How many boards would YOU break?? (honestly!) 👊

@ripzmad9846

Жыл бұрын

2

@bhawnaarora7180

Жыл бұрын

6

@misterkami2

Жыл бұрын

3

@PhinTheShoto

Жыл бұрын

2 or 3 I bet!

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

@@bhawnaarora7180 You're confident!

I think this is pretty wholesome. You give people confidence with that whole board breaking stuff. I can see that guys and gals going home saying, "yeah a lad in a karate gi came up to me to break boards. i did not know im that strong."

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

That’s the power of martial arts 🥋

@kennethlegendre

Жыл бұрын

Bruce Lee was right. I've been in Tae Kwon Do 31 years and I've never been in a fight with a board. What boards do though is give people confidence. I've seen a person's outlook on what they can accomplish change after breaking a board.

@isbpbmugb2ygaglzigv5zxmgcm92

Жыл бұрын

Karate suit**

@user-jd7gh2ef4s

Жыл бұрын

​@@kennethlegendre Although, if you don't punch through the board, your hand/fist will receive the same impulse energy you applied, what increases the pain.

@Necronmage

Жыл бұрын

@@isbpbmugb2ygaglzigv5zxmgcm92 the suit is called a gi

I have a lot of respect for the young guy. His hand was clearly already starting to hurt after 2, but he was determined to find out if he could do more. Had he held back on 3, because of the pain, he wouldn't have broken them. He clearly put his all into this.

@fiske_duon

7 ай бұрын

Hahahah thanks, i really did! It hurt really much tho. And yes, i was that kid who broke 3 and tried 4😅😂

@Fr3drik2

6 ай бұрын

what a great analysis

@_yuri

6 ай бұрын

​@@fiske_duongg

@ctakitimu

3 ай бұрын

@@fiske_duon I'm glad you pushed your limits. That's going to be a valuable tool during most things in life and most people are afraid to do so, including me for so long.

@question_mark

3 ай бұрын

I have a lot of respect for the young guy. His hand was clearly already starting to hurt after 2, but he was determined to find out if he could do more. Had he held back on 3, because of the pain, he wouldn't have broken his hand. He clearly put his all into this.

"Boards don't hit back." They still hurt like hell, though. I would argue that the real lesson behind Bruce's message was not strictly about board breaking being perceived as a test of strength, but a lesson on not underestimating an opponent or selling them short. A weak or cowardly opponent is still capable of besting you, either by guile or unconventional tactics.

@realwarriorscholar

Жыл бұрын

Interesting perspective!

@sheogorathprinceofmadness2223

Жыл бұрын

Dude was not bashing Bruce Lee. It did seem that way, though.

@Fm83473

Жыл бұрын

Boards do hit back ~ newton

@toyoseries

9 ай бұрын

For the Lin Kuei!

@jacobcarrizales427

5 ай бұрын

*Newtons laws of motion have entered the chat*

You can see people’s mindset change as they look at 4 boards and they become tentative and as a result they pull their “punch” . Respect to everyone trying this and nice break at the end Sensai Jesse.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Nice observation 👀

@MarginalSC

Жыл бұрын

I think a lot of it has to do with them mostly using their arm. Didn't really put their hip into it or their weight... Likely because they didn't know how to do it efficiently. So boards vs just arm, you're gonna bounce off eventually.

@kephrenh

Жыл бұрын

I remember the first time I did it, I had no problem seeing myself break 1 board. Once it reached 3, my first thought was how 3 boards would hurt me.

@BWater-yq3jx

Жыл бұрын

Especially as their hand's getting sore by then.

I love when people surprise themselves, they're so taken back by strength they didn't even know they had. I love martial arts for this reason and so many more. It teaches respect, encouragement, inspiration, sharing knowledge etc Basically, a better way to live. Thank you Jesse for all you share You are a valued mentor to so many people ✌

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@WastedTalent83

Жыл бұрын

most people never hit something in their whole life, so they have ZERO things to compare to their own strength. At least this is my assumption.

