KARATE NERD IN OKINAWA | Season 2 (Ep. 2) - Isshin Ryu w/ Uechi Tsuyoshi (8th dan)
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Follow Jesse Enkamp (The Karate Nerd) as he travels to Okinawa - the birthplace of Karate - to teach seminars, train with traditional Karate grandmasters and compete in Kobudo world tournament 2018. This episode features Isshin ryu master Tsuyoshi Uechi and the new Karate Kaikan arena. Visit www.karatebyjesse.com to learn more!
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I’ve been practicing Isshinryu for over 13 years. I went to Okinawa for a week to train with Master Uechi and Andy Sloane Sensei. Best week of my life.
Sensei Andy Sloan is a great ambassador to Americans visiting Okinawa wanting to learn. He does a lot for very little. K Purvis
Where is this Dojo from Andy Sloane? I will travel to Okinawa and would like to train Isshinryu
It’s about time someone said “we attach too much pride in the belts we wear” beautifully put Sensei Jesse 😀
Much respect. I loved that comment on white belt. "Always be humble"! As stated.
Honestly even getting white belt is a major achievement but at the same time nowhere NEAR considered master
I have been practicing martial arts for around 20 plus years. Although we didn't use belts, we did have a ranking system. I never took a test to progress in rank. I didn't want that sense of superiority or I'm better than you mentality to creep into my head. If someone is better than me regardless of rank I want to learn from them. If someone is having trouble with something that I understand, it's my job to help them.
A lesson I learned very recently.
How many karatekas does it take to change a light bulb?
Just one, but then all the rest stand around and say "That's not how MY sensei said to do it!"
Twisted is it bad I genuinely laughed my gluteus maximums off
@@superbean8110 call it: FINDI :-)
Hahah great
I spat my tea outside my face reading this ba ha ha ha ha
I am so happy to see you covering Isshinryu Karate in this episode. That is the style I train in, and I love it. It's rare to ever hear or find things about it but I love it!
I totally agree!
as a sandan in isshin-ryu i can safely say this was the best video i've ever seen. my training has taught me that karate is a discipline where maintaining a white belt mentality, no matter how much you've learned, is the secret to long-term success.
All ASPECTS of LIFE is a JOURNEY a PROCESS it is NOT a DESTINATIONATION Just your doing CREATIVITY NEVER STOPS it NEEDS REST to REJUVENATE to REVITALIZE
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Glad I was able to help you train with Uechi Sensei! Thanks for taking an interest in our style!
Glad to see Isshin-ryu getting some appreciation!
I was an isshinryu karate leaner 21years ago. I've trained around 2years only and was forced to stop my training. Till now I am addicted to karate learning and your video motivated me to restart my training. Thanks sensai Jesse ..be humble and spread humbleness...
my father is a black belt in Isshinryu and he teaches me what he learned in Isshinryu, I train in American Kenpo and your videos really help me
Isshinryu was my first karate style and is quite deadly.. I remember learning to attack the attacking limb...
I have watched all your videos and learned so much. As a Isshin ryu practitioner I absolutely loved this episode and it saddens me to hear Isshin ryu has been reduced to only 2 dojos left in Okinawa. But thank you for having an open mind to see this style, and showing the respect you did for it.
I’ve been practicing Isshinryu for many years. The one aspect everyone struggles with is the vertical punch. It really can be a devastating blow if done correctly. Great video!
Upper cut?
Straight forward punch with knuckles slightly forward and wrist/fist straight instead of turned or rolled over.
@@TheCoco382 I broke my heavy bag with it. Took a couple years.
I LOVED THIS EPISODE!! 20 years ago I had a customer of my business who held a 5th Dan in Isshin Ryu. In the Marines he trained Isshin Ryu and wound up marrying his Masters daughter. He showed me all kinds of great techniques, especially pressure points for use in the clinch. Very unique style. Sad it is dying. I had no idea.
I've been doing Isshinryu for 38 years - I loved this episode. Thanks Jesse, it was great watching you pratice it. Sharign this episode with all my students.
