KARATE ANATOMY SEMINAR | Hips, Feet, Knees, Scapula - Jesse Enkamp 

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I have had really bad and dull Karate lessons when I was younger, so I quit. I wish I've had such an dedicated, inspiring, and well informed teacher like you - i would have stayed and had fun and even made progress...

Biomechanics !!! More please!!! Very useful 👌

Karate is life

It's cool that you really study biomechanics, etc. alongside your art. It's amazing how much more you can accomplish when you know about your own body, and your opponents. I find myself with a greater body awareness which has helped greatly in figuring my own stuff out, but sometimes it turns into a hyperawarness that can stress you out. That's when you have to learn a more taoist balance, to be aware and mindful without becoming hypervigilant, without it taking over your whole thought process.

I'm a martial arts nerd. And I love to learn all kinds of martial arts. I was searching for someone who can teach martial arts in a interesting way and then I found Jesse Sensei. He is the best teacher I have every seen. Belive me guys. His techniques are very good. I followed his tips and it improved my karate a lot. If you are looking for a good karate teacher in youtube , then I'll highly recommend Jesse Sensei for you. He is so humble and simple and teaches so well. I'm very happy to to a part of karate nerd family 😍😊

I love analytical biomechanical breakdowns like this.

love it ... want to hear more about these topics. - salute from Indonesia, Tangerang City

Your story about the mountain and the many styles is so true and wise.

Because of my knee injuries i love this kind of videos. Thank you sensei. OSU.

Awesome topic! Please keep on teaching this stuff, because it is so important for the health of so many karateka. Thank very much, Jesse-sensei!

I just love the way you combine sports science and physiological knowledge together in karate...it's just awesome..thank u very much Jesse sensei..

Yes. It is also essential to break down the mechanical segments of a strike. For example Backfist, 1) the wrist 2) elbow 3) shoulder joint 4) shoulder rotation/upper body 5)hips 6) knees 7)ankles. Isolation of each segment to impact target, Then combine & connect segments together. Then the WAVE from ground up😳 I believe you will enjoy adding this to your seminars. As always, thank you for your video.

I loved those analogies! I'm definitely using the "can't fire a canon from a canoe" and the mountain one.

Hi Jesse , please upload katas , it’s very useful for us to practice and any new updates in katas

You deserve more subs, views and likes, Jesse. I've been going back through some of your videos lately and they are incredibly informative, entertaining and well made. Domo arrigato Sensei!

Thanks Jesse, I've been stretching nearly every day to try and increase my hip mobility for about 2 months now. Maybe one day I'll get that full split but your tips I think will help. Thanks

Instructional and cinematic!

Great video Jesse-san! I'll definitely be doing those pushups, as I try to focus on stability in my muscle groups more so than the explosive power, which comes naturally from thousands of reps. Osu!

This video was great. It’s so awesome to see you teaching all of these seminars! Keep up the good work!👍💪

great subject ! i always like learning more that will help my poor ageing creaky body get better . doing those scapular push ups really help . I was also thinking while watching and realised why the whole one inch punch that Bruce lee was well known for . The power of it comes from not just the hips ,but that slight extension from the scapula to give a few extra centimetres of reach . I used to practice it at work when nobody was around on an open heavy door . just by experimenting by the difference of not using it first by muscle power , then using it by body mechanics , the door of the security hut will bang shut much harder . unfortunately I had to stop when i did it with a bit too much and the clock fell off the wall and broke , that cost me the price of a new wall clock and a rather interesting questioning from my boss how it happened .

Wow, your family is from Finland?? Been stalking on your channel even though I'm a taekwondo practicioner :P

Thanks for ur videos and knowledge Sensei... I got a lots of knowldge from you. You are really amazing.... Oss

very interesting certainly what you say about the position of the knee because currently I have problems with that and I will focus on that , thx

Jesse sensei, great video, and for me, specially your explanation about knee/feet/toes alignment at 6:10. I suffer from an old ankle injury (playing basketball 🏀 , not from karate 👊), which induced knee troubles... Always my knees droping in...and getting remarks when demostrating kata...😯💦. I tried your advice...and it works! No knee colapsing inward! I'm going to emphasize it in my training. Thank you!!!

I wish I could go to a seminary given by you. This looks so much fun! I know this means nothing to you but I wanted to thank you, I went to my first official tournament (I'm 38 years old) a few weeks ago and I managed to win a gold medal (kata) and A bronze (kumite) and your videos and tips helped me a lot in my performance and specially in my mental state, I was very nervous and then I remembered you and your awesome attitude towards karate. So, THANK'S! Greetings from Chile!

Let's see Martial Arts as a Mountain.

You are so interesting to watch! Thx!

Smoooth edits. Loving it!

Excellent seminar. Karate is indeed a lifelong study, ideally. I've been noticing that your German and Finnish students speak English. I wish more of my fellow Americans would make the effort to learn other languages.

I think one of the biggest takeaways I’ve had from sports science is how in general internal rotation is bad and external rotation is good like when you were talking about the knee/foot relationship in stances. That one simple concept goes a long way no matter what sport you’re practicing.

