Thursday, 15 October 2009

Technical Maturity

›
Yesterdays training was focused on the following techniques practiced in the stationary fashion: (1) kizami - zuki ; (2) gyaku - zuki ; (3)...
Thursday, 1 October 2009

Jugatsu no keiko

›
Some reflections on my karate-do… Recently my Shotokan karate practice has been further simplified, yet again… This is undoubtedly d ue to ...
Saturday, 26 September 2009

Kougemachi Training

›
Today marks two and half years since we arrived back in Japan, and for me as a karateka, this can only be defined by my daily teaching and ...
Thursday, 24 September 2009

Makiwara Training

›
My doctor cheekily asked “How many times have you broken your knuckles? Either that or you are a karate man!” When I told him I have traine...
Friday, 18 September 2009

Andre Bertel's Karate-Do Video Links

›
For your convenience here are the links to my all of present videos uploaded on Youtube. Please feel free to watch and rate them. And if you...
Friday, 11 September 2009

Shotei Dai Kata (Performed Slowly)

›
I've uploaded a slow performance of the Asai-ryuha kata 'Shotei-dai' _ _______ Even though I'm performing Shotei-dai slowly...
Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Updated training regime based on junansei

›
My current training regime covers a wide variety of kata to re-address my junansei (softness). As I have written before, this is a constant...
Monday, 24 August 2009

Kaminari-arashi kata on Youtube

›
I've uploaded some clips of Kaminari-arashi from a DVD created around four or five years ago with the assistance of Tony Petronelli Sen...
Friday, 21 August 2009

Karate Champion?

›
I won a lot of karate tournaments when I was younger, and I lost in some as well. I have had days when I've entered and won every bout ...
Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Masao Kagawa Sensei Interview

›
Masao Kagawa Sensei was born in Osaka in 1955. He graduated from from Teikyo University and went on to become a Japan Karate Association in...