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Conor McGregor’s karate footwork turns safe distance into a knockout threat

Conor McGregor’s distance control puts opponents within striking range while helping him stay beyond their reach, creating openings that can end a fight. Karate expert Jesse Enkamp breaks down the ...

[Practical Verification] Transcending 'Force vs. Force' in Full-Contact Karate — The Principles of Zero and Non-Initial Movement Fa-jin

In the training and matches of full-contact karate (Kyokushin rules), there is a wall that everyone faces at least once.Being ...
Jesse Enkamp on MSN

Samurai armor forced a karate black belt to rethink his most familiar moves

At Berlin’s Samurai Museum, karate black belt Jesse Enkamp discovered that his familiar punches and hip rotations could shift ...
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Fancy footwork: Engineering student an international martial arts champion

Ryan O’Neil hopes to spend 2020 competing and completing. The competition: suiting up for Canada in karate at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The completion: his fifth year as an Industrial Engineering ...
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UFC on FOX 4: Breaking Down Lyoto Machida's Karate Style

Former UFC Light-Heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida proved once again the effectiveness of his karate-based style at UFC on FOX 4, brutally knocking out Ryan Bader in the second round. Bader was ...