Thank you for motivating me in karate.....Support from the Philippines

I love karate nd i will b doing it God willing 4 de wol of my lyf nd alwez uu r my mentor too,,,thnx

Great video once again, I have two questions. First what literature would you reccomend on biomechanics. Second and you may contact me directly if you dont want to post the info, but what does it take to book you for a seminar( advanced scheduling, cost, venue, and any other stipulations required)? I'd like to do some fundraising with my dojo mates and try to make that happen. Stay awesome my karate friend.

I'm a taekwondo nerd I go Monday-Thursday I am also a assistant instructor Tuesday and Thursday in the kids classes. When I'm not in class I'm watching chuck norris, jackie chan, cobra kai, and all the karate movies including the one with jaden smith.

About extending the pushups. Is that your scientific analysis. When I lead pushups I talk the same speal but about speed and working on their punching speed. I do remind them to remember form and techniques and not get sloppy. But it works for me so it was my own personal story.

Thanks for your great videos !

U said it before but it's good you mention it again... like the mountain analogy :-)

cinematography is getting better Jesse!

Excelente Sensei!!!

I love your lifestyle so much value you pump into them .. like a superhero

The end Q/A was very interesting - thanks for sharing that part of the seminar.

Congratulations for the ideas and for the seminar! And congratulations for starting saying "karate" without an american accent for the first time since I am watching your videos. 7:30

Thanks a lot Jesse,it really needed me,because i have knee injury 😃

The way of the peaceful warrior... The warriors journey begins with inner peace. Only inner peace can cultivate outer peace. The warriors path is not to lead others to battle... but to lead by example. OSU!

Great video!

great vid as always thanks for sharing , much respect for you and your fam

hoping to see Connor McGregor in you next seminar 😆😝

Haha, a good comparison with a mountain! If you are at the foot of the mountain, you have a big choice of techniques, but if you're on top you have no choice anymore and only one or two techniques that really work for a life. That's the point of karate! Love your channel Jesse, keep up that work! Ossu!

Jesse jesse. One big question.That is have seen the cobra kai episodes in youtube red?.If not then watch it right now. Those are insane.🤤🤤 karate kid Saga continues .If anybody has seen that write below how much do u liked it?!!!!!!!

Love your videos Jess. I'm following you from quite a while. I'm not a black belt in anything, but I did practice many types of martial arts including Karate. However, I'm quite aged now and more interested in the theory of it. When I read the word Biomecanics, an image jumped inside my head, but I had to scroll through the video to make sure about it and I almost anticipated what the content is all about. Interesting, though, that image didn't go away. The image of restricted , semi mechanical, built for perfection Karate movements. Isolated, a Karate blow seems very dangerous, but if put into action (or movement), the same concepts that give karate moves its power and precision, are the (Achilles Ankle) of the art. Bottom of the line: it doesn't work in motion like other systems do (Boxing, Thai Boxing, wrestling, even Judo) It seems like karate was meant to be a stop motion picture rather than an animation... I hope I was able to explain what I mean. Cheers

You make a great daoist!

Thank you Sensei for another great video! One thing, did you learn the physiology from Okinawan Masters? Or did you take some kind of medical classes or ? You see I have some issues with my body. I damaged my right knee in an accident when I was young. I have a broken PCL on right knee and fasciotomy on right calf (almost lost it from knee down), tho I am starting very late, I plan to be lifelong Karate student/practitioner. Many of the things you said in this video resonated with me, I really love traditional Shorin-ryu Shorinkan, and I am taking things slow when my body needs it. I am 43 and I have 1 year of Karate, but I plan for the rest of my days to be Karate days. I would really love to have my dojo join one of your seminars. Domo arigato

Your mountain analogy really stood out to me. I am hoping to study Sports Science this year and am very interested in biomechanics. You mentioned that you are coming to Ireland, where will you come to? Also, I do not practice Karate. However, I find your information and attitude to be outstanding and I think that you apply the philosophy of martial arts very well. At the top, one can see the shared traits and experiences, but mainly one can begin to understand the mountain range and not just one summit or peak. Thank you for your videos.

Thank you sensei

Awesome! When will you visit the Philippines? We'd LOVE to have you here! ❤️

Yesterday I got into a fight and I did the crane position ready to do the crane kick. My opponent thought that I was crazy so he went all out. He ran towards my and jumped to do a superman punch. I did my crane kick and we both clash. I hit him and he hit me. We bother got knocked out but I manage to get up before him. I think I could have done better if I have landed the kick faster.

Wow Jesse aka karate nerd your so lucky to be a teacher cause I never been a teacher but I teach some moves to people.

Puerto Rico represent!

Nice video as usual!!!

I'm having trouble with both of my metatarsophalangeal joints and I'm not sure if it could be too much seiza or a bit of abuse in the kicking kitai. I always thought that I had strong great fingers bones, now i feel dumb for confusing bad training and I want to prevent this type of condition in the people, specially kids, that train with me. And pleaaaaase let me know when you'll be visiting Spain! Thanks for sharing your experience.

