I Tried MUAY THAI For 7 Days, Then FOUGHT A Champion!

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  • čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
  • I’m training Muay Thai in Thailand, and then sparring with a Thai Boxing champion (winner of the prestigious Toyota Cup). Will my Karate techniques save me? Watch to find out! 🥊
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    0:32 Day 1
    3:22 Day 2
    6:21 Day 3
    7:49 Day 4
    8:58 Day 5
    12:21 Day 6
    14:40 Day 7
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  • @KARATEbyJesse
    @KARATEbyJesse  Před 2 lety +2045

    Should I try other martial arts? 👊

    • @notevenalex
      @notevenalex Před 2 lety +66

      Sure go for it ✊

    • @nexeir6503
      @nexeir6503 Před 2 lety +38

      Systema

    • @jamesclark7948
      @jamesclark7948 Před 2 lety +50

      After this definitely sliat

    • @sujitk3687
      @sujitk3687 Před 2 lety +9

      You should try Taifudo

    • @TheOrthodoxMoor
      @TheOrthodoxMoor Před 2 lety +62

      @Jesse Enkamp Yes, absolutely. Do Savate, & San Shou next. Your girlfriend looks likes a Dutch Muay Thai fighter 100%. She made that look easy. Your elbow strikes looked real crisp.

  • @johnnyboy6429
    @johnnyboy6429 Před 2 lety +7744

    "In 1 hr we learned more practical fighting than the average karate practitioner in 6 months" 'preciate the honesty bruv. Love the channel

    • @rumblebird9888
      @rumblebird9888 Před 2 lety +146

      Ouch 😢 😭

    • @tatoalegre6809
      @tatoalegre6809 Před 2 lety +610

      i'm sticking with this 3:12 "If karate was practiced in this way i think it would be way more effective"

    • @KARATEbyJesse
      @KARATEbyJesse  Před 2 lety +716

      Don’t be average! 😉

    • @BeatsBitsNBites
      @BeatsBitsNBites Před 2 lety +167

      Muay Thai is a fighting art, so you get into the fighting tips, tricks and techniques, Karate goals are beyond fighting, also remember Shoshin..

    • @Tenchigumi
      @Tenchigumi Před 2 lety +158

      Thinking back to super traditional karate schools back in the day, I remember doing something like three to six months of kihon, then months of kata, and then MAAAAAYBE ippon or sanbon kumite, and then years of more advanced yakusoku kumite; we wouldn't even DARE think of jiyu kumite until we were black belts. So yeah, I'd say about six months before you even start making contact with another human, and you would have at least three or four years under you before you'd even spar.

  • @hard2hurt
    @hard2hurt Před 2 lety +923

    Louise giggling behind the camera when he swept you was my favorite part.

    • @KARATEbyJesse
      @KARATEbyJesse  Před 2 lety +128

      Haha she said it was her favorite part too 😂👊

    • @andersjohansson6458
      @andersjohansson6458 Před 2 lety +23

      Interesting how you two, of all in the Furious Five, almost seem to have the best personal chemistry... esp interesting given how you started out! :)

    • @MJRLHobbyStuff
      @MJRLHobbyStuff Před 2 lety +9

      Icy Mike in the comment section is the best part

    • @orangefield2308
      @orangefield2308 Před 2 lety +5

      @@KARATEbyJesse does your girlfriend Louise take Ballet, dance, yoga, or other Martial Arts? her kick rotation is pretty good, just wondering if other sports are transferring over, good job to both of you

    • @olimpicus
      @olimpicus Před 2 lety

      I'm not surprised haha

  • @wazzupper15
    @wazzupper15 Před 2 lety +1079

    Louise looks a natural in Thai Boxing. This was especially noticeable in her last training session. Jesse seems to have a bit harder time with learning Muay Thai. I think it’s because he’s so engrained into Karate, it’s difficult to get used to a totally new striking style

    • @rw8147
      @rw8147 Před rokem +45

      That was my thought too. She really took to the body mechanics of Muay Thai very naturally.

    • @adventurefamily3220
      @adventurefamily3220 Před rokem +26

      She looked amazing to be honest. Her form as a complete beginner was very, very good.

    • @idunn0739
      @idunn0739 Před rokem +32

      @@rw8147 yeah after I saw the first kick she threw. She turned the hip over and went through. Crazy

    • @christowers7307
      @christowers7307 Před rokem +9

      It's a really common concept in music when learning an instrument actually!! It's hundreds of times harder to break a bad habit and relearn something, compared to starting with a good technique to begin with.
      Unlearning things is just not natural

    • @anthonybeckman
      @anthonybeckman Před 8 měsíci +3

      She Nak Muay

  • @joeysingingchannel
    @joeysingingchannel Před rokem +232

    "You will not rise to the occasion, you will fall to your level of training." It was great to see you unleash your karate in the final round. You clearly have much expertise in karate and were right to use it against a Muay Thai champion..

  • @potatophil8432
    @potatophil8432 Před 2 lety +1771

    Your no-ego, open, and not-too-serious approach and storytelling make this so enjoyable! Awesome! =)

    • @KARATEbyJesse
      @KARATEbyJesse  Před 2 lety +83

      Glad to hear! Thanks for watching 😄

    • @Todo_fighting
      @Todo_fighting Před 2 lety +21

      @@KARATEbyJesse try judo since karate has throws.

