to the traditional arts than ufc/bellatore/pride do.. Of course that’s always the matter of an individual, but just curious to see how would the techniques of an experienced Karateka shine there.. p.s. Oss ! Thanks for your work, dedication and just for the exciting content!
When I found this channel I though this guy was just a Karate Nerd. Now looking deeper into his content my levels of respect for him just keeps going up. Very brave of him to fight in the octagon like that and he fought it out like a champ.
Great courage for getting in the cage Jesse. I also appreciate Oliver’s time and effort into your videos with you. It’s a great way to mix Karate with MMA in a progression. It’s the Enkamp format. Love it. From Australia. Oss !
I was honestly quite impressed with Jesse's performance. He was very humble throughout the whole experience and did everything possible to learn techniques in such a short period of time. Big congarts to Jesse and thank you for being so inspirational🙏🏻
Absolutely excellent. You and Oliver are a fantastic team. I admire you for stepping into the ring with the small amount of training involved. That speaks volumes for your karate training. Cheers all!
Maximum respect for putting yourself through this Jesse. I love your respect for others, your work ethic and your willingness to try & learn new things. All martial artists should expand their skills in pressure tests like this. It should be a requirement for, say, 4th Dan of any style that you have to go and do something like this. Win, lose or draw the learning, experience and genuine effort is the important thing.
I had absolutely zero interest in martial arts, I primarily started following your channel out of curiosity regarding history and original Okinawan karate. Now it looks like there's no way out of this rabbit hole haha. Who knows, maybe one day I'll take up some sort of MA 'cause you are absolutely inspiring Jesse!
Don't even think twice about it, and do it! I started Karate about 1 year ago mainly because of Jesse Enkamp, Sensei Seth, Sensei Yusuke (Karate Dojo Waku), My MA Journey, and Ramsey Dewey. Now, I am healthier, more energetic, lost at least 30 pounds of weight, my flexibility is much better, and my overall fitness is way overall better! Plus I have gained some real technique - open hand and with Kobudo weapons.
It was so great to see Jesse use MMA and wrestling techniques effectively after just 30 days. Your brother is a great teacher! I love seeing journeys like these
Despite being an absolute Karate masterclass, this guy's still humble enough to accept his lackings, willing to learn and admire his opponents. True class.
This is the 2nd time I am watching this video, what a pleasure still! I really like how curious Jesse is to learn new things in a humble way. The videos are hugely informative, what a great job of highlighting all the steps in everything he does. Cant get enough of it.
I know, right. The other guy had more cage experience, was a pretty good pressure fighter and clearly knew who Jesse was and didn't wanna take a high profile L to a YT creator with an audience. Considering that, I think Jesse performed amazingly. His composure and recovery were great, I literally cheered at some of those get-ups.
@@KARATEbyJesse Your videos are always exciting, I always wait for my YT notification bell to go off and to see your latest. In this match, it seems that you relied mainly on kicks to hit your opponent, but he kept dodging or stepping away from them, or taking you to the ground. I'm sure if you incorporated more punches, you'd have inflicted more damage to him. Just my observations. We can't wait for your 2nd match!
Oliver seems like a great coach, since his experience in the field helped you a lot, and it was amazing you performed as well as you did, you should do more like these cause I can tell youre really improving drastically, just be careful of injuries tho
Jesse you are amazing! You’re one of the very few TH-cam martial artists who actually gets in the ring! Great choke holds - you had two nice knees and a strong sidekick in round three- tell everyone how exhausting it is to go three rounds full contact striking and wrestling ! You have much street cred!
Love the Enkamp brothers. So wise, knowledgeable, respectful, kind, humble, and honorable…yet real warriors deep down. True fighting spirits! Learn something new about myself every time I come your channel. Thank you!
10:48 That is a terrific mount escape ! The bridging is remarkable and destabilizing of your opponent, excellent ! I honestly thought the fight would end there with ground-and-pound but wow, a terrific defense there. That is far from easy
You're such a humble dude. In my years of BJJ I met some of the least egotistical people I've ever met in my life. When it comes to fighting one would assume it is the opposite, and sure you have your outliers, but it is such an amazing community overall. Everything about this video proves that.
Damn Jesse! This video is probably your best one! I always appreciate seeing you challenging yourself in this ways. Looking forward to see more in the future!
@@KARATEbyJesse we can categorize them. This one has a lot of “soul” while others such as Karate Nerd in Okinawa series have so much research value in them, everyone is also entertaining but in different ways. But this one wins because of the fighting spirit and the courage in searching for personal development in such a challenging environment!
If that was your 1st attempt at MMA, then I'm honored. You did really well. Like a whole lot better than people who practice martial arts for competition.
Congratulations, Jesse. The courage you showed by entering the MMA arena with so little training shows that you were one of those whom U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt spoke long ago on April 23, 1910 in a speech at the Sorbonne in Paris popularly known as "The Man In The Arena". It goes like this and in my opinion it describes Jesse Encamp: THE MAN IN THE ARENA "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done it better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid should who neither know victory or defeat."
