Big thanks to all my subscribers!! 🙏

@sababaratashvili8629

3 ай бұрын

From what I rememebr Daghestani guys still spar hard...and they are the best today. But maybe for them even hard sparring is fun so it might be about controlling your mindset. Some just love winning too much so for them such sparring might a must.

@operaanimelover369

3 ай бұрын

And thank you for the consistently amazing content, Brother Jesse.

@AlenCODM

3 ай бұрын

Love this channel very much, been a subscriber for 6+ years

@SilverC3ll

3 ай бұрын

Its important to master meditation so that you can control your mood. During sparring, I always force myself to occasionally smile as smiling releases endorphins. Inside, I always stay as calm as possible. It is difficult, but it can be done.

@kennethgonzales3300

3 ай бұрын

No, thank you. 🙏🏻

That thing about “fear and stress are terrible motivators” is extremely valuable even in the education sector. A lot of teachers in my experience think getting angry at students will convince them to study, but it really makes them afraid, not curious

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Also parenting 😊

@Sbv-25

3 ай бұрын

@@KARATEbyJesseFor sure!

@aniksamiurrahman6365

3 ай бұрын

Ah! Ife employers even remotely knew this!

@abirkhan8590

3 ай бұрын

With the cost of them being seen as an obstacle needed to be overturned so they don't have to deal with them again.

@jtucker4462

3 ай бұрын

⁠Exactly! We are creatures of habit, so it is so important to learn to play in these scenarios in order to unlearn our bad or unhealthy habits and strengthen good ones. Especially when it comes to family… For me my relationship with my mother has been and sometimes still is the one of the scariest things to me for those reasons. Fear and stress lead to a lot of hurt, loss and sadness. Though no matter how much it becomes it’s something to learn from. Using whatever capacity you are capable of to work beyond it will in time make a change (in part or complete)

I've been saying this for years, the best times I've sparred was doing light sparring, no power, so we could work on stuff without worrying about getting hurt.

@whenwedecay

3 ай бұрын

I agree with your statement. I come from the old school of boxing and I was taught that light sparring made us soft, yet I felt I learned more from lighter sparring sessions not to mention it helped boost my morale. I couldn't find myself saying that to our coaches in fear of being emasculated in front of the team

@michaelbrandon1222

3 ай бұрын

@@whenwedecay yeah that's the sad thing about boxing you can't really express your concerns about anything like your opponents or training or you run the risk of "looking soft". The truth is when you're in flight or fight you can't LEARN anything, you fall back on your established habits, you need light sparring to established new habits to correct the bad ones, crazy how most coaches don't know that.

@tommyrootsey1981

3 ай бұрын

I agree ,light sparring,work on your technique.Practise drills/particular moves.I used to go kickboxing about 7 yrs ago,me & my friend ( old school buddy) started sparring.Bloody hell he went Charlie z mode.In the end I had to hit him hard to calm him down.I didn't want to do that,it upset me.I explained to him,"go light,that's how you learn"He didn't learn.

@tommyrootsey1981

3 ай бұрын

​@whenwedecay Totally get you buddy.Also if you do hard sparring all the time,your fucked...CTE hello

@Cilent__

3 ай бұрын

But if you only spar light then what happens when someone comes at you hard in a real fight? You aren't used to dealing with that level of aggression or stress.

bro, you didn't give us tips, it is straight up a life lesson

@CutTheKam

Ай бұрын

he did if you actually watched & listened to the end.

@SpNGRUGSH

12 күн бұрын

If you actually read the comment to the end...​@@CutTheKam

@user-by9lg6tu2z

4 күн бұрын

They are one in the same.

I grew up doing soft contact karate and full contact kickboxing. I for sure learned more from the soft contact when it comes to striking and understanding movement. Full contact taught me heart and pain and will power.

@edpone8600

6 күн бұрын

Me too. I just saw another documentary on KZread about CTE in MMA. It is horribly terrifying. They just stand there and take damage. Ferguson has maybe 5 brain cells. He said he does not spar.

there is no substitute for sparring, it must be done, but this video is totally correct. Some people take sparring to seriously and as soon as they have an edge, they try to harm when it's not the point, so it really is a mental thing.

@JohnJohnson-pq4qz

3 ай бұрын

Sure, but what is "sparring"? A contest of which the outcome is the most important thing...or a training method encouraging experimentation and exploration?

@aerchys4779

3 ай бұрын

@@JohnJohnson-pq4qz The second. 100%. The first is called a fight.

@longkesh1971

3 ай бұрын

I think if you gave pro boxers a survey that if they had to give up one thing in training, either mittwork or sparring, I bet 99% would quit sparring.

@varanid9

3 ай бұрын

@@longkesh1971 That's easy for THEM to do; they've already put in countless hours of sparring and are regularly having real fights, but for us wannabes, it's a different story.

@Art-is-craft

3 ай бұрын

Sparring will never match a real competitive bout no matter how many times it is done or how hard you go at it. Sparring helps movement and timing and does not help with completion.

“The day you stop learning is the day you stop living.” I love that!

@cards_player

3 ай бұрын

Fable fan 😢

@jammon_point8418

3 ай бұрын

True! I feel we should learn something new everyday, even if it's only a new word

@force83x

3 ай бұрын

@@cards_player do you chase chickens?