    • @Marc-fr6ls
      @Marc-fr6ls Před 2 lety +3

      Completly agree

    • @nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115
      @nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115 Před 2 lety +2

      I'm the 365th like to this comment which I totally agree.

    • @dacenmarus1618
      @dacenmarus1618 Před 2 lety +8

      Potato, you made me realize one of the aspects of Jesse's videos that make them so good: his narration is excellent.

  • @Azlak-hj9yi
    @Azlak-hj9yi Před 2 lety +552

    I love that you’re not scared to show you getting beaten or being thrown about. There’s a lot of ego in martial arts so to see a very experienced practitioner who isn’t afraid to put themselves out there… it’s refreshing.

  • @jasonlorphotofilms
    @jasonlorphotofilms Před 2 lety +212

    Jesse. I find you to be more and more like Ryu from Street Fighter. Traveling the world and exploring all the other martial arts out there. I'm happy to see you learning different arts out there. Believe me it's going to payoff using all that you've learned.

    • @jessecerasus9621
      @jessecerasus9621 Před rokem +12

      The Tempered Soul of Ryu with the Golden Hair of Ken, he is modern day Scythian. He is, in a few words, the perfect warrior. 🤣

  • @kingreardon8014
    @kingreardon8014 Před rokem +52

    Have you tried this with boxing? You've completely changed my perspective on karate and it's fascinating to see someone with such skill so open to other martial arts etc, and remaining so humble, you sir are fantastic and its a pleasure to see you work, 👊

  • @knightofjustice5475
    @knightofjustice5475 Před 2 lety +1568

    "If Karate was practiced in this way it would be way more effective" - I have a background in TKD and I've been saying this for years. It's the more "alive" training and serious approach to conditioning that sets it apart. And if more school of traditional martial arts took a page from this, their effectiveness would skyrocket. Traditional martial arts may actually earn the reputation it once had in the 90s, instead of quickly unraveling as a series of McDojos where they teach you how to break a wrist lock for 1 hour.

    • @Maxetkd
      @Maxetkd Před 2 lety +52

      What pissed me off the most in TKD was the punch limitations. Only jabs are allowed and they are quite pathetic.

    • @sounghungi
      @sounghungi Před 2 lety +8

      @@Maxetkd Maybe look at Kukkiwon TKD. Kwonkicker talks about the differences like how it has elbows and punches.

    • @outhousephilosophies3992
      @outhousephilosophies3992 Před 2 lety +12

      TKD is a great base to build on , but it’s not complete , beautiful as if you can master it

    • @gowiththeflow363
      @gowiththeflow363 Před 2 lety +3

      @@outhousephilosophies3992 Like all other MA it's ritualized heavily. TKD is fast. I honestly think with no rules or maybe in an MMA ruleset a pure TKD could take a pure Boxer, but not a Kickboxer, or GJJ, things of the like.

    • @seofilipino
      @seofilipino Před 2 lety +6

      We have a karate here in PH, a kind that is lethal and allow a full contact on spar. We call it JECAMA Karate(80's-90's), actually dying practice as no one followed our Sensie after he died(we're quite few - 160+ and most of the members went to MMA training). On belting day(graduation or leveling up), all blackbelt attendees lined up on both ends form like a passage and as you crossover that passage, the guys will beat you up as you move towards end(the candle). You are not allowed to hit back but to dodge an attack. If you reached the end, you punch 3 lighted candles with 10 inches distance, you're going to punch it and hopefully you'll blow off the candle by the wind being produced by your punch. If not, you'll take another chance next year. Its not like in other MA practice, they'll almost like jus giving away belts like a handouts.

  • @hgv85
    @hgv85 Před 2 lety +696

    “I’m here as an undercover karate nerd” while wearing a karate nerd shirt! 💀💀💀 Gotta love Jesse! 🥋 🤓

    • @mistycrom
      @mistycrom Před 2 lety +59

      But it was the perfect disguise! Would an actual Karate Nerd be foolish enough to wear a Karate Nerd t-shirt? Surely not. Therefore this clearly cannot be a karate nerd. They clearly didn't know Jesse yet!

    • @KARATEbyJesse
      @KARATEbyJesse  Před 2 lety +63

      Just waiting for somebody to make this a meme 🙃

  • @rexn1ne442
    @rexn1ne442 Před rokem +73

    I’ve been doing taekwondo for almost 5 years and have achieved my green belt. I recently got into Muay thai kickboxing. I thought it would be easy for me to get used to it, thinking it was almost the same just with takedowns and boxing, but no. I always forgot to go back to my kickboxing stance, my coach always notices and goes for a takedown. It’s been half a year of Muay Thai and I still sometimes have that problem. Luckily I’m getting used to being in my kickboxing stance. Seeing people with different martial arts backgrounds try Muay Thai is really entertaining lol.

  • @carlcouture1023
    @carlcouture1023 Před 2 lety +4

    I always love to see when martial artists who've been training a lifetime train together because you always see a friendliness. They're happy to be showing their art to each other. They understand and respect each other in a way you'd never expect from going online and seeing loads of toxic comments. Even when your coach gets more serious and intense with your training I still see smiles and cooperation. The respect you and others are fostering here on youtube is so important.

