3 Karate Throws For Strikers & Stand-Up Fighters 

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As a Judoka and martial arts nerd I loved seeing how throwing techniques are applied from a non (solely) grappling art! Thank you Sensei Jesse!

Jesse saying “You don’t have to throw them in the air...but that looks cooler” with a straight face had me dying 😂😂😂

1:28 -Deep Cross Takedown 3:30 -Duck Under into Double Leg 4:12 -Duck Under Variant 5:00 -Kick Catch Takedown

"You don't have to lift and throw them in the air, but that looks cooler" Okay, I'm convinced.

I've seen Lyoto Machida do the first throw you showed in karate tournaments and even in the ufc

You dont have to trow them in the air but that looks cooler.

I'm a Shotokan karateka myself and I've seen some of this throws in Master Funakoshi's Nine Forgotten Throws, I'm genuinely glad with the in-depth advice and analysis for weaker opponents.

As a student of Goju-Ryu and Judo found this very informative. And interesting application.

Traditional Karate is a complete effective art of combat and take down and throws are some of the important tecniques of Karate. Unfortunately most dojos outisde Okinawa only teaches punches and kicks. I appreciate the work you do and how you bring us back to the roots of Okinawan Karate. :D

Karate is grappling with strikes.

Man I'm lovin' Oliver's "surprise" counterattacks at the end. Gets me every single time.

Good technique! I love training ju jitsu and wrestling! These throws would definitely work on someone. You have good form while doing them. You are very tight on him. The last technique you show is very similar to judo throw. I also do muay thai and boxing. But I love watching good karate practitioners

I’m a student of taekwondo but I always enjoy your incredibly helpful videos. Thank you

First throw is used by Lyoto Machida. Oss!

Excellent video Jesse and Oliver🥋 Very effective throws technics. Very simply put and explained in very didactic way. I'm gonna revisit this video more than once. Greetings from Argentina👍✌

Great video, most of these throws are probably (like you said) are used against experienced fighters because most people in a street fight are not going to throw jab or a kick, most people are just going to be throwing haymakers, however you did say that you would use these against somebody who is a better striker. Great video!

"water tight", "be the water etc" this is great! I love your channel

Same core throws as San Shou that are present in Tai Chi and BaJi forms. Always nice to see the similarities.

Excellent tutorial and I'm from a kung fu background. We all have something to offer regardless of style/art.

First throw is beautiful man can’t wait to try this in the dojo lol

Clear instructions, very effective, very simple, and very simple in the same time. thank you, I'll practice these takedowns.

I really like your videos. As a lifelong(almost) martial artist who started as a striker and became primarily a grappler, but continued to train in striking, I like your well rounded attitude. The 1st throw you show, I learned in Aikido. I was told it originated as a sword attack. The 2nd I was taught in Judo, but learned a modified version that may help the weaker or those with back trouble, where your lead foot goes slightly deeper and behind their heel. You can do it with much less lifting. The third was also in Judo, and as you show, a kick defense. I was taught to move in and spin with it to cut short the impact of the strike. It was later I learned to reap the supporting leg, and that really increases the effectiveness. Also, if you keep turning as you throw, the power is almost doubled. Thank you for your educational channel!

The throws that you demonstrated seem perfect for defense witch is the core of karate. I like that it's one of the reasons I love karate. I've always been a defensive guy and counter puncher

I love the way you explain each technique thoroughly and then also demonstrate and I also really enjoy your history lessons I love learning where my karate comes from

As a mixed TKD striker this video came in handy, thank you Sensei

This is awsome sensei Jesse I have not learned any throws yet so this is helpful

On the last throw a smashing knife hand to the 🥜 makes a lovely parting gift. Just keeping in mind groin shot can cause shock and people can die from shock alone. I have done it with a hard slap! It stopped my attacker from kicking and breathing for a little while. I love this channel and it’s nice to see Oliver jump in and help! 🙂

Never thought of using throws in Karate, but it makes sense. Thanks for this

Awesome throws, I'm still learning the Karate throws

Brother has a nice switch kick 👍

Beautiful and useful video! In HEMA we have something almost identical to the first one you shown and it's really interesting to watch you put out this technique! As HEMA still rely a lot on interpretation of anchent medieval/renaissance fighting manuals, sometimes it's useful to learn from other arts, like Karate for example! Thank you very much for sharing. Cheers!

A kungfu nerd knows these concepts are common in "spring legs" kungfu. Thank you for all the cross pollination you do. You have been my kungfu teach consistently for a while now...

I love the closeness between Oliver and Jesse

Enjoyed your video...I'm a 3rd degree in Hapkido, the moves you showed are very similar to some of our techniques. BE SAFE,GOD BLESS!

Very Nice! Soon to be my three favorite throws

I have ever studied Taekwondo and Judo. I think the main factors is you need to be stronger and faster than your opponents then you can do everything :)). Thanks for your video. I would love to see more from you.

