KARATE NERD IN OKINAWA | Season 1 (Ep. 6) — Shorin Ryu w/ Higa Masaharu (9th dan)

Hey jesse sensei, whenwill you come to singapore for a seminar? I would really love for you to come here! Would sign up immediately too! XD

Whats the grade of your blackbelt?

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Hey Jesse, i'm from brasil and i am too a great fan of your videos, did you visit some jyureikan shorin ryu dojo? With hanshi Mitsuo ishibashi in your trip on okinawa?

Hey Jesse, love the vids. I have a question. I studied Taekwondo back in 92- 95 and received my brown belt. I'm 46 years old now and have found an traditional Okinawan school here in Dallas, that teaches shorin ryu from ( Eizo Shimabukuro lineage. ). I have not practiced any style of Karate so what advice would you give in going to a harder style of fighting. Thanks. Denis

The shots where you tower over everyone are so hilarious to me.😆

what is this belt Jesse`s using please? Thanks!

Did you keep on training the Myoshoken kata (don't know hos it is written)? 😊

Hi Jesse,

Having a background in Okinawa do you know or have you learned anything of Eizo Shimabukuro Sensei?

Really clever!

Jesse, have you done any videos on Motobu sensei? He is my favorite karateka due to his belief on practical fighting and techniques over the more exaggerated stances and techniques of Shotokan which his rival made and pitched to the Japanese gov't.

I enjoy these informal informational videos just as much as the actual karate videos.
Well done and keep it up Jesse!

Hi Jesse, really enjoying your “karate nerd in...” series. I was wondering, in some of the Okinawa videos I noticed that a lot of the 9th and 10th dan wear belts with what look like 3 dan bars on each end. Do you know if this has a meaning or is it that they simply don’t bother enough to add any more? I hope to hear back 😁 thanks and keep bringing the awesome content 👍🥋

I'm speechless!

I don't remember how to tell my belt,

Course I lost everything in a fire

I had an instructor say once that the Funakoshi saying means a martial artist doesn’t go looking for a fight but is ready when it comes.

I have to say my friend, I've been a practitioner of Okinawan Goju Ryu karate since i was 9 years old. I don't have a religion, but karate has been the closes I've come to say that karate has been my religion all my life.

I'm now 45. I would remove at least 70% of the stuff I used to obssessively train with hardened black belts. Karate is where you start. MMA is where you progress to become a much better fighter.
Katas are a complete waste of time, other than to perhapse keep the cardio going, or to get good at....katas.

You get good at fighting by....fighting.

My club, we did mostly randori, so we were actually really damn good at it. Especially after facing other clubs, we knew we were ahead of the curve. But even that isn't enough. You need to try out those techniques in a ring, and they mostly don't work, other than the basics!


I'd say shadow boxing is a million times better than doing a kata. Katas are so restristrictive, and stiff, and rather than moulding the form onto the practitioner to suit their body, energy and movement, they (the senseis) are hell-bent in acquiring the desired form. Katas are bad in the fact that they instil stiffness ratehr than a flow, and/or adaptation.

Chinese hand ?

There's no first attack against karate...

Top!

Ever heard of Gogen Yamaguchi (Goju Ryu), Peter Urban (USA Goju), Mas Oyama (Kyokushin)? Keep up the groundbreaking work

I think that when it is said that "there is no first strike in karate" it means that all traditional Martial Art is made for personal defense. in moral culture, a warrior who holds power does not fight. In other words, we never start a fight, we only use our art to defend ourselves and our loved ones.

Bushi = WarriorPoet

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Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience man
I really appreciate

Jesse I really enjoy your videos. I have one suggestion, I am a student of Shotokan Karate and just a thought. "There is no first attack in Karate" does not imply weakness, an attack is not necessarily physical, a first attack can be a threat to your family friends or yourself. I think that the term means be at peace with everyone, do not start trouble (There is no first attack in Karate). If trouble comes to you then it is your duty to stop it before it harms anyone. Just my humble opinion.

空手に先手なし is thought to mean there's no first attack in karate; karate practitioners shouldn't attack people first even if they are under a threat, and they should only attack back once they get attacked. This interpretation seems correct if you think about the fact that most, if not all katas start with blocks, and also the fact that especially Okinawan karate styles emphasise the importance of blocking and attacking at the same time. It's rather hard to believe に means against in this saying to be honest and I've never seen any Japanese person interpreting it like that. Having said that, practising with that mindset (practitioners should be ready all the time) can only be good in my opinion as well.

Will you make a video, so we too can learn that kata?!

Not a karate practitioner But am martial artist I enjoy ur videos I love being educated about martial arts history thumbs up

As someone new to finding Jesse, I like that while he did go to Okinawa primarily to show us all these old masters of the art of Karate, he is still out to have fun and be a tourist while not in the Dojo.

Old saying “ learning how to fight is much easier than learning what to do in between fights “

Interesting how religion and ceremonial practices described in your videos - including the grave/burial practice of an entire family inside a protected shell - are quite similar to how Europeans used to do things in pre-Christian times.

@Jesse I'm curious. The traditional Okinawan weapons to me looks like they are suited for self defense like the bo, tekko, tonfa etc. While some look like they were originally intended for police use like the sai. So I'm curious, what were the weapons that the Okinawans had when they were still independent and had a standing army? Did they also used swords, spears and bows? What did they look like and are they still practiced today?

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It is a real privilege to witness Jesse's trips to Okinawa and China. And I received Karate Nerd email 5 today, with its long list of interesting websites and books. Jesse has given me a GREAT retirement hobby!

I loved hearing your interest in these different katas. My instructor is the founder of the “fallen tree” method. Aka Muso Kai karate :3

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Jesse you have trained under multiple master of karate. Do you have a style you prefer? I have trained in Shorin-ryu for 20 years and studied with shotokan and American kenpo. I personally prefer the old ways as I find they are actually more effective in a real life situation but would love to know your opinion?

did you say relax 😇

Incredibly well done Jesse! As an old student of Uechi Ryu, a long time ago, studying under Frank Gorman, I super enjoyed the content. It was great to see some of the variations, first hand, between those three main schools - Shorin, Goju and Uechi. Nicely done for what the Germans call a schnupfer Kurs....if I spelled it correctly.. Charlie

Can u send the karate nerd good bag

Do you know who Shihan Eddie Emin is? Because my sensei was trained by him.

Curious, indeed how Matsumoto's grave is headed by the characters of 武氏 instead of 武士。

That cemetery reminds me a lot of the above-ground cemeteries found in New Orleans, LA. I imagine there may be similar weather-related reasons for the architectural style.

Is Shorin Ryu semi contact or full contact when it comes to it's kumite?