  • @01MeuCanal
    @01MeuCanal Před 2 lety +321

    You hit the right spot Jesse. "The way you train makes the difference". Each way of training develops different skills and you fight the way you practice but one has to develop a combat strategy guideline too.

    • @TheTwsa
      @TheTwsa Před 2 lety +1

      muay thai is easier, as it adapts to the agressor, so a real strategy made beforehand, may not suit this style, but it could....

  • @JoshuaMonjin
    @JoshuaMonjin Před 2 lety +492

    Love the chemistry between you and Louise. She brings a great perspective to what is happening. This should become a series with the two of you traveling around the world and trying different martial arts/ combat sports.

    • @christinamarie9213
      @christinamarie9213 Před 2 lety +4

      I couldn't agree with you more! I absolutely loved this video❤️‍🔥💯 and learned so much from each of them! Yes, more traveling, teaching and training vids together!! 🙏🏻💞

    • @human.7247
      @human.7247 Před rokem +1

      Is she his wife?

  • @kouryuken
    @kouryuken Před 2 lety +7

    Your videos and after thoughts gave so much insights into a fighter’s mind. Thank you Jesse, keep making these great wonderful videos!

  • @ronin_9
    @ronin_9 Před 2 lety +11

    Really enjoyed the video mate! Loved your honesty and open attitude towards learning a new skill.
    Thank you for this video

  • @backwardscapguy1476
    @backwardscapguy1476 Před 2 lety +329

    As a karate practitioner who moved into Muay Thai, the struggle was real. It was so familiar yet so different all at the same time. And clinching can be a separate style on its own. Some of the gyms I've been to actually have clinching only classes because of how intricate it is. Good job though! It would be fun to see more videos like this.

    • @thunderkatz4219
      @thunderkatz4219 Před rokem +2

      I do Okinawa’s Karate and it’s Insane

    • @humam_nazar
      @humam_nazar Před 6 měsíci

      Is the muay thai smiliar to the kickboxing? pls answer

    • @backwardscapguy1476
      @backwardscapguy1476 Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@humam_nazar similar, yes, but they are also different styles. Muay Thai has all the things that kickboxing has but also leg kicks, knees, elbows, and an established clinch game.

  • @SchwinnRichard
    @SchwinnRichard Před 2 lety +7

    Another great video! Thanks for representing karate so well around the world.

  • @gregparrott
    @gregparrott Před 9 měsíci

    Kudos for both exposing yourself to so many and varied martial arts, as well as documenting them. That offers a rare breadth of understanding.

  • @Drigger95
    @Drigger95 Před 2 lety +148

    Dang Jesse, you started improving in just the second day. I guess this is what a high level martial artist looks like. They make a few mistakes and boom, they start improving and learning right away.

  • @taechatat
    @taechatat Před 2 lety +412

    As a Thai, I really love your videos! Great storytelling man. It must have been confusing for you trying to adjust from karate to Muay Thai’s rhythm but you did great. That seems like a super fun week for you both. After all, I like your super respectful mindset. Although the story telling begun by mood of competing against your opponent, when the day came it turned out as a friendly sparring where u both exchanged techniques unlike some fighters we see they go hard on their partners which is not the objective of sparring. Great content krub. Please come back soon!

  • @chaosapiant
    @chaosapiant Před rokem +23

    I grew up with Shotokan Karate and Taekwondo, and then later on went to study Muay Thai, and it took me quite a while just to learn how to through a proper roundhouse kick, since most of my kicking experience was with quick snappy movements and "chambering" my leg when done with a particular kick. Good times!

  • @noahblevins9569
    @noahblevins9569 Před rokem +8

    I really appreciate how you treat each art with respect, and your attempt to really take in in seems truly genuine.
    Hope you are well.

  • @Pisces8Gemini
    @Pisces8Gemini Před 2 lety +228

    Once you decided that you were going to use karate again, you actually did instill a couple of Thai techniques without realizing it and integrated it into your own karate style effortlessly. I have a feeling you evolved your fighting style for the better. Your kicks were sharper more fluid and you're keeping your balance a lot better after kicking, i would say you learned alot.

    • @tphelps86
      @tphelps86 Před 2 lety +15

      It's interesting to me how martials arts kind of overlap. I did Tae Kwon Do for years growing up, haven't done it for a while, but still remember a lot. I'm working out/training with a friend that does Muy Tai and he'll relate things to me sometimes by saying "do a TKD side kick, but you want to turn your hips a little bit more" and it makes it a lot easier to apply the technique for me after that.

    • @MistyNightProductions
      @MistyNightProductions Před 2 lety +1

      @@tphelps86 I used to cross train in kenpo and muay thai in high school and I learned some good stuff from them both in college I joined the grappling club and we learned a mix of wrestling and judo with a smidge of aikido it wasn't until a few months ago in I joined a krav maga gym where I learned how it all can blend together and by focusing on sparring and resistance training I learned there really is alot of cross over in martial arts it was actually humbling

    • @thor498
      @thor498 Před 2 lety +3

      @@tphelps86 in the end there's only so many ways to move effectively. That's why a lot of MMA looks quite similar no matter the background martial art. All the ways to get to mastery are different but in the end it's very similar

    • @drake1896
      @drake1896 Před 2 lety

      @@MistyNightProductions is krav maga very similar to MMA?