I study isshinryu! Glad to see you practice this in this series!
My first martial art learned from a marine as a dependent teenager on Guantanamo bay military base… you got a white belt and that’s it. We did stuff I could never see schools doing today like running 2 miles barefoot on 100 degree asphalt.. punching 5 gallon buckets of rocks.. isshin-ryu will always be my first love of martial arts.
I heard Isshinryu and it grabbed my attention instantly. That style was the first exposure I had to martial arts as a kid. It's so different.
I’m a Sho-Dan in Isshinryu Karate! Going for my Ni-Dan in December and have been training in it for almost 10 years! Such a fantastic style!
I’d love to see more from Isshin Ryu Karate if you ever go back to Okinawa!
Hello Jesse, I am currently learning Isshinryu in NYC at a dojo called Traditional Okinawan Karate. If you are ever in Brooklyn,NY you are welcomed to stop by to learn some more techniques. Thank you for all of your hard work in bringing your teachings, adventures and life experiences to the masses. May the universe continue to guide your journey warrior !
I actually study the art of Isshin-ryu Karate. I have been in it for a few years now. A lot of the punches and blocks are different than other arts you may see like you mentioned. I love your content, I learn tons of new information from every video I watch of yours! Keep it up!
What did Gichin Funakoshi say when asked, “what’s it like being the most respected karate practitioner?” He replied, “I don’t know, ask Jesse Enkamp”
😂😂😂 Funakoshi was always so modest 😜
Tom Davies this comment wins hands down.
He Sensei Encamp, I wished I could train under you. I admire your open-mindness to other styles and your kindness. I love my school and my Sensei, but there is a hint of a Mcdojo.
“Once a kata has been learned, it must be practiced repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence of a form in Karate is useless.” -Gichin Funakoshi
Thanks for your comments! 👍 Check out the other episode if you missed them: www.karatebyjesse.com/okinawa-karate-season-2/
I've seen hundreds of karate and other martial arts youtube videos. Your videos are the best I've ever come across. It's almost like if I was actually there with you while filming in Okinawa. 👍 Do you by Any chance know if okinawa karate masters use Chinese liniment/ dit da jow for makiwara training?
Fantastic experience , congratulation! 🥋💪
Grazie mille!
Yes, especially for "kitae" practice (conditioning)
I GOT INSPIRED BY YOUR VIDEO KEEP IT UP
Isshin-ryu karate- do. That's what we use to call it in the mid 80's when I studied it. Being the only style of karate I practiced, I never knew it was so different. Almost 40 years since I've been active in it, I can still perform the basics. Trust me when I say they were big on the basics. They taught you to advance your techniques. Example-mid block with forward punch was a two part practice for beginners. Including your breathing and stance. Advanced, it was all done in one swift and powerful move. Wish I had studied longer the 3 Years. But teenage life got in the way..
Jesse is very respectworthy for keeping his humble beginner's mind while being highly accomplished in karate.
Isshin Ryu appears to make a lot of sense. Watch you Jesse has made me realise that there is no one true "great" karate style and that a complete karate practitioner is someone who who can adapt, change and learn new styles.
Isshinryu is my favorite martial art. I haven't practiced in years, but I am glad to hear it is still being practiced.
You're very lucky to train with some of the world's finest karate Masters in both the seasons of karate nerd in Okinawa...
Been training isshinryu for 27 years. Appreciate this.
Glad you experienced the vertical fist of Isshin Ryu. My master Angi Uazu has been an inspiration for the last 41 years of training. Thank you for sharing.
Amazing!
it is like scratching my wounds when i see someone practicing karate in its birthplace okinawa ... according to me it may be every karate-kas dream to practice karate in its birthplace...n seriously when i saw u there practicing with old masters i feel myself there too as practicing karate in their dojo..BTW u r so lucky...keep growing Jesse Enkamp☺
I had to return to this video after watching the one about Motobu Choki. That one made me read up on Motobu and I learned that one of his students was none other than Tatsuo Shimabuku…the founder of Isshinryu.
