Monday, 26 May 2014

Unsu Kata: A generic outline

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As you may well know from earlier posts, I recently switched back to Unsu ( 雲手 ) as my tokui-gata. This occurred for a variety of reaso...
Saturday, 24 May 2014

Special Class in San Francisco California: JKA NORCAL

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On Wednesday, May 21 st , I taught a class exclusively for the members of JKA Northern California ( http://www.jkanorcal.org/ ) in San Fr...
Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Dealing with differences

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A major issue, that seems to always disturb karateka (practitioners of karate-do), is `the differences between the teachings of prominent...
Thursday, 1 May 2014

A return to Unsu Kata

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Demonstrating Unsu kata in front of my instructor, Nakamura Masamitsu Shihan.      I have finally decided to exchange Nijushiho ka...
Saturday, 26 April 2014

From Switzerland to Japan

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Christa after a lesson at my private dojo.   Our good friend Christa Lehman from Switzerland came to Aso-shi for training and to catch ...
Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Back to white belt

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Tekki Shodan Kata. Here’s my latest daily self-training routine. I hope it finds you well. Osu, André Bertel. KIHON (A)   Stationar...
Friday, 11 April 2014

"Holistic Control"

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Tobi mae-geri   As I have always said, quantity is never a substitute for quality when it comes to technical karate-do practice; in par...
Monday, 7 April 2014

The 2014 JKA Kumamoto Prefecture Championships

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The JKA Kumamoto Prefecture Championships Jodan mawashi-geri. I really enjoyed the weekend, competing in the JKA (Japan Karate Asso...