Sunday, 17 August 2008

Andre Bertel Blog Links

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In the last two months I have received some emails from people wanting to access my older posts. For your convenience I've provided the...
Saturday, 16 August 2008

Memorial Training Report

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Admittedly, this year, my karate-do practices in memory of Asai Sensei were far less physical than last years. I completed three trainings...
Friday, 15 August 2008

ASAI SENSEI MEMORIAL DAY TRAINING

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I have little to say in this post, as today is all about intensive training, in remembrance of Tetsuhiko Asai Sensei. As today marks two ye...
Monday, 11 August 2008

Obon

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I decided to slightly increase my self-training during our Obon holiday which started on Saturday. This evening on completion of day four, ...
Monday, 4 August 2008

Okinawa trip

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My wife Mizuho and I just returned from a wonderful holiday in Okinawa where we spent the best part of a week. We stayed at the beautiful Ok...
Thursday, 17 July 2008

My latest training routine

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Ido kihon: This month I have returned to ido-kihon practice with the following fundamental combinations: (1) Okiku tobi konde sanbon zuki;...
Monday, 14 July 2008

Christa visits Japan

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Christa Lehmann (shodan) of Switzerland visited us over the weekend, leaving Kyushu on Tuesday morning. Christa trained at my dojo back in C...
Thursday, 10 July 2008

Personal tuition from Asai Sensei

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Here is some video footage of Asai Sensei giving me personal training. Receiving such direct tuition allowed me to expand my physical knowle...
Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Blog Back Online...

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My blog has been offline for a week as a result of maintenance and some alterations of past posts. This took longer than expected, as last ...
Friday, 27 June 2008

Personal Training from Asai Sensei

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Here are some pictures of one-on-one practice with my late Sensei, Tetsuhiko Asai. I hope you enjoy them! I have many more photos and videos...