Sunday, 29 April 2012

Today must be better than yesterday and tomorrow better than today!

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I’ve been sent numerous emails asking for video links of my karate. While these links are not everything freely available on the internet, ...
Monday, 16 April 2012

Keigo Abe Sensei: Christchurch Seminars

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Keigo Abe Sensei conduct two seminars in Christchurch on the 5th & 6th of May 2012. This course will be OPEN for all ka...
Sunday, 8 April 2012

Great Karate

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How can anyone who practices karate-do think they are “great”? It is impossible if one has an honest view of themselves. Irrespective of co...
Saturday, 7 April 2012

Christchurch Seido Karate

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On Thursday night I enjoyed participating in one of Hanshi Renzie Hanham ’s black belt classes (at the Seido Shibu on Barbadoes Street...
Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Christchurch Shotokan Karate Instructor Training

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In addition to training in the general class at the Christchurch Shotokan Karate Club (CPIT dojo) here is the current instructors class tra...
Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Matt Brew Sensei back in New Zealand

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Matthew Brew Sensei (3rd Dan) has returned the dojo after more than a decade in Tokyo. We welcome him back to the club with open arms, and ...
Monday, 19 March 2012

The 'art' of karate: Neglecting the `martial' part

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It doesn't take a rocket scientist to establish that many of the techniques, movements and positions in karate are clearly not directly...
Monday, 5 March 2012

Transforming the impossible into merely difficult

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Shulman (2005) states that “Habit makes novelty tolerable and surprise sufferable. The well-masked habit shifts new learning into our zones...
Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Videos from Germany & Italy

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Here are all of the videos from my seminars in Germany and Italy (January/February 2012). When time allows I will post one more, which will ...
Monday, 20 February 2012

Andre Bertel 2012 European Seminars (Part Four)

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Below is an embedded video from my recent seminars in Mira (Venice Italy) at the new dojo of Mauro Mion Shihan - 7th Dan. The video was cre...