2026 Kapiti Coast, New Zealand (PART ONE)

I just returned home to Oita City, Japan, after conducting a two-day Technical Seminar, Dan Examination's, and the usual Private Training for the host dojo/group. These events took place on the Kapiti Coast, just North of Wellington, in the North Island of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

The events were hosted by KKA Karate Academy: 

www.kka.co.nz

 Asai Sensei sometimes showed slight variation in the Koten-Gata for 'adaptive budo'. These variations are slight, such as trajectory change, different tachikata, etcetera. That being said, it makes these kata alive, and a wonderful bujutsu extension of standard Shotokan-Ryu. 

In this regard, I taught Kakuyoku Sandan (with some subtle variations) at the 2018 Seminar in Halle, Germany. Here's a direct link to the overview of that event: https://youtu.be/DSQd8ApZxeU?si=kuLt75pY3MBOgBt0

Within the next day or two, I'll share a BRIEF REPORT about the seminar... 

And also share some VIDEO FOOTAGE via YouTube. If you attended, I hope this will help review key points in the training!

Until then, when flying, I completed generic notes on Kakuyoku Sandan Kata, which (as promised) I've passed on to Allan Sensei to share with any seminar participants wishing to have them.

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©︎ André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2026).