Well, then I kept doing that year after year, and I think about a year ago or so, I actually invited Master Ken as the Secret Sensei, the secret guest of my seminar. How you overcome obstacles tells you a lot about yourself, so its a way to discover who you are. BR, Senthil. I made this whole thing, we had pink belts instead of black belts or whatever belt you had because you had to wear the same belt as everyone else. And even though Mr. Bolt happens to hold the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100 m world records, he lost his last race. Keep on training, never give up :-). Wow. Martial arts like BJJ still gave a tight grip on the belt system, but even Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is headed the same way as Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Kempo and even Okinawan styles of Karate and Kobudo. Martial arts gives us this wonderful gift, especially those of us that have achieved a black belt. It's all the same, right? However, I am not so much into exams and belt colours, I just want to learn and be able to defend myself (due to an incident couple of months ago). If I'm at the dojo, but not actually in the class, he will call me onto the mat to help out. Today, we get to hear from Sensei Jesse Enkamp, the man behind Karate by Jesse. I think I know how you feel. whistlekickMartialArtsRadio.com, in case you missed it the first time. We want moreknowledge, improved skills and advancedtechniques. I'm a passionate "Karate Nerd", who loves helping people improve their Karate. That is why I like the tradition, but I'm not stuck in it. I was fortunate enough to get a [board 36:17] smashed through my face. Why when I click on "articles" It doesn't load all articles, so I never saw list of all articles that you wrote. Please keep the articles alive. This is especially true ifitfeels like you know it all andarentmotivated or challenged by your regular training anymore. Weird story, but your words where more accurat than you probably realized. Great article Jesse-San! But then later on, since Karate was what I fell in love with, I decided to mainly keep up with the karate training and the related stuff instead of the more modern full-contact martial arts that my brother then decided to do instead. Were not going to sell your address. The challenge for me is to get them engaged. Are there any other hobbies, or sports, or things that you're active in? Little details such as "imagine we are entering a small play room where the ceiling is 5 foot high" goes a long way First thing I notice, they all move with their head steady and low, doing perfect zenkutsu dachi transitions. My senior instructor knew this would be a challenge for me -- which is precisely why he did it. That was good stuff. It was what I needed at this particular moment in my life. Another fantastic article, Jesse-San! :). 2016. My Sensei often has me work with the kids and beginners. Don't get me wrong, I found the people in the dojo very welcoming and helpful. Dan the Wolfman starting a beef with the Enkamp brothers To pass my blue belt, I needed a tori to attack me but no blue or higher belt was available, I asked an orange belt to be my tori. That's a pretty important book. Before he could do anything else, I just tapped out, and I said, Dude, Im bleeding, because I didnt want to get blood on the mats, because of course, me and my parents, we own our own dojo, and I know how hard it is to get that blood out of the mats. This is especially true if it feels like you "know it all" and aren't motivated or challenged by your regular training anymore. That was over 8 years ago and what a blessing in disguise that was! Thank you Jesse-San for a wonderful article. The class I enjoy most in the week is reaching white belt adults that come to learn while their kids learn with another teacher. Arigatou gozaimashita! I enjoyed it. Thank you, Sensei Enkamp, for coming on the show. I still train happily enough (I am now 64)and have managed to get to 2nd Dan. What do we put in there? Then, I'm about to fight this Russian dude, and hes maybe He has a little bit of grey hairs in his beard, maybe hes like 50 or so, or something like that. I'm like, Oh my God. First, I wanted to bow to him, shake his hand, thank him for caring so much about this crazy martial arts thing that so many of us do. In my style, Sensei is a title earned with a third-degree black belt and extensive study of all aspects of martial arts. Secondly, I really want to train with him. It would be really interesting to train with him, to meet him, to talk to him, in my best Japanese of course, to figure out what was his thought process when he modernized Karate? Lets talk about books. Check them out today at whistlekick.com. Sensei means teacher, but in martial arts, reaching that title is more than knowing how to hurt people. He loves to teach Karate, Kobudo . . I found out that when they notice that you train with your heart and soul, they will help you along the journey since they are as passionate about karate as you. I prefer to spend 2 years to pass a belt than ranking up the ladder and always have a feel I've left important details behind, unfixed. As much as I am proud of the knowledge and achievements I have in martial arts, the wide eyed wonder and enthusiasm of a novice is also enviable, Hi Chantal, To me, its now a natural part of my life, but to others it might seem strange, but the whole thing about being a karate nerd is that it never gets boring, because when you're a nerd, you're not just focused on one part of your obsession - which is Karate, right? I'm imsdspeer. Do you hate clashing shins when you're sparring? To me, competing is just a vehicle, or a tool, something I use for a different purpose than just the trophy at the end, because a lot of times, the biggest lessons come from when you don't even get that trophy, when you fail or lose, and you have to look yourself in the mirror and