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, 27 August 2015

Seido Karate Christchurch (New Zealand): 50th Anniversary!!!

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In September, the Christchurch Seido Karate Shibu will have its 50th Anniversary!!! As I've mentioned on here, earlier this year, this ...
Wednesday, 19 August 2015

Final training at the JKA Kumamoto Chuo Dojo: Shototakuhirokan

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Nakamura Shihan and me at my final class in Kumamoto.   Upon returning from Germany I attended my final class at the JKA Kumamoto Chuo ...
Sunday, 16 August 2015

2015 Seminar in Germany (Part 3): Notes from Andrea Haeusler Sensei

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Whilst karateka from Spain, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and Denmark attended, the majority of karateka were naturally from Deutsch...
Saturday, 15 August 2015

Andre Bertel Traditional Karate Seminar: Germany 2015 (Part 2)

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Many thanks to Frank Kohler for literally making this seminar happen; furthermore, his family for kindly hosting me. Nakayama Dojo Krefeld...
Friday, 7 August 2015

2015 Germany Seminars: Part 1

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Here is a video of my July 2015 seminars: in Krefeld, Germany. This footage was also filmed and edited by my dear friend, and fellow budo k...
Thursday, 9 July 2015

2015 SEMINAR IN GERMANY

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As many will know, I am teaching Karate-Do in Germany at the end of this month. This two day Open Seminar will be on the 25 th and 26 th...
Friday, 19 June 2015

8th Anniversary of `André Bertel’s Karate-Do’

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Today marks eight years since I started this blog and made my first post (click here to access it: http://andrebertel.blogspot.jp/2007/0...
Wednesday, 17 June 2015

Shizentai: Hachiji-dachi

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Speed work: Sanbon renzuki in shizentai - hachiji dachi. This article will briefly outline why I believe that the Shizentai (natural p...
Monday, 15 June 2015

Trainees from Australia's Sunshine Coast: Noel and Heidi Moralde

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Over the weekend I had two members of JKA Australia come for private training. Noel Moralde (who runs a JKA club on the Sunshine Coast)...
Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Training in Fukuoka with Ryu Goto

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Sasho uken shita ago mae (Heisoku dachi) - Jion kata. Last week I was kindly invited by my friend Goto Ryu to train in Fukuoka. Of cou...
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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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