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, 22 January 2010

New training regime

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Kihon: My current training routine is concentrating on 12 simple ido-kihon waza (listed below). My repetitions of each technique is four to...
Sunday, 17 January 2010

SEMINARS IN ITALY

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On May 1st and 2nd, and May 8th and 9th 2010, I will be teaching open karate-do seminars in Venice, Italy. These are being hosted by Giusep...
Thursday, 14 January 2010

Ooyuki

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Here are a couple of photos from today of the scenic Mt. Hachimen, which we can admire from our apartment, and the local supermarket just u...
Wednesday, 13 January 2010

SEMINARS IN GERMANY

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I'll be teaching seminars in Ahrensburg , Germany on April 17 th & 18 th of April, 2010. Please click on the poster for more detai...
Friday, 1 January 2010

HATSUGEIKO 2010

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I’d like to take this chance to wish all of the visitors, here to my webpage, a very happy, healthy and productive New Year. ________ Today...
Thursday, 31 December 2009

Final practice for 2009

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Today was my final karate keiko for 2009. The single session comprised of lot’s of ido - kihon up and down the dojo , the practice of seve...
Tuesday, 29 December 2009

NANAKOROBI YAOKI (Day 4)

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Today was 'officially' the fourth and final day of kangeiko but not the final training of the year, which will be held on the 31st....
Monday, 28 December 2009

NANAKOROBI YAOKI (Day 3)

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Today's kangeiko was completely dedicated to the five Junro kata , which I only just recently published an article on: http://andrebe...
Sunday, 27 December 2009

NANAKOROBI YAOKI (Day 2)

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'Nanakorobi yaoki' literally translates as "stumbling seven times but recovering eight". A necessity in our lives, on all...
Saturday, 26 December 2009

NANAKOROBI YAOKI (Day 1)

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December Kangeiko (special cold/winter training) started in the early hours of this morning... And the big question is "where has 2009...
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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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