  • @manoynoy3928
    @manoynoy3928 Před 2 lety +175

    I can really relate with you Jesse had the same problem when I first tried muay thai since I also came from a karate background I always had problems with my stances since my since was too wide and whenever I threw a kick I wasn't on my toes

    • @KARATEbyJesse
      @KARATEbyJesse  Před 2 lety +25

      Old habits die hard 🙃

    • @blazefire7073
      @blazefire7073 Před 2 lety +12

      Exactly the same as you. Started Muay Thai a few months ago. Did karate for 9 years prior and its so strange with rhe stance. Ive already gotten used to it but i do feel my stance is too wide at times

    • @eclipsis1999
      @eclipsis1999 Před 2 lety +2

      @@KARATEbyJesse Muay Boran / Muay Chaiya

    • @AveSicarius
      @AveSicarius Před 2 lety +1

      @@blazefire7073
      If you are good at moving in and out, and at checking from a wider stance, you can definitely use it, though it might be harder in Muay Thai style rules, where most of the fighting is around the clinch, than in MMA rules. In fact if you train some MMA, you will find the wider stance is pretty useful, because it allows you to better resist takedowns (a good sprawl can be done pretty easily from a wider stance), and you generally see wider more solid stances in MMA striking because of this. Not like you see in WKF competition, but less upright and deeper than you commonly see in Muay Thai, where the stance is usually very upright with the weight shifted more to the back foot so you can check more easily.
      You really need to just experiment with it and find a width you find comfortable after you have a solid basis in checks, sweeps, and clinching. I personally don't really like the classic Muay Thai stance, and prefer a more side on stance, not quite bladed, but in between the two. If you are good at distance management you can make it work even in Muay Thai sparring, though when you are clinching or grappling, swap to a more orthodox stance.

    • @shinobi-no-bueno
      @shinobi-no-bueno Před 2 lety

      It's similar with me having only grappled before muay thai

  • @alexfpower
    @alexfpower Před rokem +10

    Respect to you Jesse for putting yourself out there and trying all kinds of martial arts, you're videos are great!

  • @Bene_Singularis
    @Bene_Singularis Před rokem +36

    The most renowned training methods are forms, drills, and sparring. I think the best schools use each one as much as the other two. One can have so many reasons for wanting to learn martial arts. Your training method should always go accordingly to your own goals.
    My fencing master was an ex-olympian. We never did anything but sparring from day one, even if I didn't know anything at all and felt so lost. He told me: what makes you win is not physical or technical skills. It's tactic. You have no tactical skills without technique. You have no technique without physical capability. Learning tactic makes you understand the "how and why" for seeking better technique. Practicing for real make the body work out to optimise for the real thing.
    I understood how phychological a fight was when I got into competition. I never thought about anything but playing with my opponents' mind. I got destroyed in semifinals by one who did the same to me, and I really felt it. When I fought, I knew what I wanted to do, so I just did it, and the body followed. My Kung Fu master once told me: energy follows the movement, the breath and the thought.
    I feel like the Thai are similar. They do the real thing right from the begining, with a playful mind. It's a game. Fighting is their game. But it can go real at anytime if they wanted to.

  • @aleksander8320
    @aleksander8320 Před 2 lety +142

    Karate blackbelt training muay thai, that combo would create incredibly intersting striking style. Hope you will keep training mt 👍💪

    • @ultimatetruth5254
      @ultimatetruth5254 Před 2 lety +25

      It exist, it is called Kyokushinkai 😂

    • @moisessantos1770
      @moisessantos1770 Před 2 lety +1

      I know I did taekwondo and kickboxing so good combination

    • @mynni0845
      @mynni0845 Před 2 lety +2

      Kickboxing

    • @FaithRox
      @FaithRox Před 2 lety +3

      Sensei Seth has been doing it for a while.

    • @moisessantos1770
      @moisessantos1770 Před 2 lety

      @@mynni0845 Yeah it’s like a nicer version of Muay Thai

  • @CoachDale_TopNotchMuayThai
    @CoachDale_TopNotchMuayThai Před 2 lety +79

    I came from a Karate background as well. Training Karate as a kid and after high school I started Muay Thai. That was back in 2005 and ever since then I haven’t looked back.
    I love Muay Thai so much, it just such a true and honest Art. Very direct and devastating. Love it :)

    • @yelawolf116
      @yelawolf116 Před 8 měsíci

      รักคุณมากๆจากไทย

  • @tgt-by-altero
    @tgt-by-altero Před 2 lety +15

    Thank you for this video! Really enjoyed it! Nice journey, beautiful north of Thailand. I guess that training week was exhausting, as the final fight was lacking power and speed (sorry if I'm wrong). I used to go through almost the same experience when I started practicing Muay Thai in Phuket with my background in Shotokan Karate. I went farther than that and signed up for a fight at the stadium and had only 2 weeks to train. Everyone thought I was crazy, but I did it! Had 2 fights at the Thai boxing stadium. The first fight I won, the second one I lost. It happened like 15 years ago and this video brought my memories back about those crazy times. Thanks again!

  • @mikecasket5835
    @mikecasket5835 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Great episode. I really enjoyed it. Well done! Much gratitude. ❤

  • @RamseyDewey
    @RamseyDewey Před 2 lety +84

    They have those Chinese lion statues in Okinawa too? Interesting.

