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...