Sunday, 6 March 2011

Post Earthquake Update

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To all CHRISTCHURCH SHOTOKAN & IJKA NEW ZEALAND Members: ________ Everyone’s OK: We are very thankful to inform you that no members of...
Saturday, 5 March 2011

The Command Counts of the 25 Standard Shotokan Kata

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The following are the correct command counts for the standard 25 JKA (Japan Karate Association) Shotokan kata. These are required for inst...
Friday, 4 March 2011

Real Kata is ruled by Oyo

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My favourite aspect of karate is kata, in saying that, I am not a good `kata performer' in the competition sense, and never have been. ...
Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Updated Self-Training Regime

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Here is my self-training regime updated. For those in Christchurch interested in private lessons, whilst the Honbu-dojo at CPIT and Tetsubu...
Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Asai-Ha Shotokan-Ryu Karatedo Seminars in Malaysia.

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On July 2nd & 3rd I'll be teaching Asai-ha Shotokan-ryu Karatedo clincs in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. These Technical Seminars are bein...
Saturday, 26 February 2011

Form & Application Together: MARTIAL ARTS KARATE

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One thing I advocate is 'teaching form and application together' from total beginners right through to the most advanced karateka . ...
Friday, 25 February 2011

CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE: A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE

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Tuesday the 22 nd of February began like any other day in my life, with my karate self-practice. After training, I had brunch with my wife...
Saturday, 19 February 2011

Andre Bertel Asai Karate Seminars in Australia (PART V)

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Here's some more photographs from the Asai-ha Shotokan-ryu Karatedo Seminars in Western Australia. Video footage will be posted at a la...

Andre Bertel Asai Karate Seminars in Australia (PART IV)

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Newspaper article from the Toodyay Herarld (Volume 288, February 2011). To read you can click on it. _________ © André Bertel, New Zealand ...
Friday, 18 February 2011

Andre Bertel Asai Karate Seminars in Australia (PART III)

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Here is the poster from the Western Australia Seminars. There were two made by the Avon Valley Shotokan Karate Club. One which they gave to...