American vs. Japanese KARATE (Real Sparring)

Sensei Seth @SenseiSeth and Jesse Enkamp compare Karate techniques from Japan vs. USA. Watch the sparring at the end! 🥋

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[KARATEbyJesse]

Who won… east or west?! 🥋

PS. Subscribe or Seth will kick you! 🦶💥

[hardhurt]

"America sells stuff." is a great summary.

[elnombredelarosa]

I love how realistic Seth is about the American culture.

[RamseyDewey]

It's like watching Ryu and Ken go at in Street Fighter II... but with far fewer hadoken fireballs, and a lot more kata. Great video guys!

[MehrdadParthian]

that, "make our own kata" challenge, was one of the most entertaining challenges ever conceptualized. now i want to try that the next time i'm in the gym. thank you sensei jesse for that amazing show of skill and the concept !

[AnthonyRiddle]

It's so fun getting to spar people that train in a different style than you do. I used to compete in a bunch of "open style" tournaments and we would fight Kung Fu, Shotokan, Isshin Ryu, Kenpo, and Taekwondo practitioners. It was always fun to see what kind of tricks they had up their sleeves or what their specialties were. Taekwondo fighters were always the hardest puzzles to crack. They are so damn fast and their kicks come from everywhere

[Wiinajamizzi]

I love the final word with Seth.

When he said: "Okinawa...", Jesse's mouth immediately opened on reaction to complete the phrase. The only reason he didn't say it straight away was because he is polite and didn't want to interrupt, until Seth gestured him to complete the phrase.

Hilarious.

[XEEEEM]

I love how humble Sensei Seth was during the kata round and how kindly you reassured him when he was frustrated. To me, that’s the beauty of martial art right there. Great moment!

[SenseiSeth]

I’ll always claim American Karate.. but pineapple on pizza?! 😂😂😂 Thanks for the great time Jesse!!

[ControlAllDa]

I haven't practiced shotokan karate for about 13 years. I'm older, less flexible, unfit and out of shape. Your videos have inspired me to seek out a local shotokan club. I want to get back to that feeling where I felt strong and had confidence. Thank you Jesse

[MartialArtsJourney]

Awesome video! So cool you guys finally met. PS: I love the sound the gi makes during Jesse's kata 😎

[barrettdowell]

Jesse seems like a genuinely awesome person, the world's a better place with people like you man

[pavelcabak]

I think that all styles of karate are interesting. Japanese, American, korean, and European karate, i love them all

[OldSirius]

Two of my favorite Karate guys, along with that Hard 2 Hurt guy. Sensei Seth, I have much love and respect for your skill. However, Jesse's attention to technical nuance is legendary. This guy can not only give you the technical specs of each move but also the history. These are good videos. Please keep them coming.

[Degenevesting]

As a TKD black belt, both you and Seth have really convinced me to learn Karate.

[EvolveNowYoga]

Seths sparring tactic to say "Okinawa" is hilarious😂

[danielhaire]

One thing I would note about American martial Arts is that you have to remember back in the 60s and 70s, a lot of the people bringing the arts into the US were returning service members. So a lot of the training also had influences from their experiences and skills such as more modern defense scenarios and modern conditioning methods.

[CLUMSY]

"This is not fast food, This requires PATIENCE" ... That's absolutely CORRECT and what we learn in our dojo.

Nice words, Jesse ❤

[MrSknottykid]

So cool! Somehow this came up for me and I realize why after watching. The mutual respect, the willingness to learn and make mistakes, the aggressive yet controlled manner in which you sparred… Just two capable people learning and growing. It’s a really great thing to watch.

[swagmiredoesall]

This was a great video. I admire how humble and supportive of each other you both were. *Quality* content indeed.