@cards_player

2 ай бұрын

That's my profession ​@@force83x

@code066funkinbird3

Ай бұрын

​@@jammon_point8418 pretty much for a daily idea

I can't even begin to describe how helpful this video is. I've been a martial artist for 31 years and struggling so much with this constant conundrum of pressure testing VS injury... This was the missing link, it all makes so much sense now. Can't wait to implement this. THANK you!!

@alfonsogonzalestoribio1754

6 күн бұрын

I have been training for over three decades as well. But like I say I 'd rather get injured than get sick. So its important to keep things vigorous but with limits of course. I only spar people who know how to fight and who have control now. Not training to compete but to stay fit and ready.

This video is a gem! When I think back to my Ryukyu Kempo training a long time ago, I was very fortunate to have been in a school with a group of great guys, each of us respectful of the others and looking to make each other better. We sparred a lot, but it was always a blast because there was no ego. Occasionally the black belt students would bloody each other when both were having fun and enjoying upping the tempo, but we always stuck to the code of respecting each other and leaving ego at the door. Coming up the ranks, I loved sparring with the more advanced students because that's when I learned the most, and I could be relaxed because I knew they were there to help me, not hurt me. There was never any stress, and the learning pace was incredible. When I became the teacher, keeping the sparring relaxed and fun was the only way I knew. I was very proud of the fact that my students trusted me completely, and could be relaxed and in learning mode knowing they were safe. Everybody there was like family. Many years later I tried out a Gracie school to explore a different area of martial arts, and it was full of ego, competitiveness, and stress, and after a few months of seeing that it wasn't an environment conducive to learning and wouldn't get any better, I stopped going. I don't think it's really about 'not sparring'. I think it's about how we define sparring. Because of my experience, sparring was something you did with good friends, so of course it was always lots of fun and full of learning. A long time later, at other schools, I did experience competitive, ego-driven sparring, and it was always unpleasant, feeling like something went wrong and an opportunity was missed. It's sad that that's the more common 'sparring'. Anyway, thanks for this awesome video.

We say "keep it playful, keep it fun" , thats been our way for 10 or so years. Before that we sparred hard, to win. That lead to many great students quitting. So glad you put this message out there.

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Right on 👏

@rbtheballer

3 ай бұрын

The goal of sparring is to work on deficiencies. There’s different levels of sparring as well. I can understand how someone that’s training but isn’t competing would quite if sparring is too intense but for a person that competing intense sparring is vital.

@ManMan.TheReckoning

3 ай бұрын

I'm keeping this in mind. When i sparred with my buddy, i wasn't tracking the L's and i was progressing way faster than i am now.

@InnocentiusLacrimosa

3 ай бұрын

​@@rbtheballermaybe you did not watch the video yet. Top level ufc fighters and thai boxers can also avoid "intense sparring" and still improve and keep winning.

@rbtheballer

3 ай бұрын

@@InnocentiusLacrimosa Some not all…this video is focused on possibilities not probabilities. You also spar with gear to protect you.

This should be mandatory to watch in every dojo and gym. Our man Jesse saving brain cells all over the world here.

@MuhammadIsmail-bi8ld

3 ай бұрын

Hot damn this should be mandatory for all educational institution 👍

@yomommashaus

2 ай бұрын

but also Strickland barely gets hit in the arena because of all the sparring he does... and the dude beat the dude on the far right of the thumbnail for this vid so...

@themacdaddydify

2 ай бұрын

​@yomommashaus I think it's exaggerated how little damage Sean takes in practice. And you should get the opinion of his training partners lol. Since he is known for going too hard in sparring

@falkeborg9432

2 ай бұрын

Luckily this video got linked in my local kickboxing gym :)

Wow. This the best youtube video I have seen in a long while. It summarizes the idea of playful learning and fighting so well.

One of the best martial arts videos on KZread. Explained so well it seems simple but such an important topic that so few people properly understand

Awesome video Jesse! I'm so glad you are promoting play fighting and introducing it in such a great way. Way too many gyms are still sparring too hard.

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Rokas!! Hope you’re feeling better 🙏

@brianpolston9713

3 ай бұрын

I agree. Some peeps on different channels had mention that they've recieved concussions etc from just sparring. That's crazy. I use to teach martial arts when I was younger and would always manage any type of crazy sparring. Cause rough sparring is basically fighting.

@alex09aries

3 ай бұрын

Play but not the Akido way or you could be in trouble.

@anhtuhoang3329

3 ай бұрын

And in many Aikido dojo, people play too light that is really a waste of time

@MrAlepedroza

3 ай бұрын

​@@anhtuhoang3329 🤓 Do you even know whom you're even addressing?

"Winning is playing, and playing is winning", words to live by. Bravo.

@andygarcia4497

3 ай бұрын

It boils down to, Surviving is winning. A clean conscious becomes a privilege in Times of survival

@agent_scratch4783

3 ай бұрын

Gamblers:

@curtharakaly4620

3 ай бұрын

Sounds more like loser mentality to me.

@Phentes

3 ай бұрын

Lol I saw this just as he was saying it 😂

One of the best videos I've seen in a while. Accurately informative! Thank you.

I‘ve seen so many great videos from you Jesse but I think this is the most important video you ever made. Thank you so much and greatings from Berlin (Germany).