Very good, that you also show throws in a dominate striking and kicking style......shows that you are open minded , not these type of masters who think the only style is their style......

these are very good tips to get closer to a kicking opponent, thanks 👌

Great tips Jesse we're learning all the time thank you

I don't know if it's a coincidence but I learnt these techniques among a few other today in my class... BTW I'm from India so my class was in the morning and this video came out in the evening so I was very amazed with the fact of the crazy coincidence

My karate teacher was a specialist at performing the first throw, it looked so easy from outside, it was almost a fingerprint for his school. Very effective in tournaments if you attached to the rules.

I’m from Georgia , I like your videos and i would like to see your real sparring more often

Thank you as always for your knowledge and skill, And names of knowledge to learn more Karate. Thank you so much again.

First one Tani Otoshi Second One Morote Gari Last one is an O uchi Gari in Judo. Pretty cool how all styles have variants of the same throwing concept.

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Definitely will do, I’m a bodyguard in Argentina! I’m certain this will elavate my job!

Jesse you are a wonderful teacher. Thank you!

That's was realy helpful❤ thank you so much sensie Jesse for this video 📸💐

Very practical application. Thanks for sharing!

This is one of your best videos bro

Thanks, that first one is simple to remember

The first on at about 1:42 is utilizing a horse stance which shows that the moves within Kata WILL work in a real self defense situation. I know because I have used this technique being a part time bouncer/door man Great instructional vid!! Much Respect!!!

I am primarily a mix of boxing/wing chun/jkd, but I've been recently been looking to mix in some non-striking that I can use as I'm at close range. I started off with all the jiu jitsu chokes I could find that have a standing version. Now, I find myself looking a lot at Jesse's bunkai videos to add from karate's close grapples and sweeps. Thanks for the insight.

Found your channel today. I'm a Judoka and an amateur wrestler trying to add solid standup to my fight game. I spar a lot and I'm also flexible but not satisfactory-level good at standup fighting. I often get hit a lot during spar sessions, so switching to my grappling has become a necessary but quite demoralizing habit. I tried your first technique in standup sparring today and was able to drop 3 different (skilled) opponents by simply closing distance. Please make more videos based on techniques and tactic breakdowns

I train in JKD, but I really liked those tips. You explained them well and I am going to incorporate them into my training. Thanks 👍😎👍

Need more fighting techniques, sensei jessi!

thanks for the refresher forgot a lot of this stuff < 3

Every time I see techniques that you use in Karate that we also use in Kung Fu, I remember the time you talked about different styles. Different names, different ideas and approach but one similar essence. Btw, those throws are really effective for Sanda too! Great video, Ossu, Sensei! 🙏🏻

Great simple informative techniques. I'm not asking for fights nor trouble, just wanted to learn something simple for self defense only. 👍👍🌝

The last could be considered an o uchi gari with leg grip, or maybe even raise your leg higher like an uchimata, but I like the way you turn and sweep backwards which eliminates the need for you to make the effort to advance to get behind his leg

Jesse you r amazing.. Your videos help me a lot to learn.. Keep uploading videos like this.. Oss

Jesse Sensei, awesome video again! thank you!

Nice technique, thanks for sharing

First throw I use in my kickbox sparrings, very easy and usefull

Wow! Very well explained.thanks 👏

As a GJJ/BJJ practitioner, this is really good! thank you sensei Jesse!

The glove color looks funky.

I love the last one.

Im going out riggt now an get my boy to do these to me on the beach. Thanks man...man nerd lol or karate nerd...you da man

Thanks for Sharing, very Bunkai friendly application for Seiyuchin and Shisochin.

As a judoka/jujitsuka this is very useful and informative for me

Next time, please make video about leg sweep

This was very helpful because throws are my favourite way to get an ippon.

Very realistic, effective throws! I have used these in real combat. Great Job!

I really loved this video it taught me a lot

The first one throw works like a charm in a free fight as well as in self-defense, I used to use it a couple of times, especially against boxers who slip your right hand )

On the 3rd throw I prefer to take the brunt of the force on the lead arm, if you time it with a bit of a spin you can dissipate the force of the kick and avoid shin to elbow traumatic moment, great video those are useful and effective, thank you

You and your brother really seem to have fun together :) thanks for the video!

Great demonstration. I'm a student of long fist and hung gar styles of Kung Fu. I've field tested all three and it's a great rush to land them during sanda sparring.

