Friday, 31 May 2013

Andre Bertel South Africa 2013 (Video three)

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This is part three of my karate classes in South Africa, part one is already on ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVww-IUx0Fw ). Part two (w...

Updated schedule for prospective hosts

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  UPDATE : From June 11th, I'm available for private lessons and seminars nationwide in New Zealand. However, these seminars must ...
Saturday, 25 May 2013

Busy at the University of Canterbury

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Sorry for my lack of posts, my workload at the University of Canterbury has been pretty extreme, but soon over…   My target is to k...
Thursday, 16 May 2013

Andre Bertel South Africa 2013 (Video one)

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© André Bertel. Christchurch, New Zealand (2013).
Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Is self-training in karate really essential?

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I sometimes get asked whether or not self-practice in karate is really essential.   To answer this, I ask people “If one attends unive...
Thursday, 2 May 2013

Visitor from Australia

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JKA Christchurch had a guest from Australia this week, Rebecca Hann (2nd Dan), who attended the two general classes at CPIT. On the secon...
Monday, 22 April 2013

New Christchurch Shotokan Karate Club website

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Here is a link to the new Christchurch Shotokan Karate Club homepage: www.jkachristchurch.blogspot.com   The club has recently affil...
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013

My Current Training Regime

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My current self-training is focused on koshi no kaiten, tai no shinshuku and waza no kankyu. Nevertheless, due to all my university work (j...
Thursday, 28 March 2013

SEMINARS IN SOUTH AFRICA (Part 7): Report by Bryan Dukas Sensei

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Here's an article by my good friend Bryan Dukas Sensei (5th Dan) who travelled down for my seminars on the East Cape. Bryan Sensei bes...
Thursday, 14 March 2013

SEMINARS IN SOUTH AFRICA (PART 6): OFFICIAL COURSE REPORT

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Here is a report on the Shotokan Karate Technical Seminars I taught in South Africa. It has been composed by Gary Grapentin Sensei (5th Dan...