SANCHIN KATA SECRETS (1/3): History, Feet & Knees - Jesse Enkamp
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Learn Sanchin kata from Jesse Enkamp (The Karate Nerd) in this 3-part series about Sanchin's history, stance, feet, knees, elbows, scapula and breathing method (ibuki) from Okinawa - the birthplace of Karate. Visit www.karatebyjes... to learn more!
My favorite kata. We often do it at the end of the most gruelling training sessions. I find the kata itself gruelling. Very hard to do and physically very demanding. But it makes a lot of sense to do it after these very hard practices. When the body gives up, the mind takes over. When the mind gives up, the spirit takes over - the three battles. After Sanchin, I feel exhausted, but elevated and free.
That's the essence of martial arts that i love. May i keep doing Karate, martial arts for ever.
I’m 70 and this is still my favorite kata even after 28 years.
@@jackiefox7224 28 years of martial arts!! Gives me excitement and immense thrill to know!! 🌸
One of the most underrated katas in karate. Often seen as basic and unglamorous. But in reality it is one of the hardest katas to perform well. It’s the ultimate defensive kata. The Chinese grandmasters believed that the practice of sanchin is essential, and if you can do it well, you will be able to do other katas beautifully. Not many senseis can explain how to do sanchin well. I am a Kyokushin karate practitioner and I like your explanation sensei. Osu! Looking forward to the next parts!
Sanchin and Tekki are overlooked.
I'm being taught Sanchin even though the style of Karate I'm learning (Shorin Ryu/Matsubayashi Ryu) doesn't normally have it as a kata, but there's SO MUCH to learn about it.
Yo yo yo! WATCH PART 2 here: ua-cam.com/video/K5YLh5barb8/v-deo.html and PART 3: ua-cam.com/video/h96L7rxAGVE/v-deo.html
SANCHIN with 3 Videos. Ohhh how awesome is that?!
Jesse Enkamp you are so cool
50 years trying to teach Sanchin.
This is the best break down of this kata I have ever seen
I love the fact that you don't just cover the sports aspect of karate that oh so many other teachers do. Not everyone learns karate to win competitions. Much love and respect😊👍
desert eagle Thanks! It’s not a sport.. it’s a way of life :-)
nameunselected Yes.😊
Unbeleaveble! I was wishing for this video! I'm a practitioner of Uechi ryu style from Brazil and a big fan of your work. Its very nice to see u speaking about a such sacred kata. I'll share this video with my group and I can't waiting for more! Thank u and keep learning and motivating us!
brazilian here too... brasileiro tambem, de MG... Osu!!
Hi...we are from Indonesia, a lot of respect for Jesse Enkamp and thank you.
Currently I have no access to a Karate dojo so these videos are very helpful!!😀
When I am asked how I learned karate, I'll immediately point my finger to this guy.
Sanchin kata is believed to have its origins in India. Bodhidharma the Buddhist monk from India who visited the Shaolin temple was also a yoga practitioner. It is believed he incorporated Kundalini yoga with Shaolin Kung Fu. The yin yang philosophy in kung fu is the same as Shiva Shakti in Kundalini Yoga. The idea being to unite the two forces, their roots being at the perineum ( Muladhara chakra) and travelling through the 6 meridians along the spine. Straightening the spine, and tucking in the hip, squeezing the buttocks, with forceful in/ out breathing using the belly as bellows is believed to fan the fire for the Shakti energy to move up along the spine. When the Shakti energy pierces the meridian below the belly button ( Manipura Chakra), then Chi/Ki energy is released. The function of the Karate' Kiai is to to tap into this force.The name Sanchin could have possible links with the the town Sanchi in India, a Buddhist complex where the remains of the Buddha is believed to have been buried.
4 years on and I still come back to this video.
I study okinanwan Shuri Ryu. I find it fascinating how other styles that practices our katas perform them. I find it interesting that you mention gripping the floor with the sanchin/Sochin Dachi. I’m trying to incorporate that in all my kata, drawing energy from my feet all the way up through my legs to my hips. The more I practice and perform these katas the more I’m beginning to understand about them and their relationship to the body. Sanchin seems to have the most symbolism the rising of the hips and the lowering of the hips is symbolic. The balance between tension and relaxation is also how we develop speed and power. We’re taught each technique has a beginning and an end. It starts out loose, gets tight at point of impact and then loosens again.