I don’t say this lightly; this one of the best videos and messages I have ever seen. Going on a forwarding spree right now. Thanks for making.

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you

@ChristopherMiles.

3 ай бұрын

@@KARATEbyJesse Yeah for real man. This is a goldmine of wisdom man seriously. Thank you so much for making this video.

@mrnicomedes

3 ай бұрын

Scrolled down to the comments to say just this!

this explains why we excel at games we enjoy, we're enjoying solving the puzzle of the process rather than so occupied w/ winning each time. The same approach really can be applied to learning anything

@scottmerric2180

2 ай бұрын

You got it! Enjoying the game has been shown in studies to be more productive for learning; where as a reward, and the threat of losing it does not produce better results

@ppvplug3940

2 ай бұрын

@@scottmerric2180 and then you have people who will only turn up and try their best under circumstances that they might lose. Everybody is different.

@ianray1744

2 ай бұрын

@@ppvplug3940 You just added onto the point though? Turning up only when the stakes are high is exactly what this method suggests, go hard in real fights and have fun in practice

@falkeborg9432

2 ай бұрын

To be fair sometimes we enjoy games we excel in, but that also results in a positive pattern!

This just hit in the right spot. This video found me in a low moment and put the spotlight right in the issue. Thanks.

this was a beautiful video... thank you for this... i was literally thinking about this very dilemma for a few weeks now and you have presented the perfect solution...thank you so much for this i am eternally grateful.

hah this is literally how i grew up, my cousins and me would always just fight like this in a playful manner all the time and it actually got us pretty good at fighting

@californiacombativesclub202

3 ай бұрын

Think about it this way no one needs to really teach you how to slap box and no one really needs to teach you how to pick up a sword. You just automatically do it but once you put the glove on or have powdered weapons, then everything turns clunky.

@markgonzalez4199

3 ай бұрын

My brothers and I were the same. We beat the mess out of each other for fun. We didn't try to hurt each other but we pressured each other and we improved.

@adenshaw5273

3 ай бұрын

@@californiacombativesclub202 everything you listed requires technique beside the slap lmao

As someone who is frequently involved with advanced academic exams in which generally many things are at stake, I must say, this video sums up my observations and conclusions about the problems of high succeeding people, especially in Academy. They usually start because they love something or want to try it out, but then every minute of what they are doing turns into a fear and stress filled struggle only to win, not to learn, even though this contradicts the very essence of the academy or science. It’s intriguing how the situation is similar in such different fields. Thank you for this video, it is well prepared and even intellectually stimulating.

@ThePandaAgenda

3 ай бұрын

it’s so crazy that you can throw away like 7 years of med school just because of one subject where you might have had a shitty prof

@kiltrofilms

2 ай бұрын

bro... that is so true... research papers get duller and duller the bigger the name gets, they stop trying new things and researching the unknown out of fear of making a mistake

@MrJHinism

2 ай бұрын

I agree, I used to pursue theoretical physics because it was fun. But at some point down the road, I've became too stressed, and couldn't take it anymore. I don't regret my decision of leaving academia though, it taught me great lessons and at least now I know how the universe works... somewhat! xD

@1Bohemica

2 ай бұрын

@@EnglandDom Well, if it makes you laugh...

@MrJHinism

2 ай бұрын

@@EnglandDomHaha, yes very fun! General relativity was my favourite subject, and I did research in quantum gravity.

This could be one of the most wise video I’ve seen in a second this didn’t have me thinking all about fighting … that was a beautiful video that could be used for life and fighting great video bro seriously 🙏🏾✊🏾

Oh wow. This explains so much I've experienced throughout my life. Not just with training and sparring, but other activities, too. Whenever I've relaxed and just played, it always went so much better than when I took things really seriously and subsequently stressed out. Looking back, it didn't seem to matter what it was that I was doing. I wouldn't be shocked at all if it was the same for loads of other people. Also, thank you for your other videos about Karate. Watching them helped me get more information, which I used to find a dojo in my city that teaches traditional Okinawan Karate. I've been going there for a few months now, and I have loved every minute of it.

@SupremeFree

22 күн бұрын

I agree completely. I always though sparring would be the closest thing to real hand to hand especially when dealing with different styles of fighters. However, I was not relaxed at all. On the contrary, I was tense, muscles, movement, fluid thinking, everything. I was more focused on the "win" versus the lessons and learning how to study the movements of my opponent. When I finally did and related it to more of a friendly LIGHT SPAR and controlled my testosterone I was able to see my mistakes, control my output and breathing ultimately pacing myself as if its just me vs. myself trying out a different style to check the outcome and where I could improve. If that makes sense.

Great video! Explains why I've been struggling with my calculus course whenever I feel stressed but as soon as I manage to relax enough to let in a little creativity and fun, my learning takes a leap. Thank you!

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

You got this! 💪

@KeithBoehler

Ай бұрын

Calculus is the first time you actually get to play math. Up until that point you were learning rules of algebra and arithmetic. Keep that in mind when you are reading your theorems.

I'm an MMA coach and this is the best sparring video I've ever seen, cheers.