That's a great quote. Teddy Roosevelt was awesome. He also boxed and sparred almost every week in the White House itself, and indeed he practiced Ju Jitsu, Judo and other martial arts, which he very much enjoyed. He spoke and wrote about the character-developing utilities of martial arts and of physical combat, as well as the exertion involved therein.
If you read this, I am so proud of you! You are a specialist and seeing you bring all of your knowledge and experience to mma can help everyone learn. I want to see more karate in mma because it has so much to offer.
I remember my first "full contact" fight after years of Kung Fu. I got taken down so much and burnt out my cardio fighting to stay on my feet. Great experience points. Good job man!
Mad respect going out to Jesse, he is the most humble, and talented, and knowledgeable karate practitioner around....i love that you are experimenting with mma. There is always somthing new to learn. I'm a big fan Jesse, and I appreciate the fact that u interact with your fans. But hay, u earned em, and we got your back brother. Let this journey take you wherever it needs to. U got this.
This is super interesting to watch. And also so impressive. As I am just starting with Karate I only can imagine how tough it must be to learn all this takedown stuff and how to defend those takedowns in just 30 days. Big respect for taking this challenge!
Good sir you just earned a subscription! The amount of bravery to not only train for a month straight, but also take on an experienced fighter… kudos to you
@@KARATEbyJesse Tell Oliver he is the brother everybody needs. Great video. Great analysis I think this kind of experience is extremely helpful in understanding martial arts.
Super impressive Jesse. I know you had an earlier MMA experience but it's fun having this one on video. Honestly I think your Karate skills were tested and they held up as being legit. As you talked about grappling is just such a different world, different strategy, different conditioning, different movements. So it's a lot to try to counter grappling which isn't the primary focus of Karate. Just getting in there takes a ton of cajones.
Jesse, I have so much respect for you right now. Thanks for sharing this with all of us. I am no MMA fighter but wanted to make a comment maybe you and Oliver talked about. One of the key take aways from this match in my opinion is the natural intensity of techniques when transitioning to point fighting into contact fighting. It teaches very different body mechanics. When watching your techniques, to me it’s obvious that out of respect, you wanted to “tag” your opponent but not hurt them. Your kicks seemed more for precision rather than for injuring your opponent, which is exactly to kind of thing we train normally on dojo so we can all go home and return the next day, right? I’d say, and this may sound super weird, but do an experiment with yourself on heavy bag next time and allow yourself to have a controlled “anger” about your techniques and work on delivering some kicks with both power And point sparring precision. I’m my experience, it is a total different mindset that I feel a lot of us daily karateka practioners lack because we practice self control and not to injure our sparring partners intentionally.
I can agree to this mind set too. If you train in muay thai, they literary teach you to kick and punch through the bag/opponent which is something I never learnt in Karate
This is very obvious, indeed, when looking at the video. It's the "not training for actually doing damage" thing. It's something which is clearly visible in the very first fight of the guys that did just light sparring all their training. And it goes away with experience and doing more hard sparring here and there. Dutch style training (not sparring, as that can be really damaging) could help as well.
Exactly my point of view - Jesse you are so incredibly brave. Never turn away, always go ahead, don't be afraid. But your techniques could have more determination to really want to hit the opponent. The heart of the warrior is missing a bit. You are too nice! My sensei is very nice: in private - only in kumite, he flips a switch and wants to defeat me! I've never been able to do that and always wanted to be a nice playmate... you are to friendly in the Ring !!! But you are fantastic !
Thanks for sharing, learned a lot from the commentary you both provided. Not just a typical play by play, but actually going through what was going through your mind as you were figuring out the fight.
Hey Jesse. This was incredibly enlightening for me. I'm going to be fighting my first MMA fight June 20th. Fortunately I have had a lot more than 30 days to prepare myself for the grappling and even found a renewed sense of wonder and discovery through the exploration of it. As another karate practitioner looking to test my skills against other types of fighters this gave me much food for thought. Update: It looks like I'm not going to be able to fight June 20th after all. I got to go to court to settle a property dispute that may well end up with my family and I getting evicted. I did sustain a minor rib injury as well but nothing I couldn't push through if that was the only thing going on in my life. And it wasn't looking too promising because Petey Vital, my coach was still waiting to hear from the promotion if they even found a suitable opponent. I'm pretty bummed out but I've been a lifelong martial artist so I am used to life changing my path and I keep walking it, to whatever end. I am obviously disappointed though.
Nice job man! You did a lot better than I was expecting out of your first fight. You had good scrambles and better submission threats than I thought a karate guy was gonna have. For your first fight it was really impressive, and if you keep training I can see you doing really well!
