Tuesday, 29 March 2011

New video uploaded

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© André Bertel. Christchurch, New Zealand 2011.
Sunday, 20 March 2011

TACIT KARATE

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The majority of highly advanced techniques, principles and applications in karate can be best explained as tacit or unspoken knowledge. _...
Saturday, 19 March 2011

What's your stance? (The Draft)

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From a constructivist view point, especially when considering that this website follows my daily training and teaching, here are some of the...
Thursday, 17 March 2011

Taking a stance!

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The tachikata (stances) of Asai-ha Shotokan-ryu Karate include heisoku dachi, musubi dachi, heiko dachi, hachinoji dachi, uchi hachinoji da...

Keriwaza II: Form & strength first, flexibility second.

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I was swamped by emails after my last post titled `keriwaza’ so rather than answer everyone individually, I thought I’d make post answering ...
Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Keriwaza I

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There are many keriwaza (kicking techniques) in Shotokan Karate-Do, the more common include mae hiza geri, mae geri (keage and kekomi), fum...
Monday, 14 March 2011

Jiyu kumite no kamae

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The 'Jiyu-kumite no kamae' (posture of free-sparring) in traditional karate refers to the position of the upper body and arms in pa...
Sunday, 13 March 2011

Techniques from any movement or position: The Unpredictability of Asai Karate

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Kicking from seiza, lying down or seated in squat position (as pictured with both left and right legs here) was a favourite BASIC training ...
Saturday, 12 March 2011

JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

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New Zealand and Japan are our home countries, Mizuho & I have both lived in both nations extensively over the years, and both have bee...

KUMITE

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The definition of ‘Kumite’ by the late Chief Instructor of the Japan Karate Association, Masatoshi Nakayama Sensei, is worthy of much refle...