- My next guest is here to teach us some karate.
She's not your... I'm so excited.
She's not your ordinary karate master,
she first got into the martial art at 68.
And now at 83, this great-grandma
is a fifth degree, black belt, that's awesome.
She's even been honored by Chuck Norris, which is so cool.
Let's welcome Carole, everybody.
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(Carole gnarls)
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(Carole gnarls)
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(Carole gnarls)
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Oh, my God, I am like...
I love you, oh my God.
I have life goals, right now, to be you.
It's so lovely to meet you, meet Sydney.
- Hi.
- Hi, how are you?
- Incredible. (Kelly laughs)
- That was awesome.
- Thank you.
- I mean, okay, I have to start with...
Karate seems like an uncommon hobby
to start in your sixties, right?
- Yes.
- [Kelly] So, what, what, why?
- Well, I had read places that you should start
something brand new when you're about 65.
- [Kelly] Yeah.
- And...
- Like good for your brain and stuff?
- Yeah, yeah, it keeps the brain active and stuff.
So, I had tried a couple of things
and it didn't work too well.
And so, I was taking my 11-year-old granddaughter, Sierra,
to karate and I was watching it
and I thought, "Wow, that's not only physical,
that's mental. I think I'd like to try this".
So, I asked the instructor, Christie,
if I could join the class and she said, "Sure".
So, I was training with like 10 and 11 year old kids.
(audience laughs)
- But if you're a beginner, it's place to start.
- [Carole] Exactly.
I felt like I belonged.
- That's like learning languages, it's easy to...
I like almost getting like, children's books, it's easier.
- That is exactly.
- Yeah, yeah, well...
- And so then, you know,
I'm retired and they had to go to school.
So, I got to practice and practice and practice
and I did find out one thing,
the key to doing it well is to practice,
in front of a mirror.
- Oh. - Yeah.
Because what you think in your head you're doing
and what you feel like you're doing...
- Oh see, this is why I don't want a mirror in a gym.
- Yeah, exactly, that is so true.
- I want to feel like I am Beyonce,
on this treadmill, right now, like.
- Because I thought that I was kicking like at,
you know, chest level and I looked in the mirror
and boom, maybe a knee or a shin.
(audience and Kelly laugh)
- That's amazing, okay so, have to have a mirror.
Oh, I might be out.
Well, Carole also teaches karate.
So, she's offered to show us a quick few moves,
because I want to know how to do something.
Except I'm not excited,
because I think Sydney is probably,
going to pick this up like a pro.
- I don't know, I don't know, I don't know.
- [Kelly] She's had MMA experience.
- It's not the same, it's not the same.
- This is my disclaimer.
This is my disclaimer, it's not violent?
(audience and Kelly laugh)
- [Sydney] She thinks I'm violent.
(Sydney and Kelly laugh)
- Which is awesome, because you're in a pink dress.
It's great, oh my God.
- And I'm in black, with a stick.
- [Kelly] I know, that's amazing.
Okay so, what are we going to learn?
Are we going to do this now?
Okay let's do it, let's get up.
Let's do it.
What are we going to learn? I'm so excited.
(audience applause)
I'm taking my shoes off.
- Yeah, take your shoes off.
- Oh, yeah. - I'm taking these off.
Yeah, nah, nah, nah, I ain't about a sprained ankle.
- I'm going to lose like, five inches here.
- Oh, me too, I'm so short, yeah.
Five, three and a half, good things,
small packages, you know all that.
Okay, so take us step by step.
I think you're here on this black.
- Okay, do you want me to do
what you're going to do, before?
- Oh, God, I'm nervous.
You just stepped back, okay.
Okay, wait, wait. (Kelly laughs)
(Sydney laughs)
- You're rolling up your sleeves.
- [Kelly] I'm nervous.
(Karate sounds)
(Carole screams)
Oh my God.
(audience applause)
Wait, wait, so slow it down.
- Yeah, we got to go slow.
- [Kelly] All your arm work, you make it look easy
and I'm going to look so ridiculous.
- [Sydney] I'm going to look ridiculous.
- Oh my God.
- Okay, so you're pointing that arm.
- [Kelly] Okay.
Now, you're going to put that left-hand up.
It's the left one that's going to come down,
in front of your knee. - Okay.
- Pow.
Like that.
All right, so now, we're going to get some power
by twisting this back leg, back foot,
into a forward stance when we do that front punch.
- [Kelly] Okay.
(Karate sounds)
- Nice.
Nice, nice, nice. - I like punching.
(audience laughs) - You're really, good.
- I have a punching bag, whatever.
- Okay, and so now, we're going to pull this back again
and we're going to do that cross-elbow strike.
(Karate sounds)
Nice.
And we're going to slide up.
(Karate sounds)
Do it again.
- And then...
- Now we're going to,
now we're going to draw that line that you like.
(Carole screams)
- Whatever.
(Sydney and audience laughs)
- [Kelly] And then coming back, okay, okay.
I feel powerful, right now.
- Then, we're going to end with that kick.
- Okay.
(Carole screams)
- Okay.
(Kelly screams)
(Sydney yelps)
- Now it's got to be a push.
- Oh. - Push.
(Kelly screams)
Push that thing... - Push it.
- So you're going to open the door.
- Okay.
(Carole groans) (Kelly screams)
- That's it. - I feel good.
- All right, let's see it.
(audience applause) - Okay.
- Oh, let's see it? Oh. - Yeah, yeah.
- [Carole] Here we go.
- No, here we go.
- [Carole] Here we go.
- [Kelly] Here we go.
- Okay, ready stance.
- I got this down.
- What's kind of the rhythm we're going?
(Kelly hums)
Is that the rhythm? What's the rhythm? What are we...
(Kelly laughs)
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Okay, okay.
Okay, here we go.
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(Kelly groans)
(Karate sounds)
- Whatever. (audience applause)
- Okay.
- I feel strong, I feel powerful.
(Carole screams)
- Yes. (audience applause)
You did great back there. (audience applause)