@hmuphilly9129

Жыл бұрын

Traditional martial Arts yes mma nope

Kudos to all of those who tried regardless the outcome. I admire the kid, his hand was red and swollen and yet he tried again

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

I wanna be like him when I grow up

@Chicanery_Artifice

7 ай бұрын

hahaha, Jesse you silly joker, you.@@KARATEbyJesse

@fiske_duon

7 ай бұрын

@@KARATEbyJesse tackar jesse det uppskattas🥹. Jag va ungen med tie diy tröjan på ungefär 2 minuter eller något. Tack för att du gav mig möjligheten att vara med!

The first lady's energy was awesome. Much respect to all of the people that participated.

In my TKD school, we used to have to break boards as part of our belt advancement testing. To show off during testing sometimes, the head instructor would demonstrate breaking 5-6 boards at once with a knife hand strike. Always impressed me, especially.simce the rest of us never went beyond 2 boards at once.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Very cool! 👏

@elliott_the_plant_wizard

Жыл бұрын

My instructor for tkd likes to make us one inch punch boards

@truthtalker7774

Жыл бұрын

I took TKD also. Speed breaks always impressed me

@TalTheBest

Жыл бұрын

Knife hand strike? Like the karate chop or something else?

@TalTheBest

Жыл бұрын

@Kwabee Ah I see, thanks

As a mixed martial arts practitioner rooted in TKD and Karate, I can honestly say that people can break more boards than they know. Great work mate!

love it i think that maybe some of the people in the video could have broken 4 but lacked the confidence to even try, thanx for the content

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

The real battle is on the inside 🧠

@livinginthetruthministries7094

Жыл бұрын

@@KARATEbyJesse that is half the battle

@guppie19833

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I think the lad with the cap could have done at least one more, but he didn’t follow true his chop. He draw his hand back after hitting the board.

@YawmSaub

Жыл бұрын

With proper conditioning, training and mindset, it's ez pz.

You're the most wholesome martial artist on youtube. Keep up the great work, Jesse!

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

You’re too kind 😇 Will do!

@MrWeareone777

5 ай бұрын

I agree. He’s very down to earth considering how skilled he is.

Great video. Those who say, "boards don't hit back" have never had one of the edges fly up and smack you in the face after a break.... or simply never had the pain of a board or brick not break.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Right on

@willguggn2

3 ай бұрын

I remember one particularly resistant board during a break test for my black belt exam. That was fun. :D

Nothing beats that sheer joy everyone had when they realized they could break boards. Made my day

I have been in the martial arts since 1964. This is the best explanation as to why breaking boards is part of some martial arts. And this was really fun! Jesse is a first class gentleman interacting with the volunteers and demonstrates the true spirit of martial arts. A person is not being braced (as with the boards) when being struck. They are moving and the strike could be deflected depending on the position of the recipient. However, this demonstration is more about confidence and proper application. I felt many held back on the four board attack both mentally and physically. This was so much fun seeing Jesse as a wonderful martial artist, educator, and entertainer! First video I've seen of Jesse.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words!! 🙏

@IMSColoradoSprings

Жыл бұрын

Oh, and thank you for your comment clarifying the "judo chop." I'm a nidan in judo and the only thing I ever chopped was lettuce, onions, etc.

What a hoot. Glad you found people up for it!

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Lucky me!

The most impressive part of this video is that holding 3 boards for someone to break is a lot harder than breaking 3 boards!

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Haha almost 😝

@antoniomcneary

Жыл бұрын

I considered this as well too, need a decent amount of wrist strength to not slip under impact.

you’re such a kind hearted spirit! it’s so wholesome seeing you making people happy and surprised by their abilty to break the boards. happy people like these still exist, keep up the good work!

Thank you for always representing Karate in a positive manner, for spreading awareness of Karate, while also making it fun & interesting! 🙇‍♂️

I've found breaking boards really helped with hitting the target correctly,like correct hand position & focusing on hitting through the board and if not done correctly, it hurts real bad.

He admitted that it hurts to chop . That's why he is my favourite master

When I trained in taekwondo as a kid, every belt test required that we break a board. When advancing to bo-black, we had to break three. On your black-belt test, you had to repeat every board break you had previously. That was 13 consecutive boards. It's kind of scary those first few belts, but the main thing I learned from them is following through. You get hurt most when you hesitate.

