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.

Saturday, 26 May 2012

2012 Seminars in Australia

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The June Seminars in Australia are coming up. I've officially taken the week off instructing here to teach these seminars in Western Au...
Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Andre Bertel Interview: Germany 2012

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Oliver Schomburg conducted this interview on the 31st of January in Ahrenshurg, Germany. He recently made it into a video, which you can wat...
Monday, 21 May 2012

More than ducking a kick

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Many people ask me, as Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei's IJKA uchideshi, "Why practice his special waza of ducking underneath keriwaza (kick...
Saturday, 19 May 2012

Seeking true karate-do

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Tonight Matt Brew Sensei and his lovely wife Eiko took me out to dinner. It was a wonderful time and I also enjoyed being with their baby d...

Updated Training Regime

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Here's my present training regime. I have to say that it has been positively improved by recent visits by Keigo Abe Sensei (9th Dan JSKA...
Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Hangeki-waza: The subconsciously grooved control of maai

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Unambiguously, one of the key points of hangeki-waza (counterattacking techniques) is to subconsciously groove optimal maai (distancing) for...
Monday, 7 May 2012

One Million visitors to Andre Bertel's Karate-Do

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A few days ago ‘André Bertel’s Karate-Do’ exceeded one million visits. Needless to say, I think that’s a fair few people! I’d like to tak...

Keigo Abe Sensei - Christchurch Seminars 2012

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Both videos from the seminars are now on youtube (updated today: 28 June, 2012). Please follow the links below. For those who participat...
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...
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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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