Sunday, 15 January 2012

Well prepared for Germany & Italy

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Here are some photographs from my self-training at Sumner beach today. I'm now well prepared and in top condition for my upcoming semin...
Thursday, 12 January 2012

Kizami-zuki, gyaku-zuki & oi-zuki

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The base techniques of standard karate-do are essentially kizami-zuki (jab punch), gyaku-zuki (reverse punch) and oi-zuki (lunge punch). T...
Tuesday, 10 January 2012

My new email address

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I have cancelled to use hotmail altogether, therefore my only means of contact (by email) is through the following gmail address: andrebert...
Saturday, 7 January 2012

ANDRE BERTEL 2012 EUROPEAN SEMINARS

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I'm really looking forward to teaching the upcoming seminars in Europe in February. However, some people are still emailing me to book...
Thursday, 5 January 2012

INTERVIEW: Hanshi Renzie Hanham (8th Dan Seido Karate)

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Hanshi Renzie Hanham is Christchurch City’s only karate master and a pioneer of New Zealand Karate-Do. His long and vigorous karate journey...
Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Andre Bertel Karate Seminar: Italy 2012

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I am being flown to Venice Italy to teach a special course at Mauro Mion Sensei's dojo in Mira. The course is being organised by Silvio...
Monday, 2 January 2012

Christchurch's only Shotokan Karate Instructors Class Resumes

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The 2012 Christchurch Shotokan instructors training began today. Obviously, this is an important training for Traditional Shotokan in Chris...
Sunday, 1 January 2012

HATSUGEIKO 2012

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My first karate-geiko of the New Year today was marked by a new self-training regime which I will outline below. Before doing so I'd li...
Friday, 30 December 2011

Michael Barr (IJKA England) returns to New Zealand

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Once again Michael Barr (4 th Dan) from IJKA England came to New Zealand to study Asai -ha Shotokan - ryu karate-do with me. Michael tr...
Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Some more photos from the Christchurch Seminar

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Here are some pictures from the Asai-ha Shotokan-ryu Karatedo Technical Seminars I conducted in Christchurch, New Zealand (on the 17th &...