It's 8:15am and I'm watching your video with my morning coffee!☕ I see why you're a wonderful sensei, you were very kind and encouraging! More of you interacting with the public!👍

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Good morning!! Noted 😄👍

The little guy with swollen red hand at 1:40 deserved some reward for his efforts...and he actually broke 3 boards...unexpected!!👌🏻

I’m more impressed with how easily and comfortably everyone is speaking English, as if it is spoken as commonly as Swedish.

I think this was very cool! I love how you give everyone confidence and support through it all! I haven't broken a board yet, but I will have to soon, and this video has definitely given me more confidence in my abilities, thank you Jesse!

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Go for it!

@gracekaram4947

Жыл бұрын

@@KARATEbyJesse sorry just saw this😅. Thank you Jesse! Love your vids!!

for my black belt test, we needed to punch through 4 and kick through 5, and also swing our forearm through a 2x2 wooden pole. good times

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Hardcore!!

@hashtagjohnpaul

Жыл бұрын

my uechi ryu renshi don’t play lol

@becky2235

Жыл бұрын

How do you do that? Condition you're bones over time? Thank you!

@hashtagjohnpaul

Жыл бұрын

@@becky2235 for punching and kicking, you just focus punching through the boards. it might knick your knuckles but it is what it is. in my style we conditioned our forearms over time against another person, just banging them into one another. for the pole during the black belt test, we never really prepared for that. we kinda just put mind over matter when presented with a situation we didn’t prepare for.

@Sembazuru

3 ай бұрын

​@@hashtagjohnpaulI also took Uechi Ryu so I understand the body conditioning. But my dojo never got into the board breaking. I moved away before brown belt (I forget how many stripes I had on my green belt) and didn't have a Uechi dojo close enough to continue my training. It's been years, and I fear my body conditioning is back to white belt levels.

That's great Sensei Jesse! Showing "ordinary" people how they don't know their force limits and also giving them confidence! Congrats! 👍🏼👍🏼

This literally proves that Karate is not all about punching and kicking, but also has to do with having a positive mindset, strong determination and confidence. ✨

@MrSatchelpack

Жыл бұрын

It's about making firewood.

"you want sone ice on that... Good cause I don't have any"

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Because I'm so hot 🔥

Recently discovered your videos! They're a great watch! I started searching for Karate related videos as I've taken the plunge to get back into taking classes after a 15 year hiatus! Going to be fun starting the journey again, I just wish I never stopped! Keep up the great content dude. ✌️

Always got great energy, Jesse 😀 Breaking boards is great for empowering people and inspiring them to work on their martial prowess. This was an awesome idea.

great video Jesse! tameshivari is not only spectacular but also an important psychological and spiritual training

I always like suspended breaks (someone holding the board with two fingers) or tossing the board in the air and breaking it with a punch. The idea of "Breaking things" goes back to the idea that "Blocks" are NOT blocks, but rather strikes and the intent is to damage whatever limb presents itself, up to and including breaking it. It puts all the conditioning and breaking into context.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Cool! 👍

@Johnny1angry1Johnny

Жыл бұрын

Speed breaks vs Power breaks. A suspended or a thrown board requires a really fast strike otherwise the board just gets slapped across the room still intact. A braced board only requires power with a moderate amount of speed but a suspended break requires a much higher level of technique.

@JohnGatesIII

Жыл бұрын

@@KARATEbyJesse Think of the Tensho Kata from Goju. There is a 4 strike movement, done with the palm and back of the wrist. I had a Goju Shihan that could break 4 boards in succession, with that movement (up, down, inside, outside). That's not about "power" (as in Muscle), but Speed, Focus/Ki and FLOW. It's the difference in thinking in Terms of BLOCK, vs. Block, punch, knifeedge, sweep, joint lock/finish...the FLOW of movement. You cannot be Rigid/Hard and still FLOW.

I came across your videos because of your Miyagi challenge video with Sensei Seth. Amazing work! I love your videos, your knowledge, your compassion for others and your dedication.

What a class act! Propper grain orientation and thickness, held correctly. You're a good man.

Bring your boards here. I’ll give it a try!