Very good episode. Loved the white belt aproach. The power generation from the back and hips with the vertical fist îs similar to the wing chun way.
You would find many similarities between Isshinryu and wing chun.
Just discovered your channel. I study an American style of karate that descended from Isshin-Ryu so it’s really cool to learn about the history of Isshin-Ryu and see the techniques that I recognize in my own style.
I think it is very inspiring how passionate you are about karate, and how much you know about it, for us karate nerds it’s a treasure to get to see and learn about all those styles and see all those places, for that thank you very much, I hope you keep on spreading all over the world the love for karate, your message have reach many of us! Thank you sensei!!!
This was great Jesse San! You are the Anthony Bourdain of Karate! I really appreciate how you bridge the culture, history, and stories into your work. This is truly worthy of being aired on CNN travel, Discovery, or NatGeo! Is it next Sunday yet? 😜
WOW it's not just a dojo, it's a genuine karate university! i love this! Also my brother studied Isshin Ryu Karate while I studied American Kenpo Karate. SALUTE
Jesse, I've just discovered your channel this evening and I love it. I received my Shodan in Isshinryu when I was 15 (42 now), and was lucky enough to have teaching at my dojo be my high school job. I've recently started teaching my son some of the basic techniques and it's caused me to polish up my own practice. I found your video while searching for some Isshinryu references. I LOVE your enthusiasm and what you said about wearing your white belt because you're humbling yourself and trying to learn with an open mind. It was really interesting to hear you comment on the form of the fist and blocking with the two bones instead of one. I knew these were modifications Tatsuo Shimabuku made when he created Isshinryu, but they were what I was always taught. It was cool to hear you talk about those things. Did Master Uechi talk about why the thumb was on top of the fist? We were always taught the knuckle on your thumb was itself a weapon. One of my teachers, Sensei Michael Upchurch, used to show us thumb strikes on all kinds of pressure points that would make our limbs go numb for several seconds (yes, just like Daniel learns in the Cobra Kai series but less dramatic). Thanks so much for this. I'll definitely be watching more of your videos! Arigato gozaimasu!
Loving Karate Nerd in Okinawa p.2. It's really cool to see new styles that aren't commonly practiced outside of Okinawa. You're really an inspiration, and a great example of a karate nerd.
Thank you so much for this new season Jesse-san, it reminds me of my own trip there a couple of years ago ! :)
According to a legend, there is cave where a Chinese "wako" (pirate) called "Chinto" was living after a shipwreck. He apparently taught many locals and also the famous "Bushi" Matsumura. Here is one of the many possible versions of the story : because Chinto was stealing food from the locals to survive (which of course didn't please the locals and the authorities at the time), they sent Matsumura Sokon. Indeed, this Chinese pirate was so skilled that no one could defeat him thanks to his awesome skills in Quanfa (another generic term for Kung Fu). His reputation became so great that the King of Okinawa sent Matsumura Sokon to defeat him and bring peace to the neighborhood. But despite all his attempt, the great warrior Matsumura could not find and defeat him... So instead he tried another approach and tried to befriend and protect Chinto instead. Mastumura soon realized how great a warrior the Chinese pirate (or merchant according to another version) was. So he learnt from him and would create a kata called.... "Chinto" to honor him and his skills !
Do you know if that would be the same cave by any chance ? (I know there are many caves in Okinawa so maybe that's just another cave for another great story).
Glad you didn't meet any snake though !
(PS: I would love to get a poster from the Kaikan for my room as I probably won't make it to Okinawa before a long time :D)
Sometimes we have to think: “If I never graduate myself into a bigger degree, would I practice with the same energy and rage?” That is the right mindset to leave out the ego and do a humble work on your heart.
I cannot believe that you have had the ultimate honor to see the historical relics of the great Okinawan karate masters
Isshin-Ryū (一心流 Isshin-ryū) is a style of Okinawan karate founded by Tatsuo Shimabuku (島袋 龍夫) in 1956. Isshin-Ryū karate is largely a synthesis of Shorin-ryū karate, Gojū-ryū karate, and kobudō. The name means, literally, "one heart way" (as in "wholehearted" or "complete").
