10 Ways To FIGHT With KATA (FORMS) 

What attack do you wanna learn defense against? 👊

As an elderly Judo and Jiu jiutsu guy, I have no special wishes to learn. But I want to tell you that I appreciate your onlne lessons and I started to practice the beautyful Katas you are teaching here, a while ago, to stay fit and healthy. Sadly there is no good Dojo in the town where I am living, so I train on my own. And I do have to say, I absolutely love it. So regardless to your young age, you have become unknowingly something like my online Sensei, My Sensei in real life went to heaven, long time ago and I miss him so much, you can"t imagine. I just wanted to say thank you for teaching so much background knowledge about the origins andthe use of Karate. So:Thank you and keep up the good work, Respect and regards from Germany!

i have practiced karate for nine years, then somehow i lost the interest in it. i think it happened just because i started to dont see any logical in most what we used to trainning. now you rescued my interest in karate again with your videos. you are doind a huge work for the karate sensei Jesse! oss!

I appreciate how you show the difference between Kata and the Bunkai. The fact the Bunkai is different, but holds the same basic framework shows how Kata is deeper than the prestructured movements.

This demonstration is considered higher level in martial arts. I think not many karateka know this

"dont practice against karate attacks..."...THANK YOU. I get so tired of seeing that nonsense in martial arts gyms

These practical katas tickle my jiu-jitsu brain. I wanna train this!

These Kata moves look incredibly deadly

Thank you for this. I would REALLY like to see this become a regular feature. Perhaps once every 3 or so months (since I’m sure it would be time consuming) do a deep dive on the bunkai for one complete kata? Maybe even set up a poll on your website to allow us to vote for which kata we’d like to see next. That would be absolutely fantastic!

Jesse, when I learned the Pinan Godan back in the day not once did my Sensei or even one of the other students go over this Bunkai with me. I wish I had your chanel back then

Your moves are demonstrated with great skill but ultimately if you want combat skills, you don’t get much value out of Kata. You actually demonstrate this fact by how different the skills are from the kata. Some of the skills are still not practical as your attacker is allowing the moves to be performed.

These bunkai videos are one of the best things that Jesse does. Rediscovering the practical roots is a fascinating take on the art.

It would be great to see a bunkai for right hook because its the most common

Love how Karate is basically Wushu, it has the same mindset of practice around the strike, kick, grapple and qinna but to find all these uses you need to get on those applications or everything is just a weird dance. Love your channel Jesse, keep it up! I'd love to see more sweeps :)

makes you wonder how the old okinawa masters that challenged anyone anywhere to test their skills really fought, most would've assume basic kickboxing but this vid shows whole other world saving this vid to practice thank you :D

Most of the street fights I've witnessed start with one guy not expecting it and the other guy sucker punches him. And if the victim starts to get the better of his attacker, all his friends jump in and stomp you into the ground. Not exactly sportsmanlike.

I love all the opening kata bunkai especially from Goju-Ryu like as Saifa, Shisoshin, Seiyunchin & Kururunfa because consists of strike & grappling technique.

I love that back fist one. So practical in a real fight. Osu

Man! This is not a video! It's party time! 😁 It's amazing to see and understand that even those techniques usually trained as kicks and punches are grappling techniques instead. My old karate background suddenly becomes a new world to explore from the very beginning! Thanks Jesse San!

As one of your many subscribers and fans and as a long time Karate practitioner, I have to thank you for all you've done already and in such a short period of time. Thank you so much for sharing and teaching all that you've discovered. I made me reach altitudes I couldn't dream of. I grew up in a violent environment and I had to fight a lot in the street not because of my personal taste for violence but because I had no other option : I was peaceful and educated surrounded by thugs. I hated that but I hated being bullied even more. I therefore started Karate and I soon realized not everything I was taught worked in real situations : how to fight in uncomfortable wear, with shoes, in narrow or slippy places? How to counter wrestling? My real fight experience taught me how to deal with adrenaline, fear to get hurt and to adapt to a heinous attacker and non conventional tricks. It also taught me to use wrestling and projections. Back then, there was no Internet to do some research and all I had was a bunch of books with useless small photos and tons of myths about Karate... I became good at wrestling due to circumstances and I started BJJ in the 90' but with my mind opened to any other option, remembering Bruce Lee's revolutionary vision of total combat, including biting when you can't escape a lock or a choke, using keys, pens, rolled paper as weapons... And more than my Karate coach, I had my father who was a tough street fighter when young to train me. I came to the conclusion that style and elegance are good for the eyes and the ego, but in an immediate danger situation, the only thing that matters is to save your life or physical integrity. No matter the method. Protect yourself first, care about esthetics later. So I love your philosophy and approach and I truly believe you are contributing to reinitialize Karate and hopefully cure it from its inner disease and rigidity. I believe you are adding your name to the list of those who changed the world of traditional martial arts and I sincerely wish you all the success that you deserve. Best regards from France 😊 PS : consider exploring Bruce Lee's legacy. He was much more than an actor. Read his theory. See what legends like Joe Lewis think about him. And please please please, make videos about him for he was an authentic revolutionary in terms of martial arts.