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Much appreciated 🙏

What an amazing video, this isn't news to me, however having it articulated so well is a blessing ❤

Brilliant video brother! Thanks a lot for uploading this. Cheers from Greece!

great content! agree 100% when you start smiling when sparring that's when you know you are in the zone and feel comfortable and relaxed with your partner. much easier to learn that way

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

This is what exactly happened to me. I was sparring in a MMA class. and the student hit me so hard that I quit. I'm lucky I had head gear on or else I would have been knocked out. They were trying to prove something. I was just wanting to have fun. Sparring has always been my favorite part of training. , but not hurting anyone or getting hurt. Thank you!

@PS-lv1mr

3 ай бұрын

Consider joining an authentic muay thai gym run by actual Thais. I have a similar worry but they apparently spar light and aren’t ego driven.

@montwestblack3678

3 ай бұрын

Weak

@theodujardin6663

3 ай бұрын

Not everybody is made of the same wood.. martial arts are not a game..

@mikefitzpatrick43

3 ай бұрын

Sparring is crucial and it prepares you to be able to take punches but your not supposed to go 100 percent. It's about someone's emotional attitude and some have a horrible attitude and should not be fighting in that case. A good fighter has his emotions under control at all times

@TakeOffV05

3 ай бұрын

@@theodujardin6663you and that other dude aren’t martial artists and have no career or experience in the sport, this isn’t football or soccer where you loose a part of the team and have someone fill it in, this is mma, you loose a part of your body especially your chin and it’s over, forever, poof, careeer gon buddy. The most important thing in mma is protecting yourself and knowing when to put your body on the line, in the gym is never ever the place for that, if your career is ended it should always be in a fight. Dude isn’t “weak” or “made from different wood” he understands that your body is expendable and that if you’re serious about the sport there is no reason to treat yourself like that.

This is such a great video! I’m sending this to all my sparring buddies! Even though we love each other, ego’s sometimes get in the way.

I wish I could like this video 20 times. Literally got punched so hard yesterday in sparring that I went to the doctor to make sure I didn't have a concussion and am seriously thinking of moving on from martial arts altogether. Now I might shift to try to find the gym that has the most fun. Thanks man!

@toddjohnson5176

2 ай бұрын

Yeah bro. It's tough to find the right gym.You'll always have that moron trying to knock you out and post it. Or that jiu-jitsu guy who holds submissions to long. I agree not everyone wants to go pro and be brain deac.

Our Sifu played this for us last night before our combat training. I had the best training session ever right afterwards. What a great mental adjustment that will for sure improve my fighting skills.

@jeanmichel5723

3 ай бұрын

"our sifu" lmao

@aaronrodriguez1410

2 ай бұрын

​@@jeanmichel5723?

@andrewgiegerich8211

2 ай бұрын

​@@jeanmichel5723dead 😂

@wolfman122970

2 ай бұрын

I don't get the joke, pretty sure that's what a kung fu student would call his sensei.@@jeanmichel5723

@BestRiddles100

2 ай бұрын

@@jeanmichel5723u okay buddy

I teach english as a second language and I've been very adamant that my students mix games and play in their learning process, from actual videogames to RPG tables. I clicked on this video out of curiosity, but this is one of the best ways I've seen someone interlink so many aspects of the human learning experience and its efficiency in an easily digestible way. I'll be showing my students this video, thanks jesse

This video is honestly eye opening Youve made me realize why I got so strong and fit in the gym when I was younger vs now. I always said I was having fun but I never realized I was in their playing.

One of the best videos I have ever seen, that´s exactly what I preach to my students for years. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Dubai!

So, sparring is not dead.

@EatandAchieve

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@user-dm5dm7ql6f

2 ай бұрын

Should have been a two minute video.

@robertconrad8005

2 ай бұрын

Soft sparring isn't dead,nor should it be,but they're talking about hard modern day sparring.

@hafidzmohmar5620

Ай бұрын

@@robertconrad8005 How hard sparring is dead if the video said hard sparring needed for athlete that have fight schedule?

@nassozeebo

Ай бұрын

@@hafidzmohmar5620it did not. Watch again

This is wonderful! I grew up in a culture of hood boxing gyms where sparring was literally fighting, and when you are trying to learn it is traumatic and caused me to step away from martial arts for a long time. While I never lost the love as a fan, In my mid thirties I am rediscovering the love of training because of this principle. It hadn't been articulated so scientifically and succinctly, so thank you for this!

@connorperrett9559

3 ай бұрын

Same. I got tired of going home after classes with a headache.

@PS-lv1mr

3 ай бұрын

@@alexandrehuat773I’m considering joining an authentic muay thai gym but am hesitant due to fear of brain damage. When you say they “spar light” does that mean they generally take it easy on headkicks and punches to the head? I don’t plan on competing I just want to be decent at striking. In my career I can’t afford to become brain damaged lol its software engineering

@PeterParkerwon

3 ай бұрын

@@PS-lv1mrI havent done sparring yet in muy thai but from what i’ve heard the students are instructed to go light on the head what’s unrestricted are body shots I believe. Also they use 16oz gloves so there’s less damage done. People at my gym seem friendly and respectable so when the time comes I think I could manage it cant say the same for every gym cuz idk the culture there. Just my perspective. Also if you mainly care about striking nobody is making you spar. You could just do padwork and learn clinch.

@PS-lv1mr

3 ай бұрын

@@PeterParkerwon how long have you been doing muay thai for? Is it possible to just not spar? lol. I would like to spar but I worry about the unpredictability of certain people hitting me in the head too hard. I guess though if you’re in a respectable gym like that it’s much safer if the rules of going light on head strikes are followed.