Ha ha from Google
Really powerful ending lesson on humbleness.
“A great man is always willing to be little.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love your video's and your insight and knowledge. I'm 69 and just started Goju-Ryu Karate last month, so when someone at your skill level is willing to wear a white belt I am profoundly humbled.
I enjoyed this episode,for sure. As mentioned on another episode,I had studied this style for a couple of years…1990-92,in Tyler Texas. I was unaware at how this style was dwindling down. My time in the Navy,while stationed in Okinawa,sparked my interest in this style. We were taught that this style was a hybrid of Shorin Ryu and Goju Ryu. I am now studying Sil Lim Fut Ga Kuen. Thank you for these videos!!!!
Jesse, thank you very much for how you approached this crossing in Okinawa. When I watch your videos, it's as if I was traveling through the region myself. It is excellent to know schools that practically nobody knows, styles and it was very good to have known the monument and the cemetery with the history of the Chinese master and his cave. Regarding the belt, it seems more than correct, it is a way to respect those great teachers and to show that you are learning something new. As always, it is not a belt that shows what you know, but what you carry inside and how you apply it. I'm anxious to see the next chapter. Greetings from Argentina.
Coffee is the only way to go! I love watching different styles of karate. You learn a lot. Thanks for your videos.
Thank you for making this available for everyone on youtube ❤️
I really love your Okinawa videos. I think, we in the West know way not enough about eastern cultures. Such honest documentaries as yours are valuable.
Well after watching this visiting Okinawa is now officially on my bucket list! Gotta work hard for it but it would be totally worth it!
No words to describe how beautiful it was !
This is incredible! Thanks Jesse for living the dream and sharing your journey with us.
"A person who's truely humble will always have an inner call" ~ that sentence is something recognisable yet always hard to achieve.
Karate is a huge moutain like you said and at this episode we discovered an other way to the top with Isshin ryu
I love the white belt mentality when visiting a dojo. I'm also leaving this comment because I want one of those posters. :-)
Okinawa is definitely on my bucket list -- Can't wait for the next episode!
Thank you for the tour. For me it was like watching a tour of a hall of fame in sports. To see the relics of you will from the masters of old was wonderful. I’m so glad you share the history of the art, I think sometimes we forget where we came from.
And other interesting fact. In some goju-ryu schools, they punch with an external rotation on the elbow so they can hit like the tate-ken but with the punch in horizontal position.
Never in my life I met someone who used a white belt while practicing a style that's not their own. It is something that even I never really gave a thought about.
This is a very important lesson that I'll definetely pass on. Thank you very much.
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I wore a white belt when I attended a Goju club for about a year. I was already 2nd-Dan in TKD (previously Chung Do Kwan Tang Soo Do).
@@phillipmoore9012 Exact same here. I’m a 2nd Dan in Song MooKwan TKD currently practicing as a white belt in Chito-ryu Karate. I am not a black belt in this form of Karate, so why would I wear my advanced rank belt from another style in their dojo?
It's great to see someone who doesn't just love karate, but loves sharing his experience and vision of it! Thank you, Jesse!
Really enjoying this series. Being an ishin ryu practitioner , i really enjoyed this episode even more.
OSU, The beginner's mind, and We begin with respect and end with respect. It's what I have taken with me and try to practice each and every day. Its is a way of life, and I'm grateful to Kaicho Nakamura for his teachings. Its is great to hear that you too offer the same good advice, and the humility whenever you share your experience. Osu
Jose Irizarry I trained with a student of Kaicho in Albany NY. OSU
Paul Palencsar Osu
Jesse explained in one of his videos Okinawans never say Osu which they consider offending.
He said they keep silent or say Hai (yes).
You need to learn your lessons and do your homework! 😉
No carrot cake! 😱 Jesse-san you must always re-chomp the carrot cake with coffee!
Great vid
Sensei Jesse, you should be a part of this museum because you have connected so many martial artist through your engagement, curious mind on life and Karate with a modern twist and shared this through your amazing videos. Thanks! It’s so entertaining to follow you. Next time you should leave a picture of you in the museum :D
And you are so right about the belts. We need More humbleness and way less ego!!