I have two street attacks to pitch: 1 is a two person attack, where one grabs from behind while the other attacks from front. 2. is a sucker punch, for simplicity sake, say it happens after a person asks to borrow a phone, and they are facing you, as opposed to a sucker punch from behind you where you cannot prevent the strike unless you have nice dojo mirrors everywhere you go. Situational awareness helps prevent sucker punch from behind I suppose.. Not sure there is a bunkai for situational awareness though.

I love this video, everyone in our dojo are fond of kata only because of the beautiful dance but they don't know how to use or why there is a kata and the reason behind it

As a Goju practitioner, I love seeing katas like seisan, kururunfa and saifa, especially since the saifa bunkai is exactly the one I was taught

Damn, that is some great hara-power. I can only imagine, what it must feel like to be overwhelmed by this train. Beautiful and inspiring. Never considered Karate, always appeared kinda 'stiff'. But the older I get, the more it shows majestic force. And with that demo I just saw... just mindblowing. Floating hip, power from the centrepoint. Thank you so much

I have to thank you for this Jesse, its so sad that many of these techniques are not being taught in modern day karate or even in other traditional styles such as kung fu or Tai Chi, yet looking at this techniques it makes so much sense when you envision them in the kata itself or in the forms that exist in other traditional styles... I practiced karate and tae kwon do when I was younger and it makes me wish that I was taught these techniques

0:17 I don't care what anyone thinks: that was BEAUTIFUL!

Wow... Understanding how to use the Kata makes it that much more easier to perform for me. Knowing when I'm supposed to be envisioning and it's purpose helps my body move. Thank you Jesse!

I can feel your power in each moving. Strong, fast and exactly

Finally, after all these years I now have an idea what ba sai dai was doing with its opening move. I passed a black belt test in 1991 using that kata without a clue. It's about time for a karate makeover.

Im coming back from taking a functional self defense seminar, and it's amazing how many of the techniques you showed here we were taught there. Even as a Shotokan blue belt some came easier to me than to other people, I believe Karate is why. Amazing video! thanks!

The sheer power, speed and focus of Jesse's techniques is truly amazing.

This is AWESOME 😍 Realistic approaches to classic techniques are gold 💯 Thank you Sensei Jesse for sharing these gems 😍 You R-O-C-K 🙏

When I saw Seienchin’s bunkai being explained, my heart gave a little sigh of relief. I am a Kyokushin karateka, and our katas are nowhere near as good looking as Shotokan or Shito-ryu katas, but in my teacher’s opinion, our version of Seienchin is the best looking kata in our lineup. The bunkai for our version of the opening is a bit different though; I was taught that the opening movement where you put your hands together than separate them was to block and deflect, and the next set of movements where you manoeuvre your hands and end with them retracting was meant to manipulate your opponent’s limb and then use your lower hand to pierce their liver. Regardless, I still love this take on the bunkai; I am going to try it for myself in drills. I also really enjoyed your take on the opening of Saifa; in our version, the first part is just an elbow strike, but the movements afterward are simply a wrist grab followed by a backfist. Regardless, I loved seeing these bunkai, it once again showed me how many there are for each different kata. Osu.

The most typical street fight opening attack goes as follows: -- The attacker fishes with their lead hand, sort of jabbing to make you flinch or at least react. -- The attacker, just when you think these fishing feints are harmless, grabs your lead arm at the wrist or sleeve. -- The attacker pulls you off balance and keeps your lead arm down so you cannot defend from their other hand. -- The attacker then punches you in the face repeatedly as they yank your balance around with their lead hand. A lot of the counters to being grabbed involves being the one who has better balance. This attack is meant to disable effective counters and defenses, getting in at least a few "cheap shots" before the target manages to wrench free and back off. The attacker just want to hurt the target some so that the fights isn't fair from the beginning. It's a bullying attack that uses the attacker's superior strength against the target... so when you demonstrate, you should use an attacker who is much stronger than you or at least not show a counter that uses your strength to escape the attack.

