22 Historical Karate Quotes That Might Shock You
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2019
- Jesse Enkamp reveals Karate quotes from Okinawan and Japanese masters about the modernization of traditional karate. Learn what pioneers like Funakoshi Gichin, Mabuni Kenwa and Motobu Choki thought about the practical applications of karate kata, bunkai, throws and joint locks. Their words paint a picture very different from modern sports Karate, as seen in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. As a Karate Nerd, I strive to combine both the old and the new ways, in order to become a complete Karate practitioner. Check out my website to learn more: www.karatebyjesse.com
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Thanks for your awesome comments! 😄 Glad to hear the quotes resonate with y’all. 👍 Remember to visit my website: www.karatebyjesse.com 🥋
“If karate used defend honor, defend life, karate mean something. If karate used defend plastic metal trophy, karate no mean nothing.”
Mr. Miyagi
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Nice Jesse, but it misses "Always restomp the groin". Master Ken
Hahaha.
Ah, but would that be a quote that shocks you?
@@danpearman270 in the groin, yes indeed ^^
😂😂😂😂😂
Great quotes, food for thought.
But it misses my favourite one: "Train hard, good luck and have fun!"
Thanks! I’m not the kind of guy who quotes himself 🙃
My favourite is from the poet Matsuo Basho.
“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.”
I can't imagine any of those quotes being posted in any dojo near me. . Here in the United States, the Japanese word "karate" translates to "after school day-care".
😂😂😂
That's true...sadly.
@Pvt Reefer that's robbery is that the standard?
@Pvt Reefer that's unfortunate I guess I been lucky in that my instructors have been reasonably priced n generous with there time I can remember me n my cousin staying 2 hours afters class just practicing n my teachers were glad to just explore n techniques n answer questions
@Pvt Reefer id really like to start up again after 25 years, but the high prices and lack of Karate dojo around me are barriers. Most places around here are TKD or mma/grappling schools. And like what was said, most gyms are almost all for kids.
2:32 damn.... that means my karate must be full of flavor 😂
Drunken master 🤪
My karate gave me liver complications 🤣
The majority of instructors just don’t talk like this anymore. I guess it has allot to do with treating Karate as a business and not a way of life.
The actual need for physical self-defense is also different in modern Western society compared to rural Okinawa. It’s all about context.
The hand gun, has left people think you don't need hands. They should learn there are limits to handguns. Also, the place of these kind of men is different today, it is the ability, we may not be that great yet. Then wisdom will dawn, ...
"We must avoid treating karate as a sport!"
**shots fired**
😅😅😅
One of my favorite martial arts quotes is, " Never kill when maiming is enough and never maim when disabling is enough," Chuck Norris.
I've had a deep respect for Mr.Norris because of his attitude towards proper use of force.
"It is necessary to drink alcohol" said sensei, so cheers :)
😁 Hmm? Is he a master also of Drunken Fist Kung Fu?
Well, call me Shutendoji then!
Why does he say that?
It was a Part of the Video. The quote goes in the direction of not becoming a monk or a holy man when you study your martial arts, but be just a human and enjoy life. What enjoy life means is up to you. For the Sensei it was drinking alcohol and party hard :D I guess.
@@loki200 you know,it is somewhat strange,i believe that one would have to renounce the human pleasure in order to walk the path of martial arts.
A policeman taught me once the quintessential of karate: “since groin kick was invented, men ceased to be divided into tall and short”.
Nice one
I always remember:
"Karate without makiwara is useless!"
- Morio Higaonna?
As is Kata without Bunkai...Well said!
It’s very interesting to see that we can find the answers to many “modern” problematics just by looking in to the past.
Karate is evolving, and that’s great, but we shouldn’t forget the knowledge from the past, and keep it in mind to make karate progress in the correct way.
Awesome video!