Jesse Great video very informative thank you for doing them can't wait for next one 😊😊😊
Jesse thank you so much for highlighting Isshinryu in this episode, have been a practitioner of Isshinryu for over 50 years. It was great to see the basics being taught the way I was taught more than 50 yrs ago here in the states, fyi I know Andy he's a great Isshinryu Kara-te historian.
Maybe we could see more from Isshinryu, kata , bunkai ect, love what ya do.
"It's not a good day to die alright" 🤣🤣😂😂 man so casually
I look forward to this series every single Sunday. The amount of knowledge you have that you share with all of us is outstanding. It almost makes me feel like I am there as well. Plus season one and this one give me so much information it will make my trip when I eventually go that much better. As it is right now when I talk about Karate to my wife she says "Did you learn that from Jesse?" the answer more often then not is "Yes, yes I did!"
I have been showing my family and friends your videos and even though they don't train they still watch and appreciate the videos for their entertainment and history you let us all know about. Plus I am getting close to convincing some people to try out Karate thanks to you. Every time I see them they have questions and thankfully I can just show them your content so you made that easier for me. lol
The last segment of this video stood out to me, I try to always adhere to Shoshin, it keeps my mind open to new ideas and ways of thinking. It helps me not close myself off and become set in stone as I will forever be learning and growing as a person.
Thank you Sensei Jesse for making this series, every little bit helps my journey in Karate and for that I am grateful! I really like how humble you are, wearing a white belt in someone else's Dojo exudes pure class. Stay safe and have fun Jesse!
PS: If I could be so bold I would love to see a video about Meibukan Goju Ryu, or see you try out some of the Meibukan Kata! Hopefully I am not being disrespectful by asking.
"A person who is truly humble, will always have an inner calm" this quote is one that I always keep in mind. Martial arts is so much more than fighting and becoming physically strong. I train in martial arts to gain inner strength and serenity. Thank you for your videos my friend
I'm going to look up Isshin-ryu, the vertical fist has struck my interest. Thanks for another great video, my son and I are eagerly waiting more.
Wonderful! 😄👍
Depending on where you live it may be difficult to find an Isshin Ryu school. Since it's not focused on the sport of karate, it's not very commonly taught. I live in Eastern TN in the USA, where one of Tatsuo Shimabuku's students (Harold Long) lived and taught, so there's a reasonable number of schools in the area from his lineage. There's also a concentration of Isshin Ryu dojos in the NY, NJ, PA area thanks to Master Don Nagle. I believe I've read that another former student-turned-teacher settled someone in the Pacific Northwest as well. Good luck in your search for more information.
Where are you located?? I train in Isshinryu and may be able to help you find someone near you.
@@tayl0124 Perth, Western Australia (more specifically I'm 100km south of Perth). Nearest Isshin ryu dojo is 3500 km away in Sydney. 😔
One guy to check out then is Albery Mady, he has videos online at least showing some Isshin-ryu
I really don’t think coffee is supposed to taste like sardines
It was weird... but I like sardines! 😜😜😜
Now imagine sardines tasting like coffee.
Jesse-San, your humility and humbleness for me, is the biggest lesson to be taken from your latest episode! Keep making the videos!
You have been a huge inspiration in my karate journey. There are times were I had given up for months and then I'd come across one of your videos and become inspired to train and re ignite the fire I had in me. I am hoping to save up to visit Okinawa in the near future. Thank you for making these videos,sharing your knowledge and letting karate nerds get a glimpse into the dojos and history surrounding okinawan karate.
*Best comment...
JK Jesse.
Love your content man. Keep it going, absolute the best karate channel on youtube 👊
Hah! Thanks 😄👍
All styles of karate are good. It just depends who is practising it. Of course, if the karate nerd is doing it,it must be good, as he makes it look simple.🤣😋🥋
Another great video. It is simple but informative and straight to the point.