@PeterParkerwon

3 ай бұрын

next week would be 4 months in total for me and at least 50 hours of classes not including whatever bag work I do afterwards. Yeah sparring is for advanced students only and it’s optional that might be understated. It’s not a requirement by any means. Standard class is you punching and kicking pads that someone else is holding and vice versa with warming up and conditioning prior. Some other classes that aren’t sparring with risk of injury are clinch and speed drills. I’ve gotten smacked in the face once from a really tall guy with a kick while holding pads,but that was a fluke cuz I wasn’t holding them securely enough at that time the guy kicks with more power,but I recovered fairly quickly. So if you haven’t started muy thai yet don’t worry too much about having to spar or get hurt no responsible coach would put you in that situation to begin with. Besides the more you train muy thai and condition yourself to react and defend the more secure you would feel if you decided you wanted to spar anyways. Just look up reviews for the muy thai gym you’re considering make sure there are mainly positive you’ll be fine. I can tell you probably just want a masculine edge to go alongside your techy background muy thai is fine for that.

Thank you for making this video. I wish more trainers and amateur fighters would understand that. Sometimes I feel like they train just to inflate their ego, and not to actually learn something.

You said improving ourselves via fun? I am definitely agree with that, Jesse. After I went through several obstacle in my life, I do learn that I find it is easy to focus on activities when there is fun in it. When there is fun in doing something, the willingness to do it come in my heart and when doing something with the heart willing to do it, I more than willing to finish what I have started. However, I find it is hard to adapt and focus for any activities with toxicity, too much drama and too serious, it feels like the brain takes burden alone and the brain tends to memorize (my memory is too short) rather than naturally learning and make it an instinct.

This philosophy was exactly what I learned in Tai Chi Chaun over 30 years ago. Play the form, play at pushing hands. Such relaxed the mind and allowed for innovation, progress, and experimentation.

@TheMixedPlateFrequency

3 ай бұрын

Indeed, it's fascinating how similar it is to Tai Chi. It's remarkable that in the past, many gyms and fighters emphasized intense sparring sessions. However, the prevailing wisdom now suggests that lighter sparring focusing on fundamentals, reaction times, movement, and accuracy yields better results. Many have observed that experiencing a knockout makes subsequent knockouts more likely. This phenomenon is evident among elite fighters as they begin to decline. It's plausible that this same pattern occurred in the past when sparring was more intense. Some fighters may have faced multiple knockouts early in their careers, hindering their potential. Consequently, when they entered significant matches, they performed well initially but were susceptible to being knocked out by seemingly minor blows, or their cognitive abilities appeared diminished. This premature decline prevented them from reaching their peak and ascending the ranks in their respective sport.

@cbenediccengi

3 ай бұрын

So you're saying repeated Traumatic Brain Injuries are cumulative, and generally, not good for a person. Mind. Blown.

@suziezc32s48

3 ай бұрын

I agree with Jesse until the Taichi example comes out....... Actually, u know what, Jesse makes sense. But Taichi is just a bad example...

@theimmortal4718

3 ай бұрын

​@@hecate7278 Yep. People who don't spar lose. You just don't go 100%. Any "martial artist" that has a philosophy instead of sparring is just masturbating

@TheMixedPlateFrequency

3 ай бұрын

@@hecate7278 What do you mean. Jon Jones, Adesanya, Silva, Floyd Mayweather, Pacquiao, Khabib. All these champions from both MMA and Boxing all do light sparring.

I was recently rejected from a school. I worked hard, was respectful, and was then shown the door. I was disappointed at first, but in hindsight the Sensei wasn't all that fun. Thanks for the vid Jesse!

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Weird! Good luck on your continued journey 👍

@peterclarke7006

3 ай бұрын

Huh?! Rejected?!? That says more about that idiot "sensei's" priorities. If he's desperate to only c train champions, then he's not interested in training the people who actually would benefit from the training. Sounds like a jerk. You're better off out of there. Seriously, who does he think he is? Kobra Kai?! 😂

@FredMaverik

3 ай бұрын

just like that? You didn't do anything do?

@nndaystar

3 ай бұрын

​@@FredMaverikNot even! Minor points of contention regarding technique with some of his students but never disrespectful. Tho he bitched at me for cheerleading while holding the bags once. "It's a personal journey, just be quiet."

@rcarfang2

3 ай бұрын

How were you rejected? I thought instructors wanted students since the students pay them money.

One of the best videos I've ever watched, in general and in your channel. Quality stuff.

Exactly this! This is so true in every aspect of life. Great video, great message!

This topic was in my mind this last week, im planning to invest in a professional mma career but what makes me feel sad is that 99% of the teachers seems to be stuck in the "old school" ways of training and dont care about the athletes health. Thank you jesse for bring this topic up, i hope it reaches a lot of coaches out there and make them think about evolve their training metodology. Theres a lot of ways to spar safelly and lighter, hard sparring is very damaging to the brain and it has to be done in very specific moments of the training, especially if youre an high performance athlete and intent to be in the game for a long time.