Wow Jesse your brave!! 30 days of training for this MMA fight. The grappling aspect alone, like your brother knows is a whole different set of tools and ability, that takes time. I think you did well and will take away a perspective and understanding that can improve your art overall, sometimes the real win is what you gain from an experience. Hope your healing up well.
Don't think i've every really appreciated how good of physical shape you keep in. It shows here. 2 minutes of being in a real grapple is enough to make a common person hyperventilate. You did amazing Jesse!
Im really impressed with this. Imagine if you had more time for your takedown defense training, you would've been able to use ur karate much more. Also considering the fact that your opponent was much more experienced and more aggressive (due to the fact that he is trying to make a career out of mma) yet u were able to still perform that well is blowing my mind. This video greatly visualizes how the studying of your takedown defense as well as little bit of grappling can help you transition and use Karate in MMA. Really impressed. I just imagine what would happen if you had more time training the defense and more experience.
It was really good experience. It proves that karate it´s very effective when you focus your training for fight. Remember, Jesse trained for only 4 weeks before the real fight and he keep up during 3 rounds, it´s really impressive!
I really like that thought process around "process goal" is more important than "results goal." That's a really insightful way of thinking about things. Very well said!
Started taking mixed martial arts classes after watching you for a while now, always wanted to try some kind of martial art but never got around to do it. But you have really inspired me, tack så mycket!
You did awesome, you inspired me to take up the challenge and fight in a mma match this coming June. I’m also a karate practitioner that trains in the art of Shudokan. It’s so cool to see other traditional martial artist fight in this crazy sport. So thank you for your inspiration 😁
I went to a Shidokan grading as an outside opponent. It was interesting to fight out of my comfort zone, but a cage fight is a whole different level. Great respect to you. Well done
They let people from outside their system participate in sparring at gradings? How do they keep "Charlie Zellenoff" out? Or is that part of it? We're usually worn out before the sparring starts and fighting fresh opponents.
@@theflamingone8729 A friend of mine Sensei Steve Fenwick is a Shidokan instructor, he trained in our little club for several years when living in our town. He invited me down to London as a sparring partner for the graders. Strong fighters, although only one direction - forward. Which gave me an advantage as I was happy to fight on the retreat, which confused them as all the fighters seemed to push forward.
Good job anyway man, the most important thing is challenging yourself and the growth. Your brother seems like a great guy, i especially enjoyed his approach to the preparation.
I love your attitude man. You put yourself on the line while others who claim that are pro fighters and stuff never ever seen in a cage. You rock. Keep enjoying your art to the limits. the knowledge is not in your safety zone. 👍👍👍
That is so amazing! What an effort. I don't know of anyone in the world right now who is better at spreading the beauty and benefits of the martial arts than Jesse Enkamp. There is no better martial arts ambassador than the Karate Nerd! Just love this channel. Jesse, you're the best!
You absolutely should Jesse. Your videos are awesome and your journey and willingness to keep growing and learning different techniques while still being the best Karate Nerd everyone loves to watch / learn and grow with you. Keep up the incredible work!
Well done Jesse!! This was awesome to watch, you held your own extremely well for a first fight imo. If your next camp has a focus on boxing and set-ups I'd put money on you. Very impressed with the wrestling defense you developed, and if that was your personal goal for this fight, I'd call that a victory! You and Oliver are inspirational.
I love your videos, especially the ones with your brother. The relationship you guys have is a joy to behold You have reignited a passion for the martial arts in me that I haven't had in years. Unfortunately I am older now with physical limitations following injuries so I don't know that I can pursue anything. The happiness you take in spreading the thing you love to the world is truly inspirational. Thank you.
You guys are so sweet. I love to see brothers that get along and you can tell you too love each other very much and you must’ve had some type of awesome loving parents or maybe you were like me and had very crappy parents and decided to become the man, that you never had in your life. I have a very strong bond with my brother too, and it’s so nice to see respect and love you have for each other .
You still did good , you showed confidence , athletic abilities , keep training hard with your brother and sparring different people in mma will only make you better use more strikes to set up your kicks and take down and keep working your ground game , you learn fast and you only going to get better , great job you look good for your first fight .
Mad respect Jesse! Love this! Absolutely awesome to see you explore all aspects of Martial Arts by getting your hands dirty and getting that experience in. Love your work man!
This is the example of hardwork but still not getting in that point so, you know how hards the training and we didn't be perfect in once we need to several years ❤
Should I fight again? 👊
I say YES!
I love you❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yes King 🥇
Why not since it is a good way to get fightexperience.
Yes
Can we all just take a minute to appreciate the fact that Jesse takes the time to like practically every comment his videos get? Even when they're posted months later. It's clear that you genuinely appreciate your fans, which makes you even more likable (if that's even possible).
That’s only because I care 🙏
@@KARATEbyJesse you truly are an idol. On a side note, planks are a great way to help condition yourself for grappling.
Completely agree with this. Jesse's one of the rare martial arts youtube people who actually tries to engage with his fans!