It's like Siu Lim Tao or Wing Chun as a whole. Not as flashy as most styles but as simple as it is, you could get creative once you appreciate the basics/fundementals.
Thank you for sharing tour knowledge. When I was a young practitioner. I wasn't to find of this kata. I found it difficult and hard to do. Now 35 to 40 Yeats later, Sanchin and Tensho are my favorite katas. Hell i even compete doing them and some of my best results have been achieved doing those two.
Would actually love if you would do a video on the Naihanshi / Tekki katas. My other favorites 🙂🙏🥋
Goju-Ryu in Australia brought me here. Very good Kata, very enjoyable.
Good morning and Happy Father's day from the Philippines! 🇵🇭
I've been spending most of the COVID crisis studying Martial Arts when I'm not saddled with work.
Being a Shotokan Karateka and Arnisador/Arnis practicioner, your videos have been very helpful to me in my endeavors. So I wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🙏
I also subscribed to your website because I am very grateful for your genuine drive to share your knowledge and passion with us willing to listen.
Keep up the good work, God bless and Mabuhay! 🥋👊🇵🇭
Awesome! Thank you for shining some light on this underrated kata. I can hardly wait to check out parts 2 and 3.
I cannot believe my luck! I literally got my first exposure to Sanchen kata yesterday in class and today these videos came across my feed. This is so helpful! I think I’ve figured out how to stand and squeeze my legs and feet and hold the pelvic tilt. But moving from one step to the next is the challenge to continue to maintain the tension. Fantastic!
It's similar to basics in Taizhu - Sanzhan 太祖拳/三戰道、White Crane 白鶴、Wing Tsun 詠春、Southern Shaolin 南少林 . And also Goju Ryu.
Good start Sensei the stances in Chito Ryu are supported by tensions in the stance called shime and shibori. Maybe you could explain these concepts as well.
Great video Jesse. Your passion for Karate is awesome. Great channel!
This is the answer that I have long been searching for. I too have long searched understanding kata. I am just as well glad that my sensei understood that I wanted to learn how to fight, not neccesarily to win in tournaments.---- I've seen NatGeo once showing Karate's Sanchin specifically coming from Screaming white crane. while they featured the different white crane styles. :D
We practice a type of San chien from Fukien, and have had change in Indonesia
I went to my first Uechi Ryu class and was sore AF after practicing Sanchin.
I won 2nd place with Tensho, a similar breathing Goju kata. I was about 15 and very proud of this
Fantastic video! I am eagerly awaiting the next installments. I do Meibukan Goju Ryu, every single class at about the 45 min mark (Hour and a half classes.) we do Sanchin. For me, it is great to bring down my heart rate and clear my mind for the next part of class. Personally I try to practice it every single day to get better and better, I find that it helps me reduce stress from the day and it just makes me feel great. I have my first grading to Yellow belt on Friday and Sanchin including the meaning is part of my test. Your timing with these sets of videos couldn't have come at a better time for me.
Thank you for everything you do and all the knowledge you pass on to all of us. I can't wait to see your performance of the entire kata, maybe if we are lucky we might see you preform Tensho kata at some point.
I found your channel two days ago and have watched a whole heap of videos. I especially enjoyed your trip to Okinawa. You're an inspiration and I've finally made up my mind, I'm going back to my Tani- ha Shito Ryu roots as soon as possible. Keep up the good work. OSU!
Thank you! Super fun to hear. Happy training! 🥋💪🙏
Awesome video Jesse sensei sanchin is a kata which needs very good explanation for learning it thanks for explaining it nicely . Waiting for the next videos.
Excellent. I've also wondered about the relationship between Sanchin kata, the opening to tiger-crane kung-fu form, and Wing Chun's Sil Lum Tao.