    • @KARATEbyJesse
      @KARATEbyJesse  Před 2 lety +27

      Everywhere! They love Chinese culture

    • @chaychay249
      @chaychay249 Před 2 lety +1

      สวัสดีผมเป็นคนไทยขอตอบว่า เป็นวัฒณธรรมร่วมของชาวเอเชียแผ่นดินใหญ่เช่น จีน,ญีปุ่น,เกาหลีและเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้เช่น ไทย,อินโด,เวียดนาม เป็นต้น เป็นความเชื่อทางศาสนา สิงห์พวกนี้อาจเหมือนกันแต่รูปร่างหน้าตาอาจจะแตกต่างกันไปตามแต่ละท้องที่เป็นเอกลักษณ์ตามภูมิภาคนั้นๆ ถ้าสนใจลองค้นหาดูจะเห็นว่าแต่ละที่ไม่เหมือนกันแต่คล้ายกัน แต่ชาวเอเชียเฉียงใต้เรียกว่าสิงห์,คชสีห์ และอื่นๆไม่ได้หมายถึงสิงโตนะ😂

  • @Lanedar68
    @Lanedar68 Před 2 lety +119

    We always fall back to what we excel in. Doesn’t mean we can’t continue to learn new things and add them to our tool kit but to rely on 7 days of training vs years of training it’s hard not to revert. Awesome video Jesse!

  • @Praetorianguard2001
    @Praetorianguard2001 Před 2 lety +1

    Dude your channel is outstanding! I am 64 practiced Tang Soo Do (2nd degree bb) and a brown belt in Aikido (8yrs) just stopped recently becaues of the wear and tear on my joints but found your videos with Seagal so informative (despite his personal life annd politics). He is a Master and introduced the world to Aikido...you and your brother and girlfriend have great energy, kind, humble and direct in keeping with Nordic culture. Thank you sooo much!

  • @Jamoni1
    @Jamoni1 Před rokem

    I love the joy and respect. There's nothing more fun than sharing something you love with people who appreciate it.

  • @user-xt7px4on7v
    @user-xt7px4on7v Před 2 lety +56

    I'm from Thailand and I like this video so much. I used to learn Muay Thai in some Thai gym in neighbourhood in Bangkok only 2 hrs a day, and I know how damn hard and tired it is!
    But after seeing this video, I want to try it again and this video remind me how beautiful my country nature and culture are.

  • @brianoliveira8585
    @brianoliveira8585 Před 2 lety +73

    So glad you did this! I've been cross-training in Muay Thai for 9 months or so, and I totally agree that if the training methodology applied to Muay Thai would be applied to Karate, it would be super effective. I also agree about how challenging it is to adjust when you have a Karate background (it really is a hindrance, especially in the beginning, but that fades over time). I think the teaching methodology used in Karate is frankly to make the art easier to teach for the instructor (easier to watch lots of students at the same time if they are doing the same thing at the same time like synchronizes swimmers). I think Karate as a practical fighting art would benefit from taking some pages out of Muay Thai's training methods, and the practitioners would also benefit from the conditioning and threat modulation. Karate can be a complete art, but the training methodology needs to change to achieve that. Would love to see you try other martial arts to see what other training methodologies could be applied to Karate to advance the art.

    • @thor498
      @thor498 Před 2 lety +6

      Absolutely modern karate teaching styles come frome the world war where they tried to teach hundreds of people simultaneously. Jesse already broke away from that because he does very old style karate. But I think he will embrace more free flow and sparring jn his teaching from now one.

  • @josephjenkins7360
    @josephjenkins7360 Před rokem +1

    What a great teacher. Gets so excited whenever you or Louise did a move correctly

  • @FishReporting
    @FishReporting Před 6 měsíci

    I love your attitude. No ego. It's so wonderful and refreshing. You did well!

  • @Keelsman
    @Keelsman Před 2 lety +15

    0:47 "I am here as an undercover karate nerd" (wearing t-shirt that reads KARATE NERD in large type 🤣)
    You will always be my champion Jesse 🥰

  • @tphelps86
    @tphelps86 Před 2 lety +25

    This was probably one of my favorite videos of yours that I've seen. I've been training in Muy Thai with a friend who teaches that and Tae Kwon Do. We will go over and over the basics for a long time and then he'll just come at me with something I wasn't expecting or haven't seen before and I'll feel myself freeze up not knowing what to do. I haven't heard the "paralysis by analysis" phrase before, but as soon as you said it, I knew EXACTLY what you were talking about. I really appreciate what you do trying out different styles of martial arts, and my friend is a fan as well, so we've gotten to talk about your videos and methods while we work out, and even incorporate some stuff I've seen you do! Keep it up man!

  • @TheMistermountain
    @TheMistermountain Před 2 lety +3

    That was very nice Jesse. You were very brave to step outside your comfort zone. Also great instructors you all seemed to have such a good time.

  • @jj3710
    @jj3710 Před 4 dny

    This is a great channel. Keep up the good work!

  • @reieli87
    @reieli87 Před 2 lety +30

    Love the ending quote "if your pointing at the moon dont focus on the finger or else you will miss all the heavenly glory". That was very humbling, i really enjoyed your journey. Your girlfriend really kicked ass, does she plan to continue when you go back to Sweden? As always great content, the editing and story telling was 5 stars documentry 😊

  • @scottessery100
    @scottessery100 Před 2 lety +95

    Louise needs to be in more videos Jesse. She’s awesome 😊👍🏽

    • @KARATEbyJesse
      @KARATEbyJesse  Před 2 lety +23

      Yeah but it takes a lot of convincing 😂

    • @davidkailer5522
      @davidkailer5522 Před 2 lety +6

      I agree! I think her perspective was very relatable and helped frame the “story” of the video in a really cool way. Great job to you both!