Jessy = best bro on YT
He even likes the comment that says that he likes every comment.
Total respect for going out of your comfort zone and challenging yourself like this. Major props, that took a lot of courage.
Thank you!
@@KARATEbyJesse Você foi incrível! Eu me senti motivado a treinar MMA.
@@KARATEbyJesse jesse please do a video on how to defence the takedowns and how to do reversals as a karateka !!!!
I'm just a huge fan of Jesse's humble and positive outlook on everything. He comes into every video smiling and learning and growing. He's respectful of others and never talking down and it's just an uplifting and encouraging thing to watch in a sea of extreme hype and negativity elsewhere.
It was so epic to fight together with you on the same night Jesse! Your fight was awesome to watch and very competitive.
Likewise!! 🙌
You've come a long way yourself, sir., I still think you were robbed in your first fight.
@@KARATEbyJesse Försök en till MMA fight... men va inte så snäll nästa gång haha... tror ditt "problem" är att du är för snäll 🥺 in och djura ba
Please please a fight between rokas and jessie as the grand finale for the journey of you both
It's gonna be awesome! 👌😄
Have you sparred each other?
Cool man! You got out there and trained and did the thing! Really nice work on the get ups.
Much appreciated my friend
Legends recognize legends. 🤘🏻
Yeah, he did really good for his first time, especially when fighting a guy who had like 13 fights.
That's not the caliber of opponent the vast majority of first timers would take on. My first mma fight was against a guy with 2 amateur fights. Props to Jesse for going big right out the gate. I wouldn't have taken a fight against someone that much more experienced than I. Jesse doesn't lack courage, I can say that.
I hope he fights again. Maybe he can come train with you, Ramsey.
@@KARATEbyJesse @KARATEbyJesse jesse please do a video on how to defence the takedowns and how to do reversals as a karateka !!!!
Congrats on doing this. I've trained my whole life in martial arts but would really need to go next level to step into that cage. Mad respect also for not having a weak opponent.
Thank you very much! 😇
Bruh you've done everything, your guitar playing is gnarly
@@KARATEbyJesse @KARATEbyJesse jesse please do a video on how to defence the takedowns and how to do reversals as a karateka !!!!
@@slingshotshooter7536 learn grappling, there is no other way
@@slingshotshooter7536 learn grappling, there is no other way
I like how this guy just seems to appreciate all the different aspects from different martial arts that might seem or feel foreign to karate and instead of just making an excuse or something he truly seems intrigued and fascinated about the art/science behind them and wants to understand them as best as he can.
RESPECT.
Big set of swedish meatballs on you, sensei. You looked jacked too bro. Very inspiring video.
Dude that's so impressive. To compete against a trained MMA fighter but only having 30 days to prepare is insane. You did every well, congrats 💪🏼💪🏼🥋
MAN YOU A GOAT FOR THIS ONE. I YOU LITERALLY JUMPED INTO FIRE AND FOUGHT EXTREMELY WELL AS A FIRST TIMER. All respect brother from the Philippines 🇵🇭
Absolutely amazing performance Jessie, I can’t explain how much respect I have for you and your family for everything you give in such a positive way to the martial arts community as a whole.!
"Too bad I didn't kick his face". I'd buy that T-shirt!
Utmost respect Jesse for the way you stood your ground against a takedown-oriented fighter.
Haha glad to hear!
I'd buy that t-shirt!
I'd buy one too!
@@gronkgrunkhope u like it
I’d buy it three!
To me, as a father, the most enjoyable thing to see was the warmth and camaraderie of the two brothers working together. Of course, the martial side of the video pleased me too much but the real stuff was in human interaction. Congrats for the great job!
Makes me happy to hear 🙌
Its really great to see.
Very true!
you have a good point here, theses two brothers are a really good team !!
@@KARATEbyJesse Agreed, I wish I had a brother like Oliver!
Huge respect for stepping up to this challenge. I feel there is a lot to gain from watching you.
Mad respect for Jesse to come out of his comfort zone and take on this challenge. You may have lost this match but you won some many personal battles. Top job!
A coward dies thousand deaths ... But a warrior dies one ...
Way before his time strategic aggression makes way more sense
So a coward also lives a thousand lives?
@@nomoresunforever3695
No...
I didint get this one, can someone explain? thanks :)
On the other hand... A smart fighter chooses their battles!🤔
Congratulations, Jesse Sensei! 👊🏼🙏🏻
Deep bow Ando Sensei! 🙏
I really like your content
@@Blue_helmet1 I hope you’re talking to both of us! 😁🙏🏻
The respect that you guys have for each other is so genuine. Jesse you looked good out there. Great video guys.
Hey Jesse! Congratulations on everything you’ve done in your life. Truly one of the best Karate practitioners. Also, congrats to your brother for his latest MMA victory at Bellator 281. I was actually there at the OVO Arena in Wembley and it put a smile on my face when you celebrated with your bro. Great finish, congrats to your bro and keep your head up. Hope to see you in MMA more. You did great for a first timer after only 30 days!