@bobafatt2155

3 ай бұрын

Lots of mma teachers have no business teaching. Just my opinion

@g.dalfleblanc63

3 ай бұрын

Most sparring must be light as injury will hit everyone otherwise. But heavy sparring absolutely has it place for confidence and development of muscles and creative techniques you didn't know you needed. Light fun sparring is of course great and just as essential for all the reason Jesse mentions.

Thank you for your words, Jesse. I had to share this vid with my dojo buddies but not many of us understand english. So I have to translate every phrase to spanish and they feel like a masterclass! I'm happy to watch you guys spread the knowledge on every basic, advanced and fundamental concepts of martial arts. Greetings from Chile, Kenpo Karate Dojo "Tigres Rojos"

@BiddnessDude

3 ай бұрын

Con amor desde Cali🙏❤️ keep on killing💪🏽🥊

@Performa6

3 ай бұрын

Are you located in Santiago? LIke to visit your place and train with you guys when im visiting the city at the end of the year :)

@alexanderhaakan8829

3 ай бұрын

I subscribe to this.

@ernestocarrillo7

3 ай бұрын

Tigre’s rojos tus pupilos pronto seran carnada de su proximo opponente.

@TheAurickle

3 ай бұрын

Saludos desde Tennessee en E.E.U.U. Respeto 🙏

This is actually great stuff! Thank you for sharing with us

Great message

@KARATEbyJesse

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Jordan, great seeing you here 👍

@abhinandannandan3863

17 күн бұрын

Inede6

I see that as different kind of learning. you hit bags and there you train how to power the hits, and rhythm etc. When you train with partners you have to train distances, speed, pattern recognition, techniques in real life. So that makes a lot of sense. What makes your video unique is that you combine several different perspectives, scientific evidence and real world experience in a very cool way. The think I got from your video is that training s has to change. In most karate schools kumite is at the very end, and when you are tired the chances of injury are the biggest.

@chesterttoney5521

2 ай бұрын

😊😊

Jesse, this is hands down one of the most important videos I believe any modern day martial artist could watch right now. I’m going to spread this to all of my friends and thank you so much for producing yet another high quality video. I love the new format! Great work man, I really mean that. You are an inspiration to me, and I couldn’t agree more about the comments you make in this video.

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Glad to hear it resonates 👍

What a great compilation of ideas and mentality on a "small" video! I advocate for the all the things that you mention, but is kinda hard to show it sometimes, you did it great ^^

This has got to be my favorite video of yours. Truly amazing Jesse. Keep them coming!

@jonathontan4169

16 күн бұрын

You Re-defined "fuck around and find out"

In Savate, we have the équivalent of sparing called "Assaut". We even have compétitions of these which allow us to see much more esthetic movement without being afraid of being badly hurt. It's funny that people are rediscovering this. That makes enjoy more my Savate training!

@airthrowDBT

3 ай бұрын

What kind of rules and contact is in assaut? I always thought Savate was one of the coolest martial arts but I never saw it offered in my area, much respect

Yea I’ve always done playful sparring, coming from jiu jitsu and Muay Thai, the only time I’ve ever seen someone go hard is those who were preparing for a fight, and especially when you are newer I think simulating the fight experience is important, you want to make sure you can actually take a hard punch and won’t go into panic mode right away, but as you gain more experience and know what that’s like and how to stay focused the hard rounds are much less necessary, and even then when readying for your first fight, I’d say only 2-4 sessions of hard sparring are necessary to mentally prepare you.

@justinfung4351

3 ай бұрын

The key thing is that you don't really learn much from sparring 100%. You need to be able to have the space to digest things as they happen to learn and improve.

@caravaneerkhed

3 ай бұрын

@@justinfung4351 absolutely, I agree completely, I’ve trained on and off for over a decade now, I mean formally anyway, martial artists are always training… but it’s expensive lol… but I’ve never fought, and thus I’ve never sparred hard, I’m just saying as a newbie whose about to take their first fight, you need to be punched hard a few times, what you’ll learn isn’t technique, but things about yourself, for instance, can you take a punch, and what is your response when you are actually in danger, and you have to keep going for another 3 rounds. It’s information you do need and is valuable as a newbie.

@randomstoragespace

3 ай бұрын

Muay Thai fighters never spar hard. Always play sparring. Save the injuries and stress for the actual fights. Thats the way to do it

@caravaneerkhed

3 ай бұрын

@@randomstoragespace they also take fights every week

@randomstoragespace

3 ай бұрын

LOL no. they dont. Every month yea.@@caravaneerkhed

Really well done and very engaging. I only got into Martial Arts at 37 when I started training Muay Thai in Thailand because of how much FUN it was. Nobody was serious, there weren't big egos involved, everyone was just happy and playful and that made it a blast to learn! So refreshing vs the gyms I'd tried out when I was younger in the US where it was so stressful every session because there was no play involved, everyone was SO serious about it all.

This video couldn't have come at a better time. This is just what I needed! Thank you Sensei Enkamp! 👊🥋🇰🇷

This honestly sounds actually what I did in Taekwondo. We called it light sparring. I treated it as fun and tried out different techniques and moves. Never realized the seriousness or the quality of the training I was doing.

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@duncan4260

3 ай бұрын

Yep light sparring. When you want to play about and tag a freind with light hits who you want to train with again. Hard/competition sparring - when you are trying to take the other guys head off and win a competition - not the best in training as concussions and heavy bruising isn't the best for coming back to the next sessions well enough to learn more

@Art-is-craft

3 ай бұрын

Sparring really should only be done once a week and other movement training should be used. Sparring will never match a real competitive bout. There is zero correlation between sparring and winning.

