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, 21 February 2013

Aoraki Mt. Cook, New Zealand

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Kanku-Dai Kata facing New Zealand's highest peak, Aoraki Mount Cook. - February 16th, 2013. Unsu kata. Gyaku-zu...

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

SEMINARS IN SOUTH AFRICA (PART 5): DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

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Mzwandile Matebese Sensei: Hangeki gyaku-zuki. I was very honoured to take a class at Mzwandile Matebese Sensei’s Joza township do...

Sunday, 17 February 2013

SEMINARS IN SOUTH AFRICA (PART 4): Beach Training

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Revision of Seiryu kata Gary Grapentin Sensei (chief instructor of East Cape Shotokan-ryu and seminar organiser) arranged a trainin...

Thursday, 14 February 2013

SEMINARS IN SOUTH AFRICA (PART 3): Newspaper reports

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Monday, 11 February 2013

SEMINARS IN SOUTH AFRICA (PART 2): Private Lessons

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Each day, whilst in South Africa, I gave Gary Grapentin Sensei and Maureen De Jager Sensei private lessons. The private lessons for Maure...

Sunday, 10 February 2013

SEMINARS IN SOUTH AFRICA (PART 1)

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To begin, I thought the best thing to do is provide a background on my hosts, the EAST CAPE SHOTOKAN-RYU, and its chief instructor, Gary...

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Andre Bertel: Japan; 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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