think, Hey, why didn't that go as planned? That teaches you a lot. Great. He really influenced me with the way they practiced, and his whole character and his spirit, because like I said, I had never met a real master before, unless you count my parents, but I guess they would never call themselves masters. Best thing I ever did. Web. That whole experience of living there on my own, trying to survive because nobody spoke English, it was like a test for me to see if this was really what I wanted to do, and the answer was yes. People don't know this, but if there were blogs back when Bruce Lee was alive, he would be the greatest blogger alive, because he wrote down so many things related to philosophy, history, tradition, and all of these things that were still talking about today. Dan Ranking System in the Martial Arts - USAdojo.com Actually, I like the early Kung Fu movies that came out of Hong Kong, I think most of them at least. (Well, one kid asked me if I had the permission for participating in the holiday training because she saw I was a white belt and she had her blue one alreadybeing a white belt makes you feel a bit 'naked'.) Yes. Every real black belt should try that challenge as this is the ego test,please share your experience afterwards,it would be interesting maybe as another article? But because itsthe#1 waytoreach next levelin your journeyas black belt. Oliver Enkamp - Wikipedia In order to really understand something, explain it to someone who doesn't understand. My respect Sensei Jesse for such humility. I love that title, and its something that I myself am a martial arts nerd. I don't think so, and that's why these things had to be removed. It is just, that you think you'll never get it. Yeah, those are two of my favorites. Maybe that reinforces some of the things that you've done, but when you lose, there is a whole bunch more that you can pull out of that. After failing, I think, five years in a row, I was finally accepted to the national team, and I started competing internationally, and of course in my own country, but that gave me the opportunity to see the world, and that was before I was a Karate Nerd, you could say, because I didn't have I didn't write books like I do today, I didn't teach seminars, I strictly did it for myself, and I kept it silent, because for me, competing is not for others. In the experts mind, its full of absolutesolutions and definitive answers. Thank you. Thanks for the heartfelt article! I respectfully declined and insisted that I need to learn this style from the beginning. For a few weeks, so honestly, I don't really have these five-year plans that corporations have or anything like that, because the world is moving so fast. Here on Martial Arts Radio, all of our listeners know its about stories. Good read. After talking with Sensei Enkamp, I had two, overwhelming I guess, thoughts. I never found it easy, although in recent years it has begun to become more 'natural' and spontaneous. Training a few more times with the painful realisation I truly DID suck and was nowhere near where I pictured myself, I went back to that discussion and realized a few words of a famous physician: I like to keep an open mind but not open enough for my brain to fall out. If you don't like competing, I think that it would give you even more, because there's probably a reason you don't like it, and facing stuff we don't like usually turns out well, because that teaches you something about yourself. But sometimes it makes me sad to see all thoses "master" having answer to everything and only thinking one way, like a block its only a block. You had my nodding along here. 1 . So, there's this other metaphor that tradition is not about preserving the ashes, but about keeping the flame lit, and that really resonates with me. At events, Ill demo our shin guards by putting them on and shin kicking door frames as hard as I can. You simply cannot use an average measure and expect yourself to fall within that range. Id like you to think of a time in your life that made you look on your black belt test, or in some other way you used your martial arts experience to get through that tough time. Overthinking stuff? Fortunately, I've got a long way to go. For example, I recently did a web series in, I think, almost ten parts, where I visited Okinawa, and I went to different dojos, I met different masters, and I had a camera with me this time, because previously on all of my trips, I never filmed anything, but this time I tried to record these episodes online, and people loved it, because a lot of people don't have the money, the knowledge, or the ability to go to Okinawa. Thank you for this wonderful reminder to always keep a beginner's mindset! I'm "The Karate Nerd", #1 Amazon.com best-selling author, entrepreneur, traveler, athlete, educator, carrot cake connoisseur and founder of Seishin International. - but the whole 360-degree perspective, so I'm all about the theory, and the practice, the culture, the language, the terminology, the history, the traditions, the sports science, and you know, practically speaking, kata, kihon, kumite, bunkai, kobudo, the weapons, self defense, all of these things that are in Karate that most people only scratch the surface of. Anyway, I'm about to fight this Russian guy, and I had no idea what he could do. If someone is willing to take you up on that and they want to start exploring his books, is there a place you would suggest they start? Miko Eric Oliver Enkamp (born August 10, 1991) is a Swedish mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Bellator MMA. They would say, Hey, I've done what I came here to do. But you're still going strong, so I'm guessing there are other things you're hoping to accomplish. Really in line with what I tell the instructors at our dojo: Right now, I am in training for the first belt exam but I am not sure if I'll be in shape until early February. Let's be honest, shin guards are sweaty, ours