”On Ko Chi Shin” (Study The Old, Understand The New) 💪💪💪
"If someone attacks you, I mean REALLY attacks you, do you have confidence in your Karate?" - André Bertel
Good! 👍 (But the Dunning-Kruger effect begs to disagree 😜 )
@@KARATEbyJesse Haha, so true :-)
@@KARATEbyJesse ha, genial😂
@@KARATEbyJesse These Dunning and Kuger guys just discovered adolescence 🤣
I am shocked by the depth of Kenwa Mabuni's mind..
I was lucky enough of being formed by a great Sensei of Shotokan, who since the first class taught the "one hit, one death" philosophie.. This is no game, even if it's a sport, because the mind it's not from sports.. One single punch without kime it's wasted time.
Great content Jesse Sensei
"Karate has no philosophy. Some people think it came from Buddhism and has a connection with the space and universe, but I don't believe in that.
My philosophy is:
It's fun kicking people!"
(Yahara/Wallace)
HAHA! 😂💪👍
@@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y
Of course it is.
But you can see why Yahara said that:
The origins of Asian martial arts are very much intertwined with Buddhism (Bodhidharma, Shaolin, etc.)
@@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y thats so true
But the real quote was badass....
@@akshimjames5011
Yes it was. And this one... 2:33
As a karateka from a modern sports style, I like to see that even some of this old Masters, are willing to let Karate evolve as a hole.
Even in a sports style we need to learn to hit hard. It's a Martial Art not a dance lesson.
At last I want to put down a quote from my Master:
"The Hip is the Engine of Karate. Every Action is started by it and ended by your breath, which is the fuel"
The Hip!! Always the hip, its the engine of power in combination with all the other aspects that give good timing!
I understand where Chibana comes from about not wanting karate to be a sport. Fighting for fun wasn't something people did back then, and further back, you might even need to kill someone, so purposefully making your application non-lethal could result in your own death. Fortunately, things have progressed beyond that era.
22 quotes of not mentioning the greatest karateka who ever lived Oyama Mas
@@Sharikacat In my humble opinion you can learn to strike hard and do your kata. Technique and Strength is only one part of beeing a good fighter. The other half is learning to control a fight and know what to do and when. This stuff can only be learned in a fight. Sports Karate trains this while reducing the risk of injury. My style (MSK) teaches also to do series until your initiative runs out or the referee yells yame.... Never stop after one move!
Amazing. It reminds me of my sensei. He encouraged rather than discouraged me to use my boxing with my karate, and to include other techniques that would make it more effective for me. He told me: "What I'm teaching you are the letters and words. It is up to you to form the sentences."
I must say they are very inspiring. If I may add, Sensei Enkamp, could you please do a video on possible ground fighting and submission techniques from various katas. Again thank you.
It's so good to see you quoting Master Ohstuka! Thank you for the videos!
I just rewatched this video and can't say how inspiring it is. Thanks again for grabbing those quotes up and making this video!
Thank you for posting these.
So good. I found myself grinning with appreciation throughout the entire video. Thanks for bringing this to us, Jesse.
My absolute pleasure!
People have a tendency to project themselves onto things and that’s how these misconceptions start. It’s not restricted to karate, it frequently happens to history, religion and although lesser amongst those who study it even science.
"Even science." Very true.
“Never trust spiritual leader who cannot dance.”
Mr. Miyagi
Thank you Jesse so much for providing the best content on the art of Karate.
This video really touched my soul, thank you.
Thank you for sharing
love it! always nice to learn what the previous masters really wanted to teach through their practice. thank you for shearing with us!
Wow. These were the most inciteful concepts I have heard in a long time. I I had been told some, felt and experienced some, and learn some anew. Thank you Sensei Enkamp.
This is incredible. This not only applies to Karate but Chinese systems as well. And with the focus on function in forms emphasised in alot of these quotes, it is a clear message that that's how forms were all origionally intended, be they the kata of karate or the taolu of kung fu.
The sequence of movements in any form will never have the depth of even just one of those movements with its purpose and function understood and practiced. At least that's what I've learned.
