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...