Friday, 19 June 2009

The 2nd Anniversary of Andre Bertel's Karate-Do

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On this day, two years ago, I wrote and published my first post here, on Andre Bertel's Karate-Do. _______ In that first post I outline...
Sunday, 14 June 2009

Sashimi & Kihon

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I enjoy eating sashimi (raw fish), a delicacy here in Japan. To me, the beauty of munching on sashimi is that you can really taste the fish...
Wednesday, 10 June 2009

Tsuyu

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Tsuyu (the rainy season) has arrived here in Japan and man it’s pouring down in Kyushu. The humid weather has arrived and the heat is risin...
Tuesday, 9 June 2009

New Hirota Dogi

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Based on my experience of simultaneously having both a Hirota ‘Ichi-roku-san’ (#163) and a ‘Pinak Kata’, I decided to return to the Pinak K...
Monday, 8 June 2009

Interview with Mike Dukas Shihan

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I just read a great interview with Mike Dukas Shihan (7th Dan KWF) on the Shotokan Way. The humility and deep knowledge of this master kar...
Friday, 5 June 2009

The Karate Specific Physique

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Often people ask me “André, what do you do to keep in shape besides shotokan?” It is a nice compliment, but in actuality, I just do karate....
Monday, 1 June 2009

Trainee from Kitakyushu

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Mr. Lyn Jehu came from Kokura City for private training yesterday and also on the 16th of May. Lyn and I have corresponded several times, s...
Sunday, 24 May 2009

Lifetime Budo

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I am a very confident person in my life, but when it comes to my karate technique, I’m never happy with myself – never satisfied. That is t...
Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Me no kubarikata

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Introduction: Me no kubarikata means ‘placing the eyes’. In karate we typically utilize 'me no kubarikata' in four circumstances. T...
Tuesday, 12 May 2009

Shodan Examination Kihon

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At present my kihon training is completely dedicated to the Shodan Exam Fundamentals with emphasis on “Waza no naka ni waza ga aru” which ...