Great video!!
Most definitely! 👍 The roots of Karate can be found in China 🥋 Form and function are two sides of the same coin 💪
Absolutely Love these quotes Jesse and I've come to realise (unfortunately later in my martial arts life) that I've needed to change my attitude to my karate. Thank you for posting this and your other posts. You have such an insight to martial arts for someone of a young age and I wish I had the chance to do the same when I was young. Anyway I'm trying to play catch-up at 67, thanks again.
well, my sensei always said "anyone with two guns can be a shihan" and that stuff is deep xD
Haha 🤪
isn't one gun enough
@@robbybee70 I have yet to find an instruction video to defend against someone with two guns... Maybe that's too much for even the gun defense experts.
@@mohamednihal92 you don't see vids about how to defend from dinosaurs either....
Great reminder that every time we practice karate, we have to keep in mind the aplication of the technique and not only the beauty of the form. Greatings from Ecuador, keep the good job.
Wonderful compilation
It's awesome Sansei! It shows why you are so experimental and mention your style as a combination of adaptions from all forms. Thoughts are actually thought provoking! Thanks for sharing!
Very awesome..thank you Sensei Jesse
Thank you for sharing sensei.
My absolute pleasure 👍
Honest and well researched thank you
Incredible! So many thoughts, so many people, but we all want the same. Beautiful, thank you Sensei Enkamp
Me encantó la selección! Gracias, Jesse San!
EXCELLENT video. EXCELLENT! This compendium is great! Thank you for including Kanken Toyama on this presentation
Those quotes... It's like listening to the old spirit of karate itself. Thanks for the video!
Wow that’s so cool and awesome.very relaxing music in the background of this video. Oh and I am getting closer to the end of my healing of my injury to my right knee and then I’ll be back and training in martial arts again.
thank you for the quotes . they give a real insight into what true karate is.
I loved all the quotes, especially the ones from Mabuni and Itosu since by background is shito ryu.
Awesome! 🌟 PS. Itosu and Mabuni trained together with most of the people quoted... because they didn’t care about ”styles” 😄👍
Love it! Thanks!
So amazing and fantastic views of the different Masters.
Thank you jesse sensei... 😀
Fascinating. Thank you for posting this. In fact, thank you for all the work you do on here. You have really made me see Karate in a different light.
Yet another fulfilling class filled many masters perspectives.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Some food for thought here, particularly to the application of kata and evolution of karate.
This is really cool Jesse! Thanks for sharing!!
You’re very welcome! Glad you liked it 😄
Great wisdom and insight that can be applied to all forms of martial arts..👊
I was surprised to see Mikio Yahara's philosophy included. As a Shotokan practitioner, I really like that his approach even today is about "bujutsu karate". He imo is maintaining a foundation that Shotokan had and (generally) pissed away. Very few well-known masters today are known to be about that.
Vinicius Anthony from Brazil comes to mind. Take Shotokan, or any karate otherwise, and try to adapt it to work today, against the popular fighting methods of today, or otherwise.
I'm sure he was actually paraphrasing Itosu's first of 10 articles as quoted in McCarthy's version of the Bubishi.
Beautiful sounds
🤩 really great Jesse...you find these quotes. That’s awesome!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much!!!!
One ne of the best video's ever made about karate! Respect!
enlightening messages!
Thanks for collecting all oft his quotes Sensei, you did a great work with the narration! :)
I honestly think these mindsets should be thought in every dojo, as they are the core of what Karate really is.
Keep up the good work, and thanks for your teachings, Osu!
Thanks, glad you liked it 🌟
Totally love this . This goes so well with what some of my instructors said in Japanese jiu-jitsu . That 700 years it was about survival . That through Chin -Na the Okinawans even had knowledge of ground skills . But through the years they had got taken out. Or divided into judo.
