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.

Saturday, 24 June 2017

Updated training regime for Tsuyu

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KIHON A daily and very simple mix of Sonoba-Kihon followed by Ido-Kihon. In sum, the core kihon “with a big of a twist”… My reps at p...
Monday, 19 June 2017

10th ANNIVERSARY: WWW.ANDREBERTEL.BLOGSPOT.COM

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Today marks a DECADE—yes, literally 10 years—since I made my first post on this blog. Appropriately, the title was ‘Yoroshiku onegaishimasu...
Saturday, 17 June 2017

Trainee from Kazakhstan: Tuleukhan Iskakov

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Mr. Tuleukhan Iskakov travelled all the way to Oita City—from Kazakhstan—to be a renshusei on between June 15th and 16th. I will...
Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Deutschland Renshusei (May 2017) Video

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© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2017).

Renshusei from Deutschland

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Concluding the first four hours of training: Kihon-Kata-Kumite--the trinity of Karatedo to achive optimal effectiveness. ...
Thursday, 11 May 2017

Video: Transition from basic tsuki to application

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Here is a new video from last year in Mira, Venice (ITALY) where I taught a seminar on Budo Karate. Special thanks to Mauro Shihan and ...
Sunday, 23 April 2017

Intensive Private Training in Oita City

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Today and yesterday we had intensive training here in Oita City. I practiced and taught the core sonoba-kihon, followed by Gohon Kumite a...
Thursday, 13 April 2017

桜 (Sakura)

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桜 (Sakura) or cherry blossoms, as most know, have a very special cultural significance   here in Japan. Ask any Japanese person “what is ...
Wednesday, 12 April 2017

Gohon and Kihon Ippon Kumite is KIHON TRAINING

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There are two forms of kumite (sparring) purely for the training of kihon (fundamentals), these are: Gohon Kumite—Five step sparring; and ...
Monday, 10 April 2017

Trainees from Germany: Andrea Haeusler and Torsten Uhlemann

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On Friday 7 th and Saturday 8 th of April—Andrea Haeusler Sensei and Torsten Uhlemann Sensei (JKA Germany)—came for private training at m...
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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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