Have to say I'm impressed my training started in 1980 multiple style's and I will say you truly the last samurai

JESSE AS A KARATE-KA YOU BLEW MY MIND WITH THIS VIDEO. SESAN IS A PUMMELING DRILL!!!!!!????? AHHHH MAN WOW

Misconception: Karate is all striking no locking and grappling.

Sir I am a new practicner and I like to learn kata from beggining and there uses after see this video I will practice it but I am confused for what i am practicing before, thanks For making such a useful videos for us sir

It always makes me chuckle when people say karate is striking and kicking without any throws.

Jesse sensei, plz do more kata bunkai with practical applications in the future, this is the REAL karate.

It would be interesting to see how you can use kata for defense against sticks and knifes.

Very impressive. I've never thought KATA in such a way.

In all my 19 years of training there are some bunkai applications there I've never seen before! Please keep sharing.

I've been doing Judo and Jiu-Jitsu for years and always wanted to learn Karate as well. This just goes to show that there is more crossover in martial arts than people realize as I've practiced all these tecniques before outside of Karate. Great video!

good one jesse very practical.. have actually used a few of those doh! honestly you cover most bad attacks and we have seen most.. why not do a crusoe from pink panther have your bro truly suprise you maybe just blunted force and catch your natural reaction that would be awesome and beautiful im sure. so a true sneak attack from bro. just have him wear the camera when he surprises you.. try to catch that honest reaction! my best movies were on accident lol

Well if you want to see more kata applied on/how to apply kata in fights go and watch Never back down 3 Michael Jai White vs an MMA guy you will not regret watching it, the kata applied is really powerful

What I noticed: It's really nice to see a controlled technique applied rather than a dump and run which seems to be so popular on RU-vid these days. No regard to where the opponents head lands. Nothing like the legal consequence of bouncing someone's head on a concrete footpath. Something I was taught way back when I started. Thank you Jesse, I loved watching these. If you could, I'd like your take on the typical bear hug.

Bunkai is essential to a martial art which has kata. Learning the kata without bunkai is like only reading the cover of a book. Really enjoyed the video, interesting how the rigid karate movements can translate almost into a flow when applied correctly.

This is why I love this channel, but am not fond of modern Karate: the instructors are never bothered/don't know what those kata moves are supposed to be. I got involved with Bujinkan because all of the waza are performed in the air AND with a partner so you can immediately see what that strange looking strike is (sometimes not even a strike, but a set up for a throw). My thought is that if more senseis did what you do here, and more randori was done, no one would say Karate styles are ancient and useless as I have heard many times.

Hey, Jesse! There is this Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu move called "baiana", that is a leg grab. I would love to learn how to defend against that. Thank you for your videos and, once again, greetings from Brazil!

I do not understand why anyone would give this video a thumbs down. You’re content is always rich in history and extremely informative. Also your technique is in point. Very well explained transitions from kata to real life application.

This channel has reinvigorated my old love for karate

0:44 Empi Wanshu 1:05 Seienchin 1:26 Bassai Dai 1:47 Shisochin 2:15 Gankaku/Chinto 2:30 Pinan (Heian) Godan 2:57 Saifa 3:15 Kusanku (Kanku) Dai 3:37 Kururunfa 3:56 Pinan (Heian) Yondan 4:16 Naihanchi (Tekki) Nidan 4:33 Heian Shodan Thank me later

I recently started karate in my country, México, and couldn't understand very well some of the katas, but this gave me a new vision. Love from México 🇲🇽 Autolike because I want to be read

That is why every martial art begins with knowing its philosophy and a reflection on it. To learn more on the applications of the katas is a reflection and understanding of those philosophies of Karate! Wisdom entails all martial arts not only the physical aspect. True wisdom is knowing that you do not know everything! 👊💪

love the crisp snap of your kata

I like to see the defense against a knife attack using kattas

What about grabbing with both hands and pushing someone back with a lot of force and velocity? How would you defend against this kind of attacks? Especially when your oppenent is taller and heavier than you? Great Vid! Enjoyed it a lot!

I'm a shui chaio guy that started with Karate. I love what you are doing, I would have probably stayed with Karate if any one was teaching this way back when.

Speaking of fights the media is giving your baby brother the shine today. Good job to him and a good job to you for this great video.