@KyranFindlater

3 ай бұрын

@@Art-is-craft really? zero correlation? Like not even a little bit? I doubt that..

@Art-is-craft

3 ай бұрын

@@KyranFindlater Zero because sparring cannot match real contest intensity no matter how hard fighters through them self about.

The world needs more sensei like you. You're wise. I wish you a good day!

Today I gained new knowledge, and it feels like you're reaching a whole new level, Jesse ❤. I sense that your journey towards greatness is starting to take shape.

This reminds me of when I tried MMA, and the coach was sparring me. He was throwing aggressive punches and relatively heavy kicks. Then pushed me into a wall and gave me the hardest livershot in my life. I was 15 when this happened and had a relatively skinny build while he was much bigger. I still had experience due to having trained karate for one and a half years and still am. This video proved a point which I will always stand by. Sparring should not be a fight to the death, it should be used in a playful way, so both can improve

@dewdew80

3 ай бұрын

...that coach sounds like he's just a dick and knew what he was doing. Sometimes an individual just doesn't give a shit if you grow and learn.

This is really a nice video! It's like the chapter in Ruruoni Kenshin that mentioned swordsmanship (kenjutsu) is slowly becoming a "way" rather than an "art" Thank you!!

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ZeusEBoy

3 ай бұрын

Agreed but I’d say the art is in the “way”

@thunderkatz4219

3 ай бұрын

That’s a good show gen z btw

@peterclarke7006

3 ай бұрын

​@@ZeusEBoyas a famous shaolin monk and winner of a notorious underground Martial Arts tournament once said: "it is like a finger pointing to the stars. Do not look at the finger, or you will miss all the heavenly glory."

@TheEndKing

3 ай бұрын

@@peterclarke7006 I actually don't know if Liu Kang ever said that.

Excellent video. This goes way beyond sparring and the martial arts. We've all met people who never play. Their lives are defined by winning or losing, ''with me or against me''. Their development stops early: in their forties they have long since peaked and will never improve at anything. Don't be that person. They are the ones that die really soon after they retire. Don't let school and exams traumatise your attitude to learning. When you remove the stress: learning and developing - mentally, physically and emotionally - can really be fun. This is sparring outside the ring. Getting better at stuff is great; but enjoying the actual process is the real victory. That is PLAY.

Incredible video. It takes watching 500 videos on youtube to watch 1 that unlocks a part of your understanding that you needed to know ❤

This is one of the best videos ive ever seen. Theres an invaluable message underneath it. Apply this to teaching and being a playful person in general and you have the keys to being an amazing person.

@cancer_moonchild

3 ай бұрын

Definitely. People who forget to play, witness the death of their youth for to play is to be young

Losing is a gift of your opponent to you, the gift to become better.

I absolutely loved this video. I train in MMA and I love to be playful too. I learn my best and can respond quicker because as you said, I can think because I'm not physically under threat. Great concise advice!

Play! Yes! Play! That is the most important thing you have ever shared on your channel! Thank you!!!

Jesse your content just gets better and better. And always so relevant to life, not just martial arts. That’s really cool because that allows people from other fields to that mindset network and to guide others in this way even if they are not martial artists themselves. Therapists, athletic trainers, body workers, and life coaches, etc all have your hard work to refer to. Keep it up man. Love your enthusiasm and spirit

I've been thinking like this for years! and now someone comes along and expresses it with great clarity and overwhelming logic. The "life or death" sparrig is something you have to go through sometimes, to learn to control panic, but it is a disastrous way to learn. One of my quotes about peer learning training is “only fools count points.” Instead I prefer to keep track of how many things I have learned (or "stolen") from my partner during the game. Great, great video, congratulations.

One of your best videos ever! 🙏 It deals with a universal principle which can be usefully tweaked and applied to any human activity.

This is just what two of my teachers told me in their own way. Thank you for the eloquent reminder.

This is one of the better videos you have put out. Many martial arts schools focus so much on being the best, strongest "warrior" the amount of lost students due to this in my former school was and is... astronomical. This is partially due to unnecessary injuries in sparring and bad training techniques. Also, positive reinforcement doesn't seem to be part of the psyche.

@theimmortal4718

3 ай бұрын

Not in BJJ. It's hands on, but only in experienced white belts are trying to muscle up

It brought me to tears; this was so profound. Or that could be just a head injury. Either way, I'm done with hard sparring, and this video confirms this fact. If I can't take all my gear off and play fight with you without fear of injury, then I'm finding another training partner. Bless you sir.

@KJDanforth

3 ай бұрын

Same

Best of your videos i´ve seen yet. Our Sparring is often light and sometimes i asked myself: "shouldn´t i go harder?". But the delevopment was very good, actually. So i think, you´re finally right.

Awesome stuff, this should be mandatory watching for every beginner in every martial arts club in the world!

This is awesome. For the last 30 years I've been suggesting this in my classes. You learn more efficiently when you are having fun and not worried about getting injured. This video explains it so well!