are, too. Until we reach a point where we get fed up. The more you move up, the more you put everything in question. Why? I needed to be reminded of this. If you do a little bit of research, you'll see that the number of pages he wrote in a relatively short period of time is just staggering. So yes, forget your belts and teach and work with lower ranked karatekas and you will see how much left you need to perfect! [2] Background [ edit] Karate [ edit] Enkamp grew up with martial arts as his family runs Combat Academy - a martial arts center in Tby - where he himself started training already at a couple of years old. Thank you for being here. The next "logical" step after graduating was opening my own Dojo and start giving what I learned to the next generation. I have now once again achieved black belt rank and am once again deeply involved with teaching our young students. Over at whistlekickMartialArtsRadio.com, you can find the show notes with some photos, links to his appearance with Master Ken - if you haven't seen that, its a riot and you've got to - his company Seishin and the great gi they produce, his social media, and more. You do a lot of writing. We have the practical side of people trying to study the way that you can apply the moves from forms, from kata, in practical self defense, and we've come a long way in that sense, but also people, especially in McDojos, I guess you would call them, practice Karate as a form of physical exercise, to stay in shape, to get fit, to have fun, to meet friends, and there's nothing wrong with that, if it makes their life better and if they get what they're paying for. Yes, even the art of the empty hand has its sparkling star of the web. Then, immediately following that kick, he steps in, he headbutts me, so I start bleeding. It For instance, I was trying to get those 8 to 10 years old kids to understand (to grasp the concept) how to move while keeping a low stance (avoiding the bouncing head syndrome for example). Nice article Jesse Sensei. We just want topukeout our years of knowledgeand start over. I usually have this metaphor that Karate is like a mountain, but to see your own mountain better, you have to climb the mountains around it, right? It's a beautiful feeling and a great approach to beginners to see us all the same. Because he wrote a lot of stuff. Were going to send you one, two, maybe three newsletters a month. My story starts in the dojo. Well, I think if I had to give a parting piece of advice it would have to be to Don't be a martial artist. Our Story - Seishin International Yes, I learn even if I'm teaching unenthusiastic kids whose parents just dumped them into Karate for whatever reason (usually because the kids outgrew the child care room). There's nothing more I can tack onto that. Okay, so you're a good person to ask. Earning A Black Belt - USAdojo.com Thatjourney he made really resonates with me, even though I blog instead, but I guess he would do the same if we had blogs back then. And yes, maybe that's a very nice state to be in. Were crossing quite a few time zones to get to you. great article Jesse-san, thanks for sharing this great tip. Simple He has more than 500 thousand subscribers on his YouTube channel by the name Jesse Enkamp. Now, if you do, you should check out our shin guards. Keep I guess I was a young guy when I got black belt, so I was maybe 15, 16. As shestepped inside, I could sense her vibeshe was as scared as she wasexcited. That's why I call myself a karate nerd. Don't pick up the dojo where everyone knows you and respect you,that would not make the point ;) After that you can find your real karate :D Belt is just holding your trousers no matter of colour ;) your real karate is inside you.Oss! I enjoyed watching that. What's the logic behind this particular move? Quick-Rip Tag makes it easy to manually remove the size tag. Dont Talk-Just Do!.the number of times I have said this?!?! So I learn what works and what doesn't work, and I also learn that sometimes it doesn't matter what you do, they'll still disappear next payment cycle :-), Excellent article Jesse-san, one of the "mantra" in our dojo is Shoshin-beginners mind. If you had it to do over again, how would you handle that match, that fight, with what you know now? Belt width 4,5 cm (1.77 inches) provides maximum waist support. I had participants from 25 different countries coming there, and I bet they didn't even know that it was the first time I ever did a seminar outside of my own dojo, and in English because English is not even my first language, so it was a big deal for me. Sensei Enkamp, welcome to whistlekick Martial Arts Radio. An Evaluation of Cobra Kai by a Third Degree Black Belt And we certainly will. I'm finding it difficult to train because all of the knowledge I have gained makes that next step seem insurmountable. As the Karate Nerd, I expect that you've seen quite a few martial arts movies. My name is Jesse Enkamp. Thank you for throwing light on this! @SenseiSeth Learn more about Karate: http://www.karatebyjesse.com Visit Sensei Seths Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXYOXWWqgtSrk27402V_JMw BIO: Jesse Enkamp a.k.a The Karate Nerd is a #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, National Team Athlete, Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, Carrot Cake Lover \u0026 Founder of Seishin International - The Worlds Leading Karate Lifestyle Brand. WATCH ALL MY VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/user/KARATEbyJesse/videos SUBSCRIBE - so you dont miss NEW videos https://www.youtube.com/user/karatebyjesse/videos?sub_confirmation=1 Join KARATE NERD INSIDER (my secret video club) https://gumroad.com/l/insider MY TRAINING PROGRAMS:- Flexibility \u0026 Mobility https://gumroad.com/l/karate-flexibility-mobility- Strength Training https://gumroad.com/l/karate-strength GET MY #KARATE GI http://www.seishin-international.com Wanna GROW Your Martial Arts School?