Excelent xD each blog its 's an adventure

It did seem like an epic weekend, as always thank you for sharing. I for one learned a lot and will share your video to others I know will benefit from your teaching style. On the topic of Body efficiency, I was wondering what your thoughts on Ketogenic living were, and if you felt the energy gained from burning fat as a more efficient energy fuel has ever played into your studies, or experience.Thank you, Jesse 🙏

YAYA another vlog

Thanks for share your expirience Jesse, I from Guatemala, Central america, I train in 1992 and 1993 Shito ryu when I was 19 years old....then bla bla bla...studies, work, family....you know. Then some friends invite me to re start our training...this time Shoto kan Skif, I have been training for almost 2 years but I dont havent had the oportunity to fight yet...and I need to streninght my body....can you tell us how to do it please.....and almost forgot I am 47 years right now, and my daughter help me to write this🤣🤣. God bless you

Jesse sensei, you said that martial arts is a big mountain. Yes, it's true. What a coincidence with the theory of the Chinese matial arts as I learned it when I was a kid. The theory in Chinese is: 「一山還有一山高」。Translation in English, it means that a high mountain would have a higher mountain behind. In other word, we should be humble & never thought of we are the best of others.

thank you for share all your videos with us osu.

Thank you for the informative video! :3 I’d really like to join one of your classes one day. I‘m wondering what your opinion is on hyperlordosis created by low Zenkutsu Dachi. Because I really struggle with keeping my hips straight in such a low position. My hip flexor is really well stretched, but I still can’t fix my hips. Is it normal to some extend, that the back is bending a little bit when doing low stances? Or should I train my core stability more?

i learned a lot jesse sensei and hahahaha the way you open the door is funny hahaha

Looks like a great seminar with some karate practitioners serious about their art. Osu

Wow I didn't even know that there are Karate seminars

I'd really liked the part where you explain scapular stability and how it relates to ROM and being able to support the force of an actual punch. Do you think that a makiwara would be effective for this, or is that more for accuracy and joint conditioning? The scapular push ups are great, thanks for that. I've been relying on a rowing machine, but that's really for the pullback and ROM.

Hi Sensei, hugs from Brazil, i love you Channel! Oss. Im a 6 kyu karate Shotokan :)

Thanks for sharing this! I´ll be sure to implement the things you mentioned here in my trainings :) if you could make a video with some specific exercises like the ones you did on this seminar that would be the best. Thanks again Jesse sensei!

Way to 100k subs Sensei!! 😊🙌👊

I did karate (Wado ryu) when I was in my twenties, but haven't been for about 25 years (I'm 48 now). I reached 2nd kyu back then, and now I'm thinking of returning, so have been trying to re-learn some of the stances, punches, blocks, kicks, katas, etiquette and terminology so I don't look a complete noob. One thing I'm really struggling with though is deep stances (and getting back up therefrom) - my knees just don't seem to be able to support me anymore, and if I go too low, they end up buckling. Any suggestions or good advice, such as recommended knee exercises? Great video by the way - it's fair to say that your videos (and those of sensei Ando Mierzwa) have been the inspiration for me wanting to return.

Great seminar, and one that I would love to have been able to attend. It would have been great to see a little more of the drills you were working on, and the rationale behind some of them to help provide better context. Perhaps you should come to Australia and show us in person :)

Nice one

Nice seminar. Two things that come as quick queries from my end 1. Which camera do you use to capture the seminar and outdoors?? Do you use a tripod or does your girlfriend ( Louis I hope I got her name correct) shoot the whole time? 2. Have you conducted a seminar on the topic of 'kuzushi' , about destabilizing body balance using the concept of bio mechanics?

Greetings from Serbia, Niš. Have you ever been in these parts, Jesse?

After watching the Q&A and I wanted to add a question after you mentioned about sport science and bringing it to Karate. Have you seen anything that you have learnt in karate that kind of goes against the human anatomy? (after applying sports science) obviously you mentioned that they didn’t really have that back then. or were they ahead of their time in terms of human anatomy and actually had very high knowledge

That seemed like an awesome seminar!! Amazing video 👍🏽😄

Awesome!

I think you should have a collab video with either Bren Foster or Scott Adkins. Something like Taekwondo vs Karate video

Thanks for this Input. I have in both knees birthdefect and had surgery on them. Unfortunately i cant Find Amy other Video alike. AS you sad Bad Karate hurts my knees but uf i do it the Way you showed i feel Like a new me. Now i have my first kata competition sunday in a Week. My Problem is the shuto uke. AS i have to move quick it is difficult zu adjust so the knees wont hurt it even luxate. Have you any Suggestion for strenghten the nessesary muscles?

Awesome !👌👍❤

Hi even do im a student of TAE KWON DO , im still knicking tips from your videos haha ha

Luv you ...

I wanted to know which style you practice....please answer in the comment reply section

Very cool vlog :)

Jesse can you tell me how it takes it to be a teacher?

Come to London

can you suggest me what should i join karate or taekwondo.

I hope you come to indonesia

Great video

June 7 I am fighting at karate ashihara competition in India Kolkata can u join the show 🙏🙏

I was there and it was fun

oss, any thoughts on coming to south east asia to give seminars?

can you recommend a good biomechanics book?

i won kata silver medal today