Thursday, 14 April 2016

The Six Sections of the Trunk

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In Karate-Do, in harmony with the limbs (arms, legs and neck)—and the power derived from terra-firmer—we must correctly control and util...
Sunday, 3 April 2016

Visitors from Australia

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Over the weekend we had the pleasure of having Natsuko Mineghishi Sensei, her students (and their family members) from Melbourne, Australia...
Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Hiki-te: ‘two hands are better than one’

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The hiki-te (pull hand) of karate has two main points. Today, I will briefly outline both of  these;  furthermore, which of these two ...
Tuesday, 1 March 2016

ANDRE BERTEL: ITALY SEMINAR 2016

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Featured above is the official poster for my seminars in Venice, Italia: August 6th and 7th, 2016. For details, please click on the post...
Sunday, 28 February 2016

HANGETSU KATA

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Today I thought I’d offer some advice on Hangetsu kata. To initiate this process, I will firstly (1) give brief overview of Hangetsu; sec...
Sunday, 14 February 2016

ANDRE BERTEL: ENGLAND SEMINAR 2016

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© André Bertel. Oita, Japan (2016).
Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Political Correctness in Karate-Do

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It is not revolutionary to say that “…Political correctness, in so many ways—including within the karate world—is causing a large amount of...
Saturday, 6 February 2016

ANDRE BERTEL: GERMANY SEMINAR 2016

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Below is the official poster for my seminars in Ahrensburg, Germany: July 23rd and 24th, 2016 . For details, please click on the poster. Th...
Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Shisei: Posture

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Essentially the shisei (posture) comprises of three main points: 1. koshi (the hips); 2. senaka (the backbone); and 3. atama/kubi (the head...
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...