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.

Thursday, 28 July 2011

Practice Karate!

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Here’s a quote I’ ve taken from Blakemore & Frith (2005), which I thought would be beneficial for karateka . Read this through a cou...
Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Post snow storm photos

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Here are some post Christchurch snow storm photos from this evening! _______ Training was cancelled at the IJKA New Zealand Honbu Dojo (b...

Christchurch Snow Storm

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Here in Christchurch, New Zealand, snow is a novelty, so yesterdays snowfall (which was the biggest in 15 years) was nice to experience.The...
Saturday, 23 July 2011

Group training verses individual training

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One of the things I stress is the combination of group and individual practice. Group training is valuable for obvious reasons such as moti...
Friday, 15 July 2011

The void between theory & practice

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Many people nowadays over-think their karate rather than using their mind as merely a rudder to direct training. It is true without theory/...
Monday, 11 July 2011

Martial Arts Fads

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I just wanted make a CORRECTION on a recent article and apologise for my lack of clearly explaining my points. It sounded like I was insin...
Sunday, 10 July 2011

Asai Sensei Video

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I was emailed this nice video, dedicated to my late karate teacher, Shuseki-Shihan Tetsuhiko Asai (10th Dan). Thanks Darren for the compilat...
Sunday, 3 July 2011

Winter is here...Overcome it with Training!

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The New Zealand Winter really is here in earthquake shaken Christchurch. For a `heat lover' such as myself, the thought of Summer back...

ASHI BARAI: ANDRE BERTEL " THE TETSUHIKO ASAI WAY"

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© André Bertel. Christchurch, New Zealand (2011).
Tuesday, 28 June 2011

The Karatedo of Andre Bertel

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Recently I've posted several videos. Here is one with a brief profile, a handful of photos and some video footage. © André Bertel. Chris...
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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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