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Oh I will! 👊

@ScarletSheldon-pr3iq

3 ай бұрын

YOOO THE CROSSOVER I FKCUING MISSED I THINK

@Marconel100

2 ай бұрын

@@KARATEbyJesse PLS DO IT

You are amazing. The interaction with people was perfect.

i would LOVE to see more videos like this going around challenging people and spreading the martial arts

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I have so much respect for the persons who failed the first time and then went back to it and tried again. Mentally it is really hard to re-load like that, even harder if your hand is hurting a bit.

What a wholesome way to go about showing people that they underestimate their strengths, which comes from what your state of mind is currently in. Awesome video!

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Absolutely love this video! So fun, especially seeing them succeed!

This was awesome! And really encouraging to see men and women do equally well at this across the board.

Great fun & well done to you for giving people the chance to experience this.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear!! 😄

It still infuriates me that after many many years of training martial arts, Chinese, Japanese and Korean, that while if regularly punched logs, sandbags and mittts/pads, I never ever tried to break a board. I know 100% that I can, especially the flimsy pine that gets used, but I still wish I did. That's weird to me!

I love this so much. The excitement on people's faces when they broke the boards is good for the soul. ❤

Go Jess ! Your videos are the best because of your humanity and enthusiasm.

Kyokushin guys will have a field day with this

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

They would break my face!! 🥲

@MartialArtsGamer

Жыл бұрын

@@KARATEbyJesse Nah. They wouldn’t be able to resist your good looks.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

@@MartialArtsGamer You’re making me blush ☺️

@januszradwanski7618

Жыл бұрын

@@KARATEbyJesse was it inside joke, because we do not strike face during kumite? ;)

How many boards can a karateka chop if a karateka can chop boards?

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

What did you call a pig who does Karate? A pork chop 🐷

@PhinTheShoto

Жыл бұрын

@@KARATEbyJesse what do you call a cow that crosses its legs when doing kicks? Lean beef 🐮

I hope you upload more often as I really enjoy your content

I wish I'd run into you when you were doing this, this was awesome. It was also great showing how you broke them, you can really see the determination required for that strike.

Holding the boards correctly when stacking like that makes a difference. This was great and a lot of fun. Once people get past the fear and fully commit they can do so much more ❤🥋

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Very true!

I wish I was there to try this.

I love your contents that you already shared and the way you teach us.

Great icebreaker and pick up dates!

0:13 why did he do that? It’s a living being too.

Amazing! Bruce was right - the board didn't hit back. :)

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Neither does a heavybag 🥊🤪

@andrewzach1921

Жыл бұрын

If you think about it when the board doesn’t break you could say that the boards hit your hand resulting in more pain than if you went through. It just occurred to me when I read your comment.

i enjoyed this. the innocence of it all, revealing the power behind the message

Amazing really! And good you showed how your experience affected your skill at the end!

I can always count on a video from Sensei Jesse to make me smile. Also, I will never get....board. See what I did there? 🤣🥋

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Love that!

the wooden boards we break at competitions are 2.5 cm or 1 inch thick. I don't think that will work for most people. what also strikes me is the position of your hand. I have been taught to fold the hand upwards with shuto so that it will facilitate the edge of the carpal bone because it is very sharp and hard.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Nice! 💪

This was a very creative video. Love your vids man. Cheers!

As a great lover of karate I love this video, I really enjoyed it! 🥋

In what my teacher called "traditional Taekwon-Do" (apparently it should rather be called Tang-Soo-Do) we used to break 2,5cm boards, but I don't think I ever broke two with my hands (but with my elbow and side kicks), but later we focused more on breaking roof tiles, where I had to break 8 for my brown belt test. I did manage 10 and failed at 12 if I recall correctly.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Awesome

Man forget the first comment I always feel like I gain more wisdom watching Jesse’s video.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

That's the spirit!!

Entreting myself and praticting my English Listening with your videos. Thank you!