If you search UA-cam for "comparitive karate san chiem ( sanchin ) San zhan" you will see how this form developed from white crane kung fu to karate. We know Fujian (China) white crane influenced Okinawan karate. White crane influenced Hung gar's tiger-crane. I believe white crane also influenced wing chun. Several of wing chuns hand positions and the main stance resemble white crane.
i remember that one! it was very interesting
White Crane, Southern Praying Mantis, 5 Ancestors Fist boxing all have a Sanchin Kata, as does Pak Mei, though they call theirs "Arrow Step" like Hung Gar.
After watching the 3 parts of these videos, I think they are the most valuable I've seen about Sanchin. I always wondered why this Kata is not in Shotokan, and seeing it analyzed from that perspective and mentality is beautiful (and done with respect). I have observed the way of different systems to arrive at my own version (since I practice it for myself, outside the school where I come from in Okinawan karate, tradition and personal defense over biomechanics). Anyone who follows the parameters of the 3 videos is doing the best shape in my opinion. Thank you ,from Argentina
So close to traditional gung fu. Love the similarities to wing chun,Hsing I ,baji,and tong bei. Unity through martial zen. Much respect Shrfu Jesse!
Excellent video, congratulations, great greetings from Venezuela
I studied go cho kun aka, fiveancestors fist kung fu, which I believe go jo ryu takes it's attributed from. sanchien was the first form/kata we learned. Your rite in saying it's the 3 battles, these battles are the battles with the mind,body and soul. The battle was trying to make all 3 work together as 1. We all know when we train sometimes the mind gives up before the body, of the body says no more but your mind feels you could do more, then there's the soul of the practitioner that we use to try and will your body or mind to keep going, Sometimes it doesnt but These are essentially the battles it refers to. Hope it makes sense. I know practice kyokushin and I see so many similarities and certain movements and techniques.
Your teaching ability may be your greatest skill! Thanks again!
Very good show,,,Sanchin Kata is a huge learning tool,,,so overlooked these days...
I absolutely love this!! Thank you for making this series of videos!!!
We used to do this at the Budo Ryu dojo I used to go to, haven't done Sanchin since moving to a Shotokan dojo
In my martial art practice tale, Sam Chien / Sanchin name is inspired by the battle between Liu Bei and his brothers against Lu Bu in (in Romance of Three Kingdom), because the battle was about move forward three times and move backward three times.
Excellent. Thanks Jesse!
The Incense Shop boxing master showed you Shaolin Luohan's Three Rectitudes Form. It is the only full kung fu form I have seen actually performed sometimes with Sam Chien breathing. I understand Sam Chien to be most widely known as a style of breathing through forms. It is performed in almost every style of kung fu, and is the core breathing exercise for each art, usually practiced with only a few steps, also known as the "mother form" for each art. There are exhibitions displaying various styles of Sam Chien and Sanchin together to show the differences. There is an Italian master who took it upon himself to study every Sam Chien form from every kungfu style.
Thank you soooooo much Jesse sensei for these sanchin series, super useful!!!!
Enjoying this breakdown! I'm pretty fascinated with Sanchin as I have a Shotokan background, and the only remnants of it that I've found are in Hangetsu, and possibly in a few more. Anyway, it's something I'm *trying* to learn on my own, so any info helps!
I actually won a grand championship in kata doing Sanchin - I always thought they gave it to me because they never saw anyone bold enough to do it in competition. I never used it again because I always used a different form while I was competing. I credit Sanchin with making me leave competitive martial arts alone because it definitely changed my mindset 👌🏽
The stability part holds true for me as I use the stance a lot in public transport so as to not fall XD
Hello from Brazil Jesse, I'm a beginner in the karate-do, I've started with my son just 3 months ago. We practice Goju Ryu Shobukan, the sanchin stance is our basic stance.
All "styles" of karate should have SANCHIN at the "kata list". I am 2 kyu at Kyokushin now and I am learning sanchin and gekisai dai , but so far sanchin is my favorite (I know how to know to breath correctly is very important)
Notification pops up. First thing I read. SANCHIN. Jesse *you´re* the best! I´m not sure if you´re doing this video, because I requested it/asked for it or not, I don´t really care
Seriously, all your videos are awesome, but THIS ONE particular, made me happy, sounds weird, but that´s how it is :) Emphasizing the knees, is smth. I will keep more track off from now on :)
Sanchin is *"MY KATA"* I practice it, each day, for at least half an hour (yes that sounds weird again...) For some reason I got this "connection" to this Kata, so thanks a lot again :)
they way you present the knowledge are awesome.nice presentation.