"Completely my fault",
Nah Jesse, no fault of your own! You got in there and did your best, you did your thing!!! Not many people would hop in the octagon and you pushed and challenged yourself! Hold your head high brother! You may have lost but you have inspired many! That's a win in itself Jesse!
joseph is my favorite joestar
Absolutely, it takes a lot of courage to go into a MMA real fight. Your opponnet did not punch you too much, but it could perfectly have been the scenario, and if he was very experienced in that it could have been very painful. This is so brave. Also your opponent looked super muscled up, very strong.
It'd be cool to see you compete in Karate Combat as well Jesse but all in all this was awesome and I'm glad that you challenge yourself regularly unlike most people who just make claims but never put their money where their mouth is
Oooh, that's a great idea...
That’s an interesting thought though, Karate combat is much like mma in some ways but has indeed a ton more connection to the traditional arts than ufc/bellatore/pride do.. Of course that’s always the matter of an individual, but just curious to see how would the techniques of an experienced Karateka shine there.. p.s. Oss ! Thanks for your work, dedication and just for the exciting content!
When I found this channel I though this guy was just a Karate Nerd. Now looking deeper into his content my levels of respect for him just keeps going up. Very brave of him to fight in the octagon like that and he fought it out like a champ.
You’re too kind Diego! 🙏
Great courage for getting in the cage Jesse. I also appreciate Oliver’s time and effort into your videos with you. It’s a great way to mix Karate with MMA in a progression. It’s the Enkamp format. Love it. From Australia. Oss !
Awesome! Thank you Rob
I was honestly quite impressed with Jesse's performance. He was very humble throughout the whole experience and did everything possible to learn techniques in such a short period of time. Big congarts to Jesse and thank you for being so inspirational🙏🏻
Thanks for your kind words 🤗
@@KARATEbyJesse In my humble opnion, when Jesse kicks , looks like he is just showing the kick, is not like he want to knock the oponnet down.
@@scluciano I got the same impression. Seemed like just a way to show off the mma-specific stuff like grappling and whatever.
Absolutely excellent. You and Oliver are a fantastic team. I admire you for stepping into the ring with the small amount of training involved. That speaks volumes for your karate training. Cheers all!
Brothers who kick together stick together! 😁
bro, you have huge balls, what you did was very courageous!!
Gracias!
Maximum respect for putting yourself through this Jesse. I love your respect for others, your work ethic and your willingness to try & learn new things. All martial artists should expand their skills in pressure tests like this. It should be a requirement for, say, 4th Dan of any style that you have to go and do something like this. Win, lose or draw the learning, experience and genuine effort is the important thing.
I had absolutely zero interest in martial arts, I primarily started following your channel out of curiosity regarding history and original Okinawan karate. Now it looks like there's no way out of this rabbit hole haha. Who knows, maybe one day I'll take up some sort of MA 'cause you are absolutely inspiring Jesse!
Go for it!! 🔥
Do it martial arts are the best type of workouts
Send it!
Don't even think twice about it, and do it!
I started Karate about 1 year ago mainly because of Jesse Enkamp, Sensei Seth, Sensei Yusuke (Karate Dojo Waku), My MA Journey, and Ramsey Dewey. Now, I am healthier, more energetic, lost at least 30 pounds of weight, my flexibility is much better, and my overall fitness is way overall better! Plus I have gained some real technique - open hand and with Kobudo weapons.
Start training?
It was so great to see Jesse use MMA and wrestling techniques effectively after just 30 days. Your brother is a great teacher! I love seeing journeys like these
Amazing job brother. You’ve earned my respect and a new subscriber
Thanks and welcome!!
Next time just travel for 30 days to Dagestan for that Ground game and Takedown defence.
Despite being an absolute Karate masterclass, this guy's still humble enough to accept his lackings, willing to learn and admire his opponents. True class.
I love how you stayed humble throughout the whole thing
Sometimes a teacher, always a student 👍
This is the 2nd time I am watching this video, what a pleasure still! I really like how curious Jesse is to learn new things in a humble way. The videos are hugely informative, what a great job of highlighting all the steps in everything he does. Cant get enough of it.
Thank you so much Chris! 🙌
"You win some, you learn some" is a great quote!
This was a shockingly balanced fight. Very impressed with how well Jesse held up
I know, right. The other guy had more cage experience, was a pretty good pressure fighter and clearly knew who Jesse was and didn't wanna take a high profile L to a YT creator with an audience. Considering that, I think Jesse performed amazingly. His composure and recovery were great, I literally cheered at some of those get-ups.
👍
All my respect for standing in there and challenging yourself. I wish you a better result for the next one, if you decide so.
The comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there 👌
@@KARATEbyJesse wow thats actually inspiring
@@KARATEbyJesse Your videos are always exciting, I always wait for my YT notification bell to go off and to see your latest. In this match, it seems that you relied mainly on kicks to hit your opponent, but he kept dodging or stepping away from them, or taking you to the ground. I'm sure if you incorporated more punches, you'd have inflicted more damage to him. Just my observations. We can't wait for your 2nd match!
Going from one martial art into MMA in 30 days is insane. Much respect to you for doing it and sharing that experience.
Great learning experience! Impressed for a first mma fight. That dude was fierce. You held your own though, Jesse! Super awesome. Keep it up!
I really appreciate that Marky! 🙏
Oliver seems like a great coach, since his experience in the field helped you a lot, and it was amazing you performed as well as you did, you should do more like these cause I can tell youre really improving drastically, just be careful of injuries tho
I used to train at his gym, he was very helpful and firm. Really enjoyed my time there, moved away so couldn't train anymore. But my MMA- rolemodel.
Forget everything else. Just the brotherhood alone is already inspiring af. Big respect.
Jesse you are amazing! You’re one of the very few TH-cam martial artists who actually gets in the ring! Great choke holds - you had two nice knees and a strong sidekick in round three- tell everyone how exhausting it is to go three rounds full contact striking and wrestling ! You have much street cred!
Love the Enkamp brothers. So wise, knowledgeable, respectful, kind, humble, and honorable…yet real warriors deep down. True fighting spirits! Learn something new about myself every time I come your channel. Thank you!
10:48 That is a terrific mount escape ! The bridging is remarkable and destabilizing of your opponent, excellent ! I honestly thought the fight would end there with ground-and-pound but wow, a terrific defense there. That is far from easy
He gave up his back though. I was amazed his opponent wasn't able to transition to back mount.
I love this. Probably the only karate guy on TH-cam actually testing himself
Hej, jag såg att du var från Sverige. Din kanal är så bra. Jag har kollat på dig hela dan efter skolan
Tack!
You're such a humble dude. In my years of BJJ I met some of the least egotistical people I've ever met in my life. When it comes to fighting one would assume it is the opposite, and sure you have your outliers, but it is such an amazing community overall. Everything about this video proves that.
This guy is so genuinely interested in learning from his brother, it’s truly inspiring to see.
I appreciate your videos, I just started training and they are helping me so much.
You are the most gracious and humble fighter I've seen. Even GSP could learn from your stellar attitude.
"You win some, you learn some." Perfect ending quote to a super-inspiring video, guys. Congrats!
Damn Jesse! This video is probably your best one! I always appreciate seeing you challenging yourself in this ways. Looking forward to see more in the future!
Really? Thank you Federico-san! 🙏
@@KARATEbyJesse we can categorize them. This one has a lot of “soul” while others such as Karate Nerd in Okinawa series have so much research value in them, everyone is also entertaining but in different ways. But this one wins because of the fighting spirit and the courage in searching for personal development in such a challenging environment!
Seeing a swordsman praising a Karate fighter really made my day.
Agree!
If that was your 1st attempt at MMA, then I'm honored. You did really well. Like a whole lot better than people who practice martial arts for competition.
Wow this was awesome, you’re a genuine guy and the fact that you train and hangout with your brother so closely also raises my respect for you 🤙
Congratulations, Jesse. The courage you showed by entering the MMA arena with so little training shows that you were one of those whom U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt spoke long ago on April 23, 1910 in a speech at the Sorbonne in Paris popularly known as "The Man In The Arena". It goes like this and in my opinion it describes Jesse Encamp: THE MAN IN THE ARENA "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done it better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid should who neither know victory or defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt was a great Judoka and practiced on the mat in the White House.
That's a great quote. Teddy Roosevelt was awesome. He also boxed and sparred almost every week in the White House itself, and indeed he practiced Ju Jitsu, Judo and other martial arts, which he very much enjoyed. He spoke and wrote about the character-developing utilities of martial arts and of physical combat, as well as the exertion involved therein.
I really admire your courage for doing this. After just 30 days of (I guess quite intense) training, this looks really good!
If you wanted to set your mind to being a fighter, you'd sky-rocket. For the shear fact that you have absolutely no ego. You're genuinely a class act.
If you read this, I am so proud of you! You are a specialist and seeing you bring all of your knowledge and experience to mma can help everyone learn. I want to see more karate in mma because it has so much to offer.
I remember my first "full contact" fight after years of Kung Fu. I got taken down so much and burnt out my cardio fighting to stay on my feet. Great experience points. Good job man!
Mad respect going out to Jesse, he is the most humble, and talented, and knowledgeable karate practitioner around....i love that you are experimenting with mma. There is always somthing new to learn.
I'm a big fan Jesse, and I appreciate the fact that u interact with your fans. But hay, u earned em, and we got your back brother. Let this journey take you wherever it needs to. U got this.
This is super interesting to watch. And also so impressive.