Fantastic video Jesse, definitely food for thought

Thank you Sensei! Can’t wait to teach this to my students! 🥋

That third technique, catching kicks safely for a throw, I didn't learn until I picked up Tai Chi (in 1997 I think?). It suited me so well that it is now one of my absolute favorite techniques, and I have studied variations on execution so that I feel like I'm "always in position" to catch a kick that comes up high enough to catch. When you drop your center of mass and rotate your torso to assist your block, look at how high your elbow is. Any kick that isn't FULLY ABOVE that point requires an alternate technique to catch cleanly -- otherwise what happens is you end up hooking the leg with your hand instead of your opposite arm's elbow, and the opponent will drop weight onto their leg to force you to bend forward (making it easy for them to hit you in the face) or let go. Sometimes even if you can get hold of the leg with your hand, you are still out of position to move your feet and throw them down. Basically you have no leverage if you catch a kick that was aimed at your stomach or hip instead of your ribs. You can, if you have very good legs, drop your weight more to get your elbow lower and catch a slightly lower kick. It's dangerous if you misread the kick and it comes at your head, so be sure the kick is low AND that the kick isn't a feint when doing this. Low kicks to the thigh or groin are easy to feint. ------ You can reverse the arm scissor that catches the kick. Instead of dropping the opposite hand, drop the near hand and bring your opposite forearm across to block. This is easier to do against a right kick as it requires less torso rotation from you. Step in and hook the leg with your near arm at the knee. Rise and move forward or spin them to hurl them down; whatever feels easiest to do. You'll know once you have hold of the leg. It just takes a bit of practice; feeling what will work best becomes easy. ------ With all variations of this technique, mentally guard your eyes. You will often take an awkward punch to the head as the attacker tries to get you off of their leg. Just tilting your head to make it strike your skull (or miss you) is enough of a defense, since the punch will be thrown from the shoulder and is basically just a weak jab. Don't get caught unaware squarely in the face and you'll be fine... usually it barely stings and hits so softly it leaves no mark. The one real danger is that the attacker will instead poke at your eyes. Be ready to turn your head and close your eyes if you see the open hand coming; you have hold of your attacker and don't need to see them in that moment to know exactly where they are. ------ You can use a variation on this technique (scissor arm and reverse scissor arm) to step into any whirling kick, even kicks to the head, and just toss the attacker on their butt. It's actually really easy to do once you get used to it. There's a sweet spot with kicks; the foot. If they are too far from you, you can just take a small step back and watch them waste energy. If they aren't, a step forward ensures that even if you mess up, you'll be hit on the arm by their calf and not in the face by their foot. You can lose your fear of kicks once you learn this throw; just don't lose your respect, because a kick that you don't see coming will knock you out or at least severely injure you. ------ I like the first technique as well; I also learned that one from Tai Chi, and then later again from Aikido. It's a fantastic move. You have tons of options. You can knee the back of your attacker's leg once you step in, and sometimes drive their knee violently into the ground (preferably concrete) with your own knee (technically your shin just below your knee) if they try to lean forward to avoid being spun down to the ground. You can elbow upward violently to strike under the chin (or into the teeth/nose if they tuck their chin) between their guard. If fighting for your life, after the step-in your attacker is out of position to defend their groin in any way; grab and wrench, or just strike once to distract them from the throw or whatever you plan to do next. ------ The second technique... is not good to do, at least not against everyone. These days, almost everyone who knows how to fight at all knows boxing. Anyone trained to box, the moment you drop your hands to shoot under the jab, will right hook you in the jaw and knock you out cold. They also might drop their own center mass and uppercut you square in the face. A better timing for this move is not against the jab. After your attacker throws anything hard from their right side, a kick or a hooking punch with power behind it, they are for a moment not torqued to throw a right hook or right uppercut. They also can't throw a right knee and catch you in the head. Shoot in, tucking your chin so that a jab will strike your skull instead of your face. The rest of the move is the same; you are just initiating the attacker's jab by shooting in at the right timing instead of trying to read the jab coming. Be mindful that you have a SPLIT SECOND to execute this technique. You should be following their right kick/punch in as it retracts, trying to make contact before they can fully reset their stance to a neutral position. if you miss the window, don't try. ------ Always remember to learn how to throw someone down. Learn how to keep them safe in practice. Then in a real fight... do the opposite. Make sure they DON'T land well. Your attack is meant to end the fight.

Oss sensei. I love throwing and grappling. Loved this video sensei. Really awesome video. Oss sensei

Thx Jessy Sensei! Nice!

Kyokushin karateka here. Need to know about more traditional karate throws

Am all the way from kenya but i love watching ur videos

Thank you sensei Jesse!!!

With the leg trap, I would usually use an inside sweep. That way my opponent is down and away from me. Plus, it opens up a wide variety of finishing blows. I am gonna have to study the first two and get a better read on the movements. Good video. And remember, never turn your back on little brother !

For a young guy your good. I been doing itf taekwondo since knee high to a grass hopper, which was back in the 70s

Love the Bunkai on the last throw

As a judoka this is very useful,thanks

Just the video I needed/wanted thanks Jesse 🥰

It's practical. Good stuff.

More of these would be awesome, great video!

Awesome setups for takedown and 100% karateish.

Another fantastic video. Thanks so much Jesse!

Thanks Sensei Jesse for sharing these techniques. :D

Great demonstration vid!

That was a great lesson Jesse 👏👏