Loved it thank you sensei
I really enjoyed this
I feel really motivated after reading this.....thanks for sharing jesse sensie.....love from India.....oss🥋
Fantastic!!
Amazing quotes, all complement a lot of the karate reality, Thanks a lot for Sharing
Many of these quotes I very strongly agree with, this is very interesting. Thanks for the upload
Awesome to hear it resonates with you. Thanks for watching 😄
All qoutes are truly heart touchable and very useful in daily life of a karate practitioner or students 👏👌🙍oss!
As usual Jesse video is great.Hats off to u sensei .🙏👌👏👏👍
Excelent video
Love the quotes
Truly appreciate this, when we bow in and say onagaishimasu, it is asking for the sempai, sensei, and past masters for guidence. At the closing of class we say domoarigatōgozaimasu to thank them for the knowledge. Thank you Jesse.
Awesome quotes. 👍
Thank you.
Sensei Jesse, actually 15 of these are actually my favorites. Okinawan Karate-do, as Toyama Dai Shihan stated, there really are not styles, just different ways of teaching Okinawan Karate. Love this!
Keep up the great work Jesse! I share alot of philosophy and spirituality that many dont seem to realize are connected
great videos go ahead you are number one God bless Jesse
Thanks!
That was a fun listen, and truer words could not be spoken. Thanks for that. In Wing Chun, I believe our most famous quote is "Greet what arrives, escort what leaves, and rush upon loss of contact." IpMan. Respect to you.
Love it very inspiring, my sense always had something to say n end of the class about how we need to live each other without no crossing the line between us, no body is perfect.
@Jesse Enkamp I like this video and was wondering if you would make a part 2
Muchísimas gracias por regalarnos esta maravillosa compilación de pensamientos y experiencias.... Oss
I really liked this video.
This video makes me feel like to punch a heavy bag for 24 hours.
Sainand Kamat Remember to put your body and hips into each punch.
@@stanleylee4807 I would give you 1.000 thumbs up this if I could. Really the spirit of Karate
imo, and I love this, Motobu has the most easy going yet brutally practical philosophy
He was a straight shooter 😎👊
@@KARATEbyJesse I feel like Motobu's the karate sensei Bruce Lee would've gotten along with most from a theoretical standpoint.
I gather Motobu had a lot of practical understanding of fighting from his streetfighting/brawling days. His take on karate is grounded in that perspective. The kata he was most expert in is naihanchi which, according to some, is the deepest of the katas.
Oss sensei learned a lot today sensei. Thank you for making this video sensei. Oss
I like your scholarly, open minded approach to karate.
Really great quotes
Domo arigato!
A quote I have used for many years is, "If it doesn't hurt, your doing it wrong ".
I was unaware of these writings, but this is the way I was taught, and it was also the way my mind filled in the blanks of what I wasn't taught. I have always striven to be a complete fighter, but still considered myself a karate man. In addition to karate, I have black belts in judo and hapkido, and have actually spent the majority of my time training self-defense and boxing over the past 40 years, but it is all karate in the final analysis.
Some had same teachings as my sensei. To block is to break what's coming and to punch is to destroy it. Kata if I remember to defend and strike different opponents that attack you, Works with breathing, and opens your mind. Thanks for the video sensei Jesse
Super, super-clear!!!!
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Great info .. Osss!
Yep that's changed me a lot ♥️
...good to see that the founder of "my" style (Chojun Miyagi) had the same approach to fighting/learning like me... Thank's for sharing Jesse San!
He was a total Karate Nerd! 😃🥋👍
Beautiful. Quotes in the haze if time, that stand good stead in the world of today.
Very nice sir
Happy to see ur reply master thank u
First thank you for your work, nice to see someone studying a martial art without losing sight of the context. Nice quotes, reminds me jeetkunedo ideas way before Bruce Lee or Dan Inosanto.
The video was useful thank you
Great to hear! Cheers 😄
very good.
Thank you for sharing. All this reminds me of stephen wonder boy Thompson 😊