@airthrowDBT

3 ай бұрын

In Thai style, sparring is much more like playing tag, which they do constantly, every day, without hurting themselves to get the experience up. That is the only way Thai fighters can manage hundreds of kickboxing matches. Not burning themselves out in gym wars

@chriscote9054

3 ай бұрын

@airthrowDBT Exactly. Sometimes my younger students are scared of sparring, but if I can get them to think of it as "playing tag", they see it completely differently.

Thank you for making this video. More people need to see this and adapt their current training techniques. I've been injured in 'light' sparring sessions, including a cracked rib, when my sparring partner (not opponent) just decided to show off and go all out (without letting me know beforehand). More 'play' and less 'fight' goes a long way, and your video illustrates this perfectly.

Really helpful helped me to get through the stress and fear I faced in sparring

Great video Jesse, this is exactly what I'm doing now after years of hard sparring & old school kumite, but didn't know all the cientific part

This. I've sparred with so many people who think it's ok to go all in at training or don't know how to control their kicks. I gave up bringing my pads and was just focusing on kata. Im training somewhere else now where we call sparring tag with feet. It's so much more fun and relaxed.

Great video Jesse-San. Even Kyokushin can be fun during kumite. The general rule is only go as hard as you want your partner to go. I think people assume kyokushin is just violence, but nobody in the dojo wants to kill you.

@stanislavkimov2779

3 ай бұрын

I actually am very fond of my Kyokushin memories. We had sparrings every day, and we want as hard as we cared, only rule no punches in the face. But we all learned to be really attentive to each other and well coorinated. I actually learned to control my movements not to hurt myself and another person.

@DiscoFang

3 ай бұрын

BS. I've met plenty of meathead kyokushin practitioners who just want to smash their way through in sparring. Depends on the school and how old school they are. I do say though that my experience goes back to the late 70's and through the 80's. Of course, that's not exclusive to kyokushin but my long-held nickname for it is the "meathead style".

@DiscoFang

3 ай бұрын

Actually reminds me of the drills we used to do called "deadman'. One of you has your rear foot against the wall and can't move it. The other can move around. Rules are moderate to hard power punches to the torso and arms. The variation is the guy on the wall can only block. This is all bare knuckle no pads. Normal training.

This video is so good. It explained perfectly why I always sucked at most online video games I ever played. Too much anger, ego and rage instead of focus on playing and having fun. The few matches where I was relaxed I had so much more fun and played so much better, even If at the end I ended up losing. I know the video is about martial arts and sports, but it goes basically for any kind of skill, even when gaming.

This topic makes a whole lot of sense! I agree when you get injured..you want to quit. Learning to fight for real..? Is to fight for real…nut the type of playing you suggested…makes it more fun , testing different techniques, and learning from mistakes, without hurting each other…benefits each other…Great advice! Aloha

All your videos are beautiful and fun. Your channel is considered number one in publishing beautiful videos, especially about the world of martial arts and fighting masters. Your channel is very inspiring.

Excellent video, thank You. When younger had enough this toughing up hard training, not even sparring, concentrated in surving. Fortunaly nowdays, at older age, I have found a extremely good place, teacher and bunch of people to practice and lightly spar with a good humor.

Excellent!! Being mature enough to not engage in a brawl after being hit a little bit hard, is KEY. Thanks Jesse.

I can't even express my gratitude for you to make such a informational video. I've always wondered why Thais fight with smile yet other combat sports are trying to take their opponent's heads off. I'm glad I watched this 10 minute video and learned a bunch of new stuff that are really useful for me and my sparring partner.

Spot on. I hope this approach spreads far and wide.

Great video man! The thing I like the most is you explained the topic in a way that can be applied across different entities/fields of work, not just fighting. I am now looking to apply this in to the boring but important tasks in my life. Thanks again

I've always told people that I believed that there was an attitude or state of mind that we should have as children but should always try to keep and hold as we grow, not only for ourselves but for each other. This video spoke to me in a unique way that means more to me than usual. It carries a special message and reminded me of something I haven't thought about in a while. Thanks. Keep doing your best.

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

🙏

Your best video yet! A real masterpiece

This, 1000 times this! My instructor of over 4 decades, Bob Blaisdell, was not only a Uechi Ryu Master, but also created games to teach everything from balance to present state of mind. Sparring was always 10% or less of our training because of everything you say here, but also because people tend to forget what they learned in full sparring.

I don't think I've ever made that connection, but in hindsight, it's easy to see I've always learned more from fun, playful, light sparring, rather than 100% speed and power sparring. Both are imperative for different reasons, but some of my favorite techniques are techniques I successfully executed in light sparring first. Very cool video, Sensei.

Life changing idea. 😮 Thank you for reminding me of the importance of play 😊

This is an amazing video… iv been telling my kid this for years now 🙏🏾👍thks

My goodness! This video has been one of THE MOST useful lessons I've seen on this channel. Not only for learning, but teaching too. That you so much for sharing! :D

Very good topic, and brilliantly presented. Thanks for sharing. I hope people would understand, that plain thing, that sparring is not competing, but learning.

@KARATEbyJesse

3 ай бұрын

Well said!

This is an incredible video, my friend! This was very encouraging.

Thats such a nice video. I am a Game Designer and did a lot of research into gamification and this is spot on. Its not about making things into weird collecting games having an app that rates you, its actually about bringing fun back into doing things, and where should we be able to do that, if not in our hobbies?