As I am just starting with Karate I only can imagine how tough it must be to learn all this takedown stuff and how to defend those takedowns in just 30 days.
Big respect for taking this challenge!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good sir you just earned a subscription! The amount of bravery to not only train for a month straight, but also take on an experienced fighter… kudos to you
Loving the analysis, insight and spirit. Thank you for a glimpse of this experience with you and your team
My pleasure!! 🌟
@@KARATEbyJesse Tell Oliver he is the brother everybody needs.
Great video. Great analysis I think this kind of experience is extremely helpful in understanding martial arts.
Super impressive Jesse. I know you had an earlier MMA experience but it's fun having this one on video. Honestly I think your Karate skills were tested and they held up as being legit. As you talked about grappling is just such a different world, different strategy, different conditioning, different movements. So it's a lot to try to counter grappling which isn't the primary focus of Karate.
Just getting in there takes a ton of cajones.
Thanks a ton!
I like this guy, nice guy with humble attitude and I like that he got in the cage and competed
Thank you!
Jesse was pretty darn good... he is a fast learner. This shows how good he is as a fighter.
Jesse, I have so much respect for you right now. Thanks for sharing this with all of us. I am no MMA fighter but wanted to make a comment maybe you and Oliver talked about. One of the key take aways from this match in my opinion is the natural intensity of techniques when transitioning to point fighting into contact fighting. It teaches very different body mechanics. When watching your techniques, to me it’s obvious that out of respect, you wanted to “tag” your opponent but not hurt them. Your kicks seemed more for precision rather than for injuring your opponent, which is exactly to kind of thing we train normally on dojo so we can all go home and return the next day, right? I’d say, and this may sound super weird, but do an experiment with yourself on heavy bag next time and allow yourself to have a controlled “anger” about your techniques and work on delivering some kicks with both power And point sparring precision. I’m my experience, it is a total different mindset that I feel a lot of us daily karateka practioners lack because we practice self control and not to injure our sparring partners intentionally.
I can agree to this mind set too. If you train in muay thai, they literary teach you to kick and punch through the bag/opponent which is something I never learnt in Karate
I felt at the time of watching that those kicks look too much like sparring kicks.
To me I thought the kicks were just tailing off because he could see mid strike the opponent backing off.
This is very obvious, indeed, when looking at the video. It's the "not training for actually doing damage" thing. It's something which is clearly visible in the very first fight of the guys that did just light sparring all their training. And it goes away with experience and doing more hard sparring here and there.
Dutch style training (not sparring, as that can be really damaging) could help as well.
Exactly my point of view - Jesse you are so incredibly brave. Never turn away, always go ahead, don't be afraid. But your techniques could have more determination to really want to hit the opponent. The heart of the warrior is missing a bit. You are too nice! My sensei is very nice: in private - only in kumite, he flips a switch and wants to defeat me! I've never been able to do that and always wanted to be a nice playmate... you are to friendly in the Ring !!! But you are fantastic !
This was a great deal of skill on your part Jesse shows how with the foundation of karate it can take you very far even with only 30 days of training
Thanks for sharing, learned a lot from the commentary you both provided. Not just a typical play by play, but actually going through what was going through your mind as you were figuring out the fight.
Well done Jessie. Great Job. Your positivity and eagerness to learn and develop at a personal level, is as inspirational as your martial art skills.
Hey Jesse. This was incredibly enlightening for me. I'm going to be fighting my first MMA fight June 20th. Fortunately I have had a lot more than 30 days to prepare myself for the grappling and even found a renewed sense of wonder and discovery through the exploration of it. As another karate practitioner looking to test my skills against other types of fighters this gave me much food for thought.
Update: It looks like I'm not going to be able to fight June 20th after all. I got to go to court to settle a property dispute that may well end up with my family and I getting evicted. I did sustain a minor rib injury as well but nothing I couldn't push through if that was the only thing going on in my life. And it wasn't looking too promising because Petey Vital, my coach was still waiting to hear from the promotion if they even found a suitable opponent. I'm pretty bummed out but I've been a lifelong martial artist so I am used to life changing my path and I keep walking it, to whatever end. I am obviously disappointed though.
Good luck! It's far from being at the same level but I'm having my first official karate combat this Sunday the 8th of May 😁
Bro i would suggest you watch angelito manguray's mma fight. He also used karate/kali.
Lets go!! Update us how it goes
@@thebestnoraa It's looking like I'm not fighting at this point unfortunately. I updated my main comment as to why. Super disappointed.
"You win some, you learn some." That's an amazing twist on the classic. Great job on this journey!
Wow Amazing, second time watching this video!💪🏻🥋
Awesome! Thank you!
@@KARATEbyJesse 💪🏻💪🏻
Beautiful video, really enjoyed
Nice job man! You did a lot better than I was expecting out of your first fight. You had good scrambles and better submission threats than I thought a karate guy was gonna have. For your first fight it was really impressive, and if you keep training I can see you doing really well!