Thanks for the video! I know Sanchin no Kata from Kyokushin Karate, and, although I practice Shotokan nowadays, still consider it a very important kata and practice it regularly. But perhaps this has to do with my age, I am over fifty now and concentrate on the inner, health preserving aspects of karate, not so much on the athletic part.
That stance reminds me of gogu-ryu stance I think I might have read in a book long ago that it was used for standing on the deck of a ship long ago
OMFG this is awesome... as always. i love those type of videos with nice background informations.
Thank you so much for sharing your insight and experience with the world Jesse!
Sanchin is the best kata to know and should be practiced everyday. Gymnastic static holds really help sanchin muscle recruitment.
Hi Jesse, you might like to look at a sheikh martial art called Sanatan Shastar Vidiya if you haven't already.
really great tip Jesse sensei !! amazing work keep it up !!
I love the look of it, I’m new to Goju Ryu and karate as a whole.
I'm a BJJ guy. I just want to learn one Kata from Karate that I can do on off days that would provide me with many of the benefits found in Karate kata including power, balance, and strength. Would this be what I'm looking for?
Love it. Great info on the core and intra abdominal muscles. Man. Keep this work up. It's awesome for everyone. Man I always loved this Kata. Super great for so many reasons. Pa pa POW. 💪👊💥👀
Thanks so much, Jesse. I practice Shorin Ryu, and Sanchin is not studied by my style. Now I can learn it :)
in the shorin ryu style i practiced (shinjinbukan) we did our own version of sanchin with different footwork/body movement (tenshin). i don't know if there other shorin ryu styles that do it that way but it's interesting to see different interpretations from any style. okinawan karate ftw!
Oh yes finally Kata videos, I really really love this videos, keep on Ietsuse-San :)
really looking forward to these vids - I practice Longfist, White Crane (Ancestral) and TaiJiJuan and I've always found videos of Sanchin interesting as it does look so White Crane influenced sometimes. One of the reasons we're told to have the feet turned in in White Crane is that it enables easier rotation of the hips for 'fa jing'/whipping style motions. It seems to be very like a form of moving Qi Gong when I watch it. Is the breathing 'embryonic'? (i.e. expand the stomach and emm pelvic floor as inhaling, contract them as exhaling)?
What do you think about Kyokushin karate?
I quit karate because after practice I wanted to talk to my Sensei. To see what I need to work on and other students would not give me a chance to speak and I am not a person to interrupt. So I'm moving on to combat Hapkido
I love that , but i have different understandin of the meaning of the kata , the 3 battles here are the lower dantien(the waist),the Middle dantien,(chest) and the higher dantien ( the head) .in other words this a grip battle to hold the head ,or the Jack in the chest or the belt( the lower dantien)
Sanchin takes so much energy from the body after the kata you feel freash
Sensei I dont know how long I am following you ahhahahaah but always good content and helped me a lot
Happy to hear that!
I’m remember getting tested in this kata. We did the modern timeline, not the 3 year training timeline. Kanei Uechi said I’d you studied Samchin for three years that’s all you needed. But the training he went through would be brutal by today’s standard
Thank you
For me, it looks basic. But I like this kata because one of my favorite stance is sanchin stance. I use this stance often when I'm in the subway ride. I did impress many people and I got crazy with it by drawing in the subway.
Thanks!
Ha another great video Jesse, nice job explaining the contraction or hardening of the core to get the idea of how it should feel when you compete and this can be applied to more than just karate.;)
There are san chin forms in southern praying mantis, southern crane, and pak mei
If you are inteerested, you should learn some wing chun (CST lineage) forms and you'll notice similiar concepts to this kata as they both have roots in white crane.
I haven't done Sanchin in a while.
I remember how when I did it the first time, felt my nervous system flowing all over, similar to what I felt practicing Tai Chi, but more intense. (is that normal BTW?)
