Sunday, 31 January 2016

Psychological Kamae

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      One of the things that is really critical in jiyu-kumite (free sparring) is one’s kamae (en-guard position) in both att...
Monday, 18 January 2016

Keep your feet on the ground and your eyes on heaven: Eye and head position is imperative

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When making your techniques, whether ukewaza (reception techniques) or kogekiwaza (attacking techniques) it is very important for your eyes...
Wednesday, 23 December 2015

Overview of 2015

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2015 is now quickly coming to an end. Like all years, my karate schedule has been very busy: especially here in Japan. Outside of Nippo...
Sunday, 13 December 2015

My current self-training regime

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Here is my current training regime which I've been challenging since the beginning of this month. Kihon training has been tightly...
Monday, 7 December 2015

Andre Bertel - European Tour: Summer 2016

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I will be back touring in Europe next summer (Germany and Italy) to give technical seminars on traditional Shotokan in a Budo Karate/auth...
Saturday, 28 November 2015

Kumamoto Training

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With Nakamura Shihan after keiko: outside the Shototakuhiro Dojo I had the pleasure of travelling back to Kumamoto City and coaching at...
Friday, 13 November 2015

Andre Bertel Europe Karate-Do Seminar: July/August 2016

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GERMANY - JULY 23/24 ENGLAND - JULY 30/31 ITALY - AUGUST 6/7   DETAILS COMING SOON!   © André Bertel. Oita, Japan (2015).
Thursday, 12 November 2015

Trainees from Paris, France

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Yann and Phinh Robert recently came to my dojo as renshusei. They are karateka from Paris, France, whom are both Nidan (2nd Dan): although ...
Sunday, 8 November 2015

Budo Karate (True) or Non-Budo Karate (False)… How to know?

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Here is a simple ‘formula’ that establishes if something is Budo (Martial Arts) Karate or not. Please note, I have used the  physical aspec...
Saturday, 24 October 2015

Trainees from Western Australia

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Helen and Ken Bainbridge first came for training, with me in Japan, in March of 2010.  Ken and Helen Bainbridge and a small group of...