Wow Jesse your brave!! 30 days of training for this MMA fight. The grappling aspect alone, like your brother knows is a whole different set of tools and ability, that takes time. I think you did well and will take away a perspective and understanding that can improve your art overall, sometimes the real win is what you gain from an experience. Hope your healing up well.
I'm not sure why this popped up on my feed but I'm happy I clicked it, what a great video.
Don't think i've every really appreciated how good of physical shape you keep in. It shows here. 2 minutes of being in a real grapple is enough to make a common person hyperventilate. You did amazing Jesse!
Im really impressed with this. Imagine if you had more time for your takedown defense training, you would've been able to use ur karate much more. Also considering the fact that your opponent was much more experienced and more aggressive (due to the fact that he is trying to make a career out of mma) yet u were able to still perform that well is blowing my mind. This video greatly visualizes how the studying of your takedown defense as well as little bit of grappling can help you transition and use Karate in MMA. Really impressed. I just imagine what would happen if you had more time training the defense and more experience.
It was really good experience. It proves that karate it´s very effective when you focus your training for fight. Remember, Jesse trained for only 4 weeks before the real fight and he keep up during 3 rounds, it´s really impressive!
I really like that thought process around "process goal" is more important than "results goal." That's a really insightful way of thinking about things. Very well said!
Started taking mixed martial arts classes after watching you for a while now, always wanted to try some kind of martial art but never got around to do it. But you have really inspired me, tack så mycket!
Great to hear!
You did awesome, you inspired me to take up the challenge and fight in a mma match this coming June. I’m also a karate practitioner that trains in the art of Shudokan. It’s so cool to see other traditional martial artist fight in this crazy sport. So thank you for your inspiration 😁
I went to a Shidokan grading as an outside opponent. It was interesting to fight out of my comfort zone, but a cage fight is a whole different level. Great respect to you. Well done
They let people from outside their system participate in sparring at gradings? How do they keep "Charlie Zellenoff" out? Or is that part of it? We're usually worn out before the sparring starts and fighting fresh opponents.
@@theflamingone8729 A friend of mine Sensei Steve Fenwick is a Shidokan instructor, he trained in our little club for several years when living in our town. He invited me down to London as a sparring partner for the graders. Strong fighters, although only one direction - forward. Which gave me an advantage as I was happy to fight on the retreat, which confused them as all the fighters seemed to push forward.
Good job anyway man, the most important thing is challenging yourself and the growth. Your brother seems like a great guy, i especially enjoyed his approach to the preparation.
I love your attitude man. You put yourself on the line while others who claim that are pro fighters and stuff never ever seen in a cage. You rock. Keep enjoying your art to the limits. the knowledge is not in your safety zone. 👍👍👍
That is so amazing! What an effort. I don't know of anyone in the world right now who is better at spreading the beauty and benefits of the martial arts than Jesse Enkamp. There is no better martial arts ambassador than the Karate Nerd! Just love this channel. Jesse, you're the best!
You absolutely should Jesse. Your videos are awesome and your journey and willingness to keep growing and learning different techniques while still being the best Karate Nerd everyone loves to watch / learn and grow with you.
Keep up the incredible work!
Well done Jesse!! This was awesome to watch, you held your own extremely well for a first fight imo. If your next camp has a focus on boxing and set-ups I'd put money on you. Very impressed with the wrestling defense you developed, and if that was your personal goal for this fight, I'd call that a victory! You and Oliver are inspirational.
Thank you for making such a balanced and respectful video
So much respect brother, I have been watching you for years!!
I really enjoy all your hard work, training, and videos brother 👊 💪
I love your videos, especially the ones with your brother. The relationship you guys have is a joy to behold You have reignited a passion for the martial arts in me that I haven't had in years. Unfortunately I am older now with physical limitations following injuries so I don't know that I can pursue anything. The happiness you take in spreading the thing you love to the world is truly inspirational. Thank you.
Stephen Thompson would be your best advisor of incorporating Karate in MMA.
You guys are so sweet. I love to see brothers that get along and you can tell you too love each other very much and you must’ve had some type of awesome loving parents or maybe you were like me and had very crappy parents and decided to become the man, that you never had in your life.
I have a very strong bond with my brother too, and it’s so nice to see respect and love you have for each other .
You still did good , you showed confidence , athletic abilities , keep training hard with your brother and sparring different people in mma will only make you better use more strikes to set up your kicks and take down and keep working your ground game , you learn fast and you only going to get better , great job you look good for your first fight .
Mad respect Jesse! Love this! Absolutely awesome to see you explore all aspects of Martial Arts by getting your hands dirty and getting that experience in. Love your work man!
This is the example of hardwork but still not getting in that point so, you know how hards the training and we didn't be perfect in once we need to several years ❤
This guy takes time from his life to entertain his audience but also educate himself of every martial art, bravo, truly amazing 👏👏👏