Jesse don't forget that martial arts had roots in India, not just China, Japan, Okinawa, and southeast Asia and indonesia.See what you can find on India Sunyata samsara
I didn't know about The meaning of name "sanchin". I've never stopped to thinking about that, but it'll help a lot.
I must get back to doing Sanchin!
Dharuma's full name is bodhidharma and he was called as damo by Chinese people. He was born at kanchipuram, Tamilnadu. He is one of the most important person because he taught kalaripayattu(The oldest living martial art) to his disciples at Shaolin temple to protect themselves. This martial art is evolved as kungfu by shaolin monks.
thanks it really needed me
Higaonna Morio Sensei taught me (when I was about 15) that if the back foot isn’t straight (ie. if it’s turning inwards) then sanchin will cause haemorrhoids over time. Interesting huh?
Is the concept of Sanshin kata stance similar to NAIHANCHI DACHI? The way your feet goes inwards, looks uncomfortable but you explained really well how biomechanics works n what is the reason behind .
Can't wait for the part 2!!!
+Tonarino Totoro Yes it’s the Naha-te (Shorei) equivalent of Naihanchin (front/back instead of right/left)
ya, we were taught in the style i learned (shorin ryu) that there is no naihanchi without sanchin. sanchin completes naihanchi later at the higher belt levels. circular footwork and movement are introduced then
Jesse Enkamp thank you so much for the kind reply!! You are so informative. I'm so grateful for you are sharing ur knowledge w us!!
quickstep awesome!! Thank you so much for the input!!
:)
Daruma is Bodhidharma right?
+King style Vines Daruma, Da Mo, Bodhidharma... same dude 👍
Jesse Enkamp yeah right
I practice the Fujian version of sanchin ( sam chien) of the 18 Lohan Hands ( Chap Pwe Lohan Cho)
Greate video Jesse! Will You show some bunkai also to moves from this kata?
+Dominik Yes, the 3 videos include bunkai in the sense of Sanchin’s biomechanical applications. Like the Okinawan’s say; ”Sanchin is everything, and everything is Sanchin.”
How do you squeeze your knees together without collapsing them?
Jesse-sensei. although I've been started karate in Kobayashi Shorin-ryu, styles derived from Naha-te fascinate me. Katas that start in sanchin Kamae like suparinpei or shisochin are very impressive when you're looking close its kyodos to understanding bunkais. even sport karate, suparinpei is a great kata to perform.
By the way, do you know a kata called Ohan, from ryuei-ryu style? everything that I read about this kata affirm it is one of Pechurin original forms besides modern Suparinpei. if you do, can show it one day in your videos?
in addition: I've did an etymological exercise comparing names Papporen or Happoren with Pechurin (suparinpei chinese name) and its meanings, and it brings me close of a conclusion about similarities its found in both katas. and this conclusion sugests that modern suparinpei and papporen forms may have same origins from pechurin go, chu and jo. Do you know something about that? if it is a valid hypothesis?
I feel like Okinawa is the birth place of karate is fast becoming the martial arts version of the mitochondria is the power house of the cell.
Yes!! 😂
He is the one who invented martial arts
We have that exact same stance in Kenpo to protect the groin.
Could the number 3 refer to the interaction of Heaven, Earth, and mankind?
Sr. Which is your karate style
Iam in JKA (from india kerala )👍👍👍👍👍👍👊👊👊👊
greetings from mexico
Hola, yo practico el estilo Uechi Ryu del maestro Kanbun Uechi quien introdujo este kata en Okinawa. es el estilo mas chino del karate, movimientos mas redondos que los del karate tradicional.
Daruma is boddhidharman
Completely random question but what’s the background music called?
I have just started learning this kara about two months ago. I have seen a few variations, some slow some faster and some people make a clicking noise at the end of each exhale, while others do not. I've seen the sachin kata testing and it looks incredible. What is the correct way or better way of performing this kata.
Which Dan are you?
I'm following you for many times and everytime I watch your video is always the same question; how does he do to have such a perfect hair style everytime ? Does it come with an intense practice of martial arts, like you a special skills you unlock after many years?! Ahahahaha
+Phoelipe Hah! Black belt in hair styling ;-)
Good
+Ahmed Atef Thanks! 😄
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