  • @theshadow3103
    @theshadow3103 Před 2 lety

    I love learning different styles. Since my background is traditional karate, that is always my go-to and and my foundation, however I’ve taken Taekwondo, Krav Maga, Ninjitsus and messed around with boxing. As I’ve quoted my Sensi before, it’s all punching and kicking, just somebody else’s way of doing things.
    The Karate Nerd is one of the best at Karate and broadcast I’ve seen!!! Keep up the great production!

  • @Mega12s
    @Mega12s Před 8 měsíci +3

    Hey there, Jesse. Good to see you again. As you know from the previous video I commented on, my base is in Okinawan Karate, specifically Shorin Ryu and Naha Te. I just tried Muay Thai for the first time last night and it was definitely an adjustment. Learning the stance and how different everything is from Karate can be tough lol. You are braver than me to do it for a week and then have a fight. Great video. I’m trying BJJ for the first time tonight, so here’s hoping it goes well lol.

  • @James-xr2uz
    @James-xr2uz Před 2 lety +56

    I come from Kyokushin Karate background, 6 months of Goju Ryu and I can relate to this. In Muay Thai, you literally strike with full force, which is pretty accurate in street fight as who strikes harder, win. That's why it's call a "hard" martial arts, you strike with intent to break/shatter bones. Kudos to you sensei

  • @vadymzhyrov
    @vadymzhyrov Před 2 lety +51

    This is awesome, and Louise is a natural. I grew up practicing Goju Ryu and found transitioning into Dutch-style kickboxing rather easy. The old-school Muay Thai is drastically different when it comes to fundamentals though. More travel videos, please.

  • @knoxtalagi6930
    @knoxtalagi6930 Před 2 lety +2

    Love your videoes they always give me info about the different marshal arts keep up the amazing work❤🤟

  • @danreid6712
    @danreid6712 Před 2 lety +1

    Courage has afforded you "the drive" to broaden your Warrior skills.
    You are living a wonderful journey & we thank you for sharing it with us all.
    Peace

  • @stryderblaze80
    @stryderblaze80 Před 2 lety +26

    You spent your whole training karate and made it yours, your mind hadn't been able to make Muay Thai yours due to the short time training with it. Mad respect to only wanting to use Muay Thai in the main round. I hope you're able to perfect your own Muay Thai Kata and infuse it into your own form of martial arts.

    • @KARATEbyJesse
      @KARATEbyJesse  Před 2 lety +5

      Thanks!

    • @cahallo5964
      @cahallo5964 Před 2 lety +3

      @@KARATEbyJesse I'd love to learn that thai kata if you ever make it a formal thing

  • @LSXiong
    @LSXiong Před 2 lety +47

    Huge respect to you Jesse. You've always displayed so much wisdom and humility in your content such as this. Entertaining definitely but highly educational and philsophical. You're a true martial arts practitioner 🙏

  • @chvhndrtntlr3482
    @chvhndrtntlr3482 Před rokem +2

    Love your channel very much, you explore, explain, analysis, get fun, telling the philosophy behind martial arts, and the most important thing is you present it in straight forward fashion with humbleness and honesty
    Because for me you're the only martial arts channel like this.
    the other is like use this platform to show off, and telling how great they are, even selling their own method of training

  • @TobaccoPancake
    @TobaccoPancake Před 8 měsíci +1

    16:24
    I love your honesty in every video. I'm binge watching them all!! Such a great discovery your channel 😁

  • @okinawakaratepodcast
    @okinawakaratepodcast Před 2 lety +26

    Great to see Louise out from behind the camera and to see how much more relaxed she was compared to you. About half way through watching this video I literally felt myself tensing up as you were trying to learn new techniques because some of their movements are so foreign to a traditional karate-ka. I was fighting the changes while watching the video. Thanks for stepping outside your comfort zone and sharing it with us.

  • @bobelle3745
    @bobelle3745 Před 2 lety +21

    Jesse thank you for this video. I started to do muay Thai with my karate background and I can rely to so many things you said. It’s great that you observed similar things. I think you did great in your fight, to be overwhelmed by all the cool new techniques was something I experienced too. Really, thank you. Keep thinking out of the box.

  • @BahamaShotokan
    @BahamaShotokan Před 10 měsíci +5

    "See the thing is when you look good, you feel good. And when you feel good, you do good."
    I will take this phrase with me into my life. Thank you for that! 😂😂

  • @DonMcGuire4502
    @DonMcGuire4502 Před rokem +2

    Awesome video man. I practice American Kenpo Karate and Mui Thai. They are both awesome. I love your videos. You are awesome bro.

  • @manhhungvu4630
    @manhhungvu4630 Před 2 lety +15

    Kudos for coming out your comfort zone Jesse! This also proves that MMA fighters have to work super hard to reach high level as learning and mastering 1 martial art are already hard but learning and mastering then blending them all are much much harder

  • @supakrithpunyaratabandhu2895

    I'm glad to see someone who approaches other martial arts with an open mind and with the intent to learn. I hope you enjoyed your trip to Thailand!