Jesse, this by far is my favorite video! It was amazing seeing you study a martial art I’ve dedicated my life too along side Sensei Slone. Thankyou for all of this amazing content and for showing people this art form!! And by the way we share a name! Thanks again sensei, great martial artist and great content!
The announcer at the beginning sounded like he was advertising a movie. “THE KARATE NERD “. XD
Hi Jesse. I always enjoy your videos. This one was no exception. I respect your honesty about your views and values. As an instructor of Goju ryu I have gain so much first from you blog about 5 years ago. And now have become a UA-cam junkie do in part from your videos. Despite the fact that I have wanted to visit Okinawa for the last ten years. This video series has allowed me to see more of it. For that thank you. Safe journey and I look forward to your next video. Sensei Ron (From Ontario Canada)
yessssss
A boost for a lazy Sunday... Sundays will never be the same again.... Roll on the next episode
Thank you for all your hard work and effort in making these videos. I really appreciate you taking the time to share, with all of us, the awesome culture and history in Okinawa and karate. Arigato Gozaimashita!!!
Been practicing karate for 10 years and I m always able to relate my karate practice to your videos. I love the episodes and watching at it I feel like I'm there at that time practicing it. I'm 19 and I also have 3 students and I recommend them to watch your videos.
Waiting for the 3rd episode.
Oss!
Please tell me that was chinto cave, my sensei told me about when he traveled there.
Thank you very much sensei for bringing traditional karate and Okinawa so close to us
Learning many new techniques and tricks from your dojo videos
Thanks Sensai Jesse for bringing Okinawa so close to us. It is helping me specially to understand the culture, training styles and roots of Karate. Its truly inspiring. Also I like what you said about being humble. I believe being humble, being hungry, being dedicated and working hard is the only way to success.
I have been practicing Isshin-Ryu karate for many years and actually recently earned my 1st dan. It’s a really beautiful style and it takes a lot of work to learn. It also took me a while to get the vertical fist too lol. I also agree with your comment about how you should wear a white belt to a new dojo out of respect because I have seen black belts from other styles come in with their ego at max and that annoys me. They should come in to be willing to learn what we do and be humble and respectful about it.
I have no clue what to comment but I like coffee I guess 😂😂
cant o a Snorlax loves everything mate 😂
Your experience over there is like a magnet for those who wanna see and feel the same what great masters have been seen, doing and feeling.
Thank you for sharing, this is not just very informative, this is inspirational.
Just found your videos, and I have thoroughly enjoyed them! My sons have been taking Isshin-Ryu here in the states for a little over a year now and they love it! It is so much different that what I learned in Hapkido as a young student myself! Anyway, keep up the awesome videos!
I've known of backwards kata to improve learning, but backwards bike riding? 😂
Wow! Thank you! I have never heard of backwards learning of kata. I will have to look into this.
I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took a sidekick to the knee...
I’m a disgrace😂
😅
Once again, you created not only a delightful karate documentary, but a world class travel video in it's own right. Thanks!
Thanks for the great episode, Jesse, and thanks for sampling Isshinryu with one of the best proponents anywhere. I have had the opportunity to attend Uechi-sensei's seminars here in the Detroit area, and they were excellent. I have practiced Isshinryu since 1968.
Keep up the good work!
This video was more about karate's history in Okinawa. And you did that job wonderfully. I would love to learn what you all said about karate and masters and watch this video again and again. Thanks and best of luck!
You are truly living the dream! Teaching, training, traveling. Thank you so much for sharing all of your experiences and knowledge. My dream is to go to Okinawa one day.
Hi Jesse San, I always look forward to your videos! I've been training for 40 years and teaching for 27 and still have such an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. I always look forward to your videos. I think that many of us live vicariously through your adventures. You've inspired me to visit Okinawa and experience the culture first hand. You're an amazing ambassador for Martial Arts! We're lucky to have you! I actually got to meet you in Fort Lauderdale last month. It was a pleasure hearing you speak in person and getting a picture. I don't have to tell you to keep doing what you're doing because I know this is your path. Wishing you the best!
i love all of your videos and will never get bored of them keep up the good work :)