André Bertel's Karate-Dō

This site is based on my daily practice of Shōtōkan Karate-Dō here in Ōita City, Japan. More than anything else, unlike the majority of other karate websites, this page is primarily dedicated to Budō Karate training itself; that is, Karate-Dō as a vehicle for holistic development.

Friday, 29 June 2007

The Optimum Karate Physique

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The Optimum Karate Physique Is there an optimal physique for karate? I've always tried to develop a 'karate body', that is a ph...
Thursday, 28 June 2007

Media

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Some karate media ************* Here are some internet media links in case you haven't seen them! The first is a demonstration with As a...
Sunday, 24 June 2007

Kampai

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We've been back in Japan for three months today, so kampai (cheers/salute) everyone! June has been a month of important dates. We had ou...
Friday, 22 June 2007

Junansei: The Essence of Asai Karate

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JUNANSEI: The Essence of Asai Karate Based on my study under Asai Tetsuhiko, I believe that the highest level of karate skill and imp...

My current training routine

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My current self-training routine One of the things I would like to share on this site is my current self-training routine (I will upload the...
Thursday, 21 June 2007

Asai Sensei's First New Zealand Interview

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Here is the second interview I conducted with Asai Sensei in 2003. The first interview that year was in the United States, and the second, d...

Odaiba sidetrack

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I'm not always training... Mizuho and I always visit Venus Fort in Odaiba when in Tokyo in March, however it was our first chance to g...

2003 Junro kata article

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Here is another article I originally wrote in 2003. This article was later (in 2005) slightly altered, and featured, in both English and Ru...

Karate Champion?

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 I retired from competition at 30 years old with lots of plastic and metal "junk". When I competed, it was for fun. I was...
Wednesday, 20 June 2007

Flash back to my 2004 Interview with Asai Sensei

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Here is one of the many interviews I did with Asai Sensei. Over time I plan to re-publish all of them on here, as I believe they offer so ma...
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André Bertel is a Hachidan (8th Degree Black Belt) and A-Class International Instructor and Examiner in Shōtōkan Karate. He lives in the beautiful city of Ōita, Kyūshū, Japan. As a personal student of the legendary JKA Master, Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei, he is the Gijutsu-Chō (Technical Director) of the 国際空手道松濤館 (INTERNATIONAL KARATEDŌ SHŌTŌKAN—IKS). The IKS aims to pass on Traditional Budō/Bujutsu Karate in its purest form. He conducts a high-level instructor's program, and elite athletes training camp, in central Ōita City, which are both now world famous: due to the results achieved by participating renshusei/trainees. André Sensei has now trained for over 45 years and constantly in Japan since 1993. His daily self-training, firsthand learning from the very best instructors in the world, and overall experience is reflected on this blogsite. Welcome to André Bertel's Karate-Dō!
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