  • @wallacebiy
    @wallacebiy Před 2 lety

    Beautiful vid Jesse . Really . Now you know . And that’s what the journey is in martial arts , learning more about yourself , about what works , when it works , and about the dedication of martial artists to their art . Shame you didn’t get to do more clinch work though , for a karateka that is the most interesting part of Muay Thai . There’s a big rabbit hole there to go down and it’s great fun . Yes there’s lots of other great techniques and applications and methods of training to improve your karate in there but the clinch is the biggest area to open up your mind.

  • @rikudo282
    @rikudo282 Před rokem +8

    I appreciate you and your journey Mr. Enkamp. You're truly an inspiration 🙏🏿

  • @FedericoMalagutti
    @FedericoMalagutti Před 2 lety +64

    This video is beautiful! I actually started practicing Muay Thai in my local gym 5 months ago and I found it extremely satisfying to practice.
    I loved to see you and Louise exploring this different martial art coming from your karate background! Hope to see you two together in another video ;-)

  • @network323
    @network323 Před 2 lety +7

    This episode was so awesome! Those of us that just practice one martial art this was very educational because it shows we should go outside our circle of comfort and learn new things that we aren't used to.

  • @worldoffootball7419
    @worldoffootball7419 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Really like your vids man! I watched this video once but suddenly I got this in my homepage and decided that it would be cool to watch it again!

  • @danskyder1564
    @danskyder1564 Před rokem

    Really awesome vid. Love this format

  • @fisioxande
    @fisioxande Před 2 lety +4

    Amazing video! Thank you very much Sensei for taking this journey and sharing it with us! Best regards!

  • @fabrizioesposito3606
    @fabrizioesposito3606 Před 2 lety +12

    Awesome video, I think this is the first time you go full on on a different martial art and the results are brilliant! Also it seems Louise is winning her camera shyness and I hope to see more of her martial arts journey as well!

  • @Herowebcomics
    @Herowebcomics Před 2 lety

    This is awesome!
    I like seeing you do Karate, and also check out other martial arts!
    Also, you did pretty well all things considered!
    You trained in this art for around a week, and went against someone who's done it for years!

  • @jjlred9653
    @jjlred9653 Před rokem

    Thank you for spreading a positive message about martial arts. Studying multiple martial arts and their cultures can teach you many things, the best fighting style is the combination of them all.

  • @Braindazzled
    @Braindazzled Před 2 lety +3

    What a fun video! Thanks! It's important to go out of your comfort zone. Too many people only know what their sensei tells them about other martial arts, but the more we learn for ourselves, the better we are.

  • @fourscorpio
    @fourscorpio Před 2 lety +6

    Great episode, esse-San! Louise is definitely a natural with Muay Thai! Your experience shows that the best martial art is the one that you incorporate into yourself. Using Thai training methods with karate really makes it more effective. And techniques like mawashi ushiro geri and yoko geri work great when sparring against Thai fighters too.

  • @julianadams2206
    @julianadams2206 Před 2 lety +2

    Louise was fantastic to train at the camp.
    As for the Karate Nerd, I loved the final round of sparring mixing up some Karate techniques with Muay Thai.

  • @rboards1
    @rboards1 Před 10 měsíci

    I love your honest approach in your journey

  • @jesusismylordiloveyougodamen

    Yoooo sensei, I just got done training and decided to relax a bit and look at some of your videos. I was literally watching your sparring session with the world muay thai champion and now you dropping this?! 😭😭 love your vids, keep up the great work, much love to you. Can't wait to watch that video, cuz I did some muay thai myself and still do some muay thai drills as soon as I wake up.

    • @niyyuex7745
      @niyyuex7745 Před 2 lety +2

      he just wants to learn new things, he is not bored but wants to try to get new experiences about martial arts

  • @rpd7573
    @rpd7573 Před 2 lety +4

    What i love most about this video is you and your partner doing something you both love learning and growing together. Relationship goals right there!!! 💕

  • @vggm5750
    @vggm5750 Před rokem +1

    That is why i like your videos. You don't say bad about other martial arts. We one art more than another, that is why there is so much to learn.

  • @Greybeard2000
    @Greybeard2000 Před 9 měsíci

    Great job love your humble honest approach keep up the great work.

  • @plexq
    @plexq Před 2 lety +6

    This might be one of my favourite martial arts video on CZcams of all time. Really beautiful. So brave and humble to go to the source of Muay Thai and learn with them, and really embrace it this way, and to do it with your partner too - major kudos to both of you! The honesty of showing just how hard Muay Thai training is, and how even a practiced fighter is totally spent every day. You're a total bad-ass Jesse! I'm inspired to visit Thailand and train there for a few weeks one day myself. I can see just how deep and fast they go. So much more intense than any regular training. Really cool.

  • @soundoffreedomspeech8848
    @soundoffreedomspeech8848 Před 2 lety +16

    me encanto este video! me siento muy identificado con esto! hace 15 años que practico karate goju y shorin, por circunstancias ajenas tuve que abandonar mis entrenamientos en mi dojo, pero un día conocí a mi sabonin de tae kwon do y volví a los entrenamientos, volví a re aprender todo mi camino desde el principio, me frustraba muchísimo no saber los tuls, las nuevas patadas, técnicas y etc. pero ahora estoy circulando un nuevo camino (do) otra vez y pero esta vez lo recorro con todo mi karate a mis espaldas y es algo único que no puedo describirlo. saludos y nunca dejes de aprender.