Saida - I'm not at all convinced by the backfist. I'd be more inclined at that point to grind your forearm into the other guy's tricep to drive him all the way to the floor. Nice vid though. The "karate is grappling" idea is something I've run across a few times, some classical Jujitsu practitioners seem to be able to find their techniques in any move of any Kata. Good to see this idea getting a well made airing. What would be really awesome would be showing the Kata and application side by side in split screen! 👍👍👍👍👍

Hi sensei jesse. One that I have seen quite a lot of is a quick grab followed by a head butt. This seems to have such an effect on the person receiving it. Would be great to see a technic that would help prevent it for getting to the head butt. Thank you. Lee. Uk.

Mr Enkamp you re the first on the internet to present these kata like this..Congratulations ..so we see really how karate is connected to applicable techniques or other MA...also we see the principle of flow

So excited

Does the word "Kata" come from karate or vice- versa? I've been meaning to ask. Thanks 👍

Ah, okay so what's he gonna show..it must be the same old stuff. Also me: man I've never seen these before!

I love these practical interpretations and applications!

In 10 years of Shotokan, I have shodan rank, I've never seen any of these techniques until I started watching your channel. I used to think Karate was just a striking style and was incomplete when it came to self defense

How about defending against a hard choke on the neck? It's one of my favorite moves to do, and also my favorite submission moves in martial arts, I don't know how to defend against it tho

Hi, J. Enkamp Sensei! Is there a kata or bunkai to avoid: 1. rear naked choke (or "mata-leão" in brazilian portuguese, as it is named in BJJ)? 2. double leg takedown (or "baiana" in brazilian portuguese, as it is named in BJJ)? 3. kneeing or low kick attacks to groin? 4. Wing Chun's close quarter punch sequence attacks? 5. Muay Thai's clinches with kneeing attacks? Thank you! Dinaldo R. Trindade Jr. Brazil

You're welcome Jesse thank you sir

Another hit by Jesse! This is Ikken hissatsu!

I have a funny story to tell about Granbling. I once tranirt with someone who clutched me from behind and keep his legs and abdomen far away from me so that I couldn't meet him there. At the same time he pressed his chin into the middle of my back, so I couldn't hit his head either. So we dance and dance and dance. he wasn't able to throw down and I couldn't shake him off. A complete put situation.

I expected all of them to be strikes and not a single one was 😂

I LOVE THIS DUDE ALREADY. ☝🏾🙏🏾❤

That was brilliant, thanks.

In the streets of Chicago (USA), criminals often used boxing techniques to steal wallets and backpacks with computers from students and office workers. Most young criminals studied boxing in the streets from friends and other criminals. Boxing is the martial arts in most American cities because boxing is cheap to learn. Karate is too expensive and the Karate instructors don't know how to teach Karate for street fighting. Kick boxing is the new weapon of young criminals in Chicago. Boxing is the main weapon of criminals of all ages in Chicago because the deadly punches that can hurt most Tae Kwon Do or Karate students.

Thank God that we have someone like Jesse.As always,excellent video and demonstration.

Loved your video!

Man, I love your Karate. You are making a dance useful martial art again.

I really appreciate you supporting the principle of kata as defense through bunkai. Taika Seiyu Oyata taught this in his Ryu Kyu Kempo Karate along with Kyusho Jitsu and Tuite Jitsu. Very much a self defense style as I'm sure you know.

Good stuff Jesse man!

Thank you so much jesse. I am beginning to see karate in a whole new way

Dude....this was great!

Thank You so much Jesse! You really honor Karate with your very practical though respectfull and deep approach. I am very sure, if the old masters could see your videos, they‘d approve without a doubt! Arigato gozaimasu!

That was awesome 👌🏼

FANTASTIC!!

This must be one of your best videos. Loved it!

This is one of the best things I have ever seen.

@Jesse Enkamp...your kata demonstration is on point

Real Master.

Karatê is It! Thank you!

This is what kata is supposed to be! I initially learned wrong, like most people that kata is something to practice to get skills when really it's just a mnemonic to help remember what to train. Well done and you show great examples. To anyone who disagrees with this, go ahead and fight me, but only using your kata :)

This video is exactly what I've been looking for. This is amazing.

Love the material man. You are Awesome

Great! Thank you

Excellent! Real application

That was awesome!!! Very impressive.

WOW I learned the real application of bassai today! I've always thought it was some kinda awkward strike. Thanks Jesse!

This is real Karate. You make a street fight look elegant, and you always seem to be in control. Also, you move so fast!!! I hope to be this good some day.