I was smiling till the end ♥️♥️♥️ lovely

Are those boards 3/4 inch or a full 1 inch thick? Are they radiata pine? In my first school (kyokushin) female shodan was expected to break 2 1-inch boards all hand techniques and 3 1-inch boards all foot techniques. For male shodans requirement was 3 boards hand and 4 boards leg techniques. I was the only female student and didn't want to be treated in any special way, so was doing the same stuff as the guys. I'm 5 ft nothing bantamweight :)

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Right on 👊💥

Dear Jesse!!! This is awesome!!! I really like your job and the way you show this amazing art!!! Ossu!!!

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Jesse, I simply love you bro!!! You are incredible in many different ways 😊🙌

Jesse please post more often I just love watching u

I like how Jesse respects and encourages the people who try on something new to them.

Dear Jesse Enkamp first i have to say that i learned so much from your channel and its so fun to watch you.Could you maybe Make a video about kyokushin and the history of it (Sorry for my english)

Exactly stated. Well done. When i break boards, i have this stuggle in my head that i can't or impossible versus i can and will. Sometimes i break and add another board sonetimes the boards win. When this happens, i go back to more training. But always the struggle. My Sabimnim reminds me to not think just trust my training. My body knows what to do. Just do. Love your videos and your encouraging enthusiasm.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

You can do it!

Loved it!!

Please do more of this😄

2:54 ayo cameraman sussy boom boom 💀

Great this is very very good not only for enjoy and fun even development our confidence, Reliance. Thank you.

Love your smile after you broke the boards. 🙂

Sensei Jesse Great idea and video. Just have to share this. Many years ago I had the opportunity to attend a seminar with Sensei Dan Inosanto. He told us a great story hopefully he doesnt mind me sharing it and if i remeber it correctly.. lol. Sometime in the 60's he and Bruce Lee were training and talking about board breaking and how everyone was doing it he had said Bruce always talked about boards not hitting back but the next day Sensei Inosanto went to Bruce Lee's house and when he walked into the garage all the beams along the wall were broken.... 😅 Guess he wanted to see if he could do it as well. Thank you again for the video the confidence and energy you gave everyone was fantastic. Be well.

1:56 so his total is 3 boards and a metacarpal bone.

long time ago i wanted to learn redirection but karate dont have that but after your teaching about uke blocks my dream to learn how to redirect punches come true thank you sensei enkamp i wont be scared to fight stronger people anymore

Loved it! It was very wholesome

Theatre teacher here. Most of my teaching is just about helping people release themselves from their own limits and fears. Stopping them from setting themselves up for failure by stopping to fear failure itself and just going for it. I absolutely love what you're doing here. Not into martial arts but this kinda made me want to research a bit and maybe find out if there are some tools there that I could use for trustbuilding in general.

That was great Sensei

Really enjoy your videos 😃😃

Most of the time the pain is the limit for people, when you break through the pain in your head you can do things that is abnormal! good job!

Literally every board holder ever: "and don't hit my fingers please"

Very cool experience and very kind personality much respect ❤

I come in and out of your channel and you are the nicest person. I always smile when I watch your videos. Great job, I would like to come back to martial arts some day.

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Tameshiwari is always fun...great you got so many to partake in the break. Fun vid as always

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

This was an entertaining you really are an ambassador to traditional martial arts

Good to see this :) Try is so good and you know your limit :)

Great video. Good idea for advertising too. It's just me and one or two other guys who been training wing chun for years. We sometimes get a few new people but they usually only stay 5 months or less because they fail to realize it's a lifestyle not just something they learn in 10 seconds. I do most the advertising and ads for us but it's one of those lineages where they dnt want you to show much. Its frustrating trying to advertise without being able to show anything. Trying to find ideas like this. Ofcoarse we dnt really do the board stuff. But still good idea to get people trying stuff.

The last few seconds are gold 🤣. Awesome initiative for a video Jesse.

That woman straight broke three boards without even expecting it.

This was a fun experiment done by everyday people with no martial arts experience. Jesse makes Karate fun through these videos, nothing but respect for that.

@KARATEbyJesse

Жыл бұрын

Just doing what I love! 😄

Watching the entire video was definitely worth it for the very last words spoken!

Awesome!! Big hugs Jesse, and William Ustav too! PS: We want to see some Bujinkan/Ninjutsu through the Karate nerd experience!! ;)

This is awesome!