  • @edgar_annapurna
    @edgar_annapurna Před rokem

    wow I can see your karate foundations. Its amazing to see such good and clear movements during your 1st week in muay thai. Definitety thats a big heads up if you continue to study it

  • @scamado7764
    @scamado7764 Před rokem

    Congrats Jesse! Your videos are amazing.

  • @zyadnouh2647
    @zyadnouh2647 Před 2 lety +7

    U did so much better using karate, aside from the sweeps, the striking was pretty even. Good job.

  • @bigsmillVEVO
    @bigsmillVEVO Před 2 lety +8

    Man I can already tell this video is gonna be awesome, I loved your other Muay Thai video this is great.

  • @ShusekiShihan
    @ShusekiShihan Před 2 lety

    Great video, I loved it thanks to you both!

  • @Herogames2022
    @Herogames2022 Před 8 měsíci

    Man those Videos i enjoy the most and the ones where him and Oliver talk about MMA Fights and Stuff its so intressting and entertaining 👍

  • @dzonsnezni
    @dzonsnezni Před 2 lety +3

    An amazing video, I'm subscribing. I really liked the honest, realistic view and analysis combined with humor. Shotokan was my first martial art, I reached the brown belt, and basic elements remained even after 27 years.

    • @jinfin221
      @jinfin221 Před 2 lety

      Different between shotokan and koyoushin?

  • @deefranklinsanchez6485
    @deefranklinsanchez6485 Před 2 lety +10

    I love it! This made me have a better understanding about the beauty of Muay Thai from non-Muay Thai perspective. Experience is actually the best teacher. I am JKD student under an instructor based in the US and I still have much to learn. Thank you for sharing this Jesse especially imparting your thoughts on Bruce Lee's words about the finger pointing away to the moon. I always love your videos.

  • @julienstraninger7429
    @julienstraninger7429 Před 2 lety +2

    I'd love to see you doing a Netflix documentary series on martial arts of the world, where you dive into eastern, western, ancient and modern styles and ways. Love it! Thanks so much 🙏

  • @LiveLifeChilling
    @LiveLifeChilling Před rokem

    Congrats for the video. The voiceover was amazing.

  • @TheAStein
    @TheAStein Před 2 lety +4

    Hey Jesse, it was fun to see how you worked on getting into the secrets of Muay Thai, one of the most effective martial arts when it comes to fights. Even if one learns only the basic techniques its an enrichment ... next step would be to integrate some of these techniques into Karate, but I guess then it would come to arguments purity of Karate and so on ... and if we take from every martial arts the best we would do, what Bruce Lee was doing .. taking the best of other Martial Arts right?!
    Anyhow great Vid, thx for it as it was fun to watch it and now you have new friends in Thailand :-)

  • @marakalos3838
    @marakalos3838 Před 2 lety +14

    I have to say how incredible this is! It's great to see such a display, like a student ready to learn!
    The only problems I saw were structural and stance related, but those were being addressed. I'm no pro but you both sure performed like pros!

    • @KARATEbyJesse
      @KARATEbyJesse  Před 2 lety +1

      Sometimes a teacher, always a student! 😄

  • @theobaldlolworth4717
    @theobaldlolworth4717 Před měsícem

    Well done, I just also loved the classical 80s style sequence from 14:40

  • @TheOctabreaker
    @TheOctabreaker Před rokem +9

    I definitely agree with you about going outside your own martial art. I did Tang Soo Do when I was young, for a little over 7 years, and am back at it now, 22 years later. I tried choy li fut kung fu when I got out of the military since I couldn't find a TSD school near me. I always thought of kung fu as a flowy, showy martial art, but learning some of the practical applications was interesting. I haven't searched through your videos, but wanted to ask, have you tried any kung fu?

  • @benhagon5564
    @benhagon5564 Před 2 lety +5

    Having switched from Goju Ryu to BJJ about 4 years ago due to wanting more "realistic" application/training, it's wonderful to see a karateka mixing it up. Makes me miss my karate!

  • @Phantoman7
    @Phantoman7 Před 2 lety +3

    Great to see that final round of sparring, because it was exactly what I was thinking, that Karate needs to be used. I have experienced the same while sparring a friend who studied Muay Thai. I found I was most affective against him, when I tried to be less a Muay Thai guy and much more a Karate guy. The distance control of Karate changes everything, as well as some of the techniques, surprise the Muay Thai fighter. This is assuming of course that both the Muay Thai guy and the Karate guy are of similar experience. Most Karate students these days, do not have nearly the same practical experience a Muay Thai fighter gets an abundance of always.

  • @Rikalonius
    @Rikalonius Před rokem +1

    Big props to you for doing this. I've been doing Muay Thai for many years now. I'm thinking about going to my schools home academy, Sityodtong , in Pattaya Beach this winter. The person who owns the school here in the US is a high-level black belt in Karate as well, and Karate is part of the school curriculum, which also includes jiujitsu. Anyway, I'm sure, even though I train in Muay Thai, I'm in for a shock when I start training with guys who do it as an occupation.

  • @bondsan
    @bondsan Před 7 měsíci

    Watched